MIKE Wolfe has announced his reunion with a fan-favorite co-star in an upcoming episode.
American Pickers has taken a major drop in ratings since beloved long-time co-host Frank Fritz was fired in July 2021.
HistoryMike announced his brother Robbie’s return to American Pickers[/caption]
Season 24 began on January 4
But Mike, 58, shared an exciting announcement on Monday, January 16 that received rave reviews from fans.
The reality star took to his Instagram profile to post a throwback photo with his brother, Robbie Wolfe.
The TV personality revealed that his sibling would be returning to the show on Wednesday’s episode as the two hit the road for an antique-finding mission.
Mike captioned his post: “Back on the road with my brother @rjwolfepicker in this weeks all new @americanpickers episode. Wednesday 9/8c hope y’all tune in!
#americanpickers #ontheroad #twolanes #antique.”
FAN EXCITEMENT
Fans raced to the comments section to share their excitement over Robbie’s reappearance.
“I’ll be watching, im a big fan,” one wrote.
“Love this show I tape them and rewatch them so I didn’t miss anything. Lol,” a second agreed.
A third joked: “Nice of Robbie to invite you on his show.”
A fourth gushed: “So glad it’s you and Robbie! Love it when you two are out together!”
“The all star team. we truly enjoy the two of you picking together. makes the show,” a fifth said.
“So excited,” a final commenter wrote.
RATING WORRY
Earlier this week, The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed that American Pickers ratings have taken a massive drop.
The decline has continued despite the show’s desperate attempt to boost viewership after Frank was fired from the series.
American Pickers returned on Wednesday, January 4 with stars Mike Wolfe, his brother, Robbie, and Danielle Colby, after being off the air since September.
Episode two of season 24 brought in low ratings with just 797,000 viewers tuning in.
This is a massive dip from the season 24 premiere, as 943,000 fans watched the episode.
This comes after the show’s desperate attempt to boost ratings by moving the episodes from Saturday to Wednesday.
The season 23 premiere in January 2022 brought in a whopping 1,050,000 viewers.
But viewers tuned out towards the end of season 23, as ratings dipped for the August 27 episode to 829,000 watchers.
The series took a week off and returned on September 10 with 928,000 viewers.
The September 17 episode brought in just 762,000 ratings.
This was the lowest-rated episode since the series returned on July 9 after a break.
FAN ACCUSATIONS
Fans turned to social media to blame Mike and the network for firing Frank Fritz after the episode aired and demanded his return.
One person said: “American Pickers without Frank is like.. hmm watching the Patriots without Brady. Kinda sucks.”
One person wondered: “How’s Frank doing?”
A third demanded: “Bring back Frank. We miss him.”
Another exclaimed: “It’s a New Year! Bring Frank back! please!”
FRANK’S RETURN
Mike gave hope that Frank could return to the show after suffering a debilitating stroke in July.
While visiting Washington, DC in December, Mike was asked by Capital Paparazzi if he would be willing to make amends with Frank who was fired from American Pickers in 2021.
He revealed: “Frank and I are friends, he was just at my brother’s graduation for his kids right before he got his stroke.
“If anybody’s thinking about Frank, they should be praying for him.”
When asked if he would ever make a return to the popular History Channel series, Mike shared: “I would hope that he’s gonna be back on the show, but right now he needs to get healthier.
“There’s absolutely hope – 100%.”
He laughed off his rumored rift with Frank, saying “that’s absolutely not true.”
Coleman-RaynerFrank was fired from American Pickers in July 2021[/caption]
Instagram/@rjwolfepickerMike’s brother Robbie has filled in for the ailing star[/caption]
Fans have begged for Frank’s return
