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{{Short description|Canadian television comedy series}}
{{Short description|Canadian television comedy series}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name = Son of a Critch
| image = Sonofacritch.png
| image =
| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| creator = {{Plainlist|
| creator = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mark Critch]]
* [[Mark Critch]]
* [[Tim McAuliffe]]
* [[Tim McAuliffe]]
}}
}}
| executive_producer = Andrew Barnsley
| executive_producer = Andrew Barnsley
| based_on = {{based on|''Son of a Critch'' <!-- book -->|Mark Critch}}
| based_on = {{based on|''Son of a Critch'' <!-- book -->|Mark Critch}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Benjamin Evan Ainsworth]]
* [[Benjamin Evan Ainsworth]]
* Mark Critch
* Mark Critch
* [[Claire Rankin]]
* [[Claire Rankin]]
* Colton Gobbo
* [[Colton Gobbo]]
* Sophia Powers
* [[Sophia Powers]]
* Mark Rivera
* Mark Rivera
* [[Malcolm McDowell]]
* [[Malcolm McDowell]]
}}
}}
| narrated = Mark Critch
| narrated = Mark Critch
| country = Canada
| country = Canada
| num_seasons = 1
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 3
| num_episodes = 39
| list_episodes =
| list_episodes =
| location = [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]]
| location = [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]]
| editor =
| editor =
| runtime =
| runtime =
| producer = Andrew Barnsley
| producer = Andrew Barnsley
| company = {{Plainlist|
| company = {{Plainlist|
* Project 10 Productions
* Project 10 Productions
* Take the Shot Productions
* Take the Shot Productions
* Hawco Productions
* The Gary Breakfast Corporation
* [[Lionsgate Television]]
}}
}}
| distributor = [[Lionsgate]]
| network = [[CBC Television]]
| network = [[CBC Television]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2022|1|4}}
| picture_format = [[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])
| last_aired = {{end date|present}}
| first_aired = {{start date|2022|1|4}}
| related =
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'''''Son of a Critch''''' is a Canadian television comedy series, created by [[Mark Critch]] and [[Tim McAuliffe]], that currently airs on [[CBC Television]]. It premiered on January 4, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hadaya |first1=Margot |title=CBC announces Winter 2022 premiere dates |url=https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/cbc-announces-winter-2022-premiere-dates |website=CBC}}</ref> Based on the memoir of the same name by Mark Critch, the semi-autobiographical series follows an adolescent Mark as he grows up in the 1980s in [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Son of a Critch! New CBC Comedy series based on Mark Critch book coming soon |url=https://www.cbc.ca/comedy/son-of-a-critch-new-cbc-comedy-series-based-on-mark-critch-book-coming-soon-1.6050206 |website=CBC}}</ref>
'''''Son of a Critch''''' is a Canadian comedy television series, created by [[Mark Critch]] and [[Tim McAuliffe]], that premiered on January 4, 2022 on [[CBC Television]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hadaya |first1=Margot |title=CBC announces Winter 2022 premiere dates |url=https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/cbc-announces-winter-2022-premiere-dates |website=CBC}}</ref> Based on the memoir of the same name by Critch, the semi-autobiographical series follows an adolescent Mark as he grows up in the 1980s in [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]].<ref name="cbc.ca">{{cite web |title=Son of a Critch! New CBC Comedy series based on Mark Critch book coming soon |url=https://www.cbc.ca/comedy/son-of-a-critch-new-cbc-comedy-series-based-on-mark-critch-book-coming-soon-1.6050206 |website=CBC}}</ref>


==Premise==
==Premise==
A coming of age story based on the childhood and adolescence of Canadian comedian Mark Critch. At the start of the series, 11-year-old Mark is growing up in 1980s Newfoundland, where he navigates starting junior high school, making friends, and connecting with the small collection of people in his limited world.<ref>{{cite web |title=Son of a Critch |url=https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/program/son-of-a-critch |website=CBC}}</ref>
The series is a [[coming of age story]] based on the childhood and adolescence of Canadian comedian Mark Critch. At the start of the series, 11-year-old Mark is growing up in 1980s Newfoundland, where he navigates starting junior high school (at St.Brigit's), making friends, and connecting with the small group of people in his limited world.<ref>{{cite web |title=Son of a Critch |url=https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/program/son-of-a-critch |website=CBC}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
===Main===
===Main===
* [[Benjamin Evan Ainsworth]] as Mark Critch, a semi-fictionalized version of the comedian, entering [[Middle school#Canada|junior high school]] at the start of the series
* [[Benjamin Evan Ainsworth]] as Mark Critch, who is starting [[Middle school#Canada|junior high school]] in the first season
* [[Mark Critch]] as Mike Critch, Mark's father, a news reporter for radio station [[VOCM (AM)|VOCM]]
** Mark Critch narrates the series as his adult self
** Mark Critch narrates the series as his adult self
* [[Mark Critch]] as Mike Critch, Mark's father and reporter for radio station [[VOCM (AM)|VOCM]]
* [[Claire Rankin]] as Mary Critch, Mark's mother
* [[Claire Rankin]] as Mary Critch, Mark's mother
* [[Malcolm McDowell]] as Pop Critch, Mark's grandfather
* [[Malcolm McDowell]] as Patrick "Pop" Critch, Mark's grandfather
* Colton Gobbo as Mike Critch Jr., Mark's older brother
* [[Colton Gobbo]] as Mike Critch Jr., Mark's older brother
* [[Sophia Powers]] as Jennifer Fox, called "Fox" and in Mark's class, whose family are bullies. She has a crush on Mark, but hides it by bullying him.
* Mark Rivera as Ritche Perez, Mark's best friend
* Sophia Powers as Fox, a female student in the same grade as Mark, who is part of a family of bullies that share the "Fox" nickname
* Mark Rivera as Ritche Perez, Mark's best friend, and a Filipino-Canadian who is the only person of color at St. Brigit's school
* [[Richard Clarkin]] as Dick Dunphy, Mike's coworker at VOCM


