This Hour Has 22 Minutes: Season 20
Season 20 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 19.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 20 Progress Shield
September 18, 2012
Sep 18, 2012
Join the 22 Minutes cast for holiday fun wtih guest appearances from original cast members, Mary Walsh and Greg Thomey.
September 25, 2012
Sep 25, 2012
Storage Wars Toronto discovers 'priceless' impacts from the NHL Lockout, guests of the Last Supper have an unexpected interruption, a naked Duchess Kate (Susan Kent) reveals her th
October 2, 2012
Oct 2, 2012
Mary Walsh returns as one of her beloved characters to weigh-in on the Rona Ambrose controversy; Rex Murphy (Mark Critch) gets worked up about Justin Trudeau's Liberal leadership i
October 9, 2012
Oct 9, 2012
Canadian acting icon, William Shatner, shares public speaking tips for Justin Trudeau and we give Justin Trudeau's Liberal leadership speech is given a auto-tune remix.
October 16, 2012
Oct 16, 2012
Liberal leadership hopeful, Justin Trudeau drops by the 22 Minutes studio, Raj Binder presents an explosive investigative report into photo-bombing; and, Apple's CEO reveals the co
October 30, 2012
Oct 30, 2012
Mark Critch battles the REAL Barry Weiss (Storage Wars star) over a storage unit stuffed with Canadian content; 22 Minutes travels to Victoria to drill into the Northern Gateway Pi
November 6, 2012
Nov 6, 2012
America Votes, Canada Watches - Don Cherry (Mark Critch) gives 110% with his game-day commentary of Republicans versus Democrats; an all-star 22 Minutes political panel, featuring
November 13, 2012
Nov 13, 2012
Jian Ghomeshi appears on 22 Minutes as guest host; famous illusionist, David Blaine (Shaun Majumder) makes magic happen at Tim Horton's; Mark Critch shares a laugh with MPs Bob Rae
November 27, 2012
Nov 27, 2012
22 Minutes catches Bond fever when a real 007 (George Lazenby from On Her Majesty's Secret Service) turns up from retirement to guest in 22 Minutes Bond film remake. Also this week
December 4, 2012
Dec 4, 2012
22 Minutes travels to Ontario to participate in Don Cherry's new walking tour of Kingston; Mark Garneau launches his bid for the Liberal leadership; Mrs Enid plans some doomsday ha
Holiday Special
Dec 11, 2012
Join the 22 Minutes cast for holiday fun wtih guest appearances from original cast members, Mary Walsh and Greg Thomey.
January 22, 2013
Jan 22, 2013
Hockey is back and Commander Hadfield 'sings' about it with help from 22 Minutes; News of Cirque du Soleil performer layoffs finds them matched to surprising new job opportunities,
January 29, 2013
Jan 29, 2013
News of declining sales at Hooters is forcing the restaurant chain to rebrand to attract a broader clientele; 22 Minutes is with Tony Clement for the opening of parliament; A new d
February 5, 2013
Feb 5, 2013
Outgoing liberal leader, Bob Rae, receives comic tribute; former Blue Jay, Jose Canseco, shares details of his Toronto mayoral bid; and, Canada offers a potential contender for Pop
February 19, 2013
Feb 19, 2013
Outgoing liberal leader, Bob Rae, receives comic tribute; former Blue Jay, Jose Canseco, shares details of his Toronto mayoral bid; and, Canada offers a potential contender for Pop
February 26, 2013
Feb 26, 2013
The Vinyl Cafe's Stuart McLean takes on Nickelback and Hockey Night in Canada and real housewife Mary Zilba drops in on her not-so-glamorous cousin. Raj Binder dreams and schemes o
March 5, 2013
Mar 5, 2013
Murdoch Mysteries' Yannick Bisson joins the 22 cast as guest host, Mark Critch rrrrrrolls up the rim directly from the Tim Horton's Ontario coffee roastery, and Shaun Majumder repo
March 12, 2013
Mar 12, 2013
Mark Critch hits it out of the park at the Blue Jays spring training camp; surprise home visits by EI auditors inspire a new Canadian reality show PEI-EI-PIs; and, Commander Hadfie
March 19, 2013
Mar 19, 2013
22 Minutes reacts to the new federal budget, makes a housecall to Thomas Mulcair at Stornoway, and enlists the help of "Captain 22" for a report from the Toronto comicbook conventi
March 26, 2013
Mar 26, 2013
Bob Rae sings his goodbyes, Don Cherry refuses to have his kisses denied and we predict the summer news in the 22 Minutes season finale.