Baggage Battles
Baggage Battles is an American docu-reality, produced by The Travel Channel from 2012. The first episode of the show was aired on April 11, 2012.
Format
The program is related to lost baggage auctions, police auctions, and estate auctions. Auction Participants Laurence and Sally Martin, Mark Meyer, Billy Leroy and Traci Lombardo buy items to resell. They often call experts/appraisers to evaluate the objects they have bought. They are currently filming their 5th season to be composed of a mix of US and Canadian based auctions. [1] The format draws on that of similar shows like Storage Wars.
Seasons
Season 1
| Total # | Episode # | Title | Location | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101 | "Miami" | Miami, Florida | April 11, 2012 |
| 2 | 102 | "London" | London, England | April 11, 2012 |
| 3 | 103 | "Indianapolis" | Indianapolis, Indiana | April 18, 2012 |
| 4 | 104 | "Atlanta" | Atlanta, Georgia | April 25, 2012 |
| 5 | 105 | "New Jersey" | New Jersey | May 2, 2012 |
| 6 | 106 | "Los Angeles" | Los Angeles, California | May 9, 2012 |
| 7 | 107 | "Scotland" | Glasgow, Scotland | May 30, 2012 |
| 8 | 108 | "Florida" | Miami, Florida | June 6, 2012 |
| 9 | 109 | "Vancouver" | Vancover, British Columbia | June 27, 2012 |
| 10 | 110 | "NY Port Authority" | New York, New York | July 11, 2012 |
| 11 | 111 | "Toronto" | Toronto, Ontario | July 18, 2012 |
| 12 | 112 | "North Carolina" | Archdale, North Carolina | July 25, 2012 |
Season 2
| Total # | Episode # | Title | Location | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 201 | "Diamonds in the Rough" | Brooklyn, New York | November 14, 2012 |
| 14 | 202 | "Blast From the Past" | Middleboro, Massachusetts | November 14, 2012 |
| 15 | 203 | "Breaking the Bank" | Atlanta, Georgia | November 21, 2012 |
| 16 | 204 | "Man On Fire" | Greensboro, North Carolina | November 28, 2012 |
| 17 | 205 | "Cash Is King" | London, England | December 5, 2012 |
| 18 | 206 | "Knightwalkers" | Dublin, Ireland | December 12, 2012 |
| 19 | 207 | "Boy Toys" | Greensboro, North Carolina | December 19, 2012 |
| 20 | 208 | "Crate Expectations" | Phoenix, Arizona | January 9, 2013 |
| 21 | 209 | "Grand Theft Auto" | Tampa, Florida | January 16, 2013 |
| 22 | 210 | "California Scheming" | Santa Cruz, California | January 23, 2013 |
| 23 | 211 | "Eye For an Eye" | Toronto, Ontario | February 6, 2013 |
| 24 | 212 | "Liar Liar" | Shreveport, Louisiana | February 13, 2013 |
| 25 | 213 | "Daredevils" | Toronto, Ontario | February 20, 2013 |
| 26 | 214 | "Shock and Awe" | Louisiana | February 27, 2013 |
Season 3
| Total # | Episode # | Title | Location | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 301 | "Guns A-Blazin'" | Stockton, California | October 15, 2013 |
| 28 | 302 | "Mike Tyson's Punch Out" | Jacksonville, Florida | October 15, 2013 |
| 29 | 303 | "Bunny Money" | Denver, Colorado | October 22, 2013 |
| 30 | 304 | "Golden Ticket" | Nashville, Tennessee | October 29, 2013 |
| 31 | 305 | "Blow Up" | Tucson, Arizona | November 5, 2013 |
| 32 | 306 | "Platinum Hits" | New York, New York | November 12, 2013 |
| 33 | 307 | "Sin City Win" | Las Vegas, Nevada | November 19, 2013 |
| 34 | 308 | "World War Score" | Normandy, France | November 26, 2013 |
| 35 | 309 | "Two Faced" | Stockton, California | December 3, 2013 |
| 36 | 310 | "Bad Blood" | Red Hook, New York | December 10, 2013 |
| 37 | 311 | "What a Dummy" | Stockton, California | December 17, 2013 |
| 38 | 312 | "Lady Luck" | St. Paul, Minnesota | January 7, 2014 |
| 39 | 313 | "Space Case" | Sacramento, California | January 7, 2014 |
Season 4
| Total # | Episode # | Title | Location | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 401 | "Steal Drum" | Nashville, Tennessee | April 23, 2014 |
| 41 | 402 | "Monster Money" | Hollywood, California | April 23, 2014 |
| 42 | 403 | "Intergalactic Bounty" | Nashville, Tennessee | April 30, 2014 |
| 43 | 404 | "Big Boy Bucks" | Las Vegas, Nevada | April 30, 2014 |
| 44 | 405 | "Safari Sale" | Johannesburg, South Africa | May 7, 2014 |
| 45 | 406 | "Inflated Egos" | Commerce, Georgia | May 7, 2014 |
| 46 | 407 | "Walk the Plank" | Orlando, Florida | May 14, 2014 |
| 47 | 408 | "Gunning For Dollars" | Las Vegas, Nevada | May 21, 2014 |
| 48 | 409 | "Swami Says" | Austin, Texas | May 28, 2014 |
| 49 | 410 | "It's Not Easy Making Green" | Allentown, Pennsylvania | June 4, 2014 |
| 50 | 411 | "Dino-Mite" | Knoxville, Tennessee | June 11, 2014 |
| 51 | 412 | "Greedy Pig" | Alpharetta, Georgia | June 18, 2014 |
| 52 | 413 | "The Wizard of Odd" | Toronto, Ontario | June 18, 2014 |
Critical reaction
The show is well received by the critics. The show has received 6.2/10 ratings on IMDb. It has received 7.4/10 ratings on TV.com and has received 2.3/10 ratings on TVGuide.co.uk. AV Club found it derivative of Storage Wars, but more positively said that the travel angle did add some local color and occasionally it did surprise with what the participants found.[2]
International distribution
Australia: On A&E Australia and 7mate
Brazil: On Travel & Living Channel
Bulgaria : On Travel Channel and Discovery Channel
Canada: OLN, DTour
Croatia: On Discovery Channel, under the name Baggage battles.
Germany: On DMAX Deutschland
India: On History TV18
Italy: On DMAX Italia and Fine Living, under the name Affari in valigia
France: On Discovery- India: On Sj Web n Media.[3]
Switzerland: On SRF zwei
Taiwan: On Travel Channel HD (Asia), under the name "行李戰爭(Baggage Wars)"- Taiwan,
Hong Kong: On Lifetime (South East Asia), under the name "行李大戰(Baggage Wars)" 
Sweden: On discovery Channel, under the name Baggage battles.
Poland: On discovery Channel, under the name Walka o Bagaż.
Malaysia: On Lifetime Channel
Malta: On discovery channel and travel channel
Norway: On Discovery channel undker the bane Baggage Battles.
Serbia: On Travel Channel
Spain: On Discovery Channel under the name "Perdido, Vendido"
The Netherlands: On Discovery Channel
United Kingdom: On Travel Channel
Albania: On Travel Channel
References
- ^ Matheson, Whitney (Apr 11, 2012). "On TV tonight: 'Baggage Battles'". USA Today. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ Adams, Eric (Apr 11, 2012). "Baggage Battles (review)". AV Club. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ Press Release from Mark Meyer
External links
- Baggage Battles on The Travel Channel site.
- Baggage Battles on Discovery Channel site.
