The Cheap Seats

The Cheap Seats is an Australian comedy panel television show on Network 10, which first premiered on 20 July 2021.[1] The Cheap Seats features selected clips of the previous week's news and television shows accompanied with humorous commentary delivered by the hosts.[2][3][4] The show returned for a second season on 26 April 2022,[5][6] and a third season on 9 May 2023.[7][8][9]

This article is about the Australian TV series. For the Alabama song, see The Cheap Seats (song). For other uses, see The Cheap Seats (disambiguation).

The Cheap Seats
GenreComedy
Presented by
Starring
  • Mel Tracina
  • Titus O'Reilly
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes74 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersSanto Cilauro
Tom Gleisner
Michael Hirsh
Rob Sitch
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time40 minutes
Production companyWorking Dog Productions
Release
Original networkNetwork 10
Original release20 July 2021 (2021-07-20) –
present
Related
Have You Been Paying Attention?

Hosts

The Cheap Seats is hosted by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald.[2][3] Segments are co-hosted by presenters including Mel Tracina on entertainment and Titus O'Reily on sport, however since May 2023, O'Reily has taken an extended break from the show for an undisclosed period of time.[10][11]

Recurring segments
  • Entertainment: Mel Tracina talks about events which occurred in entertainment during the week.
  • Sport: Rotating guests, formerly including correspondent Titus O'Reily, talk about events that occurred in sport during the week.
  • Across the Ditch: Unusual news from New Zealand.
  • Sexy Politics: a compilation of unintentional sexual innuendos made by politicians.
  • What's on What's on in the Warehouse: The hosts comment on out of context clips from the show What's on in the Warehouse, created by Australian pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse to promote its products.
  • Pacific Update Update: The hosts comment on clips from the TVNZ news show, Pacific Update.
  • Crop This!: Unusual tidbits from the world of gardening, usually featuring reports by Seven News reporter, Penny McKinlay.
  • Mel's markets: Funny news relating to the financial market.
  • Pencil it in: The hosts highlight strange and unusual events taking place across Australia
  • Crime Time: Lighthearted and funny clips of minor crimes across Australia.
  • House of Bracewellness: The hosts comment on clips from the Seven Network morning lifestyle show, House of Wellness.
  • Reporter of the Week: Introduced in 2023, Mel and Tim recognise a reporter who has been funny, surprising, or overly dedicated in the past week.

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)
No.
overall		No. in
season		GuestsOriginal air dateViewers
11–20 July 2021 (2021-07-20)460,000[12]
22Angella Dravid27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)286,000[13]
33Josh Earl & Ruby Tui3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)255,000[14]
44Harry Garside10 August 2021 (2021-08-10)313,000[15]
55Rachel Fairburn & Kez McGee17 August 2021 (2021-08-17)325,000[16]
66Urzila Carlson24 August 2021 (2021-08-24)321,000[17]
77Dilruk Jayasinha31 August 2021 (2021-08-31)348,000[18]
88Marie Chandler & Lloyd Langford7 September 2021 (2021-09-07)305,000[19]
99Osher Günsberg14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)324,000[20]
1010Chas Licciardello21 September 2021 (2021-09-21)358,000[21]
1111Dave Hughes28 September 2021 (2021-09-28)326,000[22]
1212Lana Murphy & Tony Martin5 October 2021 (2021-10-05)370,000[23]
1313Nina Oyama & Nath Valvo12 October 2021 (2021-10-12)330,000[24]
1414Chloë McCardel & Nate Byrne19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)368,000[25]
1515Archie Thompson26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)358,000[26]
1616Naomi Higgins2 November 2021 (2021-11-02)402,000[27]
1717Laura McGoldrick9 November 2021 (2021-11-09)391,000[28]
1818Myf Warhurst16 November 2021 (2021-11-16)358,000[29]
1919Natasha Exelby23 November 2021 (2021-11-23)361,000[30]

