CBC Original Hit Comedy SON OF A CRITCH Renewed For Season 3

With studios and streaming platforms announcing cancellations of many shows, and sequels, The CBC has announced that Son Of A Critch has been renewed.

Production to start this summer in Newfoundland

Photo credit KC Armstrong

March 23, 2023 - CBC announced this morning that its original comedy series Son Of A Critch will be renewed for a third season with filming in Newfoundland beginning this summer. The series is produced by Project 10 Productions Inc. and Take the Shot Productions in association with CBC and Lionsgate Television. Lionsgate handles worldwide distribution rights outside Canada. 

This season, SON OF A CRITCH is the most-watched English Canadian comedy series and CBC's most-watched program with 18-49 and 25-54 audiences.* The Season 2 finale airs Tuesday, March 28 at 8:30 p.m. (9 NT) on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service.

Created by Mark Critch (This Hour has 22 Minutes) and Tim McAuliffe (writer/producer of NBC's The Office, FOX's Last Man on Earth and NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon), the series is produced by Schitt’s Creek Emmy® and Golden Globe® winning producer Andrew Barnsley and stars Critch, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (Disney's Pinocchio) and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange). 

Based on comedian Mark Critch’s award-winning, best-selling memoir, Son of a Critch is the hilarious and very real story of 12-year-old Mark coming of age in St. John’s, Newfoundland in the 80s. 

"I'm honoured to have such talented people bringing my life story to the screen," says Mark Critch. "It's a joy to start work each day. I'm so happy to see some of their hard work being recognized."

"Getting to make this show with such an amazing group of talented, kind, and funny people - in the beautiful city of St. John's - is the greatest reward I could ever ask for!” adds Tim McAuliffe.

"It was incredible to see the public embrace the show and now we're so excited to see it being renewed for a third season," says Andrew Barnsley, executive producer Project 10.  

"Mark Critch is an incredible talent, and we are excited to continue sharing his hilarious and heartwarming family history with audiences across Canada," says Trish Williams, Executive Director, Scripted Content, CBC. "Son Of A Critch has an amazing team both in front of and behind the camera, and we’re looking forward to seeing where they take the Critch family next in the new season." 

“Since the launch of our first season, it has been clear that this heartfelt comedy resonates with a global audience,” said Agapy Kapouranis, President of International Television and Digital Distribution, Lionsgate. “We’re excited for fans to see what this incredible creative team has in store for season three.”

Son of a Critch is executive produced by Critch, McAuliffe, Barnsley, and Allan Hawco. Renuka Jeyapalan, Perry Chafe and Anita Kapila serve as co-producers. 

*Source: Numeris TV Meter, September 12, 2022 - March 5, 2023, CBC Total, Total Canada, Based on AMA, Confirmed Audience Data, generated by InfoSys+TV.

About Lionsgate

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About CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.

About Project 10 Productions

Project 10 Productions Inc. was established in 2009 with offices in Toronto and Los Angeles. They are committed to building long term talent relationships in the development and creation of original content. The company specializes in production and creative services and has a proven track record of generating world class episodic television for the global market. Project 10 recently produced the highly anticipated return of THE KIDS IN THE HALL in partnership with Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video for Amazon Prime. The highly anticipated series launched successfully on the service globally this spring. Their hit series JANN, co-created by and starring Jann Arden, recently aired its third season on CTV (22 x ½ hour) and will return with a holiday special shooting this fall in Calgary. Other recent production credits include the the 26 x ½ hour comedy SPUN OUT for CTV, the 15 x ½ hour Family Channel/Netflix series MY PERFECT LANDING, the digital series TOM GREEN’S SNOW JAM for CBC Comedy, the 6 x ½ hour doc series, Sports On Fire for TMN and Movie Central and the award-winning feature documentary, SPIRIT UNFORGETTABLE for HBO Canada. The principal executives for Project 10 Productions Inc. are Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Barnsley – who served as Executive Producer on CBC/PopTV’s SCHITT’S CREEK, which won a record-setting nine EMMY Awards including Best Comedy Series in 2020, and President, Ben Murray. Leveraging their considerable strengths and decades of experience with those of partner and three-time MLB All-Star Vernon Wells, Project 10 brings compelling content to the worldwide marketplace in innovative ways.

About Take the Shot Productions

Take The Shot Productions Inc. has developed and produced award winning content that has garnered critical and commercial success, both domestically and globally. Past productions include series “Republic of Doyle” on CBC and Netflix Original Scripted Series “Frontier” starring “Game of Thrones” and Aquaman’s Jason Momoa. The TTS produced CBC Original Series “Caught” premiered in February of 2018, starring Allan Hawco, Paul Gross, and Tori Anderson.