FANS have claimed American Pickers was much more entertaining with fired star Frank Fritz amid ratings plunge.
America Pickers continues to suffer a slump in the ratings after Frank, 57, became fired and currently struggles with his health.
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On its social media accounts, the History Channel show recently shared three images from its latest episode.
In the first image, Mike, 58, smiled at the camera as he conned a red jacket.
In the following photo, Mike’s older brother Robbie Wolfe, 62, wore a brownish leather jacket.
In the last one, Danielle Colby, 47, teased her chest tattoo while modeling overalls.
THE BACKLASH
Unfortunately, upset viewers did not care for the co-hosts as they voiced the loss of their fan favorite in the comments.
One viewer said: “I love these guys, but the show was a lot better with Frank Fritz.”
Another viewer added: “American Pickers was a much more entertaining program with Frank Fritz. Now it’s blah.”
A third viewer wrote: “Mike has too big of an ego for me to watch anymore. He was better with Frank.”
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A fourth person wrote: “If Frank’s not there, it’s just not the same.”
A commentator chimed in: “Where’s Frank?”
THE RATINGS DIP
Mike, Danielle, and Robbie returned for the Season 25 premiere on July 5, but longtime fans refused to watch.
Viewers boycotted the program due to the firing of the 59-year-old star, who ended up being replaced by Robbie.
The boycott appeared to be having an effect as The U.S. Sun revealed the ratings dropped by 100,000.
While 918,000 viewers watched the premiere, ratings dipped to 803,000 for the July 12 episode.
The ratings went up and down last season.
During Season 24, the March 8 episode of American Pickers brought in about 844,000 viewers.
The season 24 premiere kicked off strongly though, with about 943,000 fans watching.
MISSING FRANK
The social media manager for the program’s Facebook page recently posted a throwback clip.
Toward the end of the four-minute-long snippet, Frank popped up to help Mike move antique winery pieces into the Antique Archaeology moving van for transport.
The caption stated: “After some negotiations, Mike and Frank walk away with some unforgettable winery pieces they think will fly off the shelves.”
Fans jumped to the comments section and confessed they wished Frank to return to the show.
A commentator shared: “I do miss the two of them together.”
Frank last appeared in an installment that aired in March 2020.
The TV personality had taken time off to recover from back surgery that left him with 185 stitches and two rods in his spine.
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