• Total number of episodes by the end of season six – 107

• The series has never delivered less than one million viewers for an original episode

• Most-watched episode of all time, ‘Merry Gasmas’, reached nearly three million viewers

• Remains the most-watched Canadian scripted series in any genre, and is often the only homegrown series to make the list of top 20 most-watched programs in Canada

• Was nominated for a 2004 International Emmy Award, surviving three rounds of preliminary judging by more than 500 judges in 38 countries

• Has been nominated for more than 60 awards, including 17 Gemini Awards. Among its six Gemini wins are three for best comedy series. It has also garnered nine Canadian Comedy Awards and two Directors Guild of Canada Awards

• Was voted Funniest Show on TV by TV Guide Canada readers in 2004

• Spawned a best-selling book (Tales from Dog River), a multimillion-dollar clothing line, and a series of DVDs that have sold more than 400,000 copies

• Began airing on U.S. cable network Superstation WGN in 2007, making it available in nearly 72 million U.S. homes

• Licensed to 26 countries across five continents, including Australia, Iraq, Finland, Morocco and the U.S.

• Notable guest stars include former prime minister Paul Martin, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, actor Kiefer Sutherland, former governor general Adrienne Clarkson, blues rocker Colin James, singer-songwriter Jann Arden, rock band The Tragically Hip, and hockey great Darryl Sittler