===Recurring===
===Supporting===
* Petrina Bromley as Sister Margaret, Mark's homeroom teacher
* Nora McLellan as Sister Rose, the Principal of Mark's school
*[[Richard Clarkin]] as Dick Dunphy, Mike's coworker at VOCM
* [[Lawrence Barry]] as Mr. Chafe, the Vice-Principal of Mark's school
* Petrina Bromley as Sister Margaret, and later Ms Fowler, Mark's homeroom teacher (seasons 1 & 2)
* [[Snook (comedian)|Pete Soucy]] as Officer Butt, the local constable
* [[Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll]] as Father Garcia
* Stephen Payette and Teigan Follett as Silver Fox and Middle Fox, Jennifer Fox's older brothers
* Nicole Underhay as Suzanne, Fox's mother
* Steve O'Connell as Fox's father
* Nate Penney as the youngest Fox sibling
* Daisy Harris as Tina, a student in Mark's class
* Caroline Mangosing as Mrs Perez, Ritchie's mom
* Eugene Sampang as Mr. Perez, Ritchie's dad
* Rory Lambert as Mr Byrne, the gym teacher
* [[Kate Corbett]] as Sister Perpetua, Mark's homeroom teacher (season 3)
* Mack Barfoot as Mr. Murphy, owner of VOCM
* Susan Kelsey as Gertie, secretary at VOCM

===Guest stars===
* [[Greg Malone (actor)|Greg Malone]] as Father Moore
* [[Richard Waugh (actor)|Richard Waugh]] as Brendan Critch, Mark's uncle
* Dana Puddicombe as Mary's hospital nurse
* [[Mark McKinney]] as The Unfathomable Hudaro
* [[Alice Krige]] as Millicent Hearn, old friend of Pop
* [[Jay Baruchel]] as Scott Howell, rival radio station owner (VOAQ)
* [[Sherry Miller]] as Johanna Clarke, Mary's mother
* [[Peter Keleghan]] as Bill, the ''Reach for the Top'' quizmaster
* [[Robert Joy]] as Poppy Bell, Mary's father


==Development==
==Development==
===Conception===
===Conception===
In 2018, Critch published a memoir about his childhood in Newfoundland.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ahsan |first1=Sadaf |title=Comic Mark Critch on reliving childhood in his father's shoes in 'Son of a Critch' |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/the-mix/comic-mark-critch-on-reliving-childhood-in-his-fathers-shoes-in-son-of-a-critch-4915643 |website=Saskatoon Today}}</ref> Following its' release, McAuliffe suggested developing the book into a television series, which led to he and Critch creating scripts to pitch to various networks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hullender |first1=Tatiana |title=Mark Critch, Malcolm McDowell & Benjamin Evan Ainsworth Interview: Son Of A Critch |url=https://screenrant.com/son-critch-malcolm-mcdowell-benjamin-evan-ainsworth-interview/ |website=ScreenRant |access-date=19 January 2022}}</ref> In June 2021, CBC announced they had ordered ''Son of a Critch'' to series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Son of a Critch! New CBC Comedy series based on Mark Critch book coming soon |url=https://www.cbc.ca/comedy/son-of-a-critch-new-cbc-comedy-series-based-on-mark-critch-book-coming-soon-1.6050206 |website=CBC}}</ref>
In 2018, Critch published a memoir about his childhood in Newfoundland.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ahsan |first1=Sadaf |title=Comic Mark Critch on reliving childhood in his father's shoes in 'Son of a Critch' |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/the-mix/comic-mark-critch-on-reliving-childhood-in-his-fathers-shoes-in-son-of-a-critch-4915643 |website=Saskatoon Today}}</ref> Following its release, McAuliffe suggested developing the book into a television series, which led to him and Critch creating scripts to pitch to various networks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hullender |first1=Tatiana |title=Mark Critch, Malcolm McDowell & Benjamin Evan Ainsworth Interview: Son Of A Critch |url=https://screenrant.com/son-critch-malcolm-mcdowell-benjamin-evan-ainsworth-interview/ |website=ScreenRant |date=31 December 2021 |access-date=19 January 2022}}</ref> In June 2021, CBC announced they had ordered ''Son of a Critch'' to series.<ref name="cbc.ca"/>


===Production and distribution===
===Production and distribution===
The series made its Canadian broadcast premeire on [[CBC Television]] on January 4, 2022, as well as CBC's streaming platform, CBC Gem.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Escandon |first1=Rosa |title=Lionsgate And The CBC Team Up For ‘Son Of A Critch’ |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rosaescandon/2021/07/29/lionsgate-and-the-cbc-team-up-for--son-of-a-critch/?sh=3f54859c679e |website=Forbes}}</ref>
The series made its Canadian broadcast premiere on [[CBC Television]] on January 4, 2022, as well as CBC's streaming platform, CBC Gem.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Escandon |first1=Rosa |title=Lionsgate And The CBC Team Up For 'Son Of A Critch' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rosaescandon/2021/07/29/lionsgate-and-the-cbc-team-up-for--son-of-a-critch/?sh=3f54859c679e |website=Forbes}}</ref>


Production companies involved with the series include Project 10 Productions, and Take the Shot Productions. [[Lionsgate]] will distribute the series outside Canada.
Production companies involved with the series include Project 10 Productions, and Take the Shot Productions. [[Lionsgate]] distributes the series outside Canada.
On February 28, 2022, CBC renewed the series for a second season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |title='Son Of A Critch' Renewed For Season 2 At Canada's CBC |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/son-of-a-critch-renewed-for-season-2-canada-cbc-1234961284/ |website=Deadline |access-date=28 February 2022 |date=28 February 2022}}</ref>


On March 23, 2023, the series was renewed for a third season,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldbart |first1=Max |title='Son Of A Critch' Renewed For Season 3 By CBC |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/son-of-a-critch-renewed-for-season-3-by-cbc-1235307872/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=23 March 2023 |date=23 March 2023}}</ref> with [[The CW]] joining CBC and Lionsgate to co-produce.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mittovich |first1=Matt Webb |title=''Son of a Critch'': The CW Acquires Hit Canadian Comedy for Summer Run |url=https://tvline.com/news/son-of-a-critch-acquired-the-cw-comedy-1234984375/ |website=TVLine |access-date=8 May 2023 |date=14 July 2023}}</ref>
==Reception==

