Returning Series
This Hour Has 22 Minutes
1993–PGCBC Television
- News
- Comedy
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.Read more
- Seasons
- 34
- Episodes
- 587
- Runtime
- 22m
- Rating
- Rated 6.7 out of 10
Latest episode · aired
Midterm Scramble
S34 · E08 · Aired Nov 3, 2026
Episode guide
Seasons
- Season 120 episodes · 1993
- Season 221 episodes
- Season 32 episodes · 1995
- Season 417 episodes · 1996
- Season 67 episodes
- Season 710 episodes · 1999
- Season 813 episodes · 2000
- Season 94 episodes · 2002
- Season 1021 episodes · 2002
- Season 1118 episodes · 2003
- Season 1211 episodes · 2004
- Season 1321 episodes · 2005
- Season 1420 episodes · 2006
- Season 1520 episodes · 2007
- Season 1619 episodes · 2008
- Season 1714 episodes · 2009
- Season 1812 episodes · 2010
- Season 1921 episodes · 2011
- Season 2022 episodes · 2012
- Season 2120 episodes · 2013
- Season 2221 episodes · 2014
- Season 2323 episodes · 2015
- Season 2422 episodes
- Season 2522 episodes · 2017
- Season 2620 episodes
- Season 2719 episodes
- Season 2819 episodes · 2020
- Season 2924 episodes · 2021
- Season 3024 episodes · 2022
- Season 3124 episodes · 2023
- Season 3227 episodes · 2024
- Season 3322 episodes · 2025
- Season 349 episodes · 2026
- Specials14 episodes · 1997
Behind the camera
Creators and crew
The fine print
Details
- Status
- Returning Series
- First aired
- Oct 11, 1993
- Created by
- Mary Walsh, Rick Mercer
- Networks
- CBC Television
- Country
- Canada
- Original language
- English
- Seasons
- 34
- Episodes
- 587
- Community rating
- 6.7 / 10 from 54 votes
