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American Pickers ratings are among the lowest in the show’s 14-year history despite the latest episode bringing in a bump in viewership.

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American Pickers ratings are among the lowest in the show’s 14-year history despite the latest episode bringing in a bump in viewership.

American Pickers Stars Mike and Robbie Wolf, Danielle Colby, and John Jersey Chalet sign up for the US Sun newsletter. Your info will be used in accordance with our privacy policy. The US Sun can exclusively reveal the November 13 episode, “Picking Wall to Wall,” had 582,000 viewers watch.

On the episode, Mike (60) picked through a massive wall of antiques to get to treasures in Connecticut, while Robbie and Jersey went through a California collector’s general store. This was the highest episode of the season, as November 6th, 2024’s “Carnival Cash Out” brought in 547,000 viewers.

“DeLorean,” which aired on October 30, brought in the lowest ratings of the season with just 442,000 viewers. The third episode of Season 26, “The Great Ruli,” saw a slight surge with 566,000 viewers on October 23. The second episode of the season, “Wolfman vs. the Automations,” brought in just 463,000 viewers on October 16. The premiere episode on October 9 brought in 565,000 fans as Mike picked through Evil Knievel memorabilia.

While November 13 was the highest rated for Season 26, the episode is among the lowest in the show’s 14-year history. Season 25’s most-watched episode was on February 28, 2024, with 966,000 viewers.

American Pickers ratings for the highly anticipated “Carnival” episode revealed after numbers dropped to a season low. The last time ratings dropped to the 500s was for the August 30, 2023 episode, as 540,000 viewers watched. It was a rerun episode on the History Channel.

Ratings were strong for Season 24, which ran from January 4, 2023, to August 23, 2023, with 620,000 to 943,000 viewers tuning in. For Season 23, the February 26, 2022 episode had 1,191,000 viewers, while the July 30, 2022 episode dropped to 653,000. Season 22, which aired in 2021, had over 1 million viewers watch for most episodes, as was the case for Season 21, which aired in 2019 and 2020.

American Pickers ratings were mostly over 1 million for the 2018 and 2017 seasons, and Seasons 17 to 9 in 2016, 2015, and 2014. Episodes in Seasons 11 to 16 reached over 2 million viewers. Ratings for earlier seasons are not available.

In recent weeks, fans have called for the show’s cancellation after a successful run on television. “This show needs to go, cancel this show, it’s a husk of what it was,” one fan wrote. Another said, “It was never good. This show ruined the buying and selling market.” A third asked, “Will American Pickers continue?”

Despite the ratings crisis and fan backlash, the US Sun reported in May 2024 that the series has more seasons left in its contract. They’re filming for Season 26, and they have signed on for three more years. The show insider claimed Mike revealed earlier this month that he will start filming for the new season soon.

American Pickers is a History Channel series that follows a group of pickers as they travel across America to find antiques, from vintage signs to rare cars.

Meet the cast of the series that has been on the air since 2010:

• Mike Wolf: Mike has been on American Pickers since the premier episode in 2010. He starred on the series with his longtime friend Frank Fritz, who last appeared on the show in March 2020 and passed away in September 2024. Mike owns Antique Archaeology in Claire, Thea, and Nashville, Tennessee, as both stores have been featured on the show. He currently lives in Leapers Fork, Tennessee.

• Danielle Colby: On the show from the start, Danielle oversees the Antique Archaeology stores and scouts picks for the crew. Danielle has even picked herself through the years. She has a passion for burlesque and often promotes her shows and classes on social media.

• Robbie Wolf: As Mike’s younger brother, Robbie had a guest role on the series over the years. He officially replaced Frank in 2021. Robbie lives in Davenport, Iowa, where he runs his store, United Service Motors.

• John Jersey: Jersey had a guest role on the show before being promoted to a full-time cast member in 2023. The New Jersey native loves motorcycles and has a knack for restoring furniture and antiques.

Original Cast Member Frank Fritz: Frank, who passed away on September 30, 2024, last appeared on American Pickers in March 2020. He took time off to undergo back surgery, but in 2021, Mike revealed he was not returning to the series. Frank told the US Sun during a 2021 interview that he was feuding with his co-star Mike.

In an interview with People earlier this month, Mike revealed why Frank did not return to the History Channel series. He explained that during the pandemic, Frank injured his back and underwent surgery. With that time off and him having surgery, it was like the perfect storm. He became addicted to opioids, and that’s when everything changed, Mike said.

Mike said he staged an intervention with Frank’s loved ones. He claimed Frank continued to struggle with addiction when filming started. As they fought really hard to get him into rehab, they never ever gave up on their friend. Mike claimed production asked Frank for negative drug tests, but he didn’t provide them. Mike said the network finally made the decision.

A source claimed to the US Sun about how Frank’s substance abuse battle began. Because of Frank’s battle with Crohn’s, he was on medication that left his bones weak. When he broke his back, he needed to undergo surgery, and that’s when he got addicted to pain medication.

The Insider claimed Crohn’s is a bold disease that causes inflammation in the digestive tract. The source alleged that Frank went to rehab twice to combat his addiction issues. He got out, and then he suffered a stroke.

The Insider alleged in the July 2021 interview with the US Sun that Frank said he entered treatment for alcohol abuse in Bettendorf, Iowa, for 77 days. He was sober for 11 months at the time of the interview. Frank suffered a stroke at his Iowa farmhouse in July 2022.