| Runtime: | 22–23 minutes |
| Starring: | Ron James |
| Country: | Canada |
| Network: | CBC |
| Num Seasons: | 5 |
| Num Episodes: | 53 (+ 4 New years specials) |
The Ron James Show is a Canadian television comedy show, which debuted on CBC Television on September 25, 2009.[1] Starring comedian Ron James, the show intersperses filmed and stage sketches with clips of James performing his stand-up routine. One of the show's more noted features is L'il Ronnie James, an animated recurring sketch which depicts James as a young child growing up in Cape Breton in the vein of Terry Gilliam's animation style.
On March 11, 2014, Ron James announced online that the show had been cancelled.[2] [3]
Seasons 1-5
| L'il Ronnie James: | Ron James | |
| Pa James | Mark Day | |
| Ma James | Linda Kash |
Season One
| Episode | Aired | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | September 25, 2009 | 803,000 |
| Episode 2 | October 2, 2009 | 709,000 |
| Episode 3 | October 9, 2009 | 656,000 |
| Episode 4 | October 16, 2009 | 739,000 |
| Episode 5 | October 23, 2009 | 584,000 |
| Episode 6 | October 30, 2009 | 554,000 |
| Episode 7 | November 6, 2009 | 811,000 |
| Episode 8 | November 13, 2009 | 698,000 |
| Episode 9 | November 20, 2009 | 570,000 |
| Episode 10 | November 27, 2009 | 663,000 |
| New Year's Eve Special | December 31, 2009 | 828,000 |
Season Two
| Episode | Aired | Audience | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | September 24, 2010 | 406,000 | |
| Episode 2 | October 1, 2010 | 500,000 | |
| Episode 3 | October 8, 2010 | 629,000 | |
| Episode 4 | October 15, 2010 | 559,000 | |
| Episode 5 | October 22, 2010 | 678,000 | |
| Episode 6 | October 29, 2010 | 661,000 | |
| Episode 7 | November 5, 2010 | 546,000 | |
| Episode 8 | November 12, 2010 | 648,000 | |
| Episode 9 | November 19, 2010 | 766,000 | |
| Episode 10 | November 26, 2010 | 595,000 | |
| Episode 11 | December 3, 2010 | 610,000 | |
| New Year's Eve Special | December 31, 2010 | 923,000 |
Season Three
| Episode | Aired | Audience | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | September 16, 2011 | 510,000 | |
| Episode 2 | September 23, 2011 | 442,000 | |
| Episode 3 | September 30, 2011 | 442,000 | |
| Episode 4 | October 14, 2011 | 501,000 | |
| Episode 5 | October 21, 2011 | 512,000 | |
| Episode 6 | October 28, 2011 | 482,000 | |
| Episode 7 | November 4, 2011 | 460,000 | |
| Episode 8 | November 18, 2011 | 485,000 | |
| Episode 9 | November 25, 2011 | 487,000 | |
| Episode 10 | December 2, 2011 | 585,000 | |
| Episode 11 | December 9, 2011 | 500,000 | |
| New Year's Eve Special | January 1, 2012 | 883,000 |
Season Four
| Episode | Aired | Audience | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Eve Special | December 31, 2012 | 939,000 | |
| Episode 1 | January 7, 2013 | ||
| Episode 2 | January 14, 2013 | ||
| Episode 3 | January 21, 2013 | ||
| Episode 4 | January 30, 2013 | ||
| Episode 5 | February 6, 2013 | ||
| Episode 6 | February 13, 2013 | ||
| Episode 7 | February 27, 2013 | ||
| Episode 8 | March 6, 2013 | ||
| Episode 9 | March 20, 2013 | ||
| Episode 10 | March 27, 2013 | ||
| Episode 11 | April 3, 2013 | ||
| Episode 12 | April 10, 2013 | ||
| Episode 13 | April 17, 2013 |
Season Five
| Episode | Aired | Audience | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | February 24, 2014 | ||
| Episode 2 | March 2, 2014 | ||
| Episode 3 | March 10, 2014 | ||
| Episode 4 | March 17, 2014 | ||
| Episode 5 | March 24, 2014 | ||
| Episode 6 | March 31, 2014 | ||
| Episode 7 | April 7, 2014 | ||
| Episode 8 | April 14, 2014 |