Series synopsis
Rick Mercer Report is a Canadian documentary news comedy television series that premiered on CBC Television on January 12, 2004. It stars Rick Mercer and Sarah Abbott.
A weekly helping of topical satire, funny takes on the week's top stories and Canada-wide adventures.
Premise
A weekly helping of topical satire, funny takes on the week's top stories and Canada-wide adventures.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rick Mercer as Himself - Host
- Sarah Abbott
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 16 seasons with 187 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 0 | ||
| Season 1 | 11 | January 12, 2004 | March 29, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 17 | October 18, 2004 | March 28, 2005 |
| Season 3 | 18 | November 8, 2005 | April 18, 2006 |
| Season 4 | 18 | October 3, 2006 | March 27, 2007 |
| Season 5 | 19 | October 2, 2007 | March 25, 2008 |
| Season 6 | 19 | September 30, 2008 | March 24, 2009 |
| Season 7 | 19 | September 29, 2009 | March 23, 2010 |
| Season 8 | 19 | September 21, 2010 | March 29, 2011 |
| Season 9 | 20 | September 13, 2011 | April 3, 2012 |
| Season 10 | 20 | September 18, 2012 | April 2, 2013 |
| Season 11 | 0 | April 1, 2014 | |
| Season 12 | 0 | March 31, 2015 | |
| Season 13 | 0 | March 29, 2016 | |
| Season 14 | 0 | March 28, 2017 | |
| Season 15 | 7 | September 26, 2017 | April 10, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
January 12, 2004 Bush sets America's sights on the moon, Celebrity Winter Advice with Shirley Douglas, Canadian Troops: Greetings from Kabul, Border Crossing, Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan, Lord Black showing $33 million London property |
January 12, 2004 |
| 2 |
January 19, 2004 Tom's Guide to Code Yellow, First Glimpse of Mars, Winter Beer: To Keep You Warm and Drunk, Ontario Pot: A Place to Live and Grow, Iraqis Troops Prepare for Cockburn, George W. Bush Action Figure, Belinda Stronach: What Do We Know About Her Anyway? |
January 19, 2004 |
| 3 |
January 26, 2004 Welcome to Hamilton, Four Basic Food Groups, The Turks & Caicos, Celebrity Winter Advice with Geddy Lee, BelindaMania - Why Do We Love Her So Much? |
January 26, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct. 18, 2004 | October 18, 2004 |
| 2 | Oct. 25, 2004 | October 25, 2004 |
| 3 | Nov. 8, 2004 | November 8, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
November 8, 2005 Watch to see Rick get pushed out of an airplane, and Stephen Harper in a more natural state. |
November 8, 2005 |
| 2 |
November 15, 2005 Rick Mercer pals around with Paul Martin. See why the Prime Minister is still in power as he lets us see a personality. |
November 15, 2005 |
| 3 |
November 22, 2005 Rick goes to Winnipeg where he gets to meet Dr. Popsicle, and in Churchill a group of polar bears. |
November 22, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
October 3, 2006 Rick returns to season 4 of RMR at CBC. You need to watch to find out what is in store for us this year. |
October 3, 2006 |
| 2 |
October 10, 2006 Due to the current events nature of this political satire show, the summary will not be available until the show first airs. |
October 10, 2006 |
| 3 |
October 17,2006 Chopping trees with the Leader of the Green Party, Bill's Carrot Juice and Spinach, David Emerson, Ignatieff, he's well placed, Oktoberfest with Chris Murphy, Rick's Rant for the week, Shame Based Future |
October 17, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
October 2, 2007 Rick returns after a restful summer. He hopes you're ready for the ride, because it's going to be a long wild one. |
October 2, 2007 |
| 2 |
October 9, 2007 Canoeing with Bob Rae. Everything you wanted to know about electoral reform but were not interested enough to ask. |
October 9, 2007 |
| 3 |
October 16, 2007 Rick gets to ride in a submarine and visits Bala, Ontario for the Cranberry Festival |
October 16, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
September 30, 2008 Rick catches up with Canada's athletes at the paralympics in Beijing, and delivers all the election coverage you need. |
September 30, 2008 |
| 2 |
October 7, 2008 Rick gets a bee beard in Langley, B.C. and hits the motocross track in Walton, Ontario. |
October 7, 2008 |
| 3 |
October 14, 2008 Rick hits the campaign trail with all the party leaders in planes, trains, automobiles (and bikes) on a cross-Canada election night extravaganza. |
October 14, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
September 29, 2009 Rick starts the season with a trip to Whistler, BC where he bungee jumps with Rick Hansen. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Hansen's 'Man in Motion' marathon wheelchair tour. Also, CHarmony - the online dating site for Conservatives, outtakes from Michael Ignatieff's ads and Rick Rants about the bloodsport of Canadian elections. Plus, Rick kicks off this year's Spread the Net Challenge. |
