MIKE MAKES MOVES American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe drops very surprising career news after low ratings and store backlash
MIKE MAKES MOVES American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe drops very surprising career news after low ratings and store backlash
AMERICAN Pickers star Mike Wolfe has dropped a surprising announcement about his professional career.
Mike, 59, announced he will be seen in an upcoming commercial
Mike Wolfe took a photo of a storage room with wooden barrels- but shared big news
Mike revealed he is filming a commercial for Kentucky tourism
In an Instagram Story, the American Pickers notable shared a snapshot of a dimly lit storage room filled with rustic wooden barrels.
The wooden gray planks appeared dirty and turned white on the sides.
Mike revealed he was in the middle of “filming a Kentucky tourism commercial.”
Meanwhile, the TV star has been taking heat from critics about his show and his Iowa antique shop, Antique Archaeology.
In early August, the U.S. Sun exclusively revealed angry customers slammed Mike for selling store merchandise instead of actual antiques at the shop.
One disgruntled customer took on Google Reviews regarding the Iowa store and wrote: “Seriously, there was only a handful of stuff that had been potentially picked.
“The rest was cheap Chinese-branded merchandise used to promote the store.
“I get it’s a tourist trap, but come on at least do better than that. I would have happily dropped hundreds of dollars in there if it was something really cool.”
“Instead, it was like three things that had been picked ranging from $200 to $4,000,” they concluded.
A second customer commented: “This is more of a souvenir shop for the show. Not many antiques at all.”
One blasted: “Was very disappointed. We made this a special stop on our drive home and took this route, especially for this experience.
“Both buildings are very small and mostly gift shops selling their own merchandise.
“Grabbed an item as a souvenir, marked $3, but charged $9. And for as much as Mike and the team pick, where is it?”
“Great to see in person. Disappointed there was only really swag for sale.
“Many interesting items were not for sale. The staff was very nice,” a person said at the time.
Photos on the store’s Instagram account display Antique Archeology mugs, tote bags, shirts, magnets, towels, and other bits of swag for sale.
Mike owns another shop by the same name in Nashville, Tennessee.
RATINGS PLUNGE
The TV personality returned with his brother Robbie Wolfe, 62, and Danielle Colby, 47, as the co-hosts for the Season 25 premiere in early July.
In mid-July, The U.S. Sun revealed the ratings took a dismal turn and dropped by 100,000 viewers.
While 918,000 viewers watched the premiere, ratings dipped to 803,000 during the installment on July 12.
Near the end of the month, the U.S. Sun also reported that another 100,000 viewers were missing during the July 19 installment, as just 713,000 people tuned in.
The ratings finally ticked up slightly for the July 26 episode with 885,000 viewers watching.
