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Feb 18, 1979

Antiques Roadshow

Name: Antiques Roadshow
Released: 1979-02-18
Rating: 76

Well liked

Reactions

791

Score confidence

very high

Seasons

Next episode

Sep 13, 2026

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The show

Antiques Roadshow is a British television show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has been running since 1979. There are also international versions of the programme.

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The Real Review

People love this classic show, mostly for its cozy, informative story and the surprising discoveries, though some find the format itself a bit repetitive. The humor is a consistent high point when it comes up, and the appraisers, like the popular expert Quirk, bring a lot of warmth. There's a sense that the show, and host Fiona Bruce, are pleasant, comforting television, even if the basic plot of people bringing in items doesn't change much.

Synthesized from 791 real reactionsvery high confidence

PraisedStory · Visuals · Originality

By season

Season 29

30 reactions

Season 30

49 reactions

Scored only from posts that clearly name a season. Seasons without enough of that conversation yet aren’t shown.

Sentiment split

64% positive

23% mixed

13% negative

By aspect

story83

originality74

visuals77

pacing71

humor100

acting80

How opinion moved

The trend appears once there are a couple of scoring runs to compare.

Buzz

Aug 31114 reactions over two weeksSep 13

How much people are talking about this show: reactions counted per day they were posted. Gold dots mark days a new episode aired.

Names & topics that came up

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Where the signal came from

Social Media

791

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