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Oct 25, 2019
42 m

S18 • Episode 34

What Were They Thinking? When Sentencing Seems to Make No Sense

Air Date: Oct 25, 2019

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Episode 1 • Sep 9, 2019 • 42 m

A Jackass Star's Road to Rehab: Bam's Cry for Help

Bam Margera, who rose to fame as the star of the hit MTV series, "Jackass", reaches out to Dr. Phil with a cry for help; in an emotional interview, he faces his mother and wife;

Episode 2 • Sep 10, 2019 • 42 m

Scammed by an Imposer Posing as Miranda Lambert

Dean, who thought he was in direct contact with singer Miranda Lambert, found out he's been scammed by multiple imposters, but says his love for her did not stop; he and his wife say they want to find out what's going on in Dean's head;

Episode 3 • Sep 11, 2019 • 42 m

Social Media Meltdown: Parenting Gone Wild

Episode 4 • Sep 12, 2019 • 42 m

Desperate for Insta-Fame

Episode 5 • Sep 13, 2019 • 42 m

Caught Between Two Brittanys

Brittany and Jeramie have an on-and-off and tumultuous co-parenting relationship, and Jeramie recently reconnected with old classmate Brittney and moved her into his home;

Episode 6 • Sep 16, 2019 • 42 m

Did He Murder His Wife?

Episode 7 • Sep 17, 2019 • 42 m

The Wrath of My Mother, Wanda

Episode 8 • Sep 18, 2019 • 42 m

The Good, the Bad, and Wanda's Bipolar

Tiffany's twin brother accuses their mother, Wanda, of stealing his wife's wedding rings; Tiffany says something to cause her father to jump out of his seat in the audience and make his way up to a chair next to Wanda;

Episode 9 • Sep 19, 2019 • 42 m

The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos

Legal and law-enforcement experts join Dr. Phil to analyze the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Connecticut mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos; details from her estranged husband's and his girlfriend's arrest warrants;

Episode 10 • Sep 20, 2019 • 42 m

Tragedy in the Tropics

Episode 11 • Sep 23, 2019 • 42 m

Royal Tragedy: New Clues in Princess Diana's Death

After more than two decades, a private investigator says he has new clues and information about what really happened when the car, in which Princess Diana was riding, crashed in a Paris, France tunnel, leading to her tragic death;

Episode 12 • Sep 24, 2019 • 42 m

Dr. Phil's 3,000th Show

The studio audience is filled with some favorite guests from the past 17 seasons; a former guest surprises everyone with an engagement ring and proposal on stage; messages from Oprah Winfrey, the Jonas Brothers, and others;

Episode 13 • Sep 25, 2019 • 42 m

Ghosted: Why Are My Dates Disappearing?

Brittney, who says she's been ditched without warning eight times, wants to know why she scares every man away; Diane and her mother say Diane's live-in boyfriend ghosted them six months ago;

Episode 14 • Sep 26, 2019 • 42 m

Lavish, Luxurious, and Spoiled Rotten

Episode 15 • Sep 27, 2019 • 42 m

Young, Possessed, and in Love/Clickbait Scam

Victoria says she feels there's something "demonic" in her, and she has passed her demons on to her boyfriend, Thomas; they both get an exorcism, but it only worked on Thomas;

Episode 16 • Sep 30, 2019 • 42 m

MTV Romance on the Rocks

Episode 17 • Oct 1, 2019 • 42 m

MTV Romance: Will Nelson Finally Come Clean?

After storming off, Angela returns to the stage for the conclusion of the blistering battle between the "Ex on the Beach" co-stars; text messages reveal Nelson has been threatening to release a sex tape he made with her;

Episode 18 • Oct 2, 2019 • 42 m

My Mom Calls Us "The Beauty and the Brainwasher"

Kristina's family say her fiance, Troy, who is 17 years older, is controlling her, brainwashing her, and alienating her from them;

Episode 19 • Oct 3, 2019 • 42 m

Gen Z: Desperate to Go Viral

Episode 20 • Oct 4, 2019 • 42 m

Killer Cop Sentence: Victim's Family Reacts

Episode 21 • Oct 7, 2019 • 42 m

No Smart Phone, No Computer, But That Doesn't Stop Me

Episode 22 • Oct 8, 2019 • 42 m

Dr. Phil, Only You Can Answer My Question

Episode 23 • Oct 9, 2019 • 42 m

Family Divided: Torn Between Two Men

Episode 24 • Oct 10, 2019 • 42 m

Rodney Reed's Death Row Countdown: Is an Innocent Man?

