| Market Warriors | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Marsha Bemko |
| Presented by | Mark L. Walberg |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
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| Executive producer | Marsha Bemko |
| Producers | John Kalish Sam Farrell |
| Production location | United States |
| Cinematography | Trevor Hansford |
| Editors | Peter Hyzak Sean Sandefur Sharon Singer |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Production company | WGBH |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | July 16, 2012 – April 22, 2013 |
| Related | |
| Antiques Roadshow | |
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Market Warriors is an American reality television series that follows four professional antiquers as they buy assigned items at flea markets and antique shows on a budget. The items are then sold at auction, where the antiquers compete for the highest profit, which is most often determined by the lowest loss.[1][2][3]
Market Warriors has a number of connections to Antiques Roadshow: both are produced by WGBH, Boston, hosted by Mark L. Walberg, and share the participation of appraisers Miller Gaffney, Kevin Bruneau, John Bruno, Bene Raia, and Bob Richter.
Fred Willard was the original host of the show; however, after his arrest for engaging in alleged acts at an adult movie theater, for which he was never charged, PBS dropped him as host and had Walberg re-voice the episodes Willard had already completed.[4]
On March 13, 2013, PBS announced it was ending production of Market Warriors, the series that premiered in July 2012 under Market Wars as a partner program to longtime ratings hit Antiques Roadshow, according to a March 14, 2013, WGBH, Boston, internal memo to employees. Marsha Bemko, executive producer of both programs, commented the decision was PBS's and declined further comment. The last of the show's 20 episodes aired on PBS stations on April 22, 2013.
- ^ "FAQ". PBS. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (July 15, 2012). "Panning for Gold Among All That Junk". New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ Wiegand, David (July 15, 2012). "'Market Warriors': PBS faces reality". SFGate.com. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ Yahr, Emily (July 19, 2012). "In wake of arrest, PBS drops Fred Willard from 'Market Warriors'". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 5, 2013.