Antiques Roadshow (American TV program)

Antiques Roadshow
Created by	BBC Television
Developed by	WGBH, Boston
Directed by	John Boyle III (current) Bill Francis (current) Susan Conover Phillip Gay
Presented by	Mark L. Walberg
Theme music composer	Tom Phillips
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	22
Production
Executive producers	Marsha Bemko Aida Moreno (1996–2001) Peter Cook (2001–2003)
Producers	Sam Farrell Sarah Elliott
Production locations	List of locations
Cinematography	Chas Norton
Editors	Jeff Cronenberg Kelsey Bresnahan Sharon Singer Shady Hartshorne
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	WGBH-TV
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	January 9, 1997 (1997-01-09) – present
Related
Antiques Roadshow FYI Market Warriors

Antiques Roadshow appraises thousands of items in any given taping, with the public ticketed for time slots between 8 am and 5 pm local time; this image shows a portion of the public entering a July 2009 roadshow in Madison, Wisconsin, at noon.

Before people enter the main appraisal/recording area, general appraisers quickly categorize and give tickets to specific appraisers (e.g. "Asian Art", "Metal Work", etc.).

Antiques Roadshow is an American television program broadcast on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Public television stations. The series features local antiques owners who bring in items to be appraised by experts. Provenance, history, and value of the items are discussed. Based on the original British Antiques Roadshow, which premiered in 1979, the American version first aired in 1997. When taping locations are decided, they are announced on the series website raising the profile of various small to mid-size cities, such as Billings, Montana; Biloxi, Mississippi; Bismarck, North Dakota; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Hot Springs, Arkansas; and Rapid City, South Dakota. Antiques Roadshow has been nominated 16 times for a Primetime Emmy.

During 2005, the American version of Antiques Roadshow produced its own spinoff called Antiques Roadshow FYI, a half-hour program that followed the fate of items appraised in the main series and provided additional information on antiques and collecting.

Format

Each episode begins with an introduction by the host (currently Mark L. Walberg) followed by an announcement of the taping location. Each city taping is split into three hours, i.e. Boise Hour 1, Chattanooga Hour 2, or Raleigh Hour 3. Various three- to four-minute-long segments of selected people talking about their item(s) and their appraisers talking about the provenance, history, and value of the item(s) follow, interspersed with several brief informal appraisals, lasting about a minute or so and called over-the-shoulder appraisals. The episode concludes with the host wrapping things up; in more recent seasons, the Feedback Booth, a series of clips of people talking about their experience at Antiques Roadshow rolls with the credits.

History

The series was created in 1996 by WGBH-TV, based on the BBC's series of the same name that had been airing in the United Kingdom since 1979. The first US episodes were broadcast on PBS in 1997. (PBS also airs the original BBC series, though it is called Antiques Roadshow UK to differentiate it from its own version.) The American version of Antiques Roadshow is produced by WGBH-TV, the public television station in Boston, Massachusetts. The American version has been hosted by Chris Jussel (1997–2000), Dan Elias (2001–03), Lara Spencer (2004–05), and Mark L. Walberg (2005–present). Marsha Bemko is executive producer. Auction houses Christie's, Sotheby's, Heritage Auctions, Skinner, Inc., Doyle New York, Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers, and Swann Galleries provide expert appraisers for venues across America.

Antiques Roadshow FYI

During 2005, PBS broadcast Antiques Roadshow FYI, a sister series to Antiques Roadshow. The weekly half-hour show, hosted by then-Antiques Roadshow host Lara Spencer provided information on items shown on previous episodes of Antiques Roadshow, as well as additional information on antiques and collecting.

Notable appraisals

Eleven items are recognized as the most valuable items featured on the American Antiques Roadshow:

• On July 23, 2011, a collection of Chinese cups carved from rhinoceros horns, believed to date from the late 17th or early 18th century, was valued at $1–1.5 million at a show location in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• Four pieces of Chinese carved jade and celadon ceramics dating to the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1736–95), including a large bowl crafted for the emperor, were given a conservative auction estimate of up to $1.07 million. However the items sold at auction for only $494,615.
• A trove of 1870s Boston Red Stockings (now the Atlanta Braves) memorabilia including players' signatures and rare baseball cards was appraised at $1,000,000 for insurance purposes in New York City on January 5, 2015.
• A 1904 Diego Rivera oil painting, El Albañil, valued with a retail price of $800,000 to $1,000,000 in 2012.
• An Alexander Calder mobile, c. 1950, was appraised in Miami, Florida, at $400,000 to $1,000,000
• A 1937 Clyfford Still oil painting, valued at $500,000, was appraised on the first episode of its 13th season on January 5, 2009.
• A Norman Rockwell oil painting was appraised at $500,000 in 2010 in Eugene, Oregon.
• An Andrew Wyeth watercolor painting was appraised at $450,000 in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2010.
• A collection of Charles Schulz Peanuts comic art was appraised at $450,000 in Phoenix, Arizona.
• In 2001, a mid-19th Century Navajo Ute First Phase blanket, believed once to have been owned by Kit Carson, was valued in Tucson, Arizona between $350,000 and $500,000; the appraiser called it a "national treasure."
• An 1847 James Henry Beard oil painting, "The Illustrious Guest", was valued between $300,000 and $500,000 in Dallas, Texas.
• On August 8, 1998, a 1960 painting by future musician, Frank Zappa, was valued between $15,000 and $25,000 at a show location in Rochester, New York. The appraisal was featured in three episodes, and was the result of Sohmers' first appearance on the show.