''Son of a Critch'' was watched by an average of 941,000 viewers on its January 4, 2022 Canadian debut, and was the 28th most-watched program in Canada that week.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Programs – Total Canada (English) |url=https://numeris.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/PDFs/TV-Reports/EN/January%203,%202022%20-%20January%209,%202022%20(National).pdf |website=Numeris}}</ref>
On May 23, 2024, the series was renewed for a fourth season; it will air in Winter 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://x.com/SonOfACritchTV/status/1793676631896100885 |website=X.com}}</ref>


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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| end2 = {{end date|2023|3|28}}

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| end3 = {{end date|2024|4|2}}

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| start4 = {{start date|2025|1|7}}<ref name="CBC Winter">{{Cite press release |title=CBC ANNOUNCES WINTER 2025 STREAMING AND BROADCAST PREMIERE DATES FOR MORE THAN 30 SERIES FROM CANADIAN STORYTELLERS|date=Nov 27, 2024|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/cbc-announces-winter-2025-streaming-and-broadcast-premiere-dates-for-more-t|website=CBC Media Centre}}</ref>
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===Season 1 (2022)===
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Old Soul, New School
| Title = Old Soul, New School
| DirectedBy = [[Renuka Jeyapalan]]
| DirectedBy = [[Renuka Jeyapalan]]
| WrittenBy = [[Mark Critch]] & [[Tim McAuliffe]]
| WrittenBy = [[Mark Critch]] & [[Tim McAuliffe]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|1|4}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|1|4}}
| Viewers = 941,000<ref>[https://numeris.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/PDFs/TV-Reports/EN/January%203,%202022%20-%20January%209,%202022%20%28National%29.pdf Top Programs - Total Canada (English) January 03, 2022 - January 09, 2022 - numeris]</ref>
| Viewers = 941,000<ref name=numeris-20220103>[https://numeris.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/PDFs/TV-Reports/EN/January%203,%202022%20-%20January%209,%202022%20%28National%29.pdf Top Programs - Total Canada (English) January 03, 2022 - January 09, 2022 - numeris]</ref>
| ShortSummary = 11 year-old Mark goes to [[Middle school#Canada|junior high]] in 1986 [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]]. Mark meets Ritchie, a Filipino Canadian, and the only visible minority student at the school. Mark also meets a female bully named Fox, who comes from a family of bullies that all share the same nickname due to their red hair. Mark eventually defeats his bully with words rather than physical force.
| ShortSummary = 11-year-old Mark goes to [[Middle school#Canada|junior high]] in 1986 [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's, Newfoundland]]. Mark meets Ritchie, a Filipino Canadian, and the only visible minority student at the school. Mark also meets a female bully named Fox, who comes from a family of bullies that all share the same nickname due to their red hair. Mark eventually defeats his bully with words rather than physical force.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Lordy, Lordy, Look Who's Dead
| Title = Lordy, Lordy, Look Who's Dead
| DirectedBy = Renuka Jeyapalan
| DirectedBy = Renuka Jeyapalan
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Cello, I Must Be Going
| Title = Cello, I Must Be Going
| DirectedBy = Renuka Jeyapalan
| DirectedBy = Renuka Jeyapalan
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch & Tim McAuliffe
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch & Tim McAuliffe
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|1|18}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|1|18}}
| Viewers = 906,000<ref>[https://numeris.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/PDFs/TV-Reports/EN/January%2017,%202022%20-%20January%2023,%202022%20(National).pdf Top Programs - Total Canada (English) January 17, 2022 - January 23, 2022 - numeris]</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Cucumber Slumber
| Title = Cucumber Slumber
| DirectedBy = Renuka Jeyapalan
| RTitle = <ref>[http://showcase.onthedemo.com/newyorkcity/en/program/21339232/1/EP041525600004 104 "Cucumber Slumber" - Gracenote]</ref>
| DirectedBy =
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch & Tim McAuliffe
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| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|1|25}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|1|25}}
| Viewers =
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| ShortSummary = The episode is based on the cucumber greenhouse fiasco in Newfoundland.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/archives/premier-peckford-s-pickle-palace-1.4759416 Premier Peckford's pickle palace]</ref> Unfortunately, no one knows what to do with the cucumbers.
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Royal Visit
| Title = Royal Visit
| DirectedBy = [[Deanne Foley]]
| RTitle = <ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/programguide/daily/2022/02/01/cbc_television/ Tuesday February 1, 2022 - CBC.ca - Program Guide - Schedules]</ref>
| DirectedBy =
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch & Tim McAuliffe
| WrittenBy =
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|2|1}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|2|1}}
| Viewers = 710,000<ref>[https://numeris.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/PDFs/TV-Reports/EN/January%2031,%202022%20-%20February%206,%202022%20(National).pdf Top Programs - Total Canada (English) January 31, 2022 - February 6, 2022 - numeris]</ref>
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| ShortSummary = This episode is based on the visit of [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana]] and Prince Charles to Newfoundland in 1983.<ref>[https://nfldherald.com/diana-the-disenchanted-princess/ Diana: The Disenchanted Princess]</ref> Mark is chosen by his Monarchist society to present a bouquet to Diana and Dick Dunphy flirts with Mary (raising Mike Sr.'s ire.)
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Candyland
| Title = Candyland
| DirectedBy = Deanne Foley
| RTitle = <ref>[http://showcase.onthedemo.com/newyorkcity/en/program/21339232/1/EP041525600006 106 "Candyland" - Gracenote]</ref>
| DirectedBy =
| WrittenBy = Anita Kapila
| WrittenBy =
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|2|22}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|2|22}}
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| ShortSummary = Mark and Ritchie have an unusually eventful night of Halloween trick-or-treating.
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title =
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| DirectedBy =
| Title = Father Critch
| WrittenBy =
| DirectedBy = Deanne Foley
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch & Tim McAuliffe
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|3|1}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|3|1}}
| Viewers =
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| ShortSummary = This episode's theme is about protecting Mark, whom is preparing for his [[confirmation]], from learning about the [[Mount Cashel Orphanage]] abuse scandal and the Catholic Church's role in it.<ref>[https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/wells-government-mt-cashel.php Mount Cashel Orphanage Abuse Scandal]</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title =
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| DirectedBy =
| Title = Merry Critch-mas
| WrittenBy =
| DirectedBy = Deanne Foley
| WrittenBy = Heidi Brander
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|3|8}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|3|8}}
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| ShortSummary = Mark's estranged uncle Brendan makes an unexpected Christmas visit.
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| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title =
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| DirectedBy =
| Title = Acting Normal
| WrittenBy =
| DirectedBy = [[Jay Baruchel]]
| WrittenBy = Anita Kapila
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|3|15}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|3|15}}
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| ShortSummary = Mark and Mike Sr bond over the school's upcoming Easter play and Pop has trouble with the [[Canada Revenue Agency|CRA]] because has been collecting his dead wife's pension.
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| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title =
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| DirectedBy =
| Title = Misty
| WrittenBy =
| DirectedBy = Jay Baruchel
| WrittenBy = Nadiya Chettiar
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|3|22}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|3|22}}
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| ShortSummary = Mary goes into the hospital for minor surgery and the Critch men promptly fall apart.
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| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title =
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| DirectedBy =
| Title = Particip-action
| WrittenBy =
| DirectedBy = [[Anthony Q. Farrell|Anthony Farrell]]
| WrittenBy = Cathryn Naiker
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|3|29}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|3|29}}
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| ShortSummary = Fox sets her sights on the gym teacher's long standing St.Brigit's Sports Day record for first place ribbons.
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| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title =
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| DirectedBy =
| Title = Circus
| WrittenBy =
| DirectedBy = Anthony Farrell
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|4|4}}
| WrittenBy = [[Romeo Candido]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|4|5}}
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| ShortSummary = Ritchie is conflicted by his heritage (Filipino-Canadian or Newfoundlander?), and Mark and Fox go on a "non-date" at a traveling carnival.
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| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title =
