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The Cheap Seats | |
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Genre | Comedy |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 125 |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company | Working Dog Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Network 10 |
Release | 20 July 2021 present | –
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The Cheap Seats is an Australian comedy panel television show on Network 10, which 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, Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald.[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] Season 4 premiered on 30 April 2024,[10] and season 5 began airing in 2025.[11]
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.[12][13]
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 19 | 20 July 2021 | 23 November 2021 | |
2 | 30 | 26 April 2022 | 15 November 2022 | |
3 | 30 | 9 May 2023 | 28 November 2023 | |
4 | 30 | 30 April 2024 | 19 November 2024 | |
5 | 30 | 29 April 2025 | TBA |
No. overall | No. in season | Guest(s) | Original release date | AUS. viewers (thousands) |
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1 | 1 | None | 20 July 2021 | 460[14] |
2 | 2 | Angella Dravid | 27 July 2021 | 286[15] |
3 | 3 | Josh Earl & Ruby Tui | 3 August 2021 | 255[16] |
4 | 4 | Harry Garside | 10 August 2021 | 313[17] |
5 | 5 | Rachel Fairburn & Kez McGee | 17 August 2021 | 325[18] |
6 | 6 | Urzila Carlson | 24 August 2021 | 321[19] |
7 | 7 | Dilruk Jayasinha | 31 August 2021 | 348[20] |
8 | 8 | Marie Chandler & Lloyd Langford | 7 September 2021 | 305[21] |
9 | 9 | Osher Günsberg | 14 September 2021 | 324[22] |
10 | 10 | Chas Licciardello | 21 September 2021 | 358[23] |
11 | 11 | Dave Hughes | 28 September 2021 | 326[24] |
12 | 12 | Lana Murphy & Tony Martin | 5 October 2021 | 370[25] |
13 | 13 | Nina Oyama & Nath Valvo | 12 October 2021 | 330[26] |
14 | 14 | Chloë McCardel & Nate Byrne | 19 October 2021 | 368[27] |
15 | 15 | Archie Thompson | 26 October 2021 | 358[28] |
16 | 16 | Naomi Higgins | 2 November 2021 | 402[29] |
17 | 17 | Laura McGoldrick | 9 November 2021 | 391[30] |
18 | 18 | Myf Warhurst | 16 November 2021 | 358[31] |
19 | 19 | Natasha Exelby | 23 November 2021 | 361[32] |
No. overall | No. in season | Guest(s) | Original release date | AUS. viewers (thousands) | |
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20 | 1 | Nath Valvo | 26 April 2022 | 342[33] | |
21 | 2 | Denise Scott & Jarrod James Bingham | 3 May 2022 | 340[34] | |
22 | 3 | Dilruk Jayasinha | 10 May 2022 | 360[35] | |
23 | 4 | Ash London | 17 May 2022 | 378[36] | |
24 | 5 | Alex Dyson | 24 May 2022 | 325[37] | |
25 | 6 | Archie Thompson | 31 May 2022 | 360[38] | |
26 | 7 | Adam Bandt | 7 June 2022 | 394[39] | |
27 | 8 | Ryan Moloney | 14 June 2022 | 383[40] | |
28 | 9 | Tony Martin | 21 June 2022 | 429[41] | |
29 | 10 | Gen Fricker | 28 June 2022 | 414[42] | |
30 | 11 | Costa Georgiadis | 5 July 2022 | 387[43] | |
Note: Emma Holland replaced Tim McDonald as host. | |||||
31 | 12 | Felicity Ward | 12 July 2022 | 396[44] | |
32 | 13 | Matt Agnew | 19 July 2022 | 396[45] | |
33 | 14 | Karla Lopez | 26 July 2022 | 395[46] | |
34 | 15 | Nicole Livingstone | 2 August 2022 | 357[47] | |
35 | 16 | Maeve Plouffe & Sam Garlepp | 9 August 2022 | 387[48] | |
36 | 17 | Abbie Chatfield & Sam Garlepp | 16 August 2022 | 386[49] | |
37 | 18 | Ray O'Leary & Shane "Stone Cold" Van Styn | 23 August 2022 | 357[50] | |
38 | 19 | Osher Günsberg | 30 August 2022 | 268[51] | |
39 | 20 | Myf Warhurst & Beth Lee-Crowther | 6 September 2022 | 290[52] | |
