Barter Kings

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.

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 James Flint Elaine Frontain Bryant Nicco Ardin Nicole Reed
Running time	23 minutes (Season 1) 42 minutes (Season 2-3)
Production company(s)	Brownstone Entertainment
Release
Original network	A&E
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12) – October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)
External links
Website

On December 12, 2012, A&E announced that the series had 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.

Timeline

Name	Seasons
	1	2	3
Steve McHugh	Main
Antonio Palazzola	Main
Kendall Leigh Neuner	Main

Episodes

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	14		June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)	August 1, 2012 (2012-08-01)
	2	6		January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09)	February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13)
	3	8		August 6, 2013 (2013-08-06)	October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)

Season 1 (2012)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"No Cash, No Problem"	June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)	1.58[6]
2	2	"Cart Before the Horse"	June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)	1.50[6]
3	3	"Diamond in the Rough"	June 19, 2012 (2012-06-19)	1.93[7]
4	4	"Rock & a Hard Place"	June 19, 2012 (2012-06-19)	1.47[7]
5	5	"Not so Easy Rider"	June 27, 2012 (2012-06-27)	1.59[8]
6	6	"Happy Camper"	June 27, 2012 (2012-06-27)	1.46[8]
7	7	"Dune Buddies"	July 11, 2012 (2012-07-11)	1.54[9]
8	8	"Bah Bam!"	July 11, 2012 (2012-07-11)	1.47[9]
9	9	"Divide & Conquer"	July 18, 2012 (2012-07-18)	1.58[10]
10	10	"Four wheeling & Dealing"	July 18, 2012 (2012-07-18)	1.56[10]
11	11	"Barter Up!"	July 25, 2012 (2012-07-25)	1.38[11]
12	12	"Shake Your Money Maker"	July 25, 2012 (2012-07-25)	1.32[11]
13	13	"Home Is Where the Barter Is"	August 1, 2012 (2012-08-01)	1.40[12]
14	14	"Talkin' Turkey"	August 1, 2012 (2012-08-01)	1.27[12]

Season 2 (2013)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
15	1	"Snakes on a Trade"	January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09)	1.66[13]
16	2	"The Traders Went Down to Georgia"	January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16)	1.59[14]
17	3	"Big Rig or Bust"	January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23)	1.38[15]
18	4	"Swingin' Deals and Screamin' Wheels"	January 30, 2013 (2013-01-30)	1.25[16]
19	5	"First Comes Love, Then Comes Trading"	February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)	1.63[17]
20	6	"For Sail. Will Consider Trade."	February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13)	1.28[18]

Season 3 (2013)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
21	1	"Tazed and Confused"	August 6, 2013 (2013-08-06)	0.97[19]
22	2	"Puppy Love"	August 13, 2013 (2013-08-13)	1.11[20]
23	3	"Clowning Around in Utah"	August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)	0.95[21]
24	4	"Tradecation"	August 27, 2013 (2013-08-27)	1.17[22]
25	5	"There's Snow Time Like Trading Time"	September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)	1.15[23]
26	6	"The Gloves Come Off"	September 10, 2013 (2013-09-10)	1.15[24]
27	7	"Driving Home the Deal"	September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17)	1.20[25]
28	8	"Trading or Bust"	October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)	1.25[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. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013.
3. Gay, Verne (June 11, 2012). "'The Barter Kings' on A&E doesn't give the whole story". Newsday. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
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5. Bibel, Sara (July 25, 2013). "'Barter Kings' Season 3 to Premiere Tuesday, August 6 on A&E". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
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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.
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External links

• Official website