“Despite a huge marketing campaign, the new season of 24 got off to a disappointing start on Sky One last night… …Early ratings figures show that an average of 610,000 viewers – a 3.5% share of the multichannel audience – tuned in for the first episode at 9pm. The second, screened from 9.55pm, averaged 620,000 (4.1%)…The numbers are down around 400,000 on the premiere of the third season in 2004.”

source : www.digitalspy.co.uk