40 | 21 | Nazeem Hussain | 13 September 2022 | 332[53] | |
41 | 22 | – | 20 September 2022 | 291[54] | |
42 | 23 | Jonathan Van Ness | 27 September 2022 | 301[55] | |
43 | 24 | Concetta Caristo & Adam Rozenbachs | 4 October 2022 | 330[56] | |
44 | 25 | Adam Rozenbachs & Daniel Doody | 11 October 2022 | 332[57] | |
45 | 26 | Bill Bailey & Jo Weston | 18 October 2022 | 319[58] | |
46 | 27 | Rob Mills | 25 October 2022 | 318[59] | |
47 | 28 | Michael Hing | 1 November 2022 | 338[60] | |
48 | 29 | Dane Simpson | 8 November 2022 | 324[61] | |
49 | 30 | Sam Pang | 15 November 2022 | 343[62] |
No. overall | No. in season | Guest(s) | Original release date | AUS. viewers (thousands) | |
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50 | 1 | Sheldon Riley | 9 May 2023 | 365[63] | |
51 | 2 | Mel Buttle | 16 May 2023 | 399[64] | |
52 | 3 | Miguel Maestre | 23 May 2023 | 384[65] | |
Titus O’Reilly presented as sports correspondent for the last time, he wasn’t replaced and rotating guests, comedians or the hosts presented the sports segment since then. | |||||
53 | 4 | Gina Chick, Archie Thompson | 30 May 2023 | 388[66] | |
54 | 5 | Susie Youssef | 6 June 2023 | 379[67] | |
Sports segment: James Colley | |||||
55 | 6 | Celia Pacquola | 13 June 2023 | 395[68] | |
Sports segment: Ed Kavalee | |||||
56 | 7 | Santo Cilauro & Natalie Tran | 20 June 2023 | 351[69] | |
Sports segment: Georgie Tunny | |||||
57 | 8 | Bridget Hustwaite | 27 June 2023 | 357[70] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
58 | 9 | Tom Cashman | 4 July 2023 | 375[71] | |
Sports segment: Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann | |||||
59 | 10 | Robert Irwin & Zachary Ruane | 11 July 2023 | 340[72] | |
60 | 11 | David Craig & Barbie cast (Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, Issa Rae & America Ferrera) | 18 July 2023 | 352[73] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
61 | 12 | Aesha Scott | 25 July 2023 | 328[74] | |
Sports segment: Ben Lomas | |||||
62 | 13 | Matt Agnew, Damien Fleming | 1 August 2023 | 386[75] | |
Note: Emma Holland replaced Melanie Bracewell as host of episodes 12 and 13 due to the latter performing at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, however Bracewell made a cameo appearance in episode 13 via satellite. | |||||
63 | 14 | Tara Rushton & Jo Weston | 8 August 2023 | 265[76] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
64 | 15 | Annie Louie & Amy Chapman | 15 August 2023 | 317[77] | |
65 | 16 | Adam Liaw & Miguel Maestre | 22 August 2023 | 282[78] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
66 | 17 | Chas Licciardello | 29 August 2023 | 293[79] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
67 | 18 | Leigh Sales | 5 September 2023 | 340[80] | |
Sports segment: Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann | |||||
68 | 19 | Ray O'Leary | 12 September 2023 | 330[81] | |
Sports segment: Georgie Tunny | |||||
69 | 20 | Anthony Albanese & Concetta Caristo | 19 September 2023 | 306[82] | |
70 | 21 | Nath Valvo | 26 September 2023 | 325[83] | |
Note: Emma Holland replaced Tim McDonald as host; Sports segment: Ed Kavalee | |||||
71 | 22 | Dylan Alcott | 3 October 2023 | 310[84] | |
Note: Emma Holland replaced Tim McDonald as host; Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
72 | 23 | Costa Georgiadis | 10 October 2023 | 291[85] | |
Sports segment: Lizzy Hoo | |||||
73 | 24 | Rhys Nicholson | 17 October 2023 | 335[86] | |
Sports segment: Max Rushden | |||||
74 | 25 | Murray Cook &Lydia Lassila | 24 October 2023 | 371[87] | |
75 | 26 | Cameron James | 31 October 2023 | 350[88] | |
