Antiques Picking and Pawning TV Shows
Reality shows on Antiques, Thrifting, Vintage Buying and Selling Collectibles on Auctions on television are plentiful right now.
The Antiques Roadshow is the staple and American Pickers opened doors (thank you Mike Wolfe for diligently shopping your show idea). There are so many shows right now and more coming soon, that it is time for a rundown list plus links where you can watch the show episodes online.
American Pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz travel the country to rummage through the contents of garages, attics and barns hunting for antique treasures to sell in their shop. Currently in their fourth season on the History Channel.
Full episodes American Pickers
Canada has the Canadian Pickers, Sheldon Smithens and Scott Cozens.
Full episodes Canadian Pickers.
Cash & Cari features the lovely Cari Cucksey hosting estate sales and upcycling old furniture. Finished the second season on HGTV.
Full episodes Season 1 Cash & Cari
Some full episodes Season 2 Cash & Cari
The Picker Sisters Tracy Hutson & Tanya McQueen crisscross America in search of materials to have recycled for their home decor pop-up shop. Just finished their first season on Lifetime. So far no news on a possible second season.
Full episodes Picker Sisters
Fashion Hunters premiered in October on Bravo. The people of Second Time Around search the closets of New York's elite for designer fashions to sell in their consignment store in NY. So far no news on a possible second season.
Full episodes Fashion Hunters
Buried Treasure Identical twin brothers Leigh and Leslie Keno, renowned antique experts and appraisers (also known from the Antiques Roadshow), travel the country helping ordinary people find treasures right in their own homes. Finished their 4 episode first season on Fox.
Casting call for the next season.
Full episodes Buried Treasure
Hollywood Treasure hunted for showbiz and pop culture memorabilia. An inside view from the life of Joe Maddalena, owner of Profiles in History and the world's largest auctioneer of original movie, television and pop culture relics.
SyFy ordered a six-episode second season for 2012.
Full episodes Season 1 Hollywood Treasure
UK's Channel 4 has Four Rooms. A show where people who believe they have a valuable artifact get a chance to sell it to four of the country's leading buyers, getting offers one by one. But, once they turn down an offer, there's no going back... Finished its first season and casting for the second.
Full episodes Four Rooms
Antiques Roadshow was introduced by PBS back in 1997 (original English version airing on the BBC from 1979). Hopefuls bring their family heirlooms in hope of getting a jackpot appraisal.
Full episodes Antiques Roadshow
Sport memorabilia fans will like Discovery Channel's new All Star Dealers. The show follows the activity at Grey Flannel Auctions, a memorabilia dealer run by Richie Russek and his sons Michael and Darren.
Full episodes All-Star Dealers
Hardcore Pawn is about the Gold family running the biggest baddest pawn shop in the heart of Detroit, one of America's most troubled cities. The show is set to resume its fifth season March 2012. And TruTV has renewed the series for a sixth season.
Full episodes Hardcore Pawn
Pawn Stars shows the pawn business at the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas. Three generations of the Harrison family jointly run the family business, and there's clashing and camaraderie every step of the way. On the History Channel since 2009.
Full episodes Pawn Stars
Started the first season is Cajun Pawn Stars, a Southern spin off of Pawn Stars, set at a pawn shop in Louisiana.
Full episodes Cajun Pawn Stars
Storage Wars follows teams of bidders looking to score it big in the high stakes world of storage auctions. In second season on A&E.
Full episodes Storage Wars
A Texas version of Storage Wars called Storage Wars: Texas recently started on A&E. New group of bidders and auctioneer.
Full episodes Storage Wars: Texas
Auction Hunters Allen Haff and Clinton Jones buy abandoned storage units to find treasures to sell. Spike TV renewed the show for a third season and ordered 26 new episodes of the storage unit-hunting reality series. The new season will include one special LIVE episode during which Ton and Allen will open up a special storage pod live in primetime.
Full episodes Auction Hunters
Storage Hunters former boxer Brandon Bernier and his wife Lori are fierce competitors in the storage auctions. They go head-to-head with hostile locals and risk a fortune. Currently in their Second season on TruTV.