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| DirectedBy =
| Title = Save the Last Dance for Me
| WrittenBy =
| DirectedBy = John Vatcher
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|4|11}}
| WrittenBy = Anita Kapila
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2022|4|12}}
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| ShortSummary = As the school year ends, Mark plans to ask Fox to the school dance, but is confused when he sees Ritchie spending time with her; he only later finds out that Ritchie was helping Fox study math so she can pass the grade. Mary is upset when she discovers Mike Jr. wants to move away to attend the [[University of New Brunswick]], but eventually supports his plan. Mike Sr. worries for his job after Dick tells him that the station would be introducing an all-music format, but it turns out the format is for VOCM's [[VOCM-FM|new FM station]].
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===Season 2 (2023)===
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Growing Apart
| DirectedBy = [[Renuka Jeyapalan]]
| WrittenBy = [[Mark Critch]] & [[Tim McAuliffe]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|1|3}}
| ShortSummary = Mark is shocked when Fox returns to school with an older boyfriend who can drive.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = You're Dead After School
| DirectedBy = Renuka Jeyapalan
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch & Tim McAuliffe
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|1|10}}
| ShortSummary = Mark is fated to fight Fox's boyfriend, but gets some unexpected reinforcements, and Fox saves the day.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Feast or Famine
| DirectedBy = Renuka Jeyapalan
| WrittenBy = [[Perry Chafe]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|1|17}}
| ShortSummary = St. Bridget's school holds a fast and sleep over for Lent, in part due to the [[1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia|famine in Ethiopia]], and in an effort to win a bike (for selling the most boxes of chocolate covered almonds) Mark fashions himself as [[Live Aid]] organizer [[Bob Geldof]].
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Beer Necessities
| DirectedBy = Renuka Jeyapalan
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch & Tim McAuliffe
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|1|24}}
| ShortSummary = Mark faces peer pressure to try his first beer during the great Newfoundland Beer Strike.<ref>[https://newfoundlandbeer.org/2012/04/19/the-newfoundland-beer-strike-of-1985/ The Newfoundland Beer Strike of 1985]</ref>
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Family Tree
| DirectedBy = [[Deanne Foley]]
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch & Tim McAuliffe
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|1|31}}
| ShortSummary = Mark, with the help of Fox and Ritchie, discovers a dark secret of his family tree.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Who Dares Dare Hudaro?
| DirectedBy = Deanne Foley
| WrittenBy = Nadiya Chettiar
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|2|7}}
| ShortSummary = Mark falls under the spell of a Vegas hypnotist.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = The Perfect Storm
| DirectedBy = Deanne Foley
| WrittenBy = Heidi Brander
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|2|14}}
| ShortSummary = This episode is based on the historic ice storm of 1984.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/archives/the-second-coming-of-the-ice-age-in-st-john-s-in-1984-1.5518100 'The second coming of the ice age' in St. John's in 1984]</ref> Mike and Mary miss their 20th wedding anniversary dinner, and Mike Jr mans the phone lines, on air, alone at VOCM.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Spirit Week
| DirectedBy = Deanne Foley
| WrittenBy = [[Amanda Joy]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|2|21}}
| ShortSummary = The kids are allowed to wear jeans at school for Spirit week, but Mark does not own a pair.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = European Vacation
| DirectedBy = John Vatcher
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch & Tim McAuliffe
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|2|28}}
| ShortSummary = Mark's class goes on a field trip to [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]], with Pop Critch as a chaperone.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Old Friends, New Friends
| DirectedBy = John Vatcher
| WrittenBy = Heidi Brander & Justin Rawana
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|3|7}}
| ShortSummary = Mark and Ritchie make new friends, girls who are [[Protestant]].
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Pope Visit
| DirectedBy = John Vatcher
| WrittenBy = Amanda Joy
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|3|14}}
| ShortSummary = This episode revolves around [[Pope John Paul II]]'s visit to Newfoundland in September 1984.<ref>[https://nfldherald.com/memories-of-the-papal-visit/ Memories of The Papal Visit]</ref> Fox has to do a reading from the Bible for the Pope and is worried she will mess it up, and a rival radio station tries to lure both Mike and Mike Jr. from VOCM.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Details are Scanty
| DirectedBy = Vanessa Matsui
| WrittenBy = Anita Kapila
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|3|21}}
| ShortSummary = Mike Critch Sr. gets an [[Edward R. Murrow Award (Radio Television Digital News Association)|Edward R. Murrow Award]] for ethics in journalism, but also faces an ethical dilemma, and the [[Royal Newfoundland Constabulary]] gets (and loses) guns for the first time.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Halley's Comet
| DirectedBy = Renuka Jeyapalan
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch & Tim McAuliffe
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|3|28}}
| ShortSummary = Mark is fascinated by [[Halley's Comet]] but frightened by [[Ronald Reagan]] and nuclear war, Fox may move away, and a drive-thru ''Ches's Fish and Chips'' is being built next door to the Critch home.<ref>[https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/plan-and-book/food-and-beverage/36374091 Ches's Famous Fish and Chips]</ref>
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===Season 3 (2024)===
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| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = That Was Me in Grade Nine
| DirectedBy = [[Renuka Jeyapalan]]
| WrittenBy = [[Mark Critch]] & [[Tim McAuliffe]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|1|9}}
| ShortSummary = Mark begins his last year of middle school only to discover he needs glasses, and Mike Jr works full-time at VOCM.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Reach for the Top
| DirectedBy = Renuka Jeyapalan
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch & Tim McAuliffe
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|1|16}}
| ShortSummary = Mark competes on the iconic Canadian academic high school quiz show: [[Reach for the Top]]. Mike Jr is out late, broadcasting from a bar.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = You're Full of It
| DirectedBy = [[Deanne Foley]]
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch & Tim McAuliffe
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|1|23}}
| ShortSummary = Mark needs to pee desperately, but every toilet is broken or unavailable. Mary calls her father, a plumber, to fix their toilet and he and Mike Sr have never gotten along. Fox finds herself parenting her 2 brothers.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Growing Pains
| DirectedBy = Renuka Jeyapalan
| WrittenBy = {{storyTeleplay|t=Mark Critch|s=Tim McAuliffe}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|1|30}}
| ShortSummary = With all his friends playing arcade video games, Mark sells his comic book collection. Pop needs a hearing aide, and the Critch household gets a new, modern telephone.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Bonfire Night
| DirectedBy = Renuka Jeyapalan
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|2|6}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 32
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = My Funny Valentine
| DirectedBy = Deanne Foley
| WrittenBy = [[Perry Chafe]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|2|13}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 33
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Go into the Light
| DirectedBy = Deanne Foley
| WrittenBy = [[Amanda Joy]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|2|20}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 34
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Thanksgiving
| DirectedBy = Deanne Foley
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|2|27}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 35
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = The Ghosts of Christmas Presents
| DirectedBy = Vanessa Matsui
| WrittenBy = Kerri MacDonald
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|3|5}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 36
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = How to Succeed in Business
| DirectedBy = Vanessa Matsui
| WrittenBy = Justin Rawana
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|3|12}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 37
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Airing Out
| DirectedBy = John Vatcher
| WrittenBy = Anita Kapila
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|3|19}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 38
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Cabaret
| DirectedBy = John Vatcher
| WrittenBy = Heidi Brander
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|3|26}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 39
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Forever Young
| DirectedBy = John Vatcher
| WrittenBy = Mark Critch
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|4|2}}
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===Season 4===
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==Reception==
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the first season has an approval rating of 100% based on six critic reviews.<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id= son_of_a_critch |title= Son of a Critch |type=tv|season=1|access-date=March 7, 2024|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

