The Cheap Seats: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hosted by Have You Been Paying Attention? regulars Melanie Bracewell (ex-New Zealand) and Tim McDonald (ex-Jobseeker), The Cheap Seats takes a comic look back at the week that was.

Major news stories, not-so-major news stories, stories involving cats, entertainment, sport and viral videos, it's a Reader's Digest of world events for a generation who simply don't want to read.

If it was broadcast, released, published, viewed, shared, clicked on, or simply trending for 30-seconds, then it's likely to be a part of The Cheap Seats.

So get set to experience a new view of the world... from The Cheap Seats.

Series details

• Title: The Cheap Seats
• Format: Panel Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2021-07-20
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Network 10
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 56463
• IMDb ID: tt15073262
• TVDB ID: 407107

Cast and credited roles

• Tim McDonald — Host
• Melanie Bracewell — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-07-20; final listed air date 2021-11-23; episode order: 19.
• Season 2: premiered 2022-04-26; final listed air date 2022-11-15; episode order: 30.
• Season 3: premiered 2023-05-09; final listed air date 2023-11-28; episode order: 30.
• Season 4: premiered 2024-04-30; final listed air date 2024-11-19; episode order: 30.
• Season 5: premiered 2025-04-29; final listed air date 2025-11-18; episode order: 30.
• Season 6: premiered 2026-04-21; final listed air date 2026-11-10; episode order: 30.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Cheap Seats on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.