Full episodes Storage Hunters
In Real Deal people bring their collectibles in front of dealers to try and negotiate a deal. The seller accepts the cash, or chooses to go to auction and potentially lose money or exceed the dealer's offer. Recently finished the first season on the History Channel. So far no news on a possible second season.
Full episodes Real Deal
The Endless Yard Sale is a yearly flea market event around which HGTV does a treasure hunting competition show each year. 3 Teams of shoppers, two days and $1,000 each to bargain hunt. 2011 Episode was hosted by Cari Cucksey and Kim Myles.
Full episode HGTV Endless Yard Sale 2011
Discovery Channel has added Salvage Hunters to their line up. First season is now airing in most of Europe. Currently now scheduled to air in the US. The show follows Drew Pritchard, a modern-day treasure hunter, as he and his team searches the U.K. to discover hidden riches. Very much in the style of American Pickers.
Full episodes Salvage Hunters
The BBC has been airing antiques show for as long as i can remember. One of their shows can be seen in an American version on HGTV. Cash in the Attic host John Sencio ventures into homeowners' attics, basements and garages together with expert appraisers, to search for those not-so-obvious family heirlooms to sell at auction.
I couldn't find full episodes, not on the HGTV site and no uploaded streams. The show is in its 5th season and airs in the morning, so tune in early to catch it.
Another classic BBC antique show is Bargain Hunt, a show in which two pairs of contestants are challenged to buy antiques at a fair and then sell them in an auction for a profit. On air since 2000.
Some full episodes Bargain Hunt
Full episodes Bargain Hunt in Australia
Auction Kings auctioneer Paul Brown, owner at Gallery 63 in Atlanta shows how things are done behind the scenes at an auction gallery. Finished second season on Discovery Channel. So far no news on a possible third season.
Full episodes Auction Kings
Natural Born Dealers has its first season on Discovery Channel Canada and on Planet Green under the name Born Dealers. Father and Son Pasternak are treasure hunters who scour Florida for vintage gems to flip to their upscale clients in their Antique and Unique warehouse in Maine.
NBC jumped on the success of the collectibles tv shows with It's Worth What? A game show hosted by Cedric the Entertainer where contestants guess the value of objects found. So far no news on a possible second season.
Full episodes It's worth what?
Canceled tv shows
ABC ran a pilot of The Great American Auction December 2011. Hosted by Ty Pennington who traveled the country with a group of antique experts looking for items whose owners are in need of money and have no idea of the real value. The best items were brought to the studio auction to find high bidders. No news of this show being picked up and made into a series.
Full episode of The Great American Auction
Dirty Money is show about two brothers, John and Jimmy DiResta, who turn NY dumpster-dive trash into works of art, and then sell them at flea markets and swap meets. Unsure if Discovery channel actually canceled the show, or if they are looking for a new time slot for upcoming episodes.
Full episodes Dirty Money
The Flea Man Jim Kaplow helps families decipher if they have gold or garbage and teaches the tricks of the trade on how to sell at America’s Flea Markets. Show unfortunately has been canceled by National Geographic after 6 episodes.
Couldn't find full episodes online for the Flea Man, NatGeo has some clips from the show on the site.
Big Brian the Fortune Seller "Big Brian" Elenson and his company, 2muchstuff4me, helps homeowners to liquidate in a hurry. See the action packed estate sales to clear out homes in one day. TruTV canceled the show after its first season.
Full episodes Big Brian the Fortune Seller
BBC aired the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. UK celebs team up with antique experts. Two teams in vintage cars on a cross country antique buying challenge. Who makes the most money for charity at the auction wins the show.
Full episodes Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Restoration Roadshow had one season in 2010 on the BBC. Antique restorers invite the public to a ‘roadshow’ and bring along their damaged heirlooms to get them appraised and hopefully restored. Finally, the owners decide whether they want to keep them or sell them at auction.
Full episodes Restoration Roadshow
Australia's ABC network had Collectors, exploring the many aspects of collecting; from how to get started, tracking down a bargain, spotting a fake, and what's hot and what's not. After it was reported one of the 3 hosts was charged with accessing child pornography, the show went on hiatus and returned later for one more season with a replacement host. The shows team is currently working on a new show, Auctions, scheduled to air in 2012.
