Barter Kings

Barter Kings
Genre Reality
Starring
  • Antonio Palazzola
  • Steve McHugh
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 28
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Bob Gillan
  • Brian Richardson
  • Drew Brown
  • Elaine Frontain Bryant
  • Nicco Ardin
  • Nicole Reed
Running time 23 minutes
(Season 1)
42 minutes
(Season 2-3)
Production company(s) Brownstone Entertainment
Broadcast
Original channel A&E
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run June 12, 2012 – October 1, 2013
External links
Website

Barter Kings is an American reality television series on A&E in the United States. The series premiered on June 12, 2012.[1] It features Antonio Palazzola and Steve McHugh as they trade items for better items without any currency exchange. Antonio has Tourette syndrome, which complicates his negotiations.[2][3] Kendall-Leigh Neuner who is also part of the team, runs the building office and calls them with a lead. Diamond Dave also works at their shop.

On December 12, 2012, A&E announced that the series has been renewed for a six episode second season and the series would be expanded to an hour format.[4] On July 25, 2013, A&E announced that the third season would premiere on August 6, 2013, and consist of eight episodes.[5] In 2014, the show was canceled due to low ratings.

Episodes

Season Episodes Season Premiere Season Finale
1 14 June 12, 2012 August 1, 2012
2 6 January 9, 2013 February 13, 2013
3 8 August 6, 2013 October 1, 2013

Season 1 (2012)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
11"No Cash, No Problem"June 12, 20121.58[6]
22"Cart Before the Horse"June 12, 20121.50[6]
33"Diamond in the Rough"June 19, 20121.93[7]
44"Rock & a Hard Place"June 19, 20121.47[7]
55"Not so Easy Rider"June 27, 20121.59[8]
66"Happy Camper"June 27, 20121.46[8]
77"Dune Buddies"July 11, 20121.54[9]
88"Bah Bam!"July 11, 20121.47[9]
99"Divide & Conquer"July 18, 20121.58[10]
1010"Four wheeling & Dealing"July 18, 20121.56[10]
1111"Barter Up!"July 25, 20121.38[11]
1212"Shake Your Money Maker"July 25, 20121.32[11]
1313"Home Is Where the Barter Is"August 1, 20121.40[12]
1414"Talkin' Turkey"August 1, 20121.27[12]

Season 2 (2013)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
151"Snakes on a Trade"January 9, 20131.66[13]
162"The Traders Went Down to Georgia"January 16, 20131.59[14]
173"Big Rig or Bust"January 23, 20131.38[15]
184"Swingin' Deals and Screamin' Wheels"January 30, 20131.25[16]
195"First Comes Love, Then Comes Trading"February 6, 20131.63[17]
206"For Sail. Will Consider Trade."February 13, 20131.28[18]

Season 3 (2013)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
211"Tazed and Confused"August 6, 20130.97[19]
222"Puppy Love"August 13, 20131.11[20]
233"Clowning Around in Utah"August 20, 20130.95[21]
244"Tradecation"August 27, 20131.17[22]
255"There's Snow Time Like Trading Time"September 3, 20131.15[23]
266"The Gloves Come Off"September 10, 20131.15[24]
277"Driving Home the Deal"September 17, 20131.20[25]
288"Trading or Bust"October 1, 20131.25[26]

References

  1. ↑ Bibel, Sara (April 30, 2012). "A&E's New Reality Series 'Barter Kings' Premieres Tuesday, June 12". TV by the Numbers (Press release).
  2. ↑ Maher, Jack (June 13, 2012). "Trading up with the barter kings". KUSA-TV.
  3. ↑ Gay, Verne (June 11, 2012). "'The Barter Kings' on A&E doesn't give the whole story". Newsday. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "A&E's Hit Original Series "Barter Kings" Returns for Season Two With New Super-Sized Format". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Bibel, Sara (July 25, 2013). "'Barter Kings' Season 3 to Premiere Tuesday, August 6 on A&E". TV by the Numbers.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Rizzoli & Isles" Tops Viewers, "Teen Mom" Wins Demos". the Futon Critic. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kondolojy, Amanda. "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Storage Wars' + 'Deadliest Catch', 'Teen Mom', 'Tosh.0', 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Pretty Little Liars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Bibel, Sara. "Wednesday Cable Ratings:'Dallas' and 'Royal Pains' Win Night, 'Necessary Roughness','Baby Daddy', 'Melissa & Joey', 'The Real World' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Bibel, Sara. "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Espy Awards' Win Night, 'Royal Pains', 'Dallas', 'Necessary Roughness', 'Baby Daddy', 'Melissa & Joey' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Kondolojy, Amanda. "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Royal Pains' Wins night + 'Dallas', Restaurant Impossible', 'Necessary Roughness' , 'Barter Kings' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Royal Pains" Tops Viewers, Demos for Second Week in a Row". the Futon Critic. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Dallas," "Royal Pains" Nab Top Spots". the Futon Critic. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Amish Mafia," "Moonshiners" Pull Back in Front for Discovery". The Futon Crtici. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  14. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda. "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Moonshiners' Wins Night, + 'Amish Mafia', 'American Horror Story', 'Workaholics', & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Moonshiners" Holds Off "American Horror Story" Finale". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: Season High for "Moonshiners" Puts Discovery on Top". the Futon Critic. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Moonshiners" Tops Demos for Fifth Straight Week". the Futon Critic. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Moonshiners" Goes Out on Top for Discovery". the Futon Critic. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: Discovery's "Shark Week" Tops Demos, "Rizzoli & Isles" Leads Viewers". The Futon Critic. August 7, 2013.
  20. ↑ Bibel, Sara (August 14, 2013). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Rizzoli & Isles' & 'Amish Mafia' Win Night, 'Pretty Little Liars', 'The Game', 'Dance Moms', 'Covert Affairs' & More". TV by the Numbers.
  21. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 21, 2013). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Catfish', 'The Game', & 'Amish Mafia' Tie for Top Spot + 'The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man', 'Suits' & More". TV by the Numbers.
  22. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 28, 2013). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Pretty Little Liars' & 'Rizzoli & Isles' Tie for Top Spot + 'The Game', 'Amish Mafia', 'The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man', 'Suits' & More". TV by the Numbers.
  23. ↑ Bibel, Sara (September 5, 2013). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Game' Wins Night, 'Tosh.0', 'Suits', 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Catfish', 'Face Off' & More". TV by the Numbers.
  24. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 11, 2013). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Sons of Anarchy' Rides to First Place + 'Tosh.0', 'Rizzoli & Isles', World Cup Qualifiers, 'Amish Mafia' & More". TV by the Numbers.
  25. ↑ Bibel, Sara (September 18, 2013). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Sons of Anarchy' Wins Night, 'Tosh.0', 'Suits', 'Amish Mafia', 'Face Off' & More". TV by the Numbers.
  26. ↑ Bibel, Sara (October 2, 2013). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Sons of Anarchy' Wins Night, Baseball, 'Tosh.0', 'Ink Master', 'The Bad Girls Club' & More". TV by the Numbers.

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