AMERICAN Pickers star Mike Wolfe encouraged his brother Robbie Wolfe to spice up his dwindling TV series by swearing on air.
Mike’s new Instagram video comes as American Pickers faces its lowest ratings ever in Season 25 without fan favorite Frank Fritz.
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Mike, 59, filmed Robbie, 57, sitting in the front seat of a beat-up car on Instagram Stories on Sunday.
The brothers appeared to be filming a beer collaboration, which would be incorporated into the new season (premiere date TBD).
“Hey, where’s my house beer?” Robbie asked the producers.
One of the crew members handed him a local Tennessee beer.
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“Hey, you forgot to say bitch” Mike surprisingly said off camera.
“House Lager, bitch,” Robbie yelled, doing the take a second time.
“That’s how it should be,” he added as Mike laughed.
The second take felt like it would be left on the cutting room floor and was just for fun – although it was a little out of left field.
Mike captioned his Instagram Story about the mid-filming moment, “Favorite LagervilleUSA beer while filming American Pickers.”
The brothers are currently filming the next season of the reality show.
Season 25, however, ended on the History Channel earlier this year.
CAUGHT UP FOR MORE
Last month, The US Sun revealed that American Pickers has been renewed for another three years by The History Channel.
The show — now filming its 26th season — has faced challenging ratings declines and cancellation speculation.
Mike stars in the show alongside the revamped cast including his brother Robbie, Danielle Colby, 48, and Jon Szalay, 60, aka Jersey Jon.
They have all been on the road collecting content for the upcoming season 26.
“They’re filming, they just got back from Louisiana,” a source exclusively told The US Sun.
“They are filming for season 26 and have signed on for another three years,” the show source said.
ROLLER COASTER OF RANKINGS
American Pickers had low ratings during its 25th season, which premiered in late December.
To date, the lowest rating of the season was 774,000 viewers for the Valentine’s Day episode.
Although the show’s March 6 episode reached nearly a million viewers, that ratings boost 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.
The reality show never fell below 1 million viewers before 2022.
Despite low ratings, Mike continues to add expensive new antiques to his Antique Archeology store in Tennesee – and flashy new purchases.
He has been expanding his real estate profile, renovating the $700,000 mansion in Columbia, Tennessee, that he purchased this year.
Mike also owns Columbia Motor Alley in Columbia, Tennessee – a historic former car dealership that now has a full body shop and classic vehicles.
The main store plays an important role in the television show as it is where he sells many of the antiques he buys on the road.
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The series has been on the air for fourteen years and fans have received mixed reviews about the programming since the show fired original cast member Frank, 58.
Frank last appeared on the show in 2020 and was officially released in 2021.
The US Sun previously revealed that Frank decided to distance himself from his co-host Mike and the show while recovering from back surgery.
In July 2022, Frank suffered a serious stroke and has been recovering in an assisted living center ever since.
The US Sun also reported that Mike and Robbie have already considered ending the show.
“I don’t know how long the show will last,” a source recently said.
“I don’t know how long Mike and Robbie will want to do this,” the source continued, “I think they would like to retire at some point.”
“It’s a tension in your life [and] they’ve been doing this for a long time,” Mike’s friend revealed.
“When they’re around, ‘Oh, we’re on the road again. I don’t have time to do this, I don’t have time to do that,’” the source said.
“It’s love-hate like any job,” the source shared.
“Some days you don’t wish you had that job and you could do whatever you want; some days you are all excited about your work”, concluded the friend.
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