About Us

Part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt, nine-time Emmy® Award-nominated ANTIQUES ROADSHOW marks its 16th season in 2012. PBS's highest-rated series, ROADSHOW is seen by almost 10 million viewers each week. Veteran television personality Mark L. Walberg serves as series host. In each hour-long ROADSHOW episode, specialists from the country's leading auction houses — Bonhams and Butterfields, Christie's, Doyle New York, Skinner and Sotheby's — and independent dealers from across the nation offer free appraisals of antiques and collectibles. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW cameras capture tales of family heirlooms, yard sale bargains and long-lost items salvaged from attics and basements, while experts reveal the fascinating truths about these finds.

The series' season premiere, Monday, January 2 at 8/7C PM ET on PBS includes the highest-value appraisal ever featured on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW — a fitting debut for this Sweet Sixteen season.

ROADSHOW presents 21 brand-new episodes in 2012, including three ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Special Editions: "Junk in the Trunk 2," "Cats & Dogs," and "Greatest Gifts."

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston.
Executive producer is Marsha Bemko.

WGBH Educational Foundation
One Guest Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02315

Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Subaru. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is closed-captioned for viewers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing by The Caption Center at WGBH Boston.

Press contact:

Mariel A. MacNaughton
WGBH Boston
617-300-5346
mariel_macnaughton@wgbh.org