GETTING Picky American Pickers fans blast show for airing repeat episodes as show continues to struggle with low ratings

AMERICAN Pickers fans have blasted the show for airing repeat episodes as the series continues to struggle with low ratings.

Viewers were recently annoyed after the History Channel program made unannounced schedule changes for two weeks in a row.

American Pickers fans have blasted the show for airing repeat episodes as the series continues to struggle with low ratings

The show’s Facebook account uploaded a throwback clip of show creator Mike Wolfe visiting a family-owned hardware store in La Salle, Illinois

Mike was accompanied by his then-co-star, Frank Fritz

The American Pickers Facebook account uploaded a throwback clip of show star and creator Mike Wolfe, 59, and his then co-star Frank Fritz, 57, visiting a family-owned hardware store in La Salle, Illinois.

Mike was visibly excited as he sorted through the owner’s collection of antique sports gear.

The TV personality found vintage Wilson footballs that were still packaged in their original boxes, “Dizzy Daffy Dean baseball playsuit,” and antique leather football cleats.

While Mike appeared very pleased sports equipment he picked up at the hardware store, a fan of the show expressed their displeasure with the throwback video in the post’s comment section.

They wrote: “I’m kind of tired of all the best of and reruns you air. A couple new shows and then this happens and my DVR picks them up as new.”

Viewers voiced similar complaints last week after the show posted another throwback video to the social media platform.

The clip featured Mike and Frank negotiating to purchase several remote-controlled toy boats.

After the deal was complete, Frank added to his findings when he bought an original Mr. Potato Head toy kit for $40.

In the post’s comment section, fans seemed less concerned about the pair’s “pickins'” and instead were bothered by the show’s sudden change of schedule.

One person wrote: “Another ‘Best of’ episode is not ‘New’. It’s literally the opposite of new.”

A second fan agreed, writing: “We are thinking the same thing. Why does it say this is a ‘New’ episode!”

“Why wasn’t there a show on tonight?” questioned a third.

While a fourth commenter asked: “What happened to the new episodes? You will finish killing the show if you don’t play new episodes when advertised.”

American Pickers made the unannounced schedule change after ratings dropped to the lowest of the season.

The show stars Mike, his brother Robbie, and Danielle Colby with new episodes airing on Wednesdays.

LOW RATINGS

The newest block of American Pickers episodes, which have been airing since July, have not been met with the best response.

The series is currently experiencing low ratings after its July 5 premiere started off strong with 918,000 viewers watching.

The July 12 show had 803,000 viewers, while 713,000 tuned in for the July 19 episode.

Ratings were better for the July 26 episode, which had 885,000 viewers.

778,000 viewers tuned into the August 9 episode, which dipped down to 706,000 for the August 16 episode.

The August 23 episode brought in just 620,000 viewers, which has been the lowest of the season.

Frank, Mike’s original co-host, previously left the show to recover from back surgery in 2020.

He was placed under conservatorship after he suffered a stroke in July 2022 and was let go from the show.

GIRLFRIEND GETAWAY

On Thursday, Mike headed to Nashville with his girlfriend Leticia Cline after his pal claimed he is “ready to retire” from American Pickers amid the show’s lowest-ever ratings.

Mike, who lives in Iowa where he has several antique stores, appears to have headed to Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday.

Leticia shared several videos of the couple hanging out at the recording studio, Easy Eye Sound.

She filmed the quirky interior of the studio, which is owned by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.

At the end of the clip, Mike could be seen chatting to two friends in another room while checking out some guitars – possibly suggesting that he could be considering a career in music.

Leticia also posted a snap of her boyfriend sitting behind the wheel of a retro yellow truck while their friends stood by.

The star’s trip comes after his friend exclusively told The U.S. Sun that he is looking to leave the show.

They said earlier this month: “I don’t know how long the show will last.

“I don’t know how long Mike and Robbie want to do this. I think they would like to retire at some point. It’s been 12 years.

“It’s a strain on your life. They’ve done this a long time. When they’re around it’s, ‘Ah we’re on the road again. I ain’t got time to do this, I ain’t got time to do that.’”

They added: “It’s a love-hate like with any job.

“Some days you don’t wish you had that job and you could do whatever you wanted. Some days you’re all excited about your job.”

Mike and Danielle have starred in the hit series since 2010, and his brother Robbie officially became a full-time cast member to replace Frank in 2022

Frank was replaced by Mike’s brother Robbie after he left the show to recover from back surgery

American Pickers, which has been airing since July, has been experiencing low ratings since its return

On Thursday, Mike headed to Nashville with his girlfriend Leticia Cline after his pal claimed that he is ‘ready to retire’ from the History Channel show