TUNING OUT? American Pickers’ shocking ratings revealed after Mike Wolfe is slammed by fans for ‘disrespectful’ behavior to seller

AMERICAN Pickers ratings for the February 21 episode have been revealed after host Mike Wolfe received backlash for his “disrespectful” behavior on the show.

Mike, 60, stars on American Pickers alongside his brother Robbie, Danielle Colby and Jon “Jersey Jon” Szalay.

American Pickers ratings for the February 21 episode are in

Around 913,000 viewers watched the episode

The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal that the February 21 episode, Tough As Nails, brought in 913,000 viewers.

This is the second highest-rated episode of the season, as the series has been struggling in ratings.

The Wednesday, February 14 episode brought in low numbers.

Roadside Relics brought in 774,000 viewers, as the episode featured Mike uncovering vintage movie posters while Robbie and Jersey Jon found rare Chevy signs.

The ratings are a drop from episode 12, The Eyes Have It, which aired on February 7.

The episode brought in 835,000 viewers.

The Wednesday, January 31 episode, The Mile-Long Yard Sale, brought in 813,000 viewers.

This is a drop from the Wednesday, January 24 episode, The Five Generation Pick, which brought in the highest ratings for Season 25 with 948,000 viewers.

The January 17 episode, Kiddie Car Heaven, brought in 894,000 viewers.

The January 10 episode, Picking Against Time, brought in 809,000 watchers.

Episode three, Mike and Homer, which aired on January 3 had 880,000 viewers.

The first half of Season 25 kicked off on December 27 with two episodes.

Classic Car Cemetery had just 723,000 viewers, while the second episode of the premiere, Hidden Cash Stash, dropped down to 676,000.

MIKE’S BACKLASH

The ratings win comes after Mike received backlash on the episode for offering low prices for one-of-a-kind antiques, including vintage bicycles.

Mike offered $2,500 to $3,000 for a bike the seller had listed at $3,500.

“Get ready for the disrespectful lowball offers,” a commenter snarked on the American Pickers Instagram page.

Another social media user disagreed, writing, “Love seeing the passion and joy Mike has. It’s contagious.”

RATINGS HISTORY

Ratings were higher for the previous season, as the Season 24 premiere kicked off strong with 943,000 fans watching on January 4, 2023.

The premiere for the second half of Season 24 on July 5 had 918,000 viewers.

The Season 23 premiere on January 1, 2022, reached 1,050,000 fans.

The second half of Season 23 premiered on July 22, 2022, with 833,000 viewers.

KEEP ON PICKING

Despite the low ratings, the show’s stars are filming for new seasons.

Mike captioned a photo with Jersey Jon on Instagram last week, “Rolling with @jsrestore AKA Jersey John Making new episodes of @americanpickers See ya down the road.”

Jersey Jon also revealed on Instagram last week, “Heading south this month to film more episodes of American Pickers! Watch all new episodes on Wednesday at 9 Eastern on the History channel!!”

The U.S. Sun first reported fans could expect more seasons in the future.

“American Pickers wrapped up filming the first half of Season 26 in the fall,” a source close to Mike previously told The U.S. Sun.

“They start filming for the second half of Season 26 from January to June. It’s long, but he has the whole summer off. He just keeps filming!”

CAST SHAKEUP

Longtime guest Jersey Jon was promoted to a full-time cast member this season.

Robbie replaced fan-favorite Frank Fritz as permanent host in 2021.

Frank, 60, last appeared on American Pickers in 2020 when he took a break from the show to undergo back surgery.

He reportedly had a falling out with Mike and did not return to the show, though the two have made up today.

He then suffered a stroke in July 2022 and is currently under conservatorship and guardianship.

SHOW DRAMA

Despite continuing to film for History, Mike and his brother, Robbie, have reportedly been at odds with the network over the way episodes are rolled out.

A source close to Mike previously told The U.S. Sun, “They’re pushing episodes back far. Why? I don’t know. They’re trying to keep up with the streaming.

“Instead of having a full season with a new episode every week, they do 10 episodes and stop.

“It pisses them off. Robbie has complained about how ‘stupid’ it was to see episodes filmed a year prior.”

The insider continued, “They are trying to play with all these things and see what happens. Like, ‘Oh okay we can do this, we can do that.’”

Season 24 of American Pickers premiered on January 4 and ran weekly until March 8.

The remainder of Season 24 returned on July 5 and ran until August 23.

American Pickers airs Wednesdays at 9 pm on History Channel.

Mike was slammed on the episode for lowball negotiations

Fan favorite Frank Fritz left the show in 2020

Mike’s brother Robbie [C] replaced him, as Jersey Jon [R] got promoted to a full-time cast member this season