AMERICAN Pickers star Mike Wolfe’s Nashville, Tennessee antique store was forced to close down after construction issues, The U.S. Sun has learned. 

Mike, 60, owns Antique Archeology with stores in Le Claire, Iowa and Nashville, Tennessee. 

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On the morning of Tuesday, November 26, Antique Archeology Nashville informed customers the store had been suddenly shut down. 

The Instagram post read, “Our Nashville store is currently closed due to some construction issues!

“We will keep you updated on when we open back up. We are so sorry for the inconvenience and look forward to seeing y’all soon!”

It wasn’t until the next day the store announced they would be reopening on November 27. 

Mike stopped by his Iowa store on November 27 to help promote Black Friday sales. 

He showed off a vintage “interesting” and “unusual” Santa Claus suit. 

He then revealed his merchandise, including hats, mugs, coasters, shirts and more. 

“We have a TV show. Before the show it was just Danielle [Colby] and I working in here. When the show hit, everyone came in and asked for t-shirts and hats. There is a mix of merch and vintage.”

Both locations have been featured on American Pickers. 

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PICKERS RATINGS

The store drama comes after American Pickers has been struggling with ratings. 

The November 20, 2024 episode Surfs, Signs, Savage brought in 521,000 viewers, The U.S. Sun reported.

This is a drop from the November 13 episode, Picken’ Wall to Wall, which had 582,000 viewers. 

The November 6, 2024 episode Carnival Cashout had 547,000 viewers. 

DIY Delorean, which aired on October 30, brought in the lowest ratings of the season with just 442,000 viewers.

The third episode of Season 26, The Great Razooly, saw a slight surge with 566,000 viewers on October 23.

The second episode of the season, Wolfemen vs. The Automations, brought in just 463,000 viewers on October 16.

The premiere episode on October 9 brought in 565,000 fans as Mike picked through Evel Knievel memorabilia.

SEASON 25 RATINGS

The ratings for Season 26 are drastically low compared to last season. 

Season 25 brought in 723,000 viewers for part one of the premiere and 676,000 for part two. 

Episode three had 880,000 viewers tune in. 

By the January 24 episode, ratings increased to 948,000 viewers.

The February 28 episode brought in 966,000 viewers.

The season finale on March 27 had 832,000 people tune in.

American Pickers has dropped down to the fifth most-watched series on the History Channel, with Curse of Oak Island, Tales from Oak Island, UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd and Mountain Men topping the ratings chart. 

Mike Wolfe’s businesses

Mike Wolfe has created a business empire featuring real estate, antique stores, and more.

FAN REACTION

Fans have been calling for the show’s cancellation during Season 26. 

“This show needs to go… cancel this show it’s a husk of what it was,” one fan wrote. 

Another said, “It was never good. This show ruined the buying/selling market.”

A third asked, “Will American Pickers continue?”

In addition to the stores, Mike owns his bike shop Columbia Motor Alley, vacation rental Two Lanes Guesthouse and is a landlord of multiple properties in Iowa and Tennessee.

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