''Son of a Critch'' was watched by an average of 941,000 viewers on its January 4, 2022 Canadian debut, and was the 28th most-watched program in Canada that week.<ref name="numeris-20220103"/>

In 2023 at the [[11th Canadian Screen Awards]] ''Son of a Critch'' was nominated for 4 awards and 1 audience award. The show was nominated for 7 awards at the [[12th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2024 and won the [[12th_Canadian_Screen_Awards#Audience_awards|Cogeco Fund Audience Choice]].

=== Accolades ===
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! scope="row" rowspan=5| [[11th Canadian Screen Awards]]
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series|Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series]]
| [[Malcolm McDowell]]
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| Performance in a guest role in a comedy series
|[[Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll]]
| {{nominated}}
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| Hair
| Norma Richard, "Save the Last Dance for Me"
| {{nominated}}
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| Best Original Music, Comedy
| [[Alan Doyle]] and Keith Power
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| Audience Choice
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! scope="row" rowspan=8| [[12th Canadian Screen Awards]]
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series]]
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| rowspan=2| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Leading Performance in a Comedy Series|Lead performance, comedy]]
| [[Benjamin Evan Ainsworth]]
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| [[Mark Critch]]
| {{nominated}}
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| Performance in a guest role in a comedy series
|[[Jay Baruchel]]
| {{nominated}}
|-
| Best Original Music, Comedy
| [[Alan Doyle]] and Keith Power, "Halley's Comet"
| {{nominated}}
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| Hair
| Norma Richard, "Who Dares Dare Hudaro?"
| {{nominated}}
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| Casting, Fiction
| [[Jenny Lewis (casting director)]] and [[Sara Kay]]
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| Cogeco Fund Audience Choice
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==International broadcast==
[[Paramount+]] acquired streaming rights to the series in the [[British Isles]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/paramount-plus-lionsgate-nbcu-sony-dynamic-television-1235085757/#!|title=Paramount+ UK & Ireland Taps Lionsgate, NBCU, Sony & Dynamic Television For Scripted Series|first=Jesse|last=Whittock|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 5, 2022|access-date=May 18, 2023}}</ref>

