Market Warriors

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Market Warriors
Market Warriors logo.JPG
Genre Reality
Created by Marsha Bemko
Presented by Mark L. Walberg
Starring
  • Kevin Bruneau
  • John Bruno
  • Miller Gaffney
  • Bob Richter
  • Bene Raia
Narrated by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMarsha Bemko
ProducersJohn Kalish
Sam Farrell
Production locationUnited States
CinematographyTrevor Hansford
EditorsPeter Hyzak
Sean Sandefur
Sharon Singer
Running time55 minutes
Production company WGBH
Release
Original network PBS
Original releaseJuly 16, 2012 (2012-07-16) 
April 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)
Related
Antiques Roadshow

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]

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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.

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