Antiques Roadshow backdrop
Documentary

The Best Episodes of Antiques Roadshow Season 1

Every episode of Antiques Roadshow Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Antiques Roadshow Season 1!

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

Airs on

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Antiques Roadshow Season 1 Episode 1 - Chicago, Illinois
    0.0/10(0 votes)
    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Antiques Roadshow Season 1 Episode 2 - Seattle, Washington
    0.0/10(0 votes)
    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Antiques Roadshow Season 1 Episode 3 - Denver, Colorado
    0.0/10(0 votes)
    S1:E3

    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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Antiques Roadshow Season 1 Episode 4 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    0.0/10(0 votes)
    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Antiques Roadshow Season 1 Episode 5 - San Antonio, Texas
    0.0/10(0 votes)
    S1:E5

    Appraisals include dueling pistols; a doll; and a pocket watch said to have belonged to Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. Host: Chris Jussel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Antiques Roadshow Season 1 Episode 6 - Southfield, Michigan
    0.0/10(0 votes)
    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Antiques Roadshow

    READ
  8. Antiques Roadshow Season 1 Episode 7 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
    0.0/10(0 votes)
    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Antiques Roadshow Season 1 Episode 8 - Albuquerque, New Mexico
    0.0/10(0 votes)
    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Antiques Roadshow Season 1 Episode 9 - Concord, Massachusetts
    0.0/10(0 votes)
    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Antiques Roadshow Season 1 Episode 10 - College Park, Maryland
    0.0/10(0 votes)
    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Antiques Roadshow Season 1 Episode 11 - Kansas City, Missouri
    0.0/10(0 votes)
    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Antiques Roadshow Season 1 Episode 12 - Durham, North Carolina
    0.0/10(0 votes)
    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Antiques Roadshow Season 1 Episode 13 - Greenwich, Connecticut
    0.0/10(0 votes)
    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Chicago, Illinois" is the best rated episode of "Antiques Roadshow" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/9/1997. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Seattle, Washington".