Season 15 of Salvage Hunters aired in 2021, and it was filmed during the summer in 2020, as the team was canvassing for guests in July 2020.
Salvage Hunters is currently in its sixteenth season of the original format of the show, which sees the return of John Tee.
Season 15, however, was shot during the summer of 2020 in the United Kingdom (UK), to allow for the October 2020 airing of the new season to begin.
What is Salvage Hunters?
Salvage Hunters is the Quest channel’s flagship show, which has been airing since 2011. Now in its sixteenth season, the reality-format series shows no signs of ending, especially with the return of John Tee.
The premise of the series sees modern-day treasure hunter Drew Pritchard travelling across the UK in search of antiques and artefacts, which are restored by Pritchard and his team of restorers.
When was series 15 of Salvage Hunters filmed?
Season 15 of Salvage Hunters took place in the summer of 2020 in the UK. This is based on the shared Instagram post by the series in July 2020, confirming that the team was not quarantining and was canvassing for places to profile.
The post’s caption affirmed, “We are looking for fab new places for our new series and are back filming through the summer so get in touch! Our team will be out across Yorkshire and the North next week…”
However, the team was already in production for the new season.
When was series 16 of Salvage Hunters filmed?
Season 16 of Salvage Hunters was shot during the second half of 2021. This is according to the Instagram post shared by the series in December 2021, that shared the first place that Drew Pritchard and John Tee visited.
However, the team started filming as early as November 2021, which was revealed by Holt Antiques’ store owner, who took to Instagram to reveal the team’s profiling of his store in that same month.
When does Salvage Hunters air?
Salvage Hunters announced the return of the popular reality-format series on Wednesday, 9 February 2022, which came a day before the actual airing on Thursdays at 21:00 on Quest.
The most recent episode of Salvage Hunters aired on Thursday, 24 February 2022, featuring the Holt Antiques store. You can also watch the series on Curve Media, Discovery (UK) and Discovery Plus to be up to date.
Final thoughts
Salvage Hunters is currently airing the first episodes of its sixteenth season on Quest, which started airing on Thursday, 10 February 2022.
Season 15 completed its run in November 2021, which was filmed during the summer across the UK with Drew Pritchard and John Tee.
