Antiques Roadshow (1997)

Name: Antiques Roadshow
Rating: 7.4

Rating: 7.4

Synopsis

Based on the popular BBC series running since 1979, the PBS Antiques Roadshow combines history with discovery. Each year, the show visits a handful of cities to appraise items brought in by viewers. Are these items worth a lot of money, more than the visitors expect?

First Air Date: 1997-01-09

Last Air Date: 2026-05-11

Number of Seasons: 30

Number of Episodes: 670

Networks: PBS

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Top Cast

Mark L. Walberg as Self - Host
Coral Peña as Self - Host
Dan Elias as Self - Host
Chris Jussel as Self - Host
Lara Spencer as Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (1997)

Season 2 (1998)

Season 3 (1999)

Season 4 (2000)

Season 5 (2001)

Season 6 (2002)

Season 7 (2003)

Season 8 (2004)

Season 9 (2005)

Season 10 (2006)

Season 11 (2007)

Season 12 (2008)

Season 13 (2009)

Season 14 (2010)

Season 15 (2011)

Season 16 (2012)

Season 17 (2013)

Season 18 (2014)

Season 19 (2015)

Season 20 (2016)

Season 21 (2017)

Season 22 (2018)

Season 23 (2019)

Season 24 (2020)

Season 25 (2021)

Season 26 (2022)

Season 27 (2023)

Season 28 (2024)

Season 29 (2025)

Season 30 (2026)

Season 1 (1997)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Chicago, Illinois (1997-01-09)

Appraisals include a 19th-century kaleidoscope; a calendar watch dated circa 1640; a Women's Professional League baseball. Also: a woman learns that the vase she bought from an antiques dealer is a replica. Host: Chris Jussel.
Ep. 2: Seattle, Washington (1997-01-16)

From Seattle: Items appraised include a Confederate sword; a painting by an Aboriginal artist; three handcarved pottery pieces; a series of letters written by Gen. W.T. Sherman after the Civil War.
Ep. 3: Denver, Colorado (1997-01-23)

Appraisals from Denver include a silver tea set made in 1871 and believed to have been a gift from the Czar of Russia; a Li'l Abner toy that sold for $2.59 in 1945; a sword dating back to the Revolutionary War. Host: Chris Jussel
Ep. 4: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1997-01-30)

Appraisals include a 16th-century Milanese parade helmet that the owner discovered in her parents' attic. Also: a Gibson mandola; a document written by Abraham Lincoln; a Colonial mug made by a renowned Boston silversmith.
Ep. 5: San Antonio, Texas (1997-02-06)

Appraisals include dueling pistols; a doll; and a pocket watch said to have belonged to Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. Host: Chris Jussel.
Ep. 6: Southfield, Michigan (1997-02-13)

From Michigan: Appraisals include a Duncan Phyfe sewing table-desk; an 1867 watercolor by Carl Haag; a pre-1850 carved green limestone necklace. Also: a visit to the Henry Ford Museum. Host: Chris Jussel.
Ep. 7: Minneapolis, Minnesota (1997-02-20)

From Minnesota: Appraisals include a stuffed bear manufactured by Steiff; a flag from the 1901 Pan American Exposition with an interesting history; an Oriental rug. Also: a woman learns that the ceramic figures she purchased in China are replicas.
Ep. 8: Albuquerque, New Mexico (1997-02-27)

Appraisals from Albuquerque include a 1498 etching by printmaker Albrecht Durer; a banjo with mother-of-pearl inlay played by the owner's father during the 1930s; a pie safe circa 1870; a Chippendale slant-front desk.
Ep. 9: Concord, Massachusetts (1997-03-06)

Appraisals from Concord, Mass., include a needlepoint sampler that records six generations of a Massachusetts family; a highboy; a 19th-century Loetz vase that the owner's mother bought for $5 at a yard sale; a Swiss music box made in 1818.
Ep. 10: College Park, Maryland (1997-04-10)

Appraisals include two rare and valuable quilts; a thank-you letter written by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; handpainted French vases; a walnut pie safe with an unusual eagle motif. Also: a segment on African-American memorabilia. Host: Chris Jussel.
Ep. 11: Kansas City, Missouri (1997-04-17)

Appraisals from Kansas City, Mo., include a Thomas Hart Benton painting; Tiffany vases purchased in the 1950s; an 18th-century cedar chair made in Bermuda; a collection of rare pin-back buttons; a photo collection of members of a Civil War regiment.
Ep. 12: Durham, North Carolina (1997-04-24)

Appraisals include autographed photographs of Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley; a baseball autographed by Babe Ruth; an 18th-century table; Glenn Miller memorabilia; a schoolbook dated 1819. Also: a gun collector learns the truth about some of his pieces. Host: Chris Jussel.
Ep. 13: Greenwich, Connecticut (1997-05-01)

Appraisals include a Civil War sword; a single-action Colt revolver; a Hepplewhite card table; a 1936 New York Yankees home-run baseball autographed by several prominent players; two Kewpie dolls; a Masonic watch.