Episode 25 • Oct 11, 2019 • 42 m

What Happened to Stacey? What the Evidence Shows

Episode 26 • Oct 15, 2019 • 42 m

Explosive Anger and Addiction

Kris says her 29-year-old son, Justin, is a rageaholic, who has been arrested more than 10 times and has received multiple drunk driving offenses; Kris worries about the safety of Justin's two small children;

Episode 27 • Oct 16, 2019 • 42 m

When Social Media Turns Antisocial

Melinda and Amy claim their lives have been turned upside down by a social media influencer and political activist named Falona, who they say has subjected them to nine months of cyberbullying and harassment;

Episode 28 • Oct 17, 2019 • 42 m

"Chrisley Knows Best" Reality Star Lindsie: Allegations of Lies, Extortion and Her Secret Meeting with Dad Todd

Todd Chrisley's daughter, Lindsie, speaks out about her accusation that her father threatened to release a sex tape of her, if she didn't agree to lie for him;

Episode 29 • Oct 18, 2019 • 42 m

Dying to Be Hot

The family of a woman who died during a "Brazilian butt lift" procedure; K Michelle ("Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood") and Dr. Andrew Ordon ("The Doctors") help a woman who has medical issues, after black-market butt injections;

Episode 30 • Oct 21, 2019 • 42 m

The Trouble with Taylor

Taylor says she drinks hard liquor every weekend, until she "feels it", smokes marijuana and her e-cigarette every day; her older sister Madison says Taylor yells at her, punches her, shoves her, and has even threatened her with a knife;

Episode 31 • Oct 22, 2019 • 42 m

Liar, Liar: Which Sister Is Telling the Truth?

Kayla says her sister, Alicia, is a master manipulator who lies, steals, faked cancer, and may have been a prostitute; Alicia denies her sister's accusations and says her entire family has made her the black sheep;

Episode 32 • Oct 23, 2019 • 42 m

Extreme Mama's Boy

After a breakup, formerly successful Jess lost all coping skills and has been lying in bed at his mother's home; Robert spent most of his 20s incarcerated, but he wants his mother to know that he's not a bad guy and he has changed;

Episode 33 • Oct 24, 2019 • 42 m

DNA Drama: A Family in Turmoil

Amanda's at-home DNA test led to the discovery of three new sisters and a different dad; all four sisters and their shared biological father come together to see if they have a deeper connection than simple genetics;

Episode 34 • Oct 25, 2019 • 42 m

What Were They Thinking? When Sentencing Seems to Make No Sense

A superior court judge loses his job, after giving no jail time to a man who strangled a woman unconscious and threatened to kill her; a rape victim's mother speaks out about how her daughter's rapist walked out of court with no jail time;

Episode 35 • Oct 28, 2019 • 42 m

Love Stoned: My Daughter Is Addicted to a Toxic Man!

Laura says her daughter Rebecca, 19, dropped out of college and left her job to spend 24/7 with her aggressive boyfriend, Dominick, who blames a lesion on his brain for his anger and rage;

Episode 36 • Oct 29, 2019 • 42 m

Gun Toting, Pot-Smoking, and Only 11 Years Old

Bree's 11-year-old son is extremely violent, ran away from home, and threatened to kill her and a student at his school; Dr. Phil is concerned about the boy returning home with Bree;

Episode 37 • Oct 30, 2019 • 42 m

My Beautiful Daughter Has Spiraled into a Homeless Hair Hoarder

Monique and Sunjay say their 23-year-old daughter has an obsession with hoarding hair, refuses to bathe, couch surfs with strangers she meets online, has fits of rage, and stabbed her father in the leg;

Episode 38 • Oct 31, 2019 • 42 m

Black and Blue Blackout Drunk

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Episode 39 • Nov 1, 2019 • 42 m

Former Anchorwoman and Beauty Queen Wife: Is She Addicted?

Tamara insists she loves Adderall and all of the "magical" things it is doing for her life, while her husband, Steve, says she is dangerously abusing the drug;

Episode 40 • Nov 4, 2019 • 42 m

Torn Between Two Fiances

Linda thinks her daughter Holly's two online fiances are in it for the green cards; one of the men appears on the show, and Dr. Phil reveals what a private investigator discovered about his past;

Episode 41 • Nov 5, 2019 • 42 m

Holly's Fiances Face Off

Episode 42 • Nov 6, 2019 • 42 m

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Episode 43 • Nov 7, 2019 • 42 m

Ukrainian Orphan: Child or Adult Sociopath?

