Ranking All Seasons Of 24 From Worst To Best

9. Day 6

Not all seasons of 24 were winners, and it's a shame the sixth had to be the way it was. It came off the heels of an infamous Writer's Strike in 2007 - where nearly every show around at the time was effected.

That's no excuse, and Day Six showed fans of 24 that behind-the-scenes issues could really impact the show. Season 6 kicked off with Jack Bauer released from a Chinese prison: traumatized and jaded from almost two years of torture. What should have been an interesting character development, was hijacked and cast aside for some of the dumbest plot devices in the show's history.

A nuclear bomb detonating in Los Angeles (in the fourth episode of the season no doubt!) should have carried weight and consequence, but three hours/episodes later it was cast aside like an ancillary plot thread. Characters fluctuated with personalities so broadly, it was like the actors were playing whatever character trait was needed.

The sixth season introduced Jack's extended family, and even that was handled poorly. With Jack's dad being the ultimate baddie, and his brother Graem revealed to be an elusive character from the previous season, it's obvious the writing had hit an unforgivable speed-bump.