Dr. Phil

Dr. Phil

Talk show in which Dr. Phil McGraw invites guests to confront their problems.

Genre: Talk-Show

Cast:Phil McGrawMadison GraberRobin McGrawT.D. JakesSara GallaherTravis StorkTodd HerzogTroy DunnNancy GraceNathaniel BestDavid FosterKate RiggNadya SulemanKhalood BojanowskiSteve KovalcikJerry BojanowskiDebbie KnaussBrandon Knauss


1Season 21

S21.E1 ∙ Carry to Bury: The Abortion Debate

Mon, Sep 12, 2022

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, women are caught at the center of legal confusion because of often vague state laws; a woman and her partner reveal what she had to do to get a legal abortion;

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S21.E2 ∙ The Invisibility of Anti-Asian Hate - Part 1

Tue, Sep 13, 2022

Violent hate crimes are committed in public; a family say that they are traumatized, after a recent incident that they had at a fast food drive-thru, involving a stranger who mocked them, using a fake Asian accent and that the police ignored their complaint;

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S21.E3 ∙ Fighting Anti-Semitism - Part 2

Wed, Sep 14, 2022

A Jewish man says that a gang assaulted him on the street in New York City, while shouting anti-Semitic slurs; Rabbi Arych Cohen and a former white supremacist share insight; why police don't immediately assume that an incident is a hate crime;

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S21.E4 ∙ School Shooters: Is There a Solution?

Thu, Sep 15, 2022

The mother of a child killed in the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas; experts tell how they think that society can prevent mass shootings;

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S21.E5 ∙ Inclusivity or Indoctrination? What's Happening in Schools?

Fri, Sep 16, 2022

A woman's 11-old-daughter was using he/him/they pronouns and also a different name, while at school for months, before it was brought to her attention, and she now questions whether the school faculty were encouraging the child's transition;

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S21.E6 ∙ How to Survive Inflation

Mon, Sep 19, 2022

Credit card advice, grocery ideas, and coupon tricks could save people thousands of dollars; what is happening with the economy; budgeting advice for a mother of eight;

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S21.E7 ∙ Horror Hazing: Left Blind and Paralyzed - Part 1

Tue, Sep 20, 2022

Pledging a fraternity can mean a lot of drinking, and many young men have died of alcohol poisoning as a result; Danny Santulli had a blood alcohol content of six times the legal limit and severe brain damage; surveillance video of what happened to him;

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S21.E8 ∙ Deadly Brotherhood: The Fight to Stop College Hazing Practices - Part 2

Wed, Sep 21, 2022

Former fraternity brothers have been sentenced for their part in the alcohol poisoning death of 20-year-old Stone Feitz, one of the most prominent faces of the national epidemic; his family members, fellow pledges, and his girlfriend give insight;

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S21.E9 ∙ America's Short Fuse: Afraid to Leave the House

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Some people feel that they can do anything to anyone, that rules just don't apply to them, and if they don't like something, they have the right to intimidate, verbally abuse, or even physically assault strangers;

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S21.E10 ∙ Student Loan Forgiveness: Worth It or Raw Deal?

Fri, Sep 23, 2022

Federal student loan borrowers' automatic forgiveness kicks off a nationwide debate; Dr. Phil speaks with people on both sides of the issue;

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S21.E11 ∙ Are Athletes Being Coached to Be Untouchable? - Part 1

Mon, Sep 26, 2022

Parents and coaches debate about who is to blame for child athletes' entitled behavior; a referee who wrote an emotional email to parents informing them that he was quitting; a former All-American quarterback talks about the dark side of college sports;

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S21.E12 ∙ Athletes Behaving Badly or Targets for False Accusations - Part 2

Tue, Sep 27, 2022

Women say that they were sexually assaulted by college athletes and that there is a double standard when it comes to athletes accused versus typical students; attorneys says that athletes are the victims and that their fame makes them easy targets for false accusations;

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S21.E13 ∙ Deceived to Death: The Fentanyl Crisis in America

Wed, Sep 28, 2022

Street drugs and counterfeit prescription pills are laced with Fentanyl, a deadly synthetic copioid; Feliz lost his sister to a mass Fentanyl poisoning that killed five adults; John says that he watched both his sons overdose in his home;

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S21.E14 ∙ Quiet Quitting: Lazy Employees or Taking a Stand

Thu, Sep 29, 2022

Quiet quitting has become a movement by people of all ages; an employment and labor attorney, a young man who says that he is currently quiet quitting, and business owners discuss; behind the scenes of the new television show, "So Help Me Todd";

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S21.E15 ∙ Appropriation Nation: Has It Gone Too Far?

Fri, Sep 30, 2022

A woman says that she had received death threats for wearing a dress from another culture; another woman says that she was called out for displaying a Japanese anime character; a third woman says that people need to stop stealing other cultures' foods and calling them their own;

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S21.E16 ∙ Episode #21.16

Mon, Oct 3, 2022

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17Season 21

S21.E17 ∙ Episode #21.17

Tue, Oct 4, 2022

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S21.E18 ∙ Has the Body Positivity Movement Gone Too Far?

Wed, Oct 5, 2022

Lexi and Will say that they've found freedom in letting go of the need to control their weight and, instead, accepting themselves as they are; YouTube personality John Glaudo says that he once believed in the body positivity movement, until it almost killed him;

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S21.E19 ∙ Workplace Bullying: Is It Happening to You?

Thu, Oct 6, 2022

A woman says that, after years of workplace bullying, she eventually quit her job; a man says that his workplace bully led him to contemplate taking his own life; a woman says that she was bullied, when she worked for a multinational financial services company;

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S21.E20 ∙ Transgender Athletes

Fri, Oct 7, 2022

Whether transgender athletes should compete against those of the gender with which they identify or those who share the gender that they had at birth; Riley Gaines, who competed against Lia Thomas, gives her perspective; what the science says;

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S21.E21 ∙ You Can't Say That! - Part 1

Mon, Oct 10, 2022

"Canceling" people from having a platform or career for sharing their opinion; a former police officer says that he was fired, after making a TikTok video; a political commentator recently had to be protected, by state police, from student protesters;

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S21.E22 ∙ You Said It... Now You're Canceled! - Part 2

Tue, Oct 11, 2022

Student Alejandro says that administrators at his community college violated his free speech rights; public figures fight back against cancel culture; a list of terms that are now reportedly off-limits;

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S21.E23 ∙ Harm Reduction: Safe Space for Addicts to Use

Wed, Oct 12, 2022

Treating drug abuse like a medical issue and providing addicts with paraphernalia, such as clean needles in a safe space, and free housing regardless of whether or not they test positive for drugs; open drug use and homelessness get out of control;

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S21.E24 ∙ The Right to Die?

Thu, Oct 13, 2022

Medical aid in dying allows terminally ill patients in some states to self-administer prescribed medication to die with dignity; many Americans fly internationally to use medical aid in dying for non-terminal illnesses;

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S21.E25 ∙ Boomers vs. Zoomers: An Old-Age Debate

Fri, Oct 14, 2022

Baby Boomers believe that the younger generation is entitled and sits on social media all day, while the Gen Zs blame Baby Boomers for the current state of the environment and of the economy; how all that may be affecting their mental health;

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S21.E26 ∙ Bullied to Death - Part 1

Mon, Oct 17, 2022

Antoinette's 13-year-old daughter, Muffin, took her own life, after being bullied by children at her school and online;

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S21.E27 ∙ In Just Five Days: Bullied to Death - Part 2

Tue, Oct 18, 2022

Cheryl and Hunter's 16-year-old daughter, McKenna, took her own life, after being bullied by four girls she thought were her friends;

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S21.E28 ∙ Parents Battle over "Woke" School Curriculum

Wed, Oct 19, 2022

Florida's "Parents Rights in Education" law, two educators who says that they pulled their trans daughter out of a public school, after the school failed to teach transgender education in kindergarten; Rep; Joe Harding (R-Florida); professor Jody Armour;

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S21.E29 ∙ How to Survive Inflation: Smart Spending During Shortages

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

How supply shortages of everything, from airline pilots to baby formulas, are impacting people; how to overcome hard times; money saving tips on travel and vacationing; economist Victor Claar;

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S21.E30 ∙ Is American Too High on Marijuana?

Fri, Oct 21, 2022

Dr. Phil mediates a discussion about whether the legalization of marijuana is doing more harm than good