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‘24′ Adds Trio to Day Five – TV.com Tracking

FOX is moving the fifth-season premiere of “24″ back one week in January, hoping to take advantage of an NFL lead-in to give the show a ratings bump.

Originally scheduled to open Sunday, Jan. 8, the show will now begin its fifth year on Jan. 15. As it did last season, FOX is making a two-night event of the season’s beginning, offering up back-to-back episodes on Jan. 15 and 16. The series will settle into its regular time at 9 p.m. ET Jan. 23.

The miniseries-like premiere paid dividends for “24″ last season, scoring some of the show’s biggest audiences ever and building momentum that translated into its most-watched season. FOX’s strategy of running the season without repeats, which it will do again in 2006, helped as well.

Can’t wait –
Have the calendar marked –
VCR is on the ready –
Nothing will stop me —