Antiques Roadshow taping locations

The following is a list of the seasons, hosts, broadcast/taping years, and taping locations of Antiques Roadshow from 1996 to the present:

Season	Host	Broadcast Year	Taped Year	Location (City and State/Province)	Miscellaneous
1	Chris Jussel	1997	1996	Albuquerque, New Mexico Chicago College Park, Maryland Concord, Massachusetts Denver, Colorado Durham, North Carolina Greenwich, Connecticut Kansas City, Missouri Minneapolis Philadelphia San Antonio, Texas Seattle Southfield, Michigan	The first season and Jussel's first year as host; the only season until 2013 to tape in at least eight cities, excluding specials.
2		1998	1997	Atlanta Cincinnati Dallas Nashville, Tennessee Phoenix, Arizona Pittsburgh San Francisco Secaucus, New Jersey	The second season; the first one to tape in eight cities.
3		1999	1998	Hartford, Connecticut Houston, Texas Los Angeles Louisville, Kentucky Milwaukee Portland, Oregon Richmond, Virginia Rochester, New York
4		2000	1999	Baltimore, Maryland Birmingham, Alabama Columbus, Ohio Des Moines, Iowa Providence, Rhode Island Salt Lake City Tampa, Florida Toronto	Jussel's last year as host; the first and, so far, only season taped outside of the United States (Canada).
5	Dan Elias	2001	2000	Austin, Texas Charleston, South Carolina Denver Las Vegas Madison, Wisconsin Sacramento, California St. Louis, Missouri Tulsa, Oklahoma	Elias' first year as host.
6		2002	2001	Boston Indianapolis Miami New Orleans New York City San Diego Tucson, Arizona	The Boston segment was taped in the summer of 2000.
7		2003	2002	Albuquerque Charlotte, North Carolina Cleveland, Ohio Hot Springs, Arkansas Kansas City Seattle	Elias' last year as host.
8	Lara Spencer	2004	2003	Chicago Oklahoma City San Francisco Savannah, Georgia	Spencer's first year as host; the fewest cities taped in the show's history. The first season to have specials, which included Roadshow Favorites and Greatest Finds.
9		2005	2004	Memphis, Tennessee Omaha, Nebraska Portland Reno, Nevada St. Paul, Minnesota	Spencer's last year as host. This season's specials include Tomorrow's Antiques and Wild Things! Spencer also hosted the spin-off series Antiques Roadshow FYI, which only aired during this season.
10	Mark Walberg	2006	2005	Bismarck, North Dakota Houston Los Angeles Providence Tampa	Walberg's first year as host. This season's specials include Fame and Fortune and Roadshow Remembers.
11		2007	2006	Honolulu, Hawaii Milwaukee Mobile, Alabama Salt Lake City Tucson	First season to tape out of the continental United States while still remaining in the United States (Hawaii). This season's specials include Jackpot! and Unique Antiques.
12		2008	2007	Baltimore Las Vegas Louisville Orlando, Florida San Antonio Spokane, Washington	This season's specials include Politically Collect and Trash to Treasure.
13		2009	2008	Chattanooga, Tennessee Dallas Grand Rapids, Michigan Hartford Palm Springs, California Wichita, Kansas	This season's specials include Big and Little and Relative Riches.
14		2010	2009	Atlantic City, New Jersey Denver Madison Phoenix Raleigh, North Carolina San Jose, California	This season's specials include Naughty or Nice and Simply the Best.
15		2011	2010	Billings, Montana Biloxi, Mississippi Des Moines Miami Beach, Florida San Diego Washington, D.C.	First season to tape in the nation's capital (Washington, D.C.). This season is the first to have more than two specials. This season's specials include Forever Young, Junk in the Trunk, and Tasty Treasures.
16		2012	2011	Atlanta El Paso, Texas Eugene, Oregon Minneapolis Pittsburgh Tulsa	First season to have Vintage specials, specials that cover a previously taped location and its appraisals. This season's specials include Cats & Dogs, Greatest Gifts, Junk in the Trunk 2, Vintage Atlanta, Vintage Houston, Vintage Phoenix, Vintage Pittsburgh, Vintage San Francisco, and Vintage Secaucus.
17		2013	2012	Boston Cincinnati Corpus Christi, Texas Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Rapid City, South Dakota Seattle	This season's specials include Vintage Hartford, Vintage Los Angeles, Vintage Louisville, Vintage Milwaukee, Vintage Richmond, and Vintage Rochester.
18		2014	2013	Anaheim, California Baton Rouge, Louisiana Boise, Idaho Detroit, Michigan Jacksonville, Florida Kansas City Knoxville, Tennessee Richmond	First season since 2001 to tape in at least eight cities. This season's specials include Vintage Providence.
19		2015	2014	New York City Austin, Texas Bismarck, North Dakota Birmingham, Alabama Santa Clara, California Charleston, West Virginia Albuquerque, New Mexico Chicago	This season's specials include Celebrating Black Americana, Vintage St. Louis, Vintage Sacramento, Vintage Denver, Vintage Tulsa, Vintage Las Vegas, Vintage Madison and Vintage Charleston.
20		2016	2015	Spokane Little Rock Charleston, South Carolina Tucson Omaha Cleveland	The show adopted new graphics this season, and unveiled a new format in which Walberg provided voiceovers but did not appear on camera. The weekly segment in which Walberg met one of the appraisers at a local venue to discuss antiques was eliminated, and brief highlights of appraisals of items of lesser value were televised in between conventional appraisals. This season's specials included Mansion Masterpieces, Celebrating Asian-Pacific Heritage, Junk in the Trunk 6, and The Best of 20.
21		2017	2016	Fort Worth, Texas Indianapolis, Indiana Palm Springs, California Salt Lake City, Utah Virginia Beach, Virginia Orlando, Florida	This season's specials included The Civil War Years, Our 50 States Part One, Our 50 States Part Two, and Junk in the Trunk 7.
22		2018	2017	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania New Orleans St. Louis, Missouri Portland Green Bay, Wisconsin Newport, Rhode Island	Footage for the three episodes in Newport was shot inside and on the grounds of Rosecliff and included appraisals filmed outdoors for the first time in the show′s 22 seasons, although plans for all the appraisals to take place outdoors were spoiled by rain generated by Hurricane Jose offshore, and most of the appraisals took place inside the mansion or in tents erected on the mansion′s grounds. The Newport episodes differed in format from those filmed elsewhere, with frequent pauses between appraisals for segments narrated off-camera by Mark Wahlberg about the mansion′s construction, history, and features, as well as those of neighboring mansions. This season's specials included Vintage Oklahoma City, Vintage Savannah, Vintage Portland, Vintage Chicago, Vintage Omaha, Vintage Birmingham, Vintage San Francisco, and Celebrating Latino Heritage.
23		2019	2018	Sarasota, Florida Tulsa Louisville San Diego Rochester, Minnesota

States or province (Ontario) where tapings have taken place are listed below:

State/Province	Broadcast Season (Tapings are one year prior to given year)
Alabama	3 (2000, 2007, 2015)
Alaska	0
Arizona	5 (1998, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2016)
Arkansas	2 (2003, 2016)
California	13 (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Colorado	3 (1997, 2001, 2010)
Connecticut	3 (1997, 1999, 2009)
Delaware	0
District of Columbia	1 (2011)
Florida	8 (2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2019)
Georgia	3 (1998, 2004, 2012)
Hawaii	1 (2007)
Idaho	1 (2014)
Illinois	3 (1997, 2004, 2015)
Indiana	2 (2002, 2017)
Iowa	2 (2000, 2011)
Kansas	1 (2009)
Kentucky	3 (1999, 2008, 2019)
Louisiana	3 (2002, 2014, 2018)
Maine	0
Massachusetts	3 (1997, 2002, 2013)
Maryland	3 (1997, 2000, 2008)
Michigan	3 (1997, 2009, 2014)
Minnesota	4 (1997, 2005, 2012, 2019)
Mississippi	1 (2011)
Missouri	5 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2014, 2018)
Montana	1 (2011)
Nebraska	2 (2005, 2016)
Nevada	3 (2001, 2005, 2008)
New Hampshire	0
New Jersey	2 (1997, 2010)
New Mexico	3 (1997, 2003, 2015)
New York	3 (1999, 2002, 2015)
North Carolina	3 (1997, 2003, 2010)
North Dakota	2 (2006, 2015)
Ohio	5 (1998, 2000, 2003, 2013, 2016)
Oklahoma	4 (2001, 2004, 2012. 2019)
Oregon	4 (1999, 2005, 2012, 2018)
Pennsylvania	5 (1997, 1998, 2007, 2012, 2018)
Rhode Island	3 (2000, 2006, 2018)
South Carolina	3 (2001, 2013, 2016)
South Dakota	1 (2013)
Tennessee	4 (1998, 2005, 2009, 2014)
Texas	10 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017)
Utah	3 (2000, 2007, 2017)
Vermont	0
Virginia	3 (1999, 2014, 2017)
Washington	4 (1997, 2003, 2008, 2013)
West Virginia	1 (2015)
Wisconsin	5 (1999, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2018)
Wyoming	0
Ontario (Canada)	1 (2000)

Tickets

Tickets are free, but are only provided to preselected people on a random basis. To request tickets, prospective appraisees must fill out a form on the official website.

Fraud conviction

In 2001, two dealers who had appeared on the show were indicted on mail and wired fraud charges. Russ Pritchard III and George Juno were accused of defrauding Civil War descendants out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The pair also had faced accusations of phony appraisals on the show. In 2002 they were sentenced after being convicted.

See also

• It's Worth What?
• Buried Treasure
• Market Warriors

External links

• Official Website