About this season
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.
Episodes (21)
1. Episode 1
Aired 28 October 2005
2. Episode 2
Aired 4 November 2005
3. Episode 3
Aired 11 November 2005
4. Episode 4
Aired 18 November 2005
5. Episode 5
Aired 25 November 2005
6. Episode 6
Aired 2 December 2005
7. Episode 7
Aired 9 December 2005
8. Episode 8
Aired 16 December 2005
9. Episode 9
Aired 22 December 2005
10. Episode 10
Aired 6 January 2006
11. Episode 11
Aired 13 January 2006
12. Episode 12
Aired 20 January 2006
13. Best of the Election
Aired 23 January 2006
14. Episode 14
Aired 27 January 2006
15. Episode 15
Aired 3 February 2006
16. Best of 2005
Aired 3 March 2006
17. Episode 17
Aired 10 March 2006
18. Episode 18
Aired 17 March 2006
19. Episode 19
Aired 31 March 2006
20. Episode 20
Aired 7 April 2006
21. Episode 21
Aired 14 April 2006