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Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and Natasha Exelby.

Episode 1

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and returning guest Natasha Exelby.

Episode 2

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and gold medallist Ruby Tui.

Episode 3

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and bronze-medallist Olympic boxer Harry Garside.

Episode 4

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and Survivor’s Kez McGee.

Episode 5

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and Urzila Carlson.

Episode 6

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and Dilruk Jayasinha.

Episode 7

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and Lloyd Langford.

Episode 8

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and The Masked Singer host Osher Günsberg.

Episode 9

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and Planet America’s Chas Licciardello.

Episode 10

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and The Masked Singer’s Dave Hughes.

Episode 11

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and Bond superfan Tony Martin.

Episode 12

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and comedians Nina Oyama and Nath Valvo.

Episode 13

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily, English-Channel-swimmer Chloë McCardel and ABC weatherman Nate Byrne.

Episode 14

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and soccer legend turned celebrity chef Archie Thompson.

Episode 15

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and comedian Naomi Higgins.

Episode 16

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and Laura McGoldrick.

Episode 17

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and music broadcaster Myf Warhurst.

Episode 18

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at 2021, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and Natasha Exelby.

Episode 19

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seat hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and comedian Nath Valvo.

26 April, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seat hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are guests Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and comedy royalty Denise Scott.

May 3rd, 2022

Hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look back at the week’s major and not-so-major news stories, all the way from The Cheap Seats. Along for the laughs this week are Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and comedian Dilruk Jayasinha.

May 10th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and music guru Ash London.

May 17th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seat hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O’Reily and comedian turned independant candidate Alex Dyson.

May 24th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seat hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and former Socceroos star Archie Thompson.

May 31st, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and leader of the Greens Adam Bandt.

June 7th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seat hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and Neighbours star Ryan "Toadie" Moloney.

June 14th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seat hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and comedian Tony Martin.

June 21st, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seat hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and comedian Gen Fricker.

June 28th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Emma Holland. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and gardening guru Costa Georgiadis.

July 5th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and comedian Felicity Ward.

July 12th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and special guest Matt Agnew.

July 19th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and Hunted's Dr Karla Lopez.

July 26th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and swimming royalty Nicole Livingstone.

August 2nd, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Sam Garlepp and Australian cyclist Maeve Plouffe.

August 9th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Sam Garlepp and The Masked Singer's Abbie Chatfield.

August 16th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and comedian Ray O'Leary.

August 23rd, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and The Amazing Race host Beau Ryan.

August 30th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and special guest Myf Warhurst.

September 6th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and comedian Nazeem Hussain.

September 13th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and Titus O'Reily.

September 20th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and special guest Jonathan Van Ness.

September 27th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs and comedian Concetta Caristo.

October 4th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs and very special guest, Daniel Doody!

October 11th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily, comedian Bill Bailey and Vixens star Jo Weston

October 18th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and special guest Rob Mills.

October 25th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and comedian Michael Hing.

November 1st, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and comedian Dane Simpson.

November 8th, 2022

In the season finale, The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald reflect on the year that was. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and special guest Sam Pang.

November 15th, 2022

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and special guest Sheldon Riley.

May 9th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and comedian Mel Buttle.

May 16th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Mel Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Titus O'Reily and chef Miguel Maestre.

May 23rd, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Mel Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Archie Thompson and Alone Australia winner Gina Chick.

May 30th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, James Colley and comedian Susie Youssef.

June 6th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Ed Kavalee and comedian Celia Pacquola.

June 13th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Georgie Tunny and comedian Natalie Tran.

June 20th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs and music presenter Bridget Hustwaite.

June 27th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seat hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Lehmo and comedian Tom Cashman.

July 4th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and special guests Robert Irwin & Zachary Ruane.

July 11th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs and chief Hunter Dr. David Craig.

July 18th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Tim McDonald and Emma Holland. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Ben Lomas and Below Deck star Aesha Scott.

July 25th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Tim McDonald & Emma Holland. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, cricket legend Damien Fleming & special guest Dr. Matt Agnew.

August 1st, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell & Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs & special guests Tara Rushton & Jo Weston.

August 8th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Amy Chapman and comedian Annie Louey.

August 15th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs, Adam Liaw and mystery guest.

August 22nd, 2023

Taking a look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell & Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, comedian Adam Rozenbachs & special guest Chas Licciardello.

August 29th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell & Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, comedian Anthony Lehmann & journalist Leigh Sales.

September 5th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Georgie Tunny and comedian Ray O'Leary.

September 12th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Concetta Caristo & Prime Minister Anthony Albanese!

September 19th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Emma Holland. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Ed Kavalee and comedian Nath Valvo.

September 26th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Emma Holland. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs and special guest Dylan Alcott.

October 3rd, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, comedian Lizzy Hoo and gardening guru Costa Georgiadis.

October 10th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Max Rushden and comedian Rhys Nicholson.

October 17th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Red Wiggle Murray Cook & Olympic champion Lydia Lassila.

October 24th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Merrick Watts and comedian Cameron James.

October 31st, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and comedians Phil Wang & Catherine Cohen.

November 7th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and special guest Richard Osman.

November 14th, 2023

Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs and pastry chef Anna Polyviou.

November 21st, 2023

Taking a fun look at 2023 are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and special guest Andy Lee.

November 28th, 2023

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs, and comedian Joel Creasey are also joining in on the action.

April 30th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Mel Tracina, Bianca Chatfield, and comedian Bron Lewis are also joining in on the action.

May 7th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Mel Tracina, Lehmo, and Master Chef judge Poh Ling Yeow are also joining in on the action.

May 14th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and Merrick Watts, plus a special mystery guest!

May 21st, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs, and special guest Myf Warhurst.

May 28th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Tara Rushton, and rock legend Jimmy Barnes.

June 4th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs and comedian Jenny Tian.

June 11th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and special guests Damien Fleming and Alexa Leary.

June 18th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Mel Tracina, Georgie Tunny, and comedian Luke McGregor are also joining in on the action.

June 25th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs, and special guest Tony Armstrong.

July 2nd, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Mel Tracina, Olympian Anna Meares, and comedian Lana Walters are also joining in on the action.

July 9th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Mel Tracina, Ben Lomas, and special guest Miguel Maestre are joining in on the action.

July 16th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Mel Tracina, Broden Kelly, and comedian Urvi Majumdar are also joining the action.

July 23rd, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Tim McDonald and a special guest are taking a fun look at the week that was. Joining in on the action are Ange Bishop, Adam Rozenbachs, and swimmer Emily Seebohm.

July 30th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Mel Tracina and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Joining in on the action are Nicolette Minster, Lehmo, and special guest Stephen Quartermain.

August 6th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Georgie Tunny and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Mel Tracina, Andrea Crothers, and special guest Ray Martin join in on the action.

August 13th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Julia Zemiro and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Mel Tracina, Hamish Blake, and Olympians Nina Kennedy and Matthew Denny are joining in on the action.

August 20th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Celia Pacquola and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Joining in are Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs, and special guests Larry Emdur and Bron Lewis.

August 27th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Comedian Ray O'Leary and special guest Sharyn Ghidella are also joining in on the action.

September 3rd, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Adam Rozenbachs, and special guest Daria Saville.

September 10th, 2024

The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald are taking a fun look at the week that was as we celebrate our 100th episode. Mel Tracina and special guest Allan Raskall are joining in on the action.

The Best Seasons of The Cheap Seats

The Best Seasons of The Cheap Seats

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5