Aussie Pickers
Australian reality television series
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Aussie Pickers is an Australian reality television series which premiered on A&E on 9 May 2013.[1] It is an Australian adaptation of American series American Pickers. The show follows Lucas Callaghan and Adam McDonald[2] as they travel around Australia, buying ("picking") antiques and collectibles. They look through attics, backyards and sheds in the search for forgotten relics.
| Aussie Pickers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Based on | American Pickers |
| Presented by | Lucas Callaghan and Adam McDonald |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Shine Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | A&E |
| Release | 9 May 2013 – 30 September 2014 |
| Related | |
Development
The series was first commissioned by Foxtel (owner of A&E) on 12 November 2012, to be a 10-part series produced by Shine Australia.[3]
On 10 December 2012, it was announced that Lucas Callaghan and Adam McDonald would host the series, as well as stating the series had been reduced from 10 episodes to 8.[2]
In February 2014, multiple regional websites and newspapers advertised that Aussie Pickers were looking for individuals to nominate whether they were interested in participating in the series, with filming of season two to begin shortly and to air on A&E later in 2014.[4][5][6] It was later announced the second season would premiere on 14 August 2014,[7] however, the series premiered two days earlier on 12 August 2014.
Presenters
Lucas Callaghan is an Australian collector and dealer in 20th century design[8] Callaghan also stars in a 2019 spin-off series Road to Riches, where he is invited into homes to identify household valuable antiques and collectables.[9] Adam McDonald's area of expertise is 20th-century and industrial antiques, and his work has been reviewed on the ABC television program Auction Room.[10]
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Overnight Australian viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 9 May 2013 | 72,000[11] |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 16 May 2013 | 58,000[12] |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 23 May 2013 | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 30 May 2013 | 45,000[13] |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 6 June 2013 | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 13 June 2013 | N/A |
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 20 June 2013 | N/A |
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 27 June 2013 | 48,000[14] |
Season 2 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Overnight Australian viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Laurie's Lair" | 12 August 2014 | 67,000[15] |
| 10 | 2 | "Sheldon's Shack" | 19 August 2014 | 42,000[16] |
| 11 | 3 | "The Red Indian" | 26 August 2014 | N/A |
| 12 | 4 | "The Butcher's Shed" | 2 September 2014 | 51,000[17] |
| 13 | 5 | "Kiwi Pickers" | 9 September 2014 | N/A |
| 14 | 6 | "Mad Max" | 16 September 2014 | 53,000[18] |
| 15 | 7 | "The Grave Vault" | 23 September 2014 | N/A |
| 16 | 8 | "Spog's Shed" | 30 September 2014 | N/A |
Home media
| DVD name | Format | Ep # | Discs | Region 4 (Australia) | Special features | Distributors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aussie Pickers (Season 1) | DVD | 8 | 2 | 2 January 2014[19] | None | Beyond Home Entertainment |
| Aussie Pickers (Season 2) | DVD | 8 | 2 | 1 April 2015[20] | None | Beyond Home Entertainment |