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 (13)
1. Episode 160
Aired 16 October 2000
2. Episode 161
Aired 23 October 2000
3. Episode 162
Aired 6 November 2000
4. Episode 163
Aired 13 November 2000
5. Episode 164
Aired 20 November 2000
6. Episode 165
Aired 4 December 2000
7. Episode 166
Aired 4 December 2000
8. Best of 2000
Aired 8 January 2001
9. Episode 168
Aired 15 January 2001
10. Episode 169
Aired 22 January 2001
11. Episode 170
Aired 8 February 2001
12. Episode 171
Aired 8 February 2001
13. Talking to Americans
Aired 30 March 2001