SUNDAY, JANUARY 4

[EDITOR'S NOTE 1: THE SIMPSONS, KING OF THE HILL, FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD are preempted this evening.]

**TWO-HOUR EVENT**�"24: REDEMPTION"�(8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

JACK IS BACK AND HOPE HAS A FIGHTING CHANCE! SET YOUR CLOCKS FOR "24: REDEMPTION" SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, ON FOX

Shot on location in South Africa and in Los Angeles, 24: REDEMPTION finds Jack Bauer working at a school in Africa where he is called upon to stop a ruthless warlord from drafting innocent children into his murderous militia. At home, it's inauguration day for President-elect Allison Taylor while malevolent mastermind Jonas Hodges fans the flames of the international crisis. Setting the stage and raising the stakes for the upcoming season, Bauer faces decisions and sacrifices that will change his life forever in the heart-pounding 24: REDEMPTION airing Sunday, Jan. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (TWF-700A/B) (TV-14 L, V)

Cast: Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer; Cherry Jones as President-elect Allison Taylor; Colm Feore as Henry Taylor; Bob Gunton as Ethan Kanin

Guest Cast: Robert Carlyle as Carl Benton; Gil Bellows as Frank Tramell; Zolile Nokwe as Youssou; Siyabulela Ramba as Willie; Mbongeni Nomkonwana as Desmond; Sivuyile Ngesi as Thomas; Sean Cameron Michael as Charles Solenz; Bizeki Magwanda as Embassy Aide; Carly Pope as Samantha Roth; Eric Lively as Roger Taylor; Powers Boothe as President Noah Daniels; Peter MacNicol as Tom Lennox; Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Ike Dubaku; Kris Lemche as Chris Whitley; James Joseph O'Neil as Halcott; Mark Aiken as Nichols; Jon Voight as Jonas Hodges; Mark Kiely as Mark Vossler; Sebastian Roche as Quinn; Isaach De Bankole as President Motobo; Tony Todd as Juma