This Hour Has 22 Minutes
This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics, combining news parody, sketch comedy and satirical editorials. Originally featuring Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer, Greg Thomey and Mary Walsh, the series featured satirical sketches of the weekly news and Canadian political events. The show's format is a mock news program, intercut with comic sketches, parody commercials and humorous interviews of public figures. The on-location segments are frequently filmed with slanted camera angles.
Season 1
20 episodes
Premiered Oct 11, 1993
Season 2
21 episodes
Season 3
2 episodes
Premiered Nov 6, 1995
Season 4
17 episodes
Premiered Sep 30, 1996
Season 5
0 episodes
Season 6
7 episodes
Season 7
10 episodes
Premiered Oct 11, 1999
Season 8
13 episodes
Premiered Oct 16, 2000
Season 9
4 episodes
Premiered Mar 22, 2002
Season 10
21 episodes
Premiered Oct 8, 2002
Season 11
18 episodes
Premiered Oct 10, 2003
Season 12
11 episodes
Premiered Sep 24, 2004
Season 13
21 episodes
Premiered Oct 28, 2005
Season 14
20 episodes
Premiered Oct 3, 2006
Season 15
20 episodes
Premiered Oct 2, 2007
Season 16
19 episodes
Premiered Sep 30, 2008
Season 17
14 episodes
Premiered Sep 28, 2009
Season 18
12 episodes
Premiered Sep 21, 2010
Season 19
21 episodes
Premiered Sep 13, 2011
Season 20
22 episodes
Premiered Sep 18, 2012
Season 21
20 episodes
Premiered Oct 8, 2013
Season 22
21 episodes
Premiered Oct 7, 2014
Season 23
23 episodes
Premiered Oct 6, 2015
Season 24
22 episodes
Season 25
22 episodes
Premiered Sep 26, 2017
Season 26
20 episodes
Season 27
19 episodes
Season 28
19 episodes
Premiered Oct 6, 2020
Season 29
24 episodes
Premiered Sep 14, 2021
Season 30
24 episodes
Premiered Sep 13, 2022
Season 31
24 episodes
Premiered Sep 19, 2023
Season 32
27 episodes
Premiered Sep 17, 2024
Season 33
22 episodes
Premiered Sep 16, 2025
Season 34
1 episodes
Premiered Sep 8, 2026
CBC Television
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