He's been shot in the neck, jailed for being a traitor and lost his wife, but Carlos Bernard will be back for another punishing season on Fox TV's "24."

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Bernard signed a contract to keep his character, Tony Almeida, on the series for another year, Zap2it.com reported Wednesday.

That usually isn't such a big deal, said Zap2it.com, but the fast-paced Kiefer Sutherland thriller rapidly sheds characters and another week is hardly guaranteed.

Bernard most recently appeared on NBC's miniseries sequel "10.5 Apocalypse."