The Cheap Seats

The Cheap Seats is an Australian comedy panel television show on Network 10, which first premiered on 20 July 2021. The Cheap Seats features selected clips of the previous week's news and television shows accompanied with humorous commentary delivered by the hosts. The show returned for a second season on 26 April 2022, and a third season on 9 May 2023. In October 2023, Network 10 confirmed that the show would be returning in 2024, and season 4 premiered on 30April.

Hosts
The Cheap Seats is hosted by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 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.

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.
 * Archipelago of Love Islands: Mel Tracina shares the funniest moments from international versions of Love Island.
 * 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.

Awards and nominations

 * rowspan="2"|2022
 * rowspan="2"|Logie Awards of 2022
 * Most Popular New Talent
 * Melanie Bracewell
 * Nominated
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 * Most Popular Comedy Program
 * The Cheap Seats
 * Nominated
 * 2023
 * Logie Awards of 2023
 * Most Outstanding Entertainment Program
 * The Cheap Seats
 * Won
 * Most Outstanding Entertainment Program
 * The Cheap Seats
 * Won