The Rick Mercer Report (8 p.m./8:30 NT): Tonight Rick is at the speedway in Brighton, Ontario where he participates in the Eve of Destruction by driving a trailer in a high speed race until it’s demolished. He is also in Calgary at the High Country Carriage Club for the horse and carriage races, a sport Prince Philip developed.

22 Minutes (8:30 p.m./9 NT): Check out a new episode of 22 Minutes, CBC-TV’s award-winning, record-breaking Canadian comedy institution.

Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays (9 p.m./9:30 NT): Having a fear of bridges and living in Ottawa is a serious handicap which David (Bob Martin) attempts to help Michael (Matt Watts) overcome. Michael is seriously not ready for this exposure.

As part of the divorce settlement, David’s ex-wife, Stacia (Melody A Johnson), offers him the country house. Before selling it, he takes Sammy (Jennifer Irwin) there for an idyllic getaway. Heavenly turns hellish when Sammy finds out David still hasn’t told Michael about the book. In their own ways, both Dr. Wasserman (Edward Asner) and Sammy worry about David’s dependency on his patient and push him to tell Michael about the book.

The Debaters (9:30 p.m./10 NT): Do it Yourself. It’s true that self reliance is a good thing, but when it comes to home repair, is DIY really such a good idea? Andrew Younghusband and David Pryde. Cirque du Soleil. Is it the greatest show on earth? Debaters: Derek Seguin and Rebecca Kohler

Rick Mercer Report

Rick is at the Windsor International Air Show where his activities include flying a vintage World War II Harvard plane, parachuting with the Skyhawks, the Canadian Forces’ elite team, and flying in a vintage aerobatic bi-plane.

22 Minutes

This week on 22 Minutes, as the Newfoundland & Labrador provincial election approaches, Jerry Boyle (Greg Thomey) makes a special guest appearance as a candidate for Premier (view clip). Also this week Don Cherry (Mark Critch) gives a preview of CBC’s Hockey Night Election coverage, and we find out what bankers and stock traders think of protests against Wall Street.

Michael Tuesdays & Thursdays

“Sleeping With People” – David helps Michael prepare for a night with Claire. Has the good doctor become too invested in his patient? Ed Asner joins stars Bob Martin (Dr. David Storper) and Matt Watts (Michael Dyer) on MICHAEL: TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS in the recurring role of the shrink’s somewhat outrageous shrink, Dr. Wassermann.

The Debaters

You know the saying: behind every great man there’s a great woman. Well The Debaters turns that old adage on its head and asserts: behind every great woman is an even greater man. Also is fast food evil food?