Best Episodes
Dr. Phil is a talk show hosted by Phil McGraw. After McGraw's success with his segments on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil debuted on September 16, 2002. On both shows McGraw offers advice in the form of "life strategies" from his life experience as a clinical psychologist.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 08, 2023.
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Sixteen-year-old dropout Brittney spends her days hanging out, drinking and smoking marijuana while working on her career as a YouTube star.
The episode was rated 7.31 from 35 votes.
Ana Estevez talks about the death of her son, Piqui, and shares her thoughts about his father, who confessed to murdering him.
The episode was rated 7.32 from 22 votes.
Janis spends her retirement savings on her socialite daughter's drug rehabilitation and says the young woman is still making life miserable for the entire family.
The episode was rated 7.33 from 12 votes.
Dr. Phil discusses the 2017 mass shooting in the city of Las Vegas, the largest mass shooting in the modern history of the United States, as well as speaks to some of the survivors of the shooting and visits the hospitals treating victims.
The episode was rated 7.35 from 17 votes.
Courtney says former friend Amie has lied about being pregnant three times and losing five babies in total; Amie says she is disgusted by Courtney's false and hurtful accusations.
The episode was rated 7.37 from 27 votes.
Wife and mother Trisha live-streams her entire life; detractors say she live-streams others' personal information, makes negative comments about their appearance and even claims they are convicts; Trisha storms off and collapses.
The episode was rated 7.38 from 16 votes.
Linda believes that her sister, a retiree, is being catfished by a guy who claims he is in Cairo, Egypt, and instantly started asking her for money.
The episode was rated 7.39 from 31 votes.
Dennis says a woman he met on a dating website told him a tale of woe and convinced him to spend more than $200,000 to help her.
The episode was rated 7.39 from 28 votes.
Young teen Michelle's father and boyfriend discuss an altercation that got so heated, her father says he was ready to end her boyfriend's life; the explosive drama continues backstage.
The episode was rated 7.42 from 12 votes.
Dakota claims to be a rebel who has no respect for authority; her mother, Cydney, claims she cannot control Dakota and has given up disciplining her.
The episode was rated 7.44 from 16 votes.
A dominatrix allows her 14-year-old daughter to skip school, smoke marijuana, drink, and be involved in a polyamorous relationship, and they want the girl's straight-laced father to open his mind and accept their lifestyle.
The episode was rated 7.53 from 32 votes.
Dr. Phil continues his conversation with Brandi and Victor regarding their wild relationship and Brandi's drinking problem, and her mother joins the fray.
The episode was rated 7.58 from 12 votes.
A severe case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy leads to murder: Gypsy Rose Blanchard decides that killing her own mother was her only way to escape years of abuse.
The episode was rated 7.59 from 22 votes.
A woman's relationship with her ex-fiancé proves nearly fatal when he viciously attacks her; the woman's daughter saves her life.
The episode was rated 7.60 from 10 votes.
Teens Liberty German and Abigail Williams go hiking in the woods of their small hometown in Indiana and are brutally murdered; in their final moments, the best friends may have recorded images and audio of their killer.
The episode was rated 8.18 from 11 votes.
