Watch This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 19 HD Free TV Show

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. Its full name is a parody of This Hour Has Seven Days, a CBC newsmagazine from the 1960s; the "22 Minutes" refers to the fact that a half-hour television program in Canada and the U.S. is typically 22 minutes long with eight minutes of commercials. Jones and Walsh had previously worked together on the sketch comedy series CODCO, on which Thomey sometimes appeared as a guest. Mercer had been a notable young writer and performer on his own, touring several successful one-man shows of comedic political commentary.

Release Date	2024-04-02
Runtime	22 minutes
Genres	News, Comedy
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1. September 13, 2011

2011-09-13

22 Minutes returns for its 19th season with Mark Critch giving career advice to one of Canada's most recognizable faces, Lloyd Robertson.

2. September 20, 2011

2011-09-20

22 Minutes visits the set of one of the most popular television shows of all time, Coronation Street. And with the 41st Parliament set to open, Mark Critch talks to some of the rookie NDP MPs leading up to their first day on the Hill.

3. September 27, 2011

2011-09-27

High-flying Peter Mackay defends his use of helicopters on the next episode of 22 Minutes, and Canadian musical icons band together to help fellow rockers, The Tea Party.

4. October 4, 2011

2011-10-04

Don Cherry (Mark Critch) gives a preview of CBC's Hockey Night Election coverage, on the next 22 Minutes.

5. October 11, 2011

2011-10-11

Raj Binder (Shaun Majumder) covers the Jets' return to Winnipeg as the NHL season opens.

6. October 26, 2011

2011-10-26

From the cover of Rolling Stone to 22 Minutes, we give a makeover to The Sheepdogs, one of Canada's hottest bands. And a very special Movember announcement honouring a beloved Canadian.

7. November 1, 2011

2011-11-01

Alan Thicke joins us as guest host of our look-back-at-the-80's show! Special appearances by Ben Mulroney, David Suzuki, Bob MacDonald and musical guest, The Spoons.

8. November 8, 2011

2011-11-08

22 Minutes is talking Movember with MP's like Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill, and we'll show you our take on Tony Clement's appearance before a Commons committee on G8 spending.

9. November 29, 2011

2011-11-29

The Rowdyman (Gordon Pinsent) returns in a sequel to the original '70s film, and we have the final moustache-judging for our Movember contest, with Olivia Chow and Ron MacLean!

10. December 6, 2011

2011-12-06

Award-winning political correspondent Craig Oliver joins us to talk about his lengthy career in journalism, and Mark Critch finds a few surprises when he visits a Canadian bar in England.

11. Holiday Special

2011-12-13

A very 22 Minutes take on the holidays with guests Greg Thomey, Allan Hawco and Dragons' Den's Kevin O'Leary.

12. January 10, 2012

2012-01-10

Start the New Year with a look at why all those work-out newbies are crowding your gym in January. Plus appearances by Panic Room's Betty Hope (Cathy Jones) and everyone's favourite sports fan, Raj Binder (Shaun Majumder).

13. January 17, 2012

2012-01-17

Mark Critch checks in on the renewal of the Liberal party with Interim Leader Bob Rae and prominent Liberal MPs, while Shaun Majumder visits the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas to check out the latest technology, as sold by Justin Bieber and 50 Cent.

14. January 24, 2012

2012-01-24

Mark Critch hits the road to check in on the Republican candidates in South Carolina, while Susan Kent travels to Ottawa for the Model Parliament.

15. January 31, 2012

2012-01-31

We get involved in the NDP leadership debate in Halifax, and take a look at "Corporation Nightmares" with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay (Mark Critch).

16. February 14, 2012

2012-02-14

We take a light-hearted look at sappy sentiment with "Things We Hate About Valentine's Day" and Shaun Majumder discovers how to express love at Hallmark's Canadian headquarters.

17. February 21, 2012

2012-02-21

Mark Critch goes head-to-head with MP Justin Trudeau in the boxing ring, while the Twitter-verse takes on Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and the Conservatives' online surveillance bill.

18. February 28, 2012

2012-02-28

Marg Delahunty, Warrior Princess returns to 22 Minutes, paying a visit to RCMP Commissioner, Bob Paulson, while Susan Kent and Meredith MacNeill head to Toronto to try their luck at "The Bachelor Canada" auditions.

19. March 20, 2012

2012-03-20

A beloved Canadian TV star (of the 4-legged variety) comes out of retirement for a new hospital drama, plus a preview of the latest CBC movie spinoff to come out of a short commentary segment during Hockey Night in Canada.

20. March 27, 2012

2012-03-27

Mark Critch travels to Toronto for the NDP leadership convention, The Queen (Cathy Jones) shows up unannounced looking for her Jubilee party, and we have exclusives from the creator of the "Ultimate Dog Tease" viral YouTube video.

21. April 3, 2012

2012-04-03

Shaun Majumder heads to the Junos with some musical advice for award nominees, we travel to Peggy's Cove to look into the sale of an iconic lighthouse, and Mark Critch brings us the outcome of the Trudeau/Brazeau boxing match.