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This Hour Has 22 Minutes

  • 1993 –2026
  • Returning series
  • PG

★ 6.7 TMDB Rating · 53 votes

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.

Created by
Mary Walsh, Rick Mercer
Seasons
34
Episodes
585
Episode length
~22m
First aired
Oct 11, 1993
Networks
CBC Television
Original language
English
Origin
Canada

Cast of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

  • Portrait of Mark Critch

    Mark Critch

  • Trent McClellan

  • Portrait of Aba Amuquandoh

    Aba Amuquandoh

  • Stacey McGunnigle

  • Portrait of Chris Wilson

    Chris Wilson

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Seasons

  • Specials

    Jan 1, 1997

    14 episodes

  • Season 1

    Oct 11, 1993

    20 episodes

  • Season 2

    Air date unknown

    21 episodes

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    Season 3

    Nov 6, 1995

    2 episodes

  • Poster for Season 4 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

    Season 4

    Sep 30, 1996

    17 episodes

  • Poster for Season 6 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

    Season 6

    Air date unknown

    7 episodes

  • Poster for Season 7 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

    Season 7

    Oct 11, 1999

    10 episodes

  • Poster for Season 8 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

    Season 8

    Oct 16, 2000

    13 episodes

  • Poster for Season 9 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

    Season 9

    Mar 22, 2002

    4 episodes

  • Poster for Season 10 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

    Season 10

    Oct 8, 2002

    21 episodes

  • Poster for Season 11 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

    Season 11

    Oct 10, 2003

    18 episodes

  • Poster for Season 12 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

    Season 12

    Sep 24, 2004

    11 episodes

  • Season 13

    Oct 28, 2005

    21 episodes

  • Poster for Season 14 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

    Season 14

    Oct 3, 2006

    20 episodes

  • Season 15

    Oct 2, 2007

    20 episodes

  • Season 16

    Sep 30, 2008

    19 episodes

  • Season 17

    Sep 28, 2009

    14 episodes

  • Season 18

    Sep 21, 2010

    12 episodes

  • Season 19

    Sep 13, 2011

    21 episodes

  • Season 20

    Sep 18, 2012

    22 episodes

  • Season 21

    Oct 8, 2013

    20 episodes

  • Season 22

    Oct 7, 2014

    21 episodes

  • Season 23

    Oct 6, 2015

    23 episodes

  • Season 24

    Air date unknown

    22 episodes

  • Season 25

    Sep 26, 2017

    22 episodes

  • Season 26

    Air date unknown

    20 episodes

  • Season 27

    Air date unknown

    19 episodes

  • Season 28

    Oct 6, 2020

    19 episodes

  • Season 29

    Sep 14, 2021

    24 episodes

  • Poster for Season 30 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

    Season 30

    Sep 13, 2022

    24 episodes

  • Poster for Season 31 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

    Season 31

    Sep 19, 2023

    24 episodes

  • Poster for Season 32 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

    Season 32

    Sep 17, 2024

    27 episodes

  • Poster for Season 33 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

    Season 33

    Sep 16, 2025

    22 episodes

  • Season 34

    Sep 8, 2026

    5 episodes

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