‘TV MATERIAL’ Is Pawn Stars real or staged?

HISTORY Channel’s fan-favorite show Pawn Stars has returned for season 21.

The internet is speculating just how authentic the “reality” series is considering the high volume of content produced each year.

Is Pawn Stars real or staged?
Insiders revealed that there are real and staged elements to Pawn Stars.

Mike Hoover, who claimed to be an extra on the show, discussed his experience on set.

“[Visited] as tourists and my friend decided to buy a Cartier watch for his wife,” he said.

“The guy helping us said they were about to shoot a segment and asked if we would like to be extras and we said sure!”

Hoover said the sale took nearly an hour to film, translating into just five minutes of airtime. He also revealed: “They reran several scenes.

“They brought that cool museum guy in to validate the piece. It didn’t appear to be scripted very much, but they did reshoot a couple of the negotiations.”

He added that the customer “didn’t ‘just walk in’ that day” and that producers “ran everyone out of the store except the 12 or so people that signed up to be extras.”

What did the shop manager say about the show?
Shop manager, Travis Benton said the segments are curated after the store’s pawn brokers spot “unique items and show them to producers who decide if they are worthy of broadcasting.”