Tuesday, September 29 at 20:30
In the premiere show we will get to know the real Stephen Harper, take a look at an obscure religious practice and help people prepare for the H1N1 virus. Special guest: Kathleen Phillips
From a media release:
22 MINUTES Premieres on CBC Television Tuesday, September 29 at 8:30 pm
Unfair and unbalanced. This Hour Has 22 Minutes returns to CBC Television for a stellar 17th Season. Join audience favorites Mark Critch, Gavin Crawford, Geri Hall, Cathy Jones and special guest Kathleen Phillips for the season premiere, Tuesday, September 29 at 8:30 pm.
The news will never look the same. Armed with political satire, sketch comedy and parody, in this season beloved characters return and new characters emerge to share the spotlight.
In the premiere show we will get the know the real Stephen Harper, take a look at an obscure religious practice and help people prepare for the H1N1 virus.
From a media release:
CBC-TV SERVES UP GREAT ENTERTAINMENT THIS FALL: NEW COMEDY, RETURNING HITS AND THE HOTTEST COMPETITION ON ICE
CBC Television today showcases highlights from its Fall 2009 Entertainment schedule, including two new series. The Ron James Show (pictured) features the uniquely funny insights into modern life from one of Canada’s favourite comedians, taped before a live audience at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto. Two worlds collide in Battle of the Blades when eight hockey legends and eight figure skating stars compete live in front of fans at the historic Maple Leaf Gardens.
Continue reading CBC fall scheduling details
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From a media release:
Tuesday, September 22
9:00 p.m. Being Erica
(Season Premiere) Series II – Eps 1 – Being Dr. Tom
Friday, September 25
8:00 p.m. The Ron James Show
(Premiere) The Ron James Show showcases the talents of renowned and much-beloved comedian Ron James, and his poetically charged observations about surviving life in the modern world. Anchored by James’ hilarious and razor-sharp stand-up comedy, the show will also feature an eclectic mix of in-studio sketches, field sketches and a weekly installment of L’il Ronnie, an animated look at James’ early childhood in Cape Breton. All of these segments will allow James to shine a humorous light on the frustrations and challenges everyday people face ‘in their daily march through life’s bright fury.’
Monday, September 28
8:30 p.m. Little Mosque on the Prairie
(Season Premiere) Series IV – Eps 1 – Love Thy Neighbour – content TBA
Tuesday, September 29
8:00 p.m. Rick Mercer Report
(Season Premiere) Rick Mercer with his special brand of political satire reporting on this week’s top stories and names in the news.
Series VII – Eps 1 – TBA
8:30 p.m. This Hour Has 22 Minutes
(Season Premiere) The news parody show armed with satire, ambush and sketch comedy.
Series XVII – Eps 1 – TBA
Wednesday, September 30
8:00 p.m. Dragons’ Den
(Season Premiere) Series IV – Eps 1 – TBA
(High Definition where available)
9:00 p.m. The Tudors
(Season Premiere) Series III – Twenty seven years into his reign, Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is at the height of his powers. Not long after the execution of Anne Boleyn he takes a third wife — Jane Seymour (Annabelle Wallis).
Eps 1 – TBA