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.