Canadian Pickers
Canadian Pickers | |
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Also known as | Cash Cowboys |
Genre | Reality |
Starring | Scott Cozens Sheldon Smithens |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Production locations | Calgary, Alberta |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | Cineflix Inc. |
Original release | |
Network | History |
Release | April 12, 2011 December 23, 2013 | –
Canadian Pickers (internationally known as Cash Cowboys) was a Canadian television reality series filmed in Calgary, Alberta, which currently airs reruns on History. The show was also previously shown on DTour and Historia. The series was canceled on November 19, 2013, with the final episodes airing on December 23, 2013.[1]
Overview
Similar in format to Cineflix's production,
Scott Cozens is a former electrician turned full-time attorney practising in Calgary, Alberta. He can be found spending his free time traveling across Canada pursuing his childhood passion as a picker.[3]
Sheldon Smithens is a third-generation antiques dealer,
On April 12, 2011, Season 1 of Canadian Pickers debuted on History Television (which became History in August 2012).[4] Building on the success of the first season, Season 2 aired from January 2012 to April 2012 followed by Season 3 which began airing in August 2012.[5]
International broadcast
The series is syndicated outside of Canada under the name Cash Cowboys:
- Australia: A&E
- Brazil: National Geographic
- Norway: TV 2 Zebra
- Slovenia: Kanal A
- United Kingdom: History
- United States: H2
Episodes
References
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (November 19, 2013). "'Canadian Pickers' Canceled by Shaw Media". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ About the Show. CanadianPickers.com, 2011.
- ^ a b Parker, David.Calgary Collectors to star in TV Show. Calgary Herald, 2011.
- ^ Brioux, Bill.Tonight: Canadian Pickers go for "rusty gold". TV Feed My Family, 2011.
- ^ Sheldon Smithens, Co-host of Canadian Pickers. CBC Radio West Coast Morning Show, 2011.
External links
- Cineflix Productions website
- History channel website (English Canada)
- Historia channel website (French Canada)
See also
- Cineflix Pickers franchise
- Picker Sisters, a similar series with female leads based in the United States.