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American Pickers’ new show contract revealed as Mike Wolfe signs back on after cancellation fears and low ratings
From schedule changes to low ratings, the show has faced cancellation rumors
AMERICAN Pickers has been renewed for three more years, The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal.
The History Channel show - currently airing Season 25 and filming Season 26 - has faced challenging ratings dips and cancellation speculation.
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Mike Wolfe, 60, stars on the show alongside the current cast, including his brother Robbie Wolfe, 57, Danielle Colby, 48, and Jon Szalay, 60, also known as Jersey Jon.
The cast has been on the road gathering content for the upcoming Season 26.
"They are filming, they just got back from Louisiana," a source exclusively told The U.S. Sun.
"They're filming for season 26 and they have signed on for three more years" the show insider claimed.
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RATINGS ROLLER COASTER
American Pickers has been experiencing inconsistent ratings through Season 25.
To date, the lowest rating for the season was a measly 774,000 viewers for the Valentine's Day episode.
The season's largest audience count raked in 948,000 viewers on January 24.
American Pickers has been on air for fourteen years and fans have had mixed reviews for the programming since the show axed the original cast member, Frank Fritz, 58.
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Frank last appeared on the show in 2020 and was officially let go in 2021.
The U.S. Sun previously revealed Frank decided to distance himself from his co-host Mike and the show as he recovered from back surgery.
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In July 2022, Frank suffered a severe stroke and has since been recovering at an assisted living center.
'BORING'
Fans have been complaining about the show's recent "boring" storylines and features.
After American Pickers' Facebook account posted an open call for private collections to visit, fans sounded off their opinions in the comments.
"Excited for the new episodes," one enthusiast posted.
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"There won't be any," a critic slammed, "Ratings have hit the dirt."
History Channel has also been under fire from fans complaining about the show's schedule change.
It routinely aired on Wednesday evenings but recently changed to Thursdays.
"I was so bummed out," one fan complained.
"I take Wednesday off to watch American Pickers on History Channel but they moved them to Thursday," the same user said.
"Nope, the show really sucked now," a critic posted.
END OF THE ROAD?
The U.S. Sun previously reported that Mike and Robbie are considering an end to the show.
"I don't know how long the show will last," a source previously said.
"I don't know how long Mike and Robbie will want to do this," the insider continued, "I think they would want to retire at some point."
"It's a strain on your life [and] they've done this a long time," Mike's friend revealed.
"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,'" the source claimed.
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"It's a love-hate like with any job," the insider shared.
"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," the pal concluded.
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