“Hardcore Pawn” is a reality TV show from the United States, created by RDF USA and Richard Dominick Productions for truTV. It focuses on the daily activities at American Jewelry and Loan, a family-run pawn shop located on Detroit, Michigan’s 8 Mile Road. The show first aired on August 16, 2010, attracting an audience of two million viewers and becoming truTV’s highest-rated series debut at the time.