Full episodes Collectors
Pawnathon Canada was a tv event in Toronto of four days of ultimate pawning. Aired on Canadian History Channel. People bringing in their treasures to have them appraised and possibly bought by the Pawn Masters.
Full episodes of Pawnathon Canada.
Auctioneer$ uncovers the fast-paced world of auctions at one of the busiest auction houses in the country, Phoenix-based Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers. TLC canceled the show after a few episodes.
No full episodes found online, clips on TLC site.
Pawn Queens Minda and Nicky reveal what it takes to run the only pawnshop that caters to women, as well as what's involved in the pawning process. TLC canceled the show after one season.
Full episodes Pawn Queens
Auction Packed followed the lives of the eclectic Savo family who run an auctioneering business in rural Pennsylvania. NatGeo cancelled the show after 3 episodes.
No full episodes online. Clips on National Geographic.
What the Sell?! Three women running a Chicago-area antiques store named the Perfect Thing appraise and sell miscellany. Canceled after one season on TLC.
Clips from What the Sell?!
Upcoming up antique shows:
Oxygen is developing Thrift Wars, competitive thrift shopping series set in New York and follows hardcore thrifters that scour flea markets, warehouses and estate sales to see who can make the most money buying vintage designer wear in a given day.
Travel Channel has given the green light for the new show Toy Hunters. Pilot show aired where Jordan Hembrough searched for collectible vintage toys to sell at the NY Comic Con.
Pilot episode Toy Hunters
PBS goes antique hunting the summer of 2012. The producers of its Antiques Roadshow are working on Market Wars (working title), a new reality antiques competition series. 20 Episodes of antiques dealers hunting vintage valuables that can be sold for profit at auction. The dealer whose item snares the biggest profit at auction
wins.
Last year, The Travel Channel was casting for a new tv show about airport baggage auctions. Think “Storage Wars” only with lost baggage. Now the show has been greenlit to air as of april 2012. 6 Half hour episodes called Baggage Battles.
HGTV aired a sneak preview pilot of the upcoming series Junk Gypsies. Sisters and designer decorators Amie and Jolie Sikes find junk and use it to transform homes. Full series scheduled to air in Spring.
Full episode Junk Gypsies
The History Channel is casting to find America's Best Amateur Pickers. Reality competition show to become America's Top Picker. Series will be made by the producers of American Pickers. Working title Top Collector amateur teams of picking partners go looking for valuable items, and then have them appraised on the spot.
This is a pretty complete list of antique tv shows, but if you know of one missing, please do let me know so i can add it here.
Continuously updated. Last update 2/26/2012.
Labels: vintage on tv
10 Comments:
Wow! What a list! I found several of my favorites listed. Thanks for taking the time to do this!
I didn't realize there were so many shows currently on! We love American Pickers! My son even plays pickers by picking up something from his room and asking "what do you gotta have for this?"
AGG, you're very welcome. Maybe you find some new favorites in the list!
Amy, that's hilarious! De-cluttering your sons room will cost you! ;)
That's one long list.
I myself is sick of all these vintage/retro stuff that's going on, means you can't get much for your money anymore because everyone KNOWS they can get a few bucks for whatever junk they've found on their nanas attic.
We got a few vintage festivals and such too but it's SO expencive to get in and when you're in it feels like there's clueless people in fancy dress.
I guess it will never ever go back to "the cheap ol' days"...
Sorry for the rant but, yeah, you know.
Rascal, i think collectors will still be buying and know about fair market value. When purchasing store stock i hear what you are saying though. People think every piece of junk is worth a fortune right now.
Vintage is so hot right now. A blessing and a curse.
I watch some of these but had no idea there are soooo many. thank you for this blog and list!
hey thanks for the great list and linkys I've been popping back to this post over the past couple of days and checking them all out! I now have a girl crush on the Picker Sisters!
Emily, glad you're enjoying the list. I must say the girl pickers had to grow on me a little, but after a few episodes i started to look forward to the next! Hope they'll get to do another season.
December 4: Edited and Updated the list!
January 9. Updated the list again. New casting calls and shows added.
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