American Pickers
| American Pickers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary / Reality |
| Starring | Mike Wolfe Frank Fritz Danielle Colby-Cushman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Rural America, focusing on the Mid-West and American South. |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes (Season 1) 45–48 minutes (Season 2) |
| Original release | |
| Network | History Channel |
| Release | January 18, 2010 – present |
American Pickers is an American documentary reality television series that premiered January 18, 2010 on History Channel.
Summary
The show follows life partners Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, as they travel around Iowa, the greater Midwest, and the South (as of season one) showing up at people's houses and buying antiques and collectibles. They are assisted by Danielle Colby-Cushman, who helps run their shop (called Antique Archaeology) and attempts to track down more sellers. Antique Archeology is based out of LeClaire, Iowa.
Wolfe and Fritz call on casual collectors, hoarders and, occasionally, people who have inherited overwhelming collections of seeming junk. Wolfe has a particular interest in old bicycles, while Fritz has a fondness for antique motor oil cans, although they have purchased old advertising signs, movie theater posters, a rare 15-gallon visible gasoline pump, and a Vespa passenger scooter that one of their friends tells them is probably the only one of its kind in North America.[citation needed] By and large, they pay fair prices, though they admit that a good resale will double their money.
Season 2 premiered June 7, 2010.[1]
The first season episodes were designed for a 30-minute time slot. After the first few episodes, they were aired back-to-back in a 60-minute time slot. The second season episodes are designed for a 60-minute time slot.
Ratings
The series debuted with 3.2 million viewers, and was the #1 new series in the 25-54 year old category.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "'American Pickers' Season 2 Goes Back to the Junkyard". May 24, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ PAWN STARS, AMERICAN PICKERS & AX MEN LEAD HISTORY TO BEST MONTH OF ALL TIME