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Final 24
Directed byMike Parkinson
Narrated byDave McRae
Country of originCanada
Production
Executive producersGlen Salzman
Simon Lloyd
ProducersOksana Borowik
Kathryn Buck
Running time60 mins.
Original release
NetworkDiscovery Channel/Global Television Network (Canada)
A&E Biography, Current TV (United States)
Fox (United Kingdom)
ReleaseApril 16, 2006 –
Present

Final 24 is a Canadian documentary series which airs on the Discovery Channel and Global Television Network. Released in Canada in 2006, the series explores the last 24 hours of the life of a person, usually a celebrity. The series is narrated by Canadian voice artist Dave McRae and Danny Wallace in the UK.

Episodes

Season 1

# Person Date Age Cause of death
1 Sid Vicious 2 February 1979 21 Drug Overdose
2 John Belushi 5 March 1982 33 Drug Overdose
3 River Phoenix 31 October 1993 23 Drug-Induced Heart Failure
4 Natalie Wood 29 November 1981 43 Drowning at Santa Catalina Island, California
5 John F. Kennedy Jr. 16 January 1999 38 Died in the crash of a small plane he was piloting with his family
6 Hunter S. Thompson 20 February 2005 67 Died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
7 Marvin Gaye 1 April 1984 44 Marvin Gaye's father shot Marvin twice with a gun he bought for him.


Season 2

# Person Date Age Cause of death
1 Keith Moon 7 September 1978 32 Drug Overdose
2 Anna Nicole Smith 8 February 2007 39 Accidental Drug Overdose
3 Janis Joplin 4 October 1970 27 Drug Overdose
4 Gianni Versace 15 July 1997 50 Shot by Andrew Cunanan
5 Nicole Brown Simpson 12 June 1994 35 Stabbed to Death
6 Jim Morrison 3 July 1971 27 Heart Failure (No autopsy was performed.)
7 David Koresh 19 April 1993 33 Suicide
8 Tupac Shakur 13 September 1996 25 Complications from Gunshot Wounds

International broadcasters