Read between the lines with the Pawn Stars when an etching by Pablo Picasso traces into the shop. Will Rick be able to draw a line under the deal or is the piece just too sketchy? Then, Corey and Chumlee swing for the fences with a bat signed by legendary athlete Bo Jackson. Can they hit a home run or will the guys strike out? And later, Rick is surprised when Chum is the first member of his new book club. Will they be able to get on the same page or would Rick be right to judge a book by its cover?
Pawn Stars is filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicles the daily activities at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, a 24-hour family business operated by patriarch Richard Harrison (or "The Old Man"), his son Rick Harrison (who opened the shop with his father in 1988), Rick's son Corey (who has worked there since childhood), and Corey's childhood friend, Austin "Chumlee" Russell.
The series depicts the staff's interactions with customers, who bring in a variety of artifacts to sell or pawn and who are shown haggling over the price and discussing its historical background, with narration provided by the Harrisons and occasionally Chumlee. The series also follows the interpersonal conflicts among the cast.
Numerous local experts in a variety of areas also regularly appear to appraise the items being sold or pawned.