In the United States, the series premiered on July 24, 2023, on [[The CW]] (although some US markets near the Canadian border who receive CBC Television are ahead in episodes). Season two premiered on October 26, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|title=The CW Moves Into 'Schitt's Creek' Territory With Acquisition Of Canadian Comedy 'Son Of A Critch'|url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/the-cw-moves-into-schitts-creek-territory-with-son-of-a-critch-1235359375/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=8 May 2023}}</ref> Season three premiered on January 25, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=2023-12-12 |title=The CW Midseason Premiere Dates Set For New & Returning Series, 'I Am' Documentaries |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/cw-premiere-dates-2024-1235665268/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>


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Son of a Critch
GenreSitcom
Created by
Based onSon of a Critch
by Mark Critch
Starring
Narrated byMark Critch
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producerAndrew Barnsley
ProducerAndrew Barnsley
Production locationSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Production companies
  • Project 10 Productions
  • Take the Shot Productions
  • Hawco Productions
  • The Gary Breakfast Corporation
  • Lionsgate Television
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
ReleaseJanuary 4, 2022 (2022-01-04) –
present (present)

Son of a Critch is a Canadian comedy television series, created by Mark Critch and Tim McAuliffe, that premiered on January 4, 2022 on CBC Television.[1] Based on the memoir of the same name by Critch, the semi-autobiographical series follows an adolescent Mark as he grows up in the 1980s in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]

Premise

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The series is a coming of age story based on the childhood and adolescence of Canadian comedian Mark Critch. At the start of the series, 11-year-old Mark is growing up in 1980s Newfoundland, where he navigates starting junior high school (at St.Brigit's), making friends, and connecting with the small group of people in his limited world.[3]

Cast

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Main

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  • Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Mark Critch, who is starting junior high school in the first season
  • Mark Critch as Mike Critch, Mark's father, a news reporter for radio station VOCM
    • Mark Critch narrates the series as his adult self
  • Claire Rankin as Mary Critch, Mark's mother
  • Malcolm McDowell as Patrick "Pop" Critch, Mark's grandfather
  • Colton Gobbo as Mike Critch Jr., Mark's older brother
  • Sophia Powers as Jennifer Fox, called "Fox" and in Mark's class, whose family are bullies. She has a crush on Mark, but hides it by bullying him.
  • Mark Rivera as Ritche Perez, Mark's best friend, and a Filipino-Canadian who is the only person of color at St. Brigit's school
  • Richard Clarkin as Dick Dunphy, Mike's coworker at VOCM

Supporting

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  • Nora McLellan as Sister Rose, the Principal of Mark's school
  • Lawrence Barry as Mr. Chafe, the Vice-Principal of Mark's school
  • Petrina Bromley as Sister Margaret, and later Ms Fowler, Mark's homeroom teacher (seasons 1 & 2)
  • Pete Soucy as Officer Butt, the local constable
  • Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll as Father Garcia
  • Stephen Payette and Teigan Follett as Silver Fox and Middle Fox, Jennifer Fox's older brothers
  • Nicole Underhay as Suzanne, Fox's mother
  • Steve O'Connell as Fox's father
  • Nate Penney as the youngest Fox sibling
  • Daisy Harris as Tina, a student in Mark's class
  • Caroline Mangosing as Mrs Perez, Ritchie's mom
  • Eugene Sampang as Mr. Perez, Ritchie's dad
  • Rory Lambert as Mr Byrne, the gym teacher
  • Kate Corbett as Sister Perpetua, Mark's homeroom teacher (season 3)
  • Mack Barfoot as Mr. Murphy, owner of VOCM
  • Susan Kelsey as Gertie, secretary at VOCM

Guest stars

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Development

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Conception

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In 2018, Critch published a memoir about his childhood in Newfoundland.[4] Following its release, McAuliffe suggested developing the book into a television series, which led to him and Critch creating scripts to pitch to various networks.[5] In June 2021, CBC announced they had ordered Son of a Critch to series.[2]

Production and distribution

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The series made its Canadian broadcast premiere on CBC Television on January 4, 2022, as well as CBC's streaming platform, CBC Gem.[6]

Production companies involved with the series include Project 10 Productions, and Take the Shot Productions. Lionsgate distributes the series outside Canada. On February 28, 2022, CBC renewed the series for a second season.[7]

On March 23, 2023, the series was renewed for a third season,[8] with The CW joining CBC and Lionsgate to co-produce.[9]

On May 23, 2024, the series was renewed for a fourth season; it will air in Winter 2024.[10]

Episodes

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113January 4, 2022 (2022-01-04)April 12, 2022 (2022-04-12)
213January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)March 28, 2023 (2023-03-28)
313January 9, 2024 (2024-01-09)April 2, 2024 (2024-04-02)
413January 7, 2025 (2025-01-07)[11]TBA

