Hardcore Pawn (2009)

Name: Hardcore Pawn
Genre: Reality-TV
Rating: 4.9
Cast: Les Gold, Seth Gold, Ashley Broad, Karen Mitchel

Reality-TV

Meet the Gold family. As owners of Detroit's biggest pawn shop, they've bought and sold things you can't begin to imagine. Every day brings new danger as the Golds operate in the heart of one of America's most troubled cities. With 50,000 sq ft of cash and goods surrounding them, there are millions to be made, but their profits come with huge risk.

IMDb rating: 4.9 (5,438 votes)
Seasons: 9
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

5.40 avg 10 episodes 6.1 → 4.8 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot: Robo Bites	6.1	34
2	Pilot: Ashley's Back	6.6	26
3	Dangerous Cash	6.2	45
4	Booze & Guns	6.1	42
5	Bulletproof Gator	5.0	34
6	Trouble Inside	4.6	37
7	Moving Targets	4.9	33
8	Father vs. Son	4.6	32
9	Les' Big Gamble	5.1	34
10	Gold at Gunpoint	4.8	29

Season 2 (2010)

4.84 avg 8 episodes 4.9 → 4.7 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Crazy Cash	4.9	29
2	The Big Bet	5.0	29
3	Storm's a-Brewin'	4.8	33
4	Desperate Pawn	5.2	31
5	Skulls & Scoundrels	4.6	30
6	The Gambler	5.0	28
7	Fool's Gold	4.5	32
8	Cash Kings	4.7	29

Season 3 (2011)

4.80 avg 13 episodes 5.2 → 4.9 30 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hot Rods, Raging Tempers	5.2	33
2	Whack Job	5.0	32
3	Acid Test	4.6	33
4	Gold War	4.5	30
5	Family Feud	4.7	30
6	Bad Blood	4.4	31
7	Les' Revenge	5.0	29
8	Gold Hustle	4.4	33
9	Sibling War	5.0	29
10	Les' Way or the Highway	5.0	30
11	Sucker Punch	4.8	28
12	Melted Gold	4.9	27
13	I Quit!	4.9	27

Season 4 (2011)

4.50 avg 13 episodes 4.4 → 4.5 30 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Life After Death	4.4	27
2	Return of the Queen?	4.9	29
3	Fire Bomb!	4.1	25
4	Les Walks Out	4.3	26
5	Les' Loses It	4.2	26
6	Blood Lines	4.4	23
7	Turf Wars	4.6	23
8	All in the Family	4.3	23
9	Ashley vs. Rich	4.6	22
10	New Hire. Now Fire!	4.8	23
11	Seth vs. Rich	4.9	23
12	Drop the Bomb	4.5	23
13	Total Meltdown	4.5	25

Season 5 (2011)

4.77 avg 26 episodes 4.7 → 5.3 26 min avg

Rebound

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Aftermath	4.7	25
2	Final Decision	4.5	27
3	Stolen Gold?	5.2	24
4	Banned for Life	5.1	27
5	Rematch: Ashley vs. Tressa	5.5	31
6	More Money. More Problems.	4.5	25
7	Les Hunts a Thief	5.2	27
8	Full Metal Panic	4.7	25
9	Dirty Tape	4.5	23
10	Only in Detroit	4.8	27
11	Blackout!	4.4	25
12	Gold Battle Begins	4.3	26
13	Gold Day in Hell	4.5	27
14	Face Off	4.7	25
15	Last Man Standing	5.0	27
16	Family Traitor!	4.5	25
17	Millionaire Mayhem	4.8	26
18	Urban Hillbilly	4.6	28
19	Poachers!	4.9	27
20	Ashley's Breakdown	5.0	27
21	Ashley's Aftermath	4.5	25
22	Devil in Detroit	4.9	27
23	Cash Money Moron	4.5	25
24	You're Fired. I Quit!	4.6	27
25	Kill Em All	4.9	28
26	Rich vs. Les	5.3	27

Season 6 (2012)