September 29, 2009 |
| 2 |
October 6, 2009 Rick joins the crew of the legendary Bluenose II and then races three cars chained together. |
October 6, 2009 |
| 3 |
October 13, 2009 Rick trains with a Sea King Squadron and participates in a naval boarding party; War of 1812 re-enactment. |
October 13, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
September 21, 2010 Rick’s in Shanghai to visit Expo 2010 and the Canadian Pavilion. He gets a city tour with Dashan AKA Mark Rowswell, the most famous Canadian in China. He’s a comic who’s fluent in Mandarin. |
September 21, 2010 |
| 2 |
Sepember 28, 2010 Rick heads to Winnipeg and learns how to escape from a vehicle submerged in a lake. |
September 28, 2010 |
| 3 |
October 5, 2010 Rick goes toe-to-toe with Canadian boxing legend George Chuvalo in Toronto, ON and participates in an international plowing match in St. Thomas, ON. |
October 5, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
September 13, 2011 The new season starts with Rick and Jann Arden taking a hands-free 'EdgeWalk' outside on the top of Toronto's 533 metre high CN tower. Rick also goes snorkeling with salmon in Campbell River, BC. |
September 13, 2011 |
| 2 |
September 20, 2011 Rick is at the Calgary Highland Games where he does the Scottish hammer throw, caber toss, performs with a drum and pipe band and helps border collies herd sheep. He also goes to Ayr, Ontario where he sets up and executes a fireworks extravaganza. |
September 20, 2011 |
| 3 |
September 27, 2011 Tonight Rick, Mike Holmes and David Suzuki install solar panels on the roof of a house in Oshawa, ON. and Rick drives a snowmobile across 400 feet of water at the Puddle Jump in Tilbury, ON, where he also takes an ATV into their mud bog. |
September 27, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
September 18, 2012 Rick experiences thrilling water adventures Flyboarding in Sylvan Lake, Alberta and later visits Science World in Vancouver |
September 18, 2012 |
| 2 |
September 25, 2012 Rick goes to Cold Lake, Alberta and races F-18 fighters against Ferrari and Lamborghini race cars in support of Military Families. Rick also goes whitewater rafting on the Thompson River in B.C. |
September 25, 2012 |
| 3 |
October 2, 2012 Rick goes zip-lining with the Leader of the Opposition, Thomas Mulcair in Petty Harbour, NL. Rick goes Gliding with the Air Cadets in Netook, AB. |
October 2, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 8, 2013 | October 8, 2013 |
| 2 | October 15, 2013 | October 15, 2013 |
| 3 | October 22, 2013 | October 22, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 7, 2014 | October 7, 2014 |
| 2 | October 14, 2014 | October 14, 2014 |
| 3 | October 21, 2014 | October 21, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
October 6, 2015 Rick visits St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia to join a lively 'Get Out The Vote' rally encouraging students to vote in the upcoming federal election. |
October 6, 2015 |
| 2 |
October 13, 2015 Rick drives in the Red Bull Soap Box Race through the streets of downtown Montreal and then he's off to Georgetown, PEI for a clam-digging lesson. |
October 13, 2015 |
| 3 |
October 20, 2015 Rick visits the Nautical Institute at Port Hawkesbury's Nova Scotia Community College where he checks out marine safety training that includes a free fall lifeboat and wave pool. |
October 20, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
October 4, 2016 Rick joins Mermaids International at Stanley Park; Rick flies a two-person gyroplane. |
October 4, 2016 |
| 2 |
October 11, 2016 Rick takes care of seals at Memorial University's Ocean Sciences Centre; Rick learns traditional Polish dances at the largest Polish festival in North America. |
October 11, 2016 |
| 3 |
October 18, 2016 Rick tours the Gwaii Haanas National Park in Haida Gwaii, B.C. |
October 18, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Rick goes to Ottawa and trains with part of Team Canada headed for the Invictus Games in Toronto. |
September 26, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Rick is in PEI where he helps with maintenance work on the Confederation Bridge. |
October 3, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Rick goes to a picnic with 200 rescued Golden Retrievers in North Kawartha, ON. |
October 10, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBC Television |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 12, 2004 |
| Last aired | November 7, 2017 |
| Runtime | 21 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 20:00:00 |