History Channel stays the reality course

September 29, 2009 Building on three years of ratings growth, History has ordered several reality shows, including a spinoff of Thom Beers' top-rated "Ice Road Truckers." History has given a green light to American Pickers (working title), planned as a companion series to its series Pawn Stars, which set a year-to-date original-series record for the network Sunday night with 2.9 million viewers. Previously announced as in development, the reality series revolves around rivalries at a North Carolina NASCAR track, where local families race to continue a 61-year feuding tradition.

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