‘MY LOVE’ American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe shares rare photo of daughter Charlie, 10, on his break from show amid ratings struggle
'MY LOVE' American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe shares rare photo of daughter Charlie, 10, on his break from show amid ratings struggle
MIKE Wolfe has shared an intimate photo with his pre-teen daughter amid a hiatus from American Pickers due to poor ratings.
The Discovery Channel show has struggled with viewership over recent months.
Mike shared a rare photo with his daughter CharlieCredit: Instagram/Mike Wolfe
American Pickers ratings have plummeted in recent episodesCredit: Zachary Maxwell Stertz/History Channel
During a break from filming, Mike, 58, has shared a sweet photo with his 10-year-old daughter Charlie while enjoying a summer truck ride.
The reality star took to his Instagram profile last week to post a snap of the little girl riding in the passenger seat.
She sported a white tee shirt and black shorts while concealing her face with an oversized trucker hat.
Charlie sat with her legs crossed and stretched out her arm to her father.
Mike captioned his post: “One of my favorite things. Riding around listening to the radio with my love. #dashboardspeaker.”
The TV star shares his child with his ex-wife Jodi who he divorced in 2020.
ROUGH RATINGS
The TV personality’s life update has followed a severe dip in ratings for his show, American Pickers.
The Discovery show didn’t air an episode on Saturday after ratings plummeted by a staggering 200,000 viewers.
Mike sparked concern over the weekend by looking totally different in a new photo amid the ratings decline.
The father of one looked unrecognizable with a clean-shaven look and casual outfit in a snap he shared on Instagram.
The 58-year-old ditched his beard and rocker style for no facial hair and a printed T-shirt and straw hat.
The presenter posed with two friends outside a trailer, writing: “Chilling with @detroit_antique_motorcycles and @michaellange1877 Davenport swap 2022.”
One fan commented: “Gosh he looks so different don’t know if I like it,” while another asked: “Is Mike having a crisis?”
Mike’s new photo came after American Pickers tweeted that they wouldn’t be airing on Saturday, potentially due to a break for Labor Day weekend.
The post announced: “No new episode of American Pickers this Saturday, so in the meantime, we wanted to share some of our recent picks with a very common theme in color.”
American Pickers has been dropping episodes for season 23 weekly since July 9.
Although after this past week’s episode, the show’s viewers plummeted by a shocking number of 200,000.
The U.S. Sun reported the Saturday, August 27 episode brought in 829,000 viewers.
The drop in ratings was likely due to History airing the new episode at 8pm instead of the usual 9pm slot, a risky move that did not pay off for the series.
MISSING FRANK
Ratings for the History channel show have also been declining ever since fan-favorite Frank’s firing and the new addition of Mike’s brother Robbie.
Reviews have been inconsistent since the casting shakeup.
Many fans have been boycotting the show since Frank’s firing because of Robbie.
One viewer wrote: “The show needs Frank, Mike & Dani. Stop changing it. I’m sure Robbie is a nice guy but comes across boring on TV.”
A second commented: “I watched the new season with the Wolfe Brothers. Need to bring back Frank. Robbie has no personality he is absolutely boring!!!”
Frank was hospitalized for a stroke on July 14 after a friend found him on the floor of his Iowa home.His father, Bill Fritz, exclusively told The Sun that his son is in “stable” condition.
Meanwhile, fans have slammed Mike for being “fake” by asking for prayers despite their years-long feud.
The show host recently shocked fans with an unrecognizable photo amid poor ratings