Season 1 (2022)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateCanadian viewers
11"Old Soul, New School"Renuka JeyapalanMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeJanuary 4, 2022 (2022-01-04)941,000[12]
11-year-old Mark goes to junior high in 1986 St. John's, Newfoundland. Mark meets Ritchie, a Filipino Canadian, and the only visible minority student at the school. Mark also meets a female bully named Fox, who comes from a family of bullies that all share the same nickname due to their red hair. Mark eventually defeats his bully with words rather than physical force.
22"Lordy, Lordy, Look Who's Dead"Renuka JeyapalanMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeJanuary 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)836,000[13]
While at a funeral parlour, Mark meets Tina, a classmate. They hit it off and Tina kisses him on the cheek. She later calls him to meet at the park. Mark's friend Ritchie tags along, helping Mark use the bus system. Fox is on the bus and decides to tag along as well. At the park, Mark and Tina hold hands again and Tina again kisses Mark. Later that night, Tina calls Mark to break up with him, at the instigation of Fox, who is standing outside Tina's house, threatening to punch Tina.
33"Cello, I Must Be Going"Renuka JeyapalanMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeJanuary 18, 2022 (2022-01-18)906,000[14]
44"Cucumber Slumber"Renuka JeyapalanMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeJanuary 25, 2022 (2022-01-25)N/A
The episode is based on the cucumber greenhouse fiasco in Newfoundland.[15] Unfortunately, no one knows what to do with the cucumbers.
55"Royal Visit"Deanne FoleyMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeFebruary 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)710,000[17]
This episode is based on the visit of Princess Diana and Prince Charles to Newfoundland in 1983.[16] Mark is chosen by his Monarchist society to present a bouquet to Diana and Dick Dunphy flirts with Mary (raising Mike Sr.'s ire.)
66"Candyland"Deanne FoleyAnita KapilaFebruary 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)N/A
Mark and Ritchie have an unusually eventful night of Halloween trick-or-treating.
77"Father Critch"Deanne FoleyMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeMarch 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)N/A
This episode's theme is about protecting Mark, whom is preparing for his confirmation, from learning about the Mount Cashel Orphanage abuse scandal and the Catholic Church's role in it.[18]
88"Merry Critch-mas"Deanne FoleyHeidi BranderMarch 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)N/A
Mark's estranged uncle Brendan makes an unexpected Christmas visit.
99"Acting Normal"Jay BaruchelAnita KapilaMarch 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)N/A
Mark and Mike Sr bond over the school's upcoming Easter play and Pop has trouble with the CRA because has been collecting his dead wife's pension.
1010"Misty"Jay BaruchelNadiya ChettiarMarch 22, 2022 (2022-03-22)N/A
Mary goes into the hospital for minor surgery and the Critch men promptly fall apart.
1111"Particip-action"Anthony FarrellCathryn NaikerMarch 29, 2022 (2022-03-29)N/A
Fox sets her sights on the gym teacher's long standing St.Brigit's Sports Day record for first place ribbons.
1212"Circus"Anthony FarrellRomeo CandidoApril 5, 2022 (2022-04-05)N/A
Ritchie is conflicted by his heritage (Filipino-Canadian or Newfoundlander?), and Mark and Fox go on a "non-date" at a traveling carnival.
1313"Save the Last Dance for Me"John VatcherAnita KapilaApril 12, 2022 (2022-04-12)N/A
As the school year ends, Mark plans to ask Fox to the school dance, but is confused when he sees Ritchie spending time with her; he only later finds out that Ritchie was helping Fox study math so she can pass the grade. Mary is upset when she discovers Mike Jr. wants to move away to attend the University of New Brunswick, but eventually supports his plan. Mike Sr. worries for his job after Dick tells him that the station would be introducing an all-music format, but it turns out the format is for VOCM's new FM station.

Season 2 (2023)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
141"Growing Apart"Renuka JeyapalanMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeJanuary 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
Mark is shocked when Fox returns to school with an older boyfriend who can drive.
152"You're Dead After School"Renuka JeyapalanMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeJanuary 10, 2023 (2023-01-10)
Mark is fated to fight Fox's boyfriend, but gets some unexpected reinforcements, and Fox saves the day.
163"Feast or Famine"Renuka JeyapalanPerry ChafeJanuary 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
St. Bridget's school holds a fast and sleep over for Lent, in part due to the famine in Ethiopia, and in an effort to win a bike (for selling the most boxes of chocolate covered almonds) Mark fashions himself as Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof.
174"Beer Necessities"Renuka JeyapalanMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeJanuary 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
Mark faces peer pressure to try his first beer during the great Newfoundland Beer Strike.[19]
185"Family Tree"Deanne FoleyMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeJanuary 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)
Mark, with the help of Fox and Ritchie, discovers a dark secret of his family tree.
196"Who Dares Dare Hudaro?"Deanne FoleyNadiya ChettiarFebruary 7, 2023 (2023-02-07)
Mark falls under the spell of a Vegas hypnotist.
207"The Perfect Storm"Deanne FoleyHeidi BranderFebruary 14, 2023 (2023-02-14)
This episode is based on the historic ice storm of 1984.[20] Mike and Mary miss their 20th wedding anniversary dinner, and Mike Jr mans the phone lines, on air, alone at VOCM.
218"Spirit Week"Deanne FoleyAmanda JoyFebruary 21, 2023 (2023-02-21)
The kids are allowed to wear jeans at school for Spirit week, but Mark does not own a pair.
229"European Vacation"John VatcherMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeFebruary 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)
Mark's class goes on a field trip to Saint Pierre and Miquelon, with Pop Critch as a chaperone.
2310"Old Friends, New Friends"John VatcherHeidi Brander & Justin RawanaMarch 7, 2023 (2023-03-07)
Mark and Ritchie make new friends, girls who are Protestant.
2411"Pope Visit"John VatcherAmanda JoyMarch 14, 2023 (2023-03-14)
This episode revolves around Pope John Paul II's visit to Newfoundland in September 1984.[21] Fox has to do a reading from the Bible for the Pope and is worried she will mess it up, and a rival radio station tries to lure both Mike and Mike Jr. from VOCM.
2512"Details are Scanty"Vanessa MatsuiAnita KapilaMarch 21, 2023 (2023-03-21)
Mike Critch Sr. gets an Edward R. Murrow Award for ethics in journalism, but also faces an ethical dilemma, and the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary gets (and loses) guns for the first time.
2613"Halley's Comet"Renuka JeyapalanMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeMarch 28, 2023 (2023-03-28)
Mark is fascinated by Halley's Comet but frightened by Ronald Reagan and nuclear war, Fox may move away, and a drive-thru Ches's Fish and Chips is being built next door to the Critch home.[22]

Season 3 (2024)

