This Hour Has 22 Minutes
1993–2026 · TV · 34 seasons · 580 episodes
The read
A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10. 34 seasons across 580 episodes so far, still running.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
53 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 20 ep1993 |
| 2 | Season 2 | 21 ep |
| 3 | Season 3 | 2 ep1995 |
| 4 | Season 4 | 17 ep1996 |
| 5 | Season 5 | |
| 6 | Season 6 | 7 ep |
| 7 | Season 7 | 10 ep1999 |
| 8 | Season 8 | 13 ep2000 |
| 9 | Season 9 | 4 ep2002 |
| 10 | Season 10 | 21 ep2002 |
| 11 | Season 11 | 18 ep2003 |
| 12 | Season 12 | 11 ep2004 |
| 13 | Season 13 | 21 ep2005 |
| 14 | Season 14 | 20 ep2006 |
| 15 | Season 15 | 20 ep2007 |
| 16 | Season 16 | 19 ep2008 |
| 17 | Season 17 | 14 ep2009 |
| 18 | Season 18 | 12 ep2010 |
| 19 | Season 19 | 21 ep2011 |
| 20 | Season 20 | 22 ep2012 |
| 21 | Season 21 | 20 ep2013 |
| 22 | Season 22 | 21 ep2014 |
| 23 | Season 23 | 23 ep2015 |
| 24 | Season 24 | 22 ep |
| 25 | Season 25 | 22 ep2017 |
| 26 | Season 26 | 20 ep |
| 27 | Season 27 | 19 ep |
| 28 | Season 28 | 19 ep2020 |
| 29 | Season 29 | 24 ep2021 |
| 30 | Season 30 | 24 ep2022 |
| 31 | Season 31 | 24 ep2023 |
| 32 | Season 32 | 27 ep2024 |
| 33 | Season 33 | 22 ep2025 |
| 34 | Season 34 | 2 ep2026 |
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