MIKE Wolfe took a moment for himself, driving his vintage helicopter around Tennessee on Instagram in a moody upload.
This came after American Pickers drew horribly low ratings even with a new lineup but without fan favorite Frank Fritz.
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Mike, 59, shared several silent Instagram Stories on Sunday in which he simply drove his motorcycle.
In one video, he filmed himself crossing a road without any message or caption.
The photos below show him promoting his cool ride at various rest spots in Tennessee, including two warehouses near his own antique store.
Mike didn’t elaborate, and it seemed like he was taking a much-needed joy ride through his show, which was already a bumpy ride in its own right.
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RUN OUT OF FUEL?
American Pickers has struggled as its ratings have dropped significantly in season 25.
Although the show’s March 6 episode reached nearly a million viewers, that viewership didn’t last long.
It was exclusively revealed by The US Sun that the next episode, on March 13, brought in just 785,000 views.
Still, that’s up from the two-part premiere, which only drew 723,000 viewers for the first part and 676,000 for the second part.
The reality show had has never dropped below 1 million viewers before 2022.
Despite low reviews, Mike recently added an expensive new antique to his Antique Archeology store in Iowa.
The store plays an important role in the television show as it is where he sells many of the antiques he buys on the road.
On April 10, Mike revealed a $7,500 harvest neon beer sign from Blatz Beer was on sale in the store.
Valentin Blatz Brewing Company produced Blatz beer from 1851 to 1959.
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based brewery was acquired by Pabst Brewing Company, which also makes Pabst Blue Ribbon, in 1959.
Now, it is produced by Miller Brewing Company.
NO MORE!
Recent seasons of the fan-favorite show have brought some cast changes since beloved host Frank Fritz left the show in 2021.
Mike, 60, now stars in American Pickers with his brother Robbie, Danielle Colby and new full-time cast member Jon “Jersey Jon” Szalay.
Despite recent changes, fans have been classifying the 25th season as ‘boring’.
On March 6, a fan posted about the episode and commented, “Boring as always… so boring… same crap, different episode.”
Another disappointed fan shared: “Robbie talks like he has a say… he should mow the lawn.”
However, a third viewer chimed in: “[Laughing my a** off] I agree with you 100%, the guy is very annoying.”
Many other fans said the show lacked a good contrast for Mike without Frank and didn’t bounce back.
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