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season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
271"That Was Me in Grade Nine"Renuka JeyapalanMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeJanuary 9, 2024 (2024-01-09)
Mark begins his last year of middle school only to discover he needs glasses, and Mike Jr works full-time at VOCM.
282"Reach for the Top"Renuka JeyapalanMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeJanuary 16, 2024 (2024-01-16)
Mark competes on the iconic Canadian academic high school quiz show: Reach for the Top. Mike Jr is out late, broadcasting from a bar.
293"You're Full of It"Deanne FoleyMark Critch & Tim McAuliffeJanuary 23, 2024 (2024-01-23)
Mark needs to pee desperately, but every toilet is broken or unavailable. Mary calls her father, a plumber, to fix their toilet and he and Mike Sr have never gotten along. Fox finds herself parenting her 2 brothers.
304"Growing Pains"Renuka JeyapalanStory by : Tim McAuliffe
Teleplay by : Mark Critch		January 30, 2024 (2024-01-30)
With all his friends playing arcade video games, Mark sells his comic book collection. Pop needs a hearing aide, and the Critch household gets a new, modern telephone.
315"Bonfire Night"Renuka JeyapalanMark CritchFebruary 6, 2024 (2024-02-06)
326"My Funny Valentine"Deanne FoleyPerry ChafeFebruary 13, 2024 (2024-02-13)
337"Go into the Light"Deanne FoleyAmanda JoyFebruary 20, 2024 (2024-02-20)
348"Thanksgiving"Deanne FoleyMark CritchFebruary 27, 2024 (2024-02-27)
359"The Ghosts of Christmas Presents"Vanessa MatsuiKerri MacDonaldMarch 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)
3610"How to Succeed in Business"Vanessa MatsuiJustin RawanaMarch 12, 2024 (2024-03-12)
3711"Airing Out"John VatcherAnita KapilaMarch 19, 2024 (2024-03-19)
3812"Cabaret"John VatcherHeidi BranderMarch 26, 2024 (2024-03-26)
3913"Forever Young"John VatcherMark CritchApril 2, 2024 (2024-04-02)

Season 4

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season		Title [23]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [23]
401"Groove Is in the Heart"TBATBAJanuary 7, 2025 (2025-01-07)

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 100% based on six critic reviews.[24]

Son of a Critch was watched by an average of 941,000 viewers on its January 4, 2022 Canadian debut, and was the 28th most-watched program in Canada that week.[12]

In 2023 at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards Son of a Critch was nominated for 4 awards and 1 audience award. The show was nominated for 7 awards at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024 and won the Cogeco Fund Audience Choice.

Accolades

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Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
11th Canadian Screen Awards Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series Malcolm McDowell Nominated
Performance in a guest role in a comedy series Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll Nominated
Hair Norma Richard, "Save the Last Dance for Me" Nominated
Best Original Music, Comedy Alan Doyle and Keith Power Nominated
Audience Choice Nominated
12th Canadian Screen Awards Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series Nominated
Lead performance, comedy Benjamin Evan Ainsworth Nominated
Mark Critch Nominated
Performance in a guest role in a comedy series Jay Baruchel Nominated
Best Original Music, Comedy Alan Doyle and Keith Power, "Halley's Comet" Nominated
Hair Norma Richard, "Who Dares Dare Hudaro?" Nominated
Casting, Fiction Jenny Lewis (casting director) and Sara Kay Nominated
Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Won

International broadcast

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Paramount+ acquired streaming rights to the series in the British Isles in 2022.[25]

In the United States, the series premiered on July 24, 2023, on The CW (although some US markets near the Canadian border who receive CBC Television are ahead in episodes). Season two premiered on October 26, 2023.[26] Season three premiered on January 25, 2024.[27]

References

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  1. ^ Hadaya, Margot. "CBC announces Winter 2022 premiere dates". CBC.
  2. ^ a b "Son of a Critch! New CBC Comedy series based on Mark Critch book coming soon". CBC.
  3. ^ "Son of a Critch". CBC.
  4. ^ Ahsan, Sadaf. "Comic Mark Critch on reliving childhood in his father's shoes in 'Son of a Critch'". Saskatoon Today.
  5. ^ Hullender, Tatiana (31 December 2021). "Mark Critch, Malcolm McDowell & Benjamin Evan Ainsworth Interview: Son Of A Critch". ScreenRant. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. ^ Escandon, Rosa. "Lionsgate And The CBC Team Up For 'Son Of A Critch'". Forbes.
  7. ^ White, Peter (28 February 2022). "'Son Of A Critch' Renewed For Season 2 At Canada's CBC". Deadline. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  8. ^ Goldbart, Max (23 March 2023). "'Son Of A Critch' Renewed For Season 3 By CBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  9. ^ Mittovich, Matt Webb (14 July 2023). "Son of a Critch: The CW Acquires Hit Canadian Comedy for Summer Run". TVLine. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  10. ^ X.com https://x.com/SonOfACritchTV/status/1793676631896100885. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ "CBC ANNOUNCES WINTER 2025 STREAMING AND BROADCAST PREMIERE DATES FOR MORE THAN 30 SERIES FROM CANADIAN STORYTELLERS". CBC Media Centre (Press release). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Nov 27, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Top Programs - Total Canada (English) January 03, 2022 - January 09, 2022 - numeris
  13. ^ Top Programs - Total Canada (English) January 10, 2022 - January 16, 2022 - numeris
  14. ^ Top Programs - Total Canada (English) January 17, 2022 - January 23, 2022 - numeris
  15. ^ Premier Peckford's pickle palace
  16. ^ Diana: The Disenchanted Princess
  17. ^ Top Programs - Total Canada (English) January 31, 2022 - February 6, 2022 - numeris
  18. ^ Mount Cashel Orphanage Abuse Scandal
  19. ^ The Newfoundland Beer Strike of 1985
  20. ^ 'The second coming of the ice age' in St. John's in 1984
  21. ^ Memories of The Papal Visit
  22. ^ Ches's Famous Fish and Chips
  23. ^ a b "Son of a Critch – Listings". Zap2It. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  24. ^ "Son of a Critch: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  25. ^ Whittock, Jesse (August 5, 2022). "Paramount+ UK & Ireland Taps Lionsgate, NBCU, Sony & Dynamic Television For Scripted Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  26. ^ White, Peter (8 May 2023). "The CW Moves Into 'Schitt's Creek' Territory With Acquisition Of Canadian Comedy 'Son Of A Critch'". Deadline Hollywood.
  27. ^ Pedersen, Erik (2023-12-12). "The CW Midseason Premiere Dates Set For New & Returning Series, 'I Am' Documentaries". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
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