American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe begs fans to watch new episode after ratings plummet as he stresses ‘last call!’
American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe begs fans to watch new episode after ratings plummet as he stresses ‘last call!’
AMERICAN Pickers star Mike Wolfe has pleaded for fans to watch the newest episode after experiencing drastically low ratings.
The History Channel show has been plummeting in viewership as people have continued to ask for Mike’s brother, Robbie Wolfe, to leave the show.
Mike, 59, shared a carousel of screenshots from Wednesday’s new episode prior to its airing.
The TV personality appeared to be inside an abandoned train as he examined the structure and its possible hidden gems.
“Last call too watch tonight’s episode of @americanpickers on the @history channel! Don’t miss this train at 9/8c!” he wrote in the caption.
Mike stars in the History Channel series alongside Danielle Colby, his brother Robbie, and new full-time cast member Jon “Jersey Jon” Szalay.
HOW LOW CAN YOU GO
However, the newest season of the longtime-running series has experienced some of its lowest ratings yet.
The first half of Season 25 premiered on December 27 with two episodes.
The first episode had only 723,000 viewers, while the second dropped down to 676,000.
In comparison, last year’s Season 24 premiere kicked off strong with 943,000 fans watching on January 4, 2023.
The dip in premiere ratings came as fans called for Robbie to be fired from the series after he replaced Frank Fritz as host in 2021.
Frank last appeared on American Pickers in 2020 when he took a break to undergo back surgery.
He later had a falling out with Mike and did not return to the show, later suffering a stroke in July 2022.
Despite the show’s rocky start to its new season, viewership has remained steady throughout March.
The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed the March 6 episode, Farm Fresh, brought in 936,000 viewers.
The episode prior brought in the highest of the season with 966,000 watchers.
MORE TO COME
Regardless of ratings, both Robbie and Jon have hinted that the crew has already started filming new episodes for the reality series.
On Tuesday, Robbie, 63, seemed to post a behind-the-scenes video of the show on his Instagram Stories.
The video showed him filming in Alabama, where he first leaned out of a car window and filmed an old building.
The antiques dealer continued to capture his surroundings as he drove along the secluded road, appearing to be getting ready for the next season of American Pickers.
Days before, Jon shared an Instagram photo to announce that American Pickers was filming more episodes – even though it’s currently in the middle of its season.
The picture showed a rundown antique black car with flowers in the trunk.
The car, which didn’t have any front tires, sat in front of a large forest but was surrounded by an open yard.
“Down in the Deep South filming all-new episodes of American Pickers!!” he wrote over the photo. “Stay tuned!!”