Season 2 (2022)
No.
overall		No. in
season		GuestsOriginal air dateViewers
201Nath Valvo26 April 2022 (2022-04-26)342,000[31]
212Denise Scott & Jarrod James Bingham3 May 2022 (2022-05-03)340,000[32]
223Dilruk Jayasinha10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)360,000[33]
234Ash London17 May 2022 (2022-05-17)378,000[34]
245Alex Dyson24 May 2022 (2022-05-24)325,000[35]
256Archie Thompson31 May 2022 (2022-05-31)360,000[36]
267Adam Bandt7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)394,000[37]
278Ryan Moloney14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)383,000[38]
289Tony Martin21 June 2022 (2022-06-21)429,000[39]
2910Gen Fricker28 June 2022 (2022-06-28)414,000[40]
3011Costa Georgiadis5 July 2022 (2022-07-05)387,000[41]
Note: Emma Holland replaced Tim McDonald as host.
3112Felicity Ward12 July 2022 (2022-07-12)396,000[42]
3213Matt Agnew19 July 2022 (2022-07-19)396,000[43]
3314Karla Lopez26 July 2022 (2022-07-26)395,000[44]
3415Nicole Livingstone2 August 2022 (2022-08-02)357,000[45]
3516Maeve Plouffe & Sam Garlepp9 August 2022 (2022-08-09)387,000[46]
3617Abbie Chatfield & Sam Garlepp16 August 2022 (2022-08-16)386,000[47]
3718Ray O'Leary & Shane "Stone Cold" Van Styn23 August 2022 (2022-08-23)357,000[48]
3819Osher Günsberg30 August 2022 (2022-08-30)268,000[49]
3920Myf Warhurst & Beth Lee-Crowther6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)290,000[50]
4021Nazeem Hussain13 September 2022 (2022-09-13)332,000[51]
4122–20 September 2022 (2022-09-20)291,000[52]
4223Jonathan Van Ness27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)301,000[53]
4324Concetta Caristo & Adam Rozenbachs4 October 2022 (2022-10-04)330,000[54]
4425Adam Rozenbachs & Daniel Doody11 October 2022 (2022-10-11)332,000[55]
4526Bill Bailey & Jo Weston18 October 2022 (2022-10-18)319,000[56]
4627Rob Mills25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)318,000[57]
4728Michael Hing1 November 2022 (2022-11-01)338,000[58]
4829Dane Simpson8 November 2022 (2022-11-08)324,000[59]
4930Sam Pang15 November 2022 (2022-11-15)343,000[60]

Season 3 (2023)
No.
overall		No. in
season		GuestsOriginal air dateViewers
501Sheldon Riley9 May 2023 (2023-05-09)365,000[61]
512Mel Buttle16 May 2023 (2023-05-16)399,000[62]
523Miguel Maestre23 May 2023 (2023-05-23)384,000[63]
534Gina Chick30 May 2023 (2023-05-30)388,000[64]
Note: Archie Thompson replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
545Susie Youssef6 June 2023 (2023-06-06)379,000[65]
Note: James Colley replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
556Celia Pacquola13 June 2023 (2023-06-13)395,000[66]
Note: Ed Kavalee replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
567Santo Cilauro & Natalie Tran20 June 2023 (2023-06-20)351,000[67]
Note: Georgie Tunny replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
578Bridget Hustwaite27 June 2023 (2023-06-27)357,000[68]
Note: Adam Rozenbachs replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
589Tom Cashman4 July 2023 (2023-07-04)375,000[69]
Note: Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
5910Robert Irwin & Zachary Ruane11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)340,000[70]
6011David Craig & Barbie cast (Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, Issa Rae & America Ferrera)18 July 2023 (2023-07-18)352,000[71]
Note: Adam Rozenbachs replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
6112Aesha Scott25 July 2023 (2023-07-25)328,000[72]
Note: Emma Holland replaced Melanie Bracewell as host;
Ben Lomas replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
6213Damien Fleming & Matt Agnew1 August 2023 (2023-08-01)386,000[73]
Note: Emma Holland replaced Melanie Bracewell as host
6314Tara Rushton & Jo Weston8 August 2023 (2023-08-08)265,000[74]
Note: Adam Rozenbachs replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
6415Amy Chapman & Annie Louie15 August 2023 (2023-08-15)317,000[75]
6516Adam Liaw & Miguel Maestre22 August 2023 (2023-08-22)282,000[76]
Note: Adam Rozenbachs replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
6617Chas Licciardello29 August 2023 (2023-08-29)293,000[77]
Note: Adam Rozenbachs replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
6718Leigh Sales5 September 2023 (2023-09-05)340,000[78]
Note: Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
6819Ray O'Leary12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)330,000[79]
Note: Georgie Tunny replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
6920Anthony Albanese & Concetta Caristo19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)306,000[80]
7021Nath Valvo26 September 2023 (2023-09-26)325,000[81]
Note: Emma Holland replaced Tim McDonald as host;
Ed Kavalee replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
7122Dylan Alcott3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)310,000[82]
Note: Emma Holland replaced Tim McDonald as host;
Adam Rozenbachs replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
7223Costa Georgiadis10 October 2023 (2023-10-10)291,000[83]
Note: Lizzy Hoo replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
7324Rhys Nicholson17 October 2023 (2023-10-17)335,000[84]
Note: Max Rushden replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
7425Murray Cook24 October 2023 (2023-10-24)371,000[85]
Note: Lydia Lassila replaced Titus O'Reilly as sports correspondent.
7526TBA31 October 2023 (2023-10-31)TBD

Awards and nominations
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2022 Logie Awards of 2022 Most Popular New Talent Melanie Bracewell Nominated
[86]
Most Popular Comedy Program The Cheap Seats Nominated
2023 Logie Awards of 2023 Most Outstanding Entertainment Program The Cheap Seats Won
[87]

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