Hardcore Pawn: Chicago

Hardcore Pawn: Chicago
GenreReality
Starring
  • Randy Cohen
  • Wayne Cohen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes18
Production
Executive producers
Running time22 minutes
Production companyBischoff-Hervey Entertainment
Original release
NetworktruTV
ReleaseJanuary 1 (2013-01-01) –
August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25)
Related
Hardcore Pawn
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Hardcore Pawn: Chicago is an American reality television series on truTV. A spin-off of Hardcore Pawn, the series follows the day-to-day operations of the Royal Pawn Shop located in Chicago, Illinois, at 428 S. Clark Street across from the Metropolitan Correctional Center near Chicago's Financial District.[1][2]

On August 15, 2012, truTV ordered 18 half-hour episodes for the first season which first premiered on January 1, 2013.[3][4] In January 2014, truTV announced that the show had been canceled.[5]

In 2014, the location was used on the television show, Chicago PD, with actor Elias Koteas entering the shop to ask a pawnbroker about a case.

  1. ^ "The Competition". Hardcore Pawn: Chicago. January 8, 2013. truTV.
  2. ^ "Royal Pawn Shop — Official Website". Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  3. ^ "truTV Greenlights "Hardcore Pawn: Chicago"". Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "Series Premiere of "Hardcore Pawn: Chicago" Has Moved to Tuesday, January 1". Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "Tru TV cancels 'Hardcore Pawn: Chicago'". Chicago Tribune. 27 January 2014.