American Pickers finale ratings revealed in struggling season after Mike Wolfe drops $15k on rare 1800s slot machine
After Mike Wolfe spent an incredible $15,000 on a rare slot machine from the 1800s, the ratings for the AMERICAN Pickers season finale were made public.
On January 15, Mike, 60, Robbie Wolfe, Jon Jersey Szalay, and Danielle Colby concluded the Season 26 finale.
Mike discovered and paid for a variety of unusual antiques while traveling alone on The Big Mack to a four-generation homestead in Illinois.
A rare slot machine from the 1800s—only four were produced—was among the goods.
Mike referred to the item as a unicorn and submitted pictures to a specialist to determine its worth.
After fixing the piece, Mike intended to list the slot machine for $20,000, so he offered $14,000 for it.
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Mike happily took the $15,000 that the seller returned with.
With 708,000 viewers, the January 15 show had the second-highest rating of the season, according to exclusive information obtained by The U.S. Sun.
On December 18, 2024, the highest-rated program attracted 760,000 viewers.
RATINGS CRISIS
Some of the episodes in Season 26 had some of the lowest ratings ever, and the season as a whole suffered.
629,000 people watched the January 8 episode of American Pickers.
There were 595,000 viewers, which was a modest increase over the week before on January 1.
While 584,000 people watched the December 4 episode, 676,000 watched the December 11 show.
The audience for the November 27th program was 623,000.
521,000 people watched the November 20, 2024, episode Surfs, Signs, Savage, while 582,000 people watched the November 13 episode Picken Wall to Wall.
547,000 people watched the November 6, 2024, episode of Carnival Cashout.
With only 442,000 viewers, the October 30 episode of DIY Delorean had the season’s lowest ratings.
On October 23, 566,000 people watched the third episode of Season 26 of The Great Razooly, which experienced a modest increase in viewership.
On October 16, Wolfemen vs. The Automations, the season’s second episode, drew in a mere 463,000 viewers.
Mike went through Evel Knievel artifacts on the October 9 launch episode, which drew 565,000 viewers.
Season 26’s ratings are lower than those of the previous season.
On February 28, 2024, one of Season 25’s highest-rated episodes drew 966,000 viewers.
When former host Frank Fritz, who passed away on September 30, 2024, was on the show, the numbers approached the millions.
In March 2020, Franklast made an appearance on American Pickers.
FAN REACTION
Throughout Season 26, viewers have been demanding that the show be canceled.
This show must end. It should be canceled. One fan remarked, “It’s a husk of what it was.”
“It was never good,” another person stated. The market for buying and selling was destroyed by this show.
Will American Pickers continue? inquired a third.
MORE PICKERS
In May 2024, the U.S. Sun revealed that the series still had more seasons remaining on its deal.
At the time, the program source asserted, “They have signed on for three more years, and they are filming for Season 26.”
Additionally, the show disclosed that filming will resume in February 2025.
Do you possess a distinctive collection? According to a Facebook post on the show’s official website, the Pickers are prepared to sift through rare, distinctive, and historically significant artifacts when they go to South Carolina and North Carolina in February.
They are looking for private collections with intriguing artifacts and gripping anecdotes. We might find our next great pick if you or someone you know has a hidden gem just waiting to be found!
Mike Wolfe’s businesses
Mike Wolfe has built a commercial empire that includes antique shops, real estate, and other ventures.
The American Pickers
Antique Archaeology Shops
The Village Bike at Wolfe’s
MRW Real Estate
The landlord
Producers: Mossy Pointe, INC.
MIKE’S STORE
Mike also owns Antique Archaeology, which has facilities in Le Claire, Iowa, and Nashville, Tennessee, in addition to the show.
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Mike’s stores feature a lot of the antiques he selects for the show.
Mike has packed his store with fresh and pricey antiques, ranging from $3,500 for an antique coin horse ride to $3,000 for a stock market machine cabinet, according to a recent report by the U.S. Sun.