Storage Hunters
| Storage Hunters | |
|---|---|
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons |
US Series 3 UK Series 5 (Regular) 1 (Celebrity series) (upcoming)[1] |
| No. of episodes |
US Series 73 UK Series 50 (Regular) (10 upcoming) 1 (Celebrity Special) (5 Upcoming) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
United States (2011–2013) United Kingdom (2014–present) |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production company(s) | T Group Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network |
TruTV (US) Dave (UK) |
| Original release |
US Series June 21, 2011 – December 17, 2013 UK Series October 28, 2014 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Storage Hunters is a reality television series featuring a series of storage auctions, created by and starring Sean Kelly. It originally ran in the US from 2011 to 2013 on TruTV[2] and has been particularly successful in the UK on the digital channel Dave. A domestic British version, also featuring Kelly, started broadcasting in 2014 and has continued into 2016 with a fifth series to air from April 2016. There also has been a UK celebrity special which aired in 2015 with all the money each celebrity made going to their chosen charity. The series has also been shown on New Zealand's TV3.
It was announced in October 2016 Dave announced that a celebrity series would take place following the huge hit of the one of special earlier in the year with 5 x 60 minute episodes, the format will be the same however all the money they make goes to their chosen charity[3] It will be followed by a sixth series of the UK regular series in January 2017.
Format
For the US series, bidders Brandon and Lori Bernier, the Taylor Brothers, Jesse McClure, Tarrell "T-Money" Wright, Ron "Papa Bear" Kirkpatrick, Kashuna, Wade, FJ, Gary "Goal Machine" Madine, Scott and Chrissy Tassone, the Alvardo Brothers, "Desert Dan," Mone Smith, Will and Nick Eastwood, Soccer Mom and the lock cutters/security guards, Will C. (Season 1), Cameron "Green Mile" Rowe (Season 2-Season 3).[4][5] The series was cancelled on TruTV after Season 3 ended.[6]
In the UK and Ireland the show has been broadcast and repeated on the digital channel Dave. In 2014, Dave commissioned a spin-off series called Storage Hunters UK, featuring Kelly reprising his role as auctioneer with a series of British bidders hunting for valuables across the UK.[7] Dave renewed the UK version for two more series in 2015,[8] with the second series beginning on 2 June and featuring US regulars Jesse and T-Money.[9] Series 3 of the show premiered on 15 September 2015.[10]
A fifth series was commissioned to air from April 2016, Kelly will return alongside regular bidders from series 4. A sixth series has been commissioned and will air in 2017 with filming taking placed during autumn 2016.
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||||
| US Series | |||||||
| Season 1 | 23 | 21 June 2011 | September 2011 | ||||
| Season 2 | 24 | June 2012 | September 2012 | ||||
| Season 3 | 24 | June 2013 | 17 December 2013 | ||||
| UK Series | |||||||
| Series 1 | 10 | 2014 | 2014 | ||||
| Series 2 | 10 | 2014 | 2014 | ||||
| Series 3 | 10 | 2014 | 2014 | ||||
| Series 4 | 10 | 2015 | 2015 | ||||
| Series 5 | 10 | April 2016 | April 2016 | ||||
| UK Celebrity Series | |||||||
| Christmas Special | 1 | 20 December 2015 | |||||
| Series 1 | 5 | 18 October 2016 | TBA | ||||
Reception
The show has been well received in Britain, with the first episode of Storage Hunters UK being watched by over 1.1 million viewers, beating ratings for several prime time television shows broadcast that week.[11]
The Guardian's Rhik Samadder described Kelly's auctioneering style "like someone has attached electrodes to a woodpecker".[12] Tom Eames writing in Digital Spy described it as "one of the least authentic and most fake shows you will ever see, and comes under the umbrella of 'trashy reality' programmes that the US are very good at", but adding that "somehow, it is strangely addictive and enjoyable, and has clearly become a big guilty pleasure of many UK viewers."[13]
