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''Treasure Detectives'' is a television series on
CNBC
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. The reality show covers the search for expensive paintings by a group of art collectors, led by Curtis Dowling (Born London June 11, 1967), a UK based fakes and
forgeries
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expert. He has appeared on numerous
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ITV
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ITV
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and
Channel 4
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shows.
Cast
Curtis Dowling - international fakes and forgeries expert,
Matthew Brandon Hutchens,
aka Hutch- collector, investigator,
Catherine Kneibel.
Andy Smith
Curtis Dowling
Curtis Dowling has been authenticating art for over 20 years and lives in the US. He has not only presented programmes like
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is but also Hidden Paintings, Inside Out London and Inside Out Anglia. He has appeared on
Rogue Traders
Rogue Traders is an Australian electronic rock band formed in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria in 2002 by mainstay James Ash on keyboards. In 1989, Ash met fellow original member Steve Davis in London while both were working as DJs. B ...
,
Cash in the Attic
''Cash in the Attic'' is a British television programme that aired on BBC One from 4 November 2002 to 24 May 2012. The programme's tagline was ''The show that helps you find hidden treasures in your home, and then sells them for you at auction'' ...
, Cash in the Celebrity Attic,
Live from Studio 5, X-Ray and was the Consultant on the hit Channel 4 documentary 'Elizabeth Taylor - Auction of a lifetime' having thought the idea up in the first place.
Curtis Dowling appeared on
BBC Breakfast
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TV in September 2013 uncovering a
John Constable
John Constable (; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romanticism, Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for revolutionising the genre of landscape painting with his pictures of Dedha ...
painting and is now host of the new Channel 4 15-part TV series Hoarder SOS which ran on Channel 4 in October and November 2016.
Success
The show was an 8-part series. Each episode was one hour long covering the authentication of two items per show. According to Neilsens, it rated better than any other CNBC PRIME show.
The show was premiered on 5 March 2013 at 9pm with an initial viewing success for the time slot of 279,000 rising to a peak of 322,000 far exceeding nearly all other shows on CNBC PRIME.
It was filmed mostly in Los Angeles but many episodes travelled further afield to North Carolina, Salt Lake City, Kentucky, New York & Connecticut.
UK success
The series was sold to UKTV and started its UK run in September 2013 once again beating records in the 9pm slot for the channel.
Treasure Detectives was made by Endemol USA for CNBC PRIME.
References
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2010s American reality television series
2013 American television series debuts
2013 American television series endings
CNBC original programming