Cheap Seats without Ron Parker, commonly shortened to Cheap Seats, is a television program broadcast on ESPN Classic hosted by brothers Randy and Jason Sklar. The brothers appear as fictional ESPN tape librarians who amuse themselves by watching old, campy sports broadcasts and wisecracking about them. Cheap Seats debuted on February 4, 2004, with an episode that showed ESPN sportscaster "Ron Parker" getting buried under a shelf full of tapes, forcing the Sklars to fill in, as they were behind Parker on the "hosting depth chart". The founding production team behind "Cheap Seats" included Mark Shapiro, Showrunner, Todd Pellegrino, James Cohen and Joseph Maar. Cheap Seats was originally an hour-long program. There were about 10 one hour-long episodes in the first season, all of which were subsequently cut down to fit a 30 minute time slot.
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26 episodes • 2004
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid South Wrestling 1980 | Feb 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Stanford-Cal: The 1982 Big Game | Jan 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Wide World: Part 1 | Jan 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Garvey/Bonilla Celebrity Night | Jan 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 1997 Spelling Bee | Jan 1, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Roller Derby | Apr 7, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 7 | 1978 World's Strongest Man | Jan 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Superdogs! Superjocks | Jan 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 1978 Superstars | Feb 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Wide World, Part 2: Real Men | Jan 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 11 | 1994 World Series of Poker | Jan 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 12 | 1979 Oilers vs Redwings | Jun 24, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 13 | 1990 Dog Show-1990 Cheerleading | Jul 8, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Bowling-Running of the Bulls | Jul 28, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Wide World of Sports- Part 3 | Aug 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 16 | 1995- Strongman-Ms. Galaxy | Aug 19, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 17 | NFL Billiards & Darts | Aug 26, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Wide World of Sports- Part 4 | Sep 2, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Putt-Putt | Jan 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 20 | 1973 Superstars | Sep 23, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Bullriding-Lawn Mower Racing | Sep 30, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 22 | 1994 Spelling Bee | Oct 21, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 23 | High School Cheerleading | Oct 28, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 24 | ICW Wrestling | Nov 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Roller Derby 1986 | Nov 11, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Utilityman: The Quest for Cooperstown | Aug 16, 2004 | 0.0 |
14 episodes • 2005
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best of Cheap Seats | Mar 7, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Creative Breaking Championships-K-1 Fighting | Mar 14, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 2000 Great Outdoor Games | Mar 21, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Scrabble-Frisbee | Apr 4, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Pimpin' Your Pet | Apr 4, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 1998 World Series of Poker | Apr 11, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rodeo | Apr 18, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Gimmick Sports | Apr 25, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 1980 MLB All-Star Game | May 2, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Wide World On Ice | May 9, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Superdogs! Superjocks | May 16, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Fun In The Sun | May 23, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 13 | 1976 ABA All-Star Game | May 30, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 14 | 1978 Superteams- Cowboys vs Royals | Jun 6, 2005 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2005
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest | Sep 19, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 1995 Spelling Bee | Sep 26, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Women's Sports | Oct 3, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kids Putt-Putt-Double Dutch | Oct 10, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 1999 Ultimate Heavy Athletics-Wide World Hurling | Oct 17, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 1989 Holiday Bowl-BYU vs Penn State | Oct 24, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 7 | 1995 High School Slam Jam-2003 NHL SuperSkills | Oct 31, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 8 | 1996 U.S. Poker Championship | Nov 7, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 9 | On the Road at Busch Stadium | Nov 14, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dog Show-World Beard and Mustache Championship | Nov 21, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 11 | 1977 Superstars | Nov 28, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 12 | On the Road | Dec 5, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 13 | 1996 Spelling Bee (Part 1) | Dec 12, 2005 | 0.0 |
26 episodes • 2006
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Is Inside Cheap Seats | Apr 17, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 1996 Spelling Bee (Part 2) | Jun 5, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 1985 Rollergames | Jun 12, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Evel Kneivel | Jun 19, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 1990 Battle of the Corperate Stars | Jun 26, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 2005 U.S. Open of Competitive Eating | Jul 3, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 7 | 1985 World's Strongest Man | Jul 10, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 8 | 2004 Juggling Championships, Ultimate Frisbee | Jul 17, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 1996-97 High School Slam Dunk Contests | Jul 24, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Steve Garvey Celebrity Skiing | Jul 31, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 11 | ICW Superstars of Wrestling | Aug 7, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 12 | 2003 ISKA Karate Championships | Aug 16, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Unbelievable Sports, Part 1 | Aug 21, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Games with Animals- Horse Pulling, Bull Racing, Rattlesnake Challenge | Aug 28, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 15 | 1991 Rose Bowl | Sep 4, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Wide World- Snow vs Sand | Sep 11, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 17 | 1993 Radical Outdoor Challenge | Sep 18, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Stupid Car Tricks | Sep 25, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Bodybuilding | Oct 2, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 20 | 1998 Corporate Sports Battle | Oct 9, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 21 | 1998 and 1999 College Bowling Championships | Oct 16, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Amazing Games- International Toughmen | Oct 23, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 23 | NFL-MLB Arm Wrestling | Oct 30, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Unbelievable Sports 2 | Nov 6, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Pimpin' Your Pet 2 | Nov 13, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Cleaning Out the Closet | Nov 20, 2006 | 0.0 |