4.85 avg 26 episodes 6.3 → 5.7 22 min avg

u-shaped

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rich Returns?	6.3	33
2	The Shocker	4.4	25
3	Million Dollar Story	4.9	24
4	Amy Got Back	4.6	26
5	Tripped Out Cash	4.8	25
6	Motor Mouth	4.8	27
7	Cold-Blooded Robbery	4.9	27
8	Les' Spending Spree	4.8	26
9	Burmese or Busted?	5.0	27
10	Lawyer Up Son	4.7	26
11	Seth's Big Bet	5.2	24
12	Oh No He Didn't	4.5	23
13	Oh Yes He Did	4.7	26
14	Family Matters	4.5	25
15	Pay to Play	4.6	24
16	Shell Game	4.4	23
17	Gold Meltdown	4.8	25
18	Vintage Victory	4.8	22
19	Ashley's Bad Day	4.1	22
20	Motor City Dream Cruise	5.0	22
21	Unforgiven	4.9	23
22	Junkyard Intervention	4.9	25
23	Watch Out	4.9	29
24	Les' Mojo	4.6	22
25	To Catch a Thief, Part 1	5.4	26
26	To Catch a Thief, Part 2	5.7	28

Season 7 (2013)

5.16 avg 26 episodes 5.5 → 4.9 21 min avg

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Frisky Business	5.5	28
2	Short Staffed	5.5	26
3	Monster Deals	4.9	21
4	Tipped Off	5.3	25
5	Redeem Girl Rumble	5.5	27
6	Busted	5.2	24
7	Watch Your Back	5.8	27
8	American Jewelry & Zoo	5.6	29
9	Les Sells Out	5.3	24
10	You Bet Your Butt	4.9	24
11	Homefront Heat	4.5	20
12	Strike Out	4.7	19
13	Les Goes Down	4.8	22
14	Bad Trouble Here	5.3	21
15	The Trouble with Michael	5.3	22
16	Seth in Charge	5.5	24
17	Back in Action	4.6	21
18	Back to the Hustle	4.9	21
19	Seth Snaps	4.7	22
20	Computer Crash	5.2	23
21	All-American Jewelry and Loan	5.7	32
22	Breakdown at Tiffany's	5.7	25
23	Gold Crash	5.1	23
24	Harold's Gamble	4.8	20
25	The Outsider	4.9	22
26	Seth's Secret	4.9	27

Season 8 (2013)

5.13 avg 27 episodes 4.6 → 6.2 21 min avg

Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Seth's Return	4.6	30
2	Fishing for Trouble	5.2	24
3	Scent of Deception	4.2	21
4	Growing Pains	4.8	22
5	Daddy Daughter Dance	4.3	21
6	Drama Online, Part 1	4.5	23
7	Drama Online, Part 2	4.3	22
8	Seth's Soft Side	4.8	23
9	Seth's Gamble, Part 1	5.1	21
10	Seth's Gamble, Part 2	4.6	21
11	Guards Go Home	5.3	22
12	Busted Deal	5.1	22
13	New Blood	5.3	21
14	Meet the New Girl	5.0	20
15	Fan Favorites	4.9	16
16	Cousin Competition	5.6	18
17	Gold vs. Gold	4.8	18
18	Karen vs. Ashley	5.4	18
19	Buy Baby Buy	5.0	18
20	Shakedown!	5.9	21
21	Along Came a Spider	5.5	19
22	Inside Job	5.9	22
23	The Hot Rod	5.3	19
24	Ashley in Charge	5.5	19
25	Karen in the Middle	5.1	20
26	Million Dollar Deal, Part 1	6.2	23
27	Million Dollar Deal, Part 2	6.2	29

Season 9 (2014)

5.81 avg 13 episodes 6.3 → 5.9 22 min avg

Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Million Dollar Resolve	6.3	24
2	High Roller	6.1	21
3	The Drag Race	5.4	19
4	Lights, Camera, Drama!	5.7	19
5	Karen's Big Idea	5.7	19
6	The Estate Sale	5.7	19
7	Professor Les	6.2	19
8	War on the Floor	5.0	22
9	Secret Shopper	6.1	23
10	Cousin vs. Cousin	6.1	21
11	Seth's Big Mistake	6.1	22
12	Three Ring Circus Part 1	5.2	20
13	Three Ring Circus Part 2	5.9	21

Hardcore Pawn (2009)

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