I think you mean MotorTrendTV...
But yeah, they're essentially cheerleaders, maybe even spurring on the internet & phone bidders.
The technical fiction and incorrect terminology gets irritating, and Chris Jacobs seems most guilty of that.
I record the episodes and watch later, so I can rip through the endless Broncos, Chevelles, and most of the Euro-luxury stuff.
But it's kind of a car show, which is fine by me.

The '62 Fury Max Wedge that sold for $115,000 was a surprise to me; that's almost double the usual range, and the car apparently had no provenance.
I'd seen it highlighted in a couple of recent internet articles - black with red&black interior, 11.0:1, 727.