The success of the show has been attributed to the participants' lack of social skills, comparing it to "watching a carnival".[12] In an interview for Digital Spy, he speculated that the strong popularity of the show in the UK may lead to a revival of the US series.[14]
Buyers
Main Buyers US
| Name | Nickname | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Brandon and Lori Bernier | Team Brandori | Yes | ||
| Jesse McClure | Jesse | Yes | ||
| Tarrell Wright | T-Money | Yes | ||
| Ronald Kirkpatrick | Papa Bear | Yes | ||
| James and Dustin Taylor | The Taylor Brothers | Yes | No | |
| Scott and Chrissy Tassone | Scott and Chrissy | No | Yes | No |
| Mone Smith | Mone | No | Yes | |
Main Buyers UK
| Name | Nickname | Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| John and Natalie Maddox | John and Natalie | Yes | |||||
| Colin Newell | Heavy D Aka the boominator | Yes | |||||
| Linda Lambert | Linda | Yes | |||||
| Daniel Hill | Dapper Dan | Yes | |||||
| Barry and Darren Elford | Barry and Darren | Yes | |||||
| George Johnson | George | Yes | |||||
Main Celebrity Buyers UK
| Name | Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer | Yes | |||||
| Charlotte Crosby and Holly Hagan | Yes | |||||
| Theo Paphitis | Yes | |||||
| Tim Vine | Yes | |||||
| Nancy Dell'Olio | Yes | |||||
| Steph & Dom Parker | Yes | |||||
| Jenny Eclair and Lizzie Roper | Yes | |||||
| Johnny Vegas | Yes | |||||
| Katherine Ryan | Yes | |||||
| Chris Kamara | Yes | |||||
| Ainsley Harriott | Yes | |||||
| Phil Tufnell | Yes | |||||
| Janet Street-Porter | Yes | |||||
| Jaymi Hensley | Yes | |||||
| JJ Hamblett & Josh Cuthbert | Yes | |||||
Minor Buyers US
| Name | Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Desert Dan | Yes | No | |
| Wade Gallagher | Yes | No | |
| FJ | Yes | No | |
| Kashuna Perfected | Yes | No | |
| The Alvarado Brothers | No | Yes | No |
| Danarchy | No | No | Yes |
Minor Buyers UK
| Name | Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Jesse McClure | No | Yes | No | |||||
| T-Money | No | Yes | No | |||||
| Samantha Bartlett | No | Yes | ||||||
| Boudicca Scherazade | No | Yes | ||||||
| Rupert | Yes | No | ||||||
| Scotty | No | Yes | ||||||
See also
- Auction Hunters, a similar show on Spike TV
- Storage Wars, a similar show on A&E TV
- Container Wars, a similar series on TruTV
References
- ↑ http://dave.uktv.co.uk/shows/storage-hunters-uk/episodes/
- ↑ "Storage Hunters Episode: "Storage Hunters"". Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ http://corporate.uktv.co.uk/news/article/full-line-announced-celebrity-storage-hunters/
- ↑ "Storage Hunters: Cast & Details". Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ Time Warner Networks, Inc. (2012-09-16). "Storage Hunter: Bios – Think Big (Money)". Time Warning Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ↑ Cancelled / Ended TV Shows on TruTV, retrieved 2014-10-27
- ↑ UKTV Group. "Storage Hunters UK". UKTV. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
- ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a623096/storage-hunters-uk-dave-orders-two-more-series.html#~pez1MbByPxEXLf
- ↑ Metro. "Storage Hunters UK Second Series". Metro. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ↑ UKTV. "Storage Hunters UK Third Series". UKTV. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
- ↑ "Storage Hunters UK debuts with a bigger audience than Walking Dead". The Guardian. October 30, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- 1 2 Samadder, Rhik (February 10, 2015). "Storage Hunters: Sean Kelly has a rumble in our jumble". The Guardian. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ↑ Eames, Tom (22 July 2013). "'Storage Hunters': Dave's addictive showcase of greed". Digital Spy
- ↑ "Storage Hunters star Sean Kelly interview: 'American version may return'". Digital Spy. February 14, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.