The Cheap Seats (Australian TV series)

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.[2][3][4]

The Cheap Seats
GenreComedy
Presented by
Starring
  • Mel Tracina
  • Titus O'Reilly
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes22 (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time40 minutes
Production companyWorking Dog Productions
Release
Original networkNetwork 10
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatStereo
Original release20 July 2021 (2021-07-20) –
present
Chronology
Related showsHave You Been Paying Attention?

Hosts

The Cheap Seats is hosted by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald.[2][3] Segments are co-hosted by presenters such as Mel Tracina on entertainment, Titus O'Reilly on sport and Natasha Exelby on special events such as the Olympics.[5]

Comedians Josh Earl reported from Tasmania, Nina Oyama from Sydney, Angella Dravid from New Zealand and Rachel Fairburn from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Reception

Season 1 (2021)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAUS viewers
11"Episode 1"20 July 2021 (2021-07-20)460,000[6]
22"Episode 2"27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)286,000[7]
Guests: Angella Dravid
33"Episode 3"3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)255,000[8]
Guests: Josh Earl and Ruby Tui
44"Episode 4"10 August 2021 (2021-08-10)313,000[9]
Guest: Harry Garside
55"Episode 5"17 August 2021 (2021-08-17)325,000[10]
Guests: Rachel Fairburn and Kez McGee
66"Episode 6"24 August 2021 (2021-08-24)321,000[11]
Guest: Urzila Carlson
77"Episode 7"31 August 2021 (2021-08-31)348,000[12]
Guest: Dilruk Jayasinha
88"Episode 8"7 September 2021 (2021-09-07)305,000[13]
Guests: Marie Chandler and Lloyd Langford
99"Episode 9"14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)324,000[14]
Guest: Osher Günsberg
1010"Episode 10"21 September 2021 (2021-09-21)358,000[15]
Guest: Chas Licciardello
1111"Episode 11"28 September 2021 (2021-09-28)326,000[16]
Guest: Dave Hughes
1212"Episode 12"5 October 2021 (2021-10-05)370,000[17]
Guests: Lana Murphy and Tony Martin
1313"Episode 13"12 October 2021 (2021-10-12)330,000[18]
Guests: Nina Oyama and Nath Valvo
1414"Episode 14"19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)368,000[19]
Guests: Chloë McCardel and Nate Byrne
1515"Episode 15"26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)358,000[20]
Guest: Archie Thompson
1616"Episode 16"2 November 2021 (2021-11-02)402,000[21]
Guest: Naomi Higgins
1717"Episode 17"9 November 2021 (2021-11-09)391,000[22]
Guest: Laura McGoldrick
1818"Episode 18"16 November 2021 (2021-11-16)358,000[23]
Guest: Myf Warhurst
1919"Episode 19"23 November 2021 (2021-11-23)361,000[24]
Guest: Natasha Exelby

Season 2 (2022)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAUS viewers
201"Episode 1"26 April 2022 (2022-04-26)342,000[25]
Guest: Nath Valvo
212"Episode 2"3 May 2022 (2022-05-03)340,000[26]
Guests: Denise Scott & Jarrod James Bingham

References
  1. Knox, David (13 July 2021). "Airdate: The Cheap Seats". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. "Welcome To The Cheap Seats, The New Show From The Makers Of HYBPA?". 10 Play. Network 10. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. Wilson, Zanda (14 July 2021). "Ten announces new Working Dog show The Cheap Seats". Mumbrella. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. "Ten announces The Cheap Seats to air Tuesday, 20 July". Mediaweek. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. "The Cheap Seats – Episode 1". 10 Play. Network 10. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. Knox, David (21 July 2021). "Tuesday 20 July 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. Knox, David (28 July 2021). "Tuesday 27 July 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. Knox, David (4 August 2021). "Olympics help Sunrise to biggest audience in 5 years". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. Knox, David (11 August 2021). "Tuesday 10 August 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  10. Knox, David (18 August 2021). "Tuesday 17 August 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  11. Knox, David (25 August 2021). "Tuesday 24 August 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  12. Knox, David (1 September 2021). "Tuesday 31 August 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  13. Knox, David (8 September 2021). "Tuesday 7 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  14. Knox, David (15 September 2021). "Tuesday 14 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  15. Knox, David (22 September 2021). "Tuesday 21 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  16. Knox, David (29 September 2021). "Tuesday 28 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  17. Knox, David (6 October 2021). "Tuesday 5 October 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  18. Knox, David (13 October 2021). "Tuesday 12 October 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  19. Knox, David (20 October 2021). "Tuesday 19 October 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  20. Knox, David (26 October 2021). "Tuesday 26 October 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  21. Knox, David (3 November 2021). "Tuesday 2 November 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  22. Knox, David (10 November 2021). "Tuesday 9 November 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  23. Knox, David (17 November 2021). "Tuesday 16 November 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  24. Knox, David (24 November 2021). "Tuesday 23 November 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  25. Knox, David (27 April 2022). "Tuesday 26 April 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  26. Knox, David (4 May 2022). "Tuesday 3 May 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 May 2022.


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