Sports segment: Merrick Watts | |||||
76 | 27 | Phil Wang & Catherine Cohen | 7 November 2023 | 368[89] | |
77 | 28 | Richard Osman | 14 November 2023 | 348[90] | |
78 | 29 | Anna Polyviou | 21 November 2023 | 339[91] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbach | |||||
79 | 30 | Andy Lee | 28 November 2023 | 350[92] |
No. overall | No. in season | Guest(s) | Original release date | Australia viewers (thousands) | |
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80 | 1 | Joel Creasey | 30 April 2024 | 450[93] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
81 | 2 | Bron Lewis | 7 May 2024 | 465[94] | |
Sports segment: Bianca Chatfield | |||||
82 | 3 | Poh Ling Yeow | 14 May 2024 | 508[95] | |
Sports segment: Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann | |||||
83 | 4 | Andrea Crothers | 21 May 2024 | 492[96] | |
Sports segment: Merrick Watts | |||||
84 | 5 | Myf Warhurst | 28 May 2024 | 532[97] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
85 | 6 | Jimmy Barnes | 4 June 2024 | 540[98] | |
Sports segment: Tara Rushton | |||||
86 | 7 | Jenny Tian | 11 June 2024 | 489[99] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
87 | 8 | Alexa Leary & Damien Fleming | 18 June 2024 | 534[100] | |
88 | 9 | Luke McGregor | 25 June 2024 | 531[101] | |
Sports segment: Georgie Tunny | |||||
89 | 10 | Tony Armstrong | 2 July 2024 | 499[102] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
90 | 11 | Anna Meares & Lana Walters | 9 July 2024 | 448[103] | |
91 | 12 | Miguel Maestre | 16 July 2024 | 461[104] | |
Sports segment: Ben Lomas | |||||
92 | 13 | Urvi Majumdar | 23 July 2024 | 448[105] | |
Sports segment: Broden Kelly | |||||
93 | 14 | Angela Bishop & Emily Seebohm | 30 July 2024 | 303[106] | |
Note: Mel Tracina replaced Melanie Bracewell as co-host; Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
94 | 15 | Steven Quartermain & Nicolette Minister | 6 August 2024 | 293[107] | |
Note: Mel Tracina replaced Melanie Bracewell as co-host; Sports segment: Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann | |||||
95 | 16 | Ray Martin & Andrea Crothers | 13 August 2024 | 466[108] | |
Note: Georgie Tunny replaced Melanie Bracewell as co-host. | |||||
96 | 17 | Hamish Blake, Nina Kennedy & Matthew Denny | 20 August 2024 | 442[109] | |
Note: Julia Zemiro replaced Melanie Bracewell as co-host. | |||||
97 | 18 | Larry Emdur & Bron Lewis | 27 August 2024 | 462[110] | |
Note: Celia Pacquola replaced Melanie Bracewell as co-host; Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
98 | 19 | Ray O'Leary & Sharyn Ghidella | 3 September 2024 | 399[111] | |
99 | 20 | Daria Saville | 10 September 2024 | 462[112] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
100 | 21 | Allan Raskall | 17 September 2024 | 416[113] | |
101 | 22 | Tim Minchin | 24 September 2024 | 422[114] | |
Sports segment: Broden Kelly | |||||
102 | 23 | Romesh Ranganathan | 1 October 2024 | 431[115] | |
Sports segment: Lavender Baj | |||||
103 | 24 | David M. Green | 8 October 2024 | 420[116] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
104 | 25 | Andrea Crothers | 15 October 2024 | 429[117] | |
Sports segment: Bobby Macumber | |||||
105 | 26 | Bill Bailey | 22 October 2024 | 393[118] | |
106 | 27 | Stephen Fry & Saya Sakakibara | 29 October 2024 | 472[119] | |
107 | 28 | Eric Idle | 5 November 2024 | 403[120] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
108 | 29 | Merrick Watts | 12 November 2024 | 397[121] | |
109 | 30 | Tom Gleisner & Louise Mahler | 19 November 2024 | 436[122] |
Season five premiered in 2025, featuring revamped graphics and a re-worded intro.
No. overall | No. in season | Guest(s) | Original release date | AUS. viewers (thousands) | |
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110 | 1 | Anne Edmonds | 29 April 2025 | 475[123] | |
Sports segment: Chloe Petts | |||||
111 | 2 | Santo Cilauro, Mike Goldstein | 6 May 2025 | 481[124] | |
112 | 3 | Antony Green, Danny Estrin | 13 May 2025 | 489[125] | |
113 | 4 | Celya AB | 20 May 2025 | 469[126] | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
114 | 5 | Danny and Michael Philippou, Jamie Durie | 27 May 2025 | 458[127] | |
Sports segment: Luke Rocca | |||||
115 | 6 | George Kapiniaris, Andy Allen, Emma Holland | 3 June 2025 | 490[128] | |
116 | 7 | Eddie Perfect | 10 June 2025 | 504[129] | |
Sports segment: Alex Ward | |||||
117 | 8 | Joanne Ciconte, Guy Montgomery | 17 June 2025 | 479[130] | |
118 | 9 | Demi Adejuyigbe | 24 June 2025 | 452[131] | |
Sports segment: Abbey Gelmi | |||||
119 | 10 | Lisa Millar | 1 July 2025 | 477[132] | |
Sports segment: Dave Thornton | |||||
120 | 11 | Takashi Wakasugi | 8 July 2025 | 493[133] | |
Sports segment: Broden Kelly | |||||
121 | 12 | Ray O'Leary, Steph Baumgartel | 15 July 2025 | 516[134] | |
Sports segment: Abbey Gelmi | |||||
122 | 13 | Lana Walters | 22 July 2025 | N/A | |
Sports segment: Peter Helliar | |||||
123 | 14 | Lynne McGranger | 29 July 2025 | N/A | |
Sports segment: Ben Lomas | |||||
124 | 15 | Sandra Sully, Jo Weston | 5 August 2025 | N/A | |
125 | 16 | Miguel Maestre | 12 August 2025 | TBD | |
Note: Nath Valvo replaced Tim McDonald as co-host; Sports segment: Georgie Tunny | |||||
126 | 17 | Bianca Chatfield | 19 August 2025 | TBD | |
Sports segment: Andrea Crothers | |||||
127 | 18 | Nevaeh-Lea Benton | 26 August 2025 | TBD | |
Sports segment: Adam Rozenbachs | |||||
128 | 19 | Alexei Toliopoulos | 2 September 2025 | TBD | |
Sports segment: Abbey Gelmi | |||||
129 | 20 | TBA | 9 September 2025 | TBD | |
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Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Logie Awards of 2022 | Most Popular New Talent | Melanie Bracewell | Nominated | |
Most Popular Comedy Program | The Cheap Seats | Nominated | |||
2023 | Logie Awards of 2023 | Most Outstanding Entertainment Program | The Cheap Seats | Won |