Treasure Detectives: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Curtis Dowling has more than 20 years experience as an antiques dealer and is one of the most respected people in the industry when it comes to detecting forgeries of art, antiques and other collectibles. In this series, collectors turn to Dowling and his team to determine whether items they have acquired are the real deal -- potentially worth big bucks -- or fakes -- worth nothing. Each episode features two cases, during which Dowling and his team dig into each item's history by tracing the place of its origin and how it was made. During each investigation, the team pulls back the curtain on forgers, showing the methods they employ, in hope of helping people avoid similar scams in the future. While some may be disappointed to find that their extravagant purchases are fake, others may be ecstatic to learn that their garage-sale finds are valuable.

Series details

• Title: Treasure Detectives
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2013-03-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-04-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CNBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14243
• TVDB ID: 267151

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-03-05; final listed air date 2013-04-23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Treasure Detectives on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.