Antiques Roadshow (U.S. TV series)
| 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 |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Marsha Bemko Alda Moreno (1996–2001) Peter Cook (2001–2003) |
| Producer(s) |
Sam Farrell Sarah Elliott |
| Editor(s) |
Jeff Cronenberg Kelsey Bresnahan Sharon Singer Shady Hartshorne |
| Location(s) | List of locations |
| Cinematography | Chas Norton |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | WGBH-TV |
| Distributor | PBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | January 9, 1997 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Antiques Roadshow FYI Market Warriors |
| External links | |
| Antiques Roadshow | |
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 launched in 1997. When PBS decides on the taping locations for each year, it publicizes the chosen cities and airs the city and items to be appraised nationwide on PBS stations the next year, therefore 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 13 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 a self-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 single-camera appraisals. Another segment, lasting about three minutes long and called a field segment, shows a selected site in the event city and the host talking with an appraiser about selected items.<ref name="Information about "single-camera" and "field" segments (under 'Why can't I find the appraisal or segment I'm interested in?')">Staff (2013). "FAQ". WGBH. Retrieved 25 September 2013.</ref> The segment 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. Notable appraisers include Leigh and Leslie Keno, Nicholas Lowry, Noel Barrett, David Rago, Arlie Sulka, J. Christopher Mitchell, Ken Farmer, Wes Cowan, Timothy Gordon and Kathy Bailey who appraise furniture, posters, toys, pottery, glass, arms and militaria, and folk art. 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 with correspondent Clay Reynolds, 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.[1]
- 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.[2] However the items sold at auction for only $494,615.[3]
- 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.[4][5]
- An Alexander Calder mobile, c. 1950, was appraised in Miami, Florida, for anywhere from $400,000 to $1,000,000.
- A 1937 Clyfford Still oil painting, valued conservatively at $500,000, was appraised on the first episode of its 13th season on January 5, 2009.[6][7]
- 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.
- A mid-19th Century Navajo Ute First Phase blanket, believed once to have been owned by Kit Carson, was valued in Tucson, Arizona, from $350,000 to $500,000.
- An 1847 James Henry Beard oil painting, "The Illustrious Guest", was valued between $300,000 and $500,000 in Dallas, Texas.
- An 1881 Jasper F. Cropsey landscape painting was appraised at $300,000 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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:[8][nb 1]
| 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 more than eight cities, excluding specials. |
| 2 | Chris Jussel | 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 | Chris Jussel | 1999 | 1998 | Hartford, Connecticut Houston, Texas Los Angeles Louisville, Kentucky Milwaukee Portland, Oregon Richmond, Virginia Rochester, New York |
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| 4 | Chris Jussel | 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 | Dan Elias | 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 | Dan Elias | 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 hostess; the least cities taped in the show's history; the first season to have specials. This season's specials include Roadshow Favorites and Greatest Finds. |
| 9 | Lara Spencer | 2005 | 2004 | Memphis, Tennessee Omaha, Nebraska Portland Reno, Nevada St. Paul, Minnesota |
Spencer's last year as hostess. This season's specials include Tomorrow's Antiques and Wild Things! |
| 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 | Mark Walberg | 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 | Mark Walberg | 2008 | 2007 | Baltimore Las Vegas Louisville Orlando, Florida San Antonio Spokane, Washington |
This season's specials include Politically Collect and Trash to Treasure. |
| 13 | Mark Walberg | 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 | Mark Walberg | 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 | Mark Walberg | 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 | Mark Walberg | 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 | Mark Walberg | 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 | Mark Walberg | 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 more than eight cities. This season's specials include Vintage Providence. |
| 19 | Mark Walberg | 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 | Mark Walberg | 2016 | 2015 | Spokane Little Rock Charleston, South Carolina Tucson Omaha Cleveland |
The show used new graphics this season, as well as a new format in which Wahlberg provided voiceovers but did not appear on camera. The weekly segment in which Wahlberg 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. |
- ↑ According to the On Tour FAQ section on the Antiques Roadshow website, a city is selected for taping based on several factors, including the requirement of a minimum of 80,000 square feet (7,400 m2) of space, i.e. a large hotel ballroom, local/regional convention center, or something similar.
States or province (Ontario) where tapings have taken place are listed below:[8]
| 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 | 11 (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015) |
| Colorado | 3 (1997, 2001, 2010) |
| Connecticut | 3 (1997, 1999, 2009) |
| Delaware | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 1 (2011) |
| Florida | 6 (2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014) |
| Georgia | 3 (1998, 2004, 2012) |
| Hawaii | 1 (2007) |
| Idaho | 1 (2014) |
| Illinois | 3 (1997, 2004, 2015) |
| Indiana | 1 (2002) |
| Iowa | 2 (2000, 2011) |
| Kansas | 1 (2009) |
| Kentucky | 2 (1999, 2008) |
| Louisiana | 2 (2002, 2014) |
| Maine | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 3 (1997, 2002, 2013) |
| Maryland | 3 (1997, 2000, 2008) |
| Michigan | 3 (1997, 2009, 2014) |
| Minnesota | 3 (1997, 2005, 2012) |
| Mississippi | 1 (2011) |
| Missouri | 4 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2014) |
| 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 | 3 (2001, 2004, 2012) |
| Oregon | 3 (1999, 2005, 2012) |
| Pennsylvania | 4 (1997, 1998, 2007, 2012) |
| Rhode Island | 2 (2000, 2006) |
| South Carolina | 3 (2001, 2013, 2016) |
| South Dakota | 1 (2013) |
| Tennessee | 4 (1998, 2005, 2009, 2014) |
| Texas | 9 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013) |
| Utah | 2 (2000, 2007) |
| Vermont | 0 |
| Virginia | 2 (1999, 2014) |
| Washington | 4 (1997, 2003, 2008, 2013) |
| West Virginia | 1 (2015) |
| Wisconsin | 4 (1999, 2001, 2007, 2010) |
| 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.
Pop culture references
Antiques Roadshow had a notable role in the 2006 comedy Grandma's Boy and the 1999 episode of Frasier "A Tsar Is Born".
In Season 6, Episode 20 of Modern Family (episode: "Knock 'Em Down"), Cameron Tucker tells his partner Mitch, "Yes, you're very hip", before adding, "That's the theme song to the Antiques Roadshow."
Fraud conviction
In 2001, two dealers who had appeared on the show were indicted on mail and wired fraud charges.[9] 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.[10][11]
See also
References
- ↑ Mason, Lark (July 23, 2011). "Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Cups, ca. 1700". Antiques Roadshow. PBS. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ↑ "First $1 million find for U.S. Antiques Roadshow". reuters.com. June 30, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Chinese Jades Evade Million-Dollar Mark".
- ↑ "1871-1872 Boston Red Stockings Archive". PBS. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ↑ Kaneko, Gemma (January 7, 2015). "'Antiques Roadshow' values collection of 'Boston Red Stockings' memorabilia at $1 million". Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ↑ Kaplan, Don (November 18, 2008). "Lady's Sudden 'Oil' Fortune". New York Post. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
- ↑ "ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Debuts Its Lucky 13th Season". marketwatch.com. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
- 1 2 Staff (2013). "Past Cities". WGBH. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ↑ "'Antiques Roadshow' Dealers Accused of Fraud". ABC News. March 16, 2001. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Civil War expert sentenced to halfway house Russ Pritchard Jr., who helped cheat a relative out of a Confederate uniform, will pay $39,000.". The Inquirer. May 25, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Military artifacts dealer is sentenced". The Morning Call. August 2, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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