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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.
Mark Critch
Cast
Trent McClellan
Cast
Aba Amuquandoh
Cast
Mary Walsh, Rick Mercer
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Stacey McGunnigle
Cast
Chris Wilson
Cast
Specials
14 episodes
January 1, 1997
Season 1
20 episodes
October 11, 1993
Season 2
21 episodes
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Season 3
2 episodes
November 6, 1995
Season 4
17 episodes
September 30, 1996
Season 5
0 episodes
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Season 6
7 episodes
N/A
Season 7
10 episodes
October 11, 1999
Season 8
13 episodes
October 16, 2000
Season 9
4 episodes
March 22, 2002
Season 10
21 episodes
October 8, 2002
Season 11
18 episodes
October 10, 2003
Season 12
11 episodes
September 24, 2004
Season 13
21 episodes
October 28, 2005
Season 14
20 episodes
October 3, 2006
Season 15
20 episodes
October 2, 2007
Season 16
19 episodes
September 30, 2008
Season 17
14 episodes
September 28, 2009
Season 18
12 episodes
September 21, 2010
Season 19
21 episodes
September 13, 2011
Season 20
22 episodes
September 18, 2012
Season 21
20 episodes
October 8, 2013
Season 22
21 episodes
October 7, 2014
Season 23
23 episodes
October 6, 2015
Season 24
22 episodes
N/A
Season 25
22 episodes
September 26, 2017
Season 26
20 episodes
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Season 27
19 episodes
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Season 28
19 episodes
October 6, 2020
Season 29
24 episodes
September 14, 2021
Season 30
24 episodes
September 13, 2022
Season 31
24 episodes
September 19, 2023
Season 32
27 episodes
September 17, 2024
Season 33
22 episodes
September 16, 2025