Property Wars
{{Short description|American reality TV series (2012–2013)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Property Wars title card.jpg
| genre = Reality
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Doug Hopkins
- Scott Menaged
- Lou Amoroso
- John Ray
- Ed Rosenberg
- Steve Simons
}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 30
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- John Moffet
- Larry Hochberg
- Matt Sharp
}}
| runtime = 21 minutes
| company = Sharp Entertainment
| channel = Discovery Channel
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|7|12}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2013|8|1}}
}}
Property Wars is an American reality television series that airs on the Discovery Channel and premiered on July 12, 2012.{{cite press release|title=Let's Make a Deal in the Age of Foreclosures: It's "Property Wars" Premiering Thursday, July 12 at 10PM E/P on Discovery|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/06/27/lets-make-a-deal-in-the-age-of-foreclosures-its-property-wars-premiering-thursday-july-12-at-10pm-e-p-on-discovery-693405/20120627discovery02/|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=October 20, 2012|date=June 27, 2012}} The second season was announced on December 18, 2012, with the season debut on January 10, 2013.{{cite press release|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Discovery's 'Property Wars' Returns January 10|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/18/discoverys-property-wars-returns-january-10/162279/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231145432/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/18/discoverys-property-wars-returns-january-10/162279/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 31, 2012|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=26 July 2013|date=December 18, 2012}} Property Wars follows a group of men, located in Phoenix, Arizona, who bid to purchase foreclosed homes, without being able to look inside.{{cite web|title='Property Wars' TV show follows Phoenix-area home buyers|url=https://www.azcentral.com/home/articles/20130312property-wars--real-estate-phoenix.html|work=The Arizona Republic|access-date=July 25, 2013|author=Kara G. Morrison|date=March 27, 2013}} In each episode, the main cast members stand in front of the home to see what condition it is in while their bidder is on location at the auction for the home.
Cast
- Doug Hopkins
- Scott Menaged
- Lou Amoroso
- John Ray
- Ed Rosenberg
- Steve Simons
Legal Problems
Both during and after the show wrapped, filming some of the buyers found themselves in legal issues.
- John Ray{{cite web| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2014/05/12/property-wars-star-john-ray-misses-deadline-to.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140515001655/http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2014/05/12/property-wars-star-john-ray-misses-deadline-to.html| archive-date = 2014-05-15| title = Troubles for 'Property Wars' star John Ray continue in Arizona - Phoenix Business Journal}} – Told by Arizona regulators to shut down his business in 2014 due to having his real estate sales license terminated in July 2011. Ray had also filed for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in 2013.
- Scott Menaged{{Cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/857224/former-property-wars-star-scott-menaged-arrested-after-fraud-investigation|title = Former Property Wars Star Scott Menaged Arrested After Fraud Investigation|date = 26 May 2017}} – In May 2017, it was revealed that federal investigators say Menaged and three others (Veronica Castro, Alberto Pena and Troy Flippo) worked together to commit bank fraud. Menaged's furniture stores were raided by federal agents. He was indicted on 24 charges and sentenced to 17 years in prison.{{Cite news |date=December 19, 2017 |url=http://www.azfamily.com/story/37102720/property-wars-star-scott-menaged-sentenced-to-17-years-in-federal-prison |title='Property Wars' star Scott Menaged sentenced to 17 years in federal prison |work=AZ Family |access-date=2023-08-27 |archive-date=2018-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907125904/http://www.azfamily.com/story/37102720/property-wars-star-scott-menaged-sentenced-to-17-years-in-federal-prison |url-status=dead }} Menaged's crimes were profiled in the 2019 episode "The House Flipping Reality Star Fraudster", of the television series American Greed.{{Cite episode |title=The House Flipping Reality Star Fraudster |series=American Greed |publisher=Kurtis Productions |network=CNBC |season=13 |number=6 |date=2019-09-16}}
Episodes
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2012|7|12}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{End date|2012|7|26}} | |||
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 24 | style="text-align:center;"| {{Start date|2013|1|10}}{{cite web|title=Property Wars: Season 2|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/property-wars/episode-guide/EP01575474?aid=zap2it|work=Zap2it|access-date=May 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530184325/http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/property-wars/episode-guide/EP01575474?aid=zap2it|archive-date=May 30, 2013|url-status=dead}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{End date|2013|8|1}} |
=Season 1 (2012)=
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{{Episode list
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=Season 2 (2013)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Unfinished Business |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|1|10}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Rags to Riches |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|1|17}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Sleuthing |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|1|17}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 10 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Hidden Treasure |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|1|24}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 11 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Old Money |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|1|31}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 12 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Bed Bugs |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|2|7}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 13 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Serenity |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|2|28}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 14 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Sick Day |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|14}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 15 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Triple Threat |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|21}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 16 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Scott's Mini Me |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|24}} |ShortSummary = |Viewers = N/A |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 17 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Uninvited Pests |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|28}} |ShortSummary = |Viewers = 0.94{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Wins Night + 'Swamp People', 'Archer', 'Big Rig Bounty Hunters' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/03/29/thursday-cable-ratings-ncaa-basketball-wins-night-swamp-people-archer-big-rig-bounty-hunters-more/175486/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402112325/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/03/29/thursday-cable-ratings-ncaa-basketball-wins-night-swamp-people-archer-big-rig-bounty-hunters-more/175486/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2013|publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=March 29, 2013}} |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 18 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Change is Coming |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|4|4}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 19 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Wipe Out! |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|5|23}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 20 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Puzzling Addition |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|5|23}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 21 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Toilet Tragedy |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|5|30}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 22 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Buyer Beware |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|5|30}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 23 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = The Roof is on Fire |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|6}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 24 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = Mustache Boy |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|6}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 25 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = New Girl in Town |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|13}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 26 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = Hazmat House |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|20}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 27 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = Christina's World |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|27}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 28 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = Scott's Leaky Faucet |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|18}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 29 |EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |Title = Lou Makes a Deal |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|7|25}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 30 |EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |Title = Basement Surprise |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|8|1}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = D4ED91 }} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2239804}}
{{Discovery Channel programming}}
Category:2010s American reality television series
Category:2012 American television series debuts
Category:2013 American television series endings
Category:Discovery Channel original programming