Episode 44 • Nov 8, 2019 • 42 m

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Episode 45 • Nov 11, 2019 • 42 m

My Mom Is Homeless and Believes She Is Engaged to Putin

Episode 46 • Nov 12, 2019 • 42 m

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Episode 47 • Nov 13, 2019 • 42 m

Athlete to Addict

Episode 48 • Nov 14, 2019 • 42 m

Twins' Tragic Hot Car Death Exclusive

Episode 49 • Nov 15, 2019 • 42 m

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Episode 50 • Nov 18, 2019 • 42 m

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Episode 51 • Nov 19, 2019 • 42 m

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Episode 52 • Nov 20, 2019 • 42 m

I Will Do and Steal Anything to Be Bad and Boujee

Episode 53 • Nov 21, 2019 • 42 m

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Episode 54 • Nov 22, 2019 • 42 m

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Episode 55 • Nov 25, 2019 • 42 m

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Episode 56 • Nov 26, 2019 • 42 m

My Husband's Double Life Exposed: Should I End My Marriage?

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Episode 57 • Nov 27, 2019 • 42 m

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Episode 58 • Nov 29, 2019 • 42 m

I Blame Myself for My Father's Murder

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Episode 59 • Dec 2, 2019 • 42 m

I'm Leaving My Husband Next Week If He Doesn't Get Help with His OCD

Episode 60 • Dec 3, 2019 • 42 m

Battle of the Exes

Mike and Julia say that Mike's ex-wife, Christy, has been stalking and harassing them, repeatedly sending police to their house for no reason; Christy denies their accusations and says that her ex-husband is poisoning her son against her;

Episode 61 • Dec 4, 2019 • 42 m

Chased by Police and Accused of an Interstate Crime Spree

Episode 62 • Dec 5, 2019 • 42 m

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Episode 63 • Dec 6, 2019 • 42 m

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Episode 64 • Dec 9, 2019 • 42 m

DNA Drama: Fertility Doctors' Secret Children

Episode 65 • Dec 10, 2019 • 42 m

My Mom Took My Phone, Car, Condo, and Kids - Help Me Get Them Back!

Liz says she had no choice but to seek custody of her daughter Morgan's children, because Morgan is addicted to ADHD medication, hears voices, and hid a fugitive in her home for 11 days;

Episode 66 • Dec 11, 2019 • 42 m

Pedophile Hunters

Three private "pedophile hunters" claim they risk their lives each night by using "decoys" to lure suspects to public locations, where they confront them while live-streaming their "stings";

Episode 67 • Dec 12, 2019 • 42 m

Pedophile Hunters: Victim of Sting Fights Back!

Episode 68 • Dec 13, 2019 • 42 m

Murder in Alaska: Teen Allegedly Lured to Death by Best Friend

Episode 69 • Dec 16, 2019 • 42 m

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Episode 70 • Dec 17, 2019 • 42 m

Breakup, Breakdown

Episode 71 • Dec 18, 2019 • 42 m

From Army Specialist to Mooching Burnout Brother

Episode 72 • Dec 19, 2019 • 42 m

CPS Investigated Me, So I Kicked My Mother Out

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Episode 73 • Dec 20, 2019 • 42 m

The Search for Missing Grandma

Tyler's grandmother was a mystery to him, after having walked out of his father's life, when he was just a toddler; Troy Dunn (The Locator (2008)) reunites him with family members he didn't even know existed;

Episode 74 • Jan 6, 2020 • 42 m

My Wife Tricked Me Into Getting a Divorce

Episode 75 • Jan 7, 2020 • 42 m

Battered and Bruised: My Grandson Nearly Killed His Baby

Episode 76 • Jan 8, 2020 • 42 m

Mom Went from Nursing Assistant to Homeless & Sleeping in Her Car

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Episode 77 • Jan 9, 2020 • 42 m

I Need to Walk 100K Steps a Day

Episode 78 • Jan 10, 2020 • 42 m

Terrorized by My 10-Year-Old

Episode 79 • Jan 13, 2020 • 42 m

Inside a Religious Reform School: Survivors of Hephzibah House

Episode 80 • Jan 14, 2020 • 42 m

Former Students of Hephzibah House Speak Out

Episode 81 • Jan 15, 2020 • 42 m

My Partying Sister Needs a Motherhood Master Class -- Now

Episode 82 • Jan 16, 2020 • 42 m

From Housewife to Sex Offender

Episode 83 • Jan 17, 2020 • 42 m

Do Words Matter or Are We Too Sensitive?

Episode 84 • Jan 20, 2020 • 42 m

My Boyfriend Is Married and His Wife Is Irrevelant to Me

Episode 85 • Jan 21, 2020 • 42 m

My Ex Put Cameras at My House to Prove I'm a Horrible Mom

Episode 86 • Jan 22, 2020 • 42 m

Black Eye and Busted Lip: Daughter Confronts Dad on Stage

Episode 87 • Jan 23, 2020 • 42 m

Cheerleader Hires Hit Man to Kill Parents: The Exclusive Interview

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Episode 88 • Jan 24, 2020 • 42 m

Two Canceled Engagements, Fighting, and Drinking: Should I Leave My Fiance?

Episode 89 • Jan 27, 2020 • 42 m

My Manipulative, Raging Son Can't Stop Lying and Refuses to Go to School

Episode 90 • Jan 28, 2020 • 42 m

Forced at 14 to Be a Parent to My Out-of-Control Younger Brothers

Episode 91 • Jan 29, 2020 • 42 m

We Think Our Mother and Her Husband Are Being Duped by Her Online Boyfriend?

Siblings say their 71-year-old retired mortgage-broker mother, Renee, is completely absorbed in her relationship with online scammer, "Thomas Nunez Hughes", to whom she has given hundreds of thousands of dollars;

Episode 92 • Jan 30, 2020 • 42 m

Exclusive: Family Accused of Locking Their Children in Cages

Episode 93 • Jan 31, 2020 • 42 m

My Son Believes He's a Cyborg From the Future!

Episode 94 • Feb 3, 2020 • 42 m

A House of Addicts

Episode 95 • Feb 4, 2020 • 42 m

House of Addicts: The Family Confronts Shayne

Shayne is ready to confront her family about her drug addiction, and to confront her sister, Shelby, because she feels she is responsible for their other sister's death;

Episode 96 • Feb 5, 2020 • 42 m

My Daughter Won't Stop Faking Pregnancies!

Episode 97 • Feb 6, 2020 • 42 m

Help! I'm Going to Inherit a Messy Mansion, Millions, and My Adult Sister

Episode 98 • Feb 7, 2020 • 42 m

Our Family Is Being Bullied by Raging Ryan

Episode 99 • Feb 10, 2020 • 42 m

A Monster in the Media?

Episode 100 • Feb 11, 2020 • 42 m

My Ex-Husband Blew Our Million Dollar Retirement

Episode 101 • Feb 12, 2020 • 42 m

The Truth About Robert's Top 5 Women Is Finally Revealed

Episode 102 • Feb 13, 2020 • 42 m

The Adoption Imposter: Catch Me If You Can

Episode 103 • Feb 14, 2020 • 42 m

The Adoption Imposter Faces Her Victims

Dr. Phil meets Gabby, the woman who has victimized as many as 300 couples across America by promising them a baby who does who does not exist; Gabby comes face-to-face with some of her victims;

Episode 104 • Feb 17, 2020 • 42 m

A Parent Accused: Is He a Narcissistic and Abusive Father?

Episode 105 • Feb 18, 2020 • 42 m

A Parent Accused: Jim Confronts His Children

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Episode 106 • Feb 19, 2020 • 42 m

Losing 400 Lbs, Gaining It All Back and More

At 26 years old, David was 600 pounds, then lost 400 pounds in two years, but now the 43-year-old weighs 656 pounds; he says something happened to him, when he was young, that could be the reason he can't keep the weight off;

Episode 107 • Feb 20, 2020 • 42 m

A Teen Missing 399 Days: Was She Being Kept Prisoner?

Episode 108 • Feb 21, 2020 • 42 m

A Family of Lawyers Embroiled in a Dangerous Dispute

Episode 109 • Feb 24, 2020 • 42 m

Our Device-Addicted, Violent Teen Controls the House

Episode 110 • Feb 25, 2020 • 42 m

My Mooching Mom Has 6 Months to Get a Life

Cindy's daughter, Cheyenne, is a 24-year-old college student, her primary caretaker, and sole financial supporter; Cheyenne's boyfriend wants to propose but says he doesn't want Cindy ruling their future;

Episode 111 • Feb 26, 2020 • 42 m

A Blown Inheritance and Threats with a Loaded Gun: Our Mother Is Out of Control

Episode 112 • Feb 27, 2020 • 42 m

Doomsday Couple Found in Hawaii/Family of Missing Children Speak Out

Lori Vallow appears not to care that two of her children have disappeared, and she is in Hawaii with her fifth husband, Chad Daybell; four untimely deaths surround Lori and Chad; family members speak to Dr. Phil;

Episode 113 • Feb 28, 2020 • 42 m

Real Life Pretty Woman... Not So Pretty Ending!

Episode 114 • Mar 2, 2020 • 42 m

Drunk and in Denial

Three siblings come together to confront their mother, Traci, who they say is a raging alcoholic who refuses to believe she has a drinking problem; her boyfriend says she just drinks because she is constantly stressed out by her children;

Episode 115 • Mar 3, 2020 • 42 m

Extreme Sentencing: Bail Reform

Episode 116 • Mar 4, 2020 • 42 m

Young Parents at War: Baby at Risk?

Episode 117 • Mar 9, 2020 • 42 m

My Teen Son: Childhood Cancer Survivor to Gang Member

Episode 118 • Mar 10, 2020 • 42 m

14 Years Old, Out of Control, and Desperate for Love

Episode 119 • Mar 11, 2020 • 42 m

Exclusive: Man Accused of Murdering Wife Freed After Friend Confesses

Episode 120 • Mar 16, 2020 • 42 m

My Top Model Son is Convinced He's Mentally Ill

Blake's constant fear of developing schizophrenia is causing nonstop drama and pulling his family apart;

Episode 121 • Mar 17, 2020 • 42 m

Coronavirus: Is the Hysteria Worse Than the Illness?

Several medical and health professionals talk about their concerns about the Coronavirus; a survivor and his wife talks about his diagnosis;

Episode 122 • Mar 18, 2020 • 42 m

Gen Z: Lifestyles of the Mooching and Wanna Be Famous

Episode 123 • Mar 19, 2020 • 42 m

What's Going on with Our Daughter?

Episode 124 • Mar 24, 2020 • 42 m

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Dr. Phil speaks with parents and teens from around the country, answering crucial questions about living and parenting under quarantine;

Episode 125 • Mar 25, 2020 • 42 m

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Episode 126 • Mar 26, 2020 • 42 m

Coronavirus Naysayers: We're Still Going to Live Our Lives

Episode 127 • Mar 27, 2020 • 42 m

Coronavirus: How to Stay Safe

Episode 128 • Mar 30, 2020 • 42 m

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Episode 129 • Mar 31, 2020 • 42 m

Quarantine: Mental Health Checkup

Episode 130 • Apr 1, 2020 • 42 m

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Episode 131 • Apr 2, 2020 • 42 m

Coronavirus: Coping with Isolation and Depression

Episode 132 • Apr 6, 2020 • 42 m

Coronavirus: From the Front Lines

Episode 133 • Apr 8, 2020 • 42 m

Coronavirus: What's My Future?

Episode 134 • Apr 9, 2020 • 42 m

Covidiots' Sorry Not Sorry

Episode 135 • Apr 13, 2020 • 42 m

COVID-19: Trapped Abroad

Episode 136 • Apr 14, 2020 • 42 m

COVID-19: Branded and Scorned

Episode 137 • Apr 15, 2020 • 42 m

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Whistleblowers say employers punish them for calling for safe work conditions during the Coronavirus pandemic; nurses say they've been penalized for demanding protective masks; a man says Amazon fired him over working conditions.

Episode 138 • Apr 16, 2020 • 42 m

Miracle Cures, Scams, and What Really Might Treat COVID-19

Episode 139 • Apr 17, 2020 • 42 m

COVID-19: Sobriety in a Time of Crisis

Episode 140 • Apr 20, 2020 • 42 m

Episode 141 • Apr 21, 2020 • 42 m

COVID-19: Moms Gone Mad

Episode 142 • Apr 22, 2020 • 42 m

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Episode 143 • Apr 23, 2020 • 42 m

Help! Overindulging Under Quarantine

Episode 144 • Apr 24, 2020 • 42 m

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Episode 145 • Apr 27, 2020 • 42 m

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Episode 146 • Apr 28, 2020 • 42 m

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Episode 147 • Apr 29, 2020 • 42 m

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Episode 148 • Apr 30, 2020 • 42 m

Blended Family Breakdown

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Episode 149 • May 1, 2020 • 42 m

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Mark Anthony questions whether he and his Russian fiancée, Marina, have the same priorities; he wonders whether they should go through with tying the knot;

Episode 150 • May 4, 2020 • 42 m

46-Year-Old Moocher Dad Sleeping in a Bunk Bed

Episode 151 • May 5, 2020 • 42 m

COVID Conflict: Confined with My Ex!

Dianne says she's stuck: self-isolating and sharing a bed with her ex-husband, with whom she can never have a civilized conversation without triggering an argument;

Episode 152 • May 6, 2020 • 42 m

Help Me Prove to My Mom That She's Been Love Scammed Out of $250,000

Norma says she has come out of retirement, after her second husband died, and spent her life savings to fund three online boyfriends she's never met because they told her that they are all stuck overseas;

Episode 153 • May 7, 2020 • 42 m

Norma's Online Boyfriends: The Truth Behind the Pictures

Episode 154 • May 8, 2020 • 42 m

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Episode 155 • May 11, 2020 • 42 m

When Being Daddy's Girl Goes Too Far - Part 1

Episode 156 • May 12, 2020 • 42 m

Will Cassie Keep Running or Will She Finally Meet Dr. Phil? - Part 2

Dr. Phil meet 28-year-old Cassie, who admits to being a drug addict since high school and using drugs with her father;

Episode 157 • May 13, 2020 • 42 m

From College Scholarship to Stealing, Smoking, and Living in a Car

Episode 158 • May 14, 2020 • 42 m

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Ten years ago, Suzy says, she had developed a mysterious illness that leaves her shaking, trembling, convulsing, and having to force-feed herself more than 7,000 calories a day to stop her attacks;

Episode 160 • May 16, 2020 • 42 m

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Episode 161 • May 18, 2020 • 42 m

A Dr. Phil Catfish Investigation: My Mom Is Being Scammed - Part 1

Episode 162 • May 19, 2020 • 42 m

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Dr. Phil continues to unveil the truth behind the online relationships of Lois;

Episode 163 • May 20, 2020 • 42 m

A Dr. Phil Catfish Investigation: Where Is Paul Shaw? - Part 3

Dr. Phil takes the search to Nigeria to locate Lois' current fiance, "Paul Shaw"; Lois believes he is struck in Africa and asks Dr. Phil to fly him to the U.S. so they can start their future together;

Episode 164 • May 21, 2020 • 42 m

Debt Collectors at the Door: Can These Fighting Spouses Save Their Home?

Episode 165 • May 22, 2020 • 42 m

25 Dating Apps & Desperate for Love: Our Teen's Out of Control

Episode 166 • May 25, 2020 • 42 m

Kaylyn Whitaker: Confessions of Her Killer

A young woman's boyfriend tells police she committed suicide; years later, he walks into a police station and confesses to her murder; Kaylyn Whitaker's parents speak out in an exclusive interview;

Episode 167 • Jun 1, 2020 • 42 m

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The emotional and psychological toll being placed on health care workers and first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic; an ICU nurse is haunted by the faces of those she has lost;

Episode 168 • Jun 2, 2020 • 42 m

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Kelly lost her parents and her brother to COVID-19, while her husband fought for his life; Hannah lost her father without being able to say goodbye, and now she sleeps 18 hours a day;

Episode 169 • Jun 3, 2020 • 42 m

America on Fire

Episode 171 • Aug 13, 2020 • 42 m

Missing Mom: Where Is Leila Cavett?

A 2-year-old is found wandering alone, miles away from where his young mother's car was abandoned, and she is still missing; their family speak out in an exclusive interview;

Episode 172 • Sep 3, 2020 • 42 m

Rape and Escape: The Cheryl Hunter Story

Episode 173 • Sep 8, 2020 • 42 m

From Suburban Housewife to Wannabe "Gang Member" Detective

Episode 174 • Sep 9, 2020 • 42 m

A Parent's Worst Nightmare: We Worry That Our Teen Son is a Pedophile

Episode 175 • Sep 10, 2020 • 42 m

From Businessman to Broke: Our Dad Is Now a Lying Mooch

Episode 176 • Sep 11, 2020 • 42 m

Dr. Phil's Most Talked About Guests: How Are They Doing Now?

Episode 283 • Jan 17, 2020 • 42 m

Failure of Justice? Brutal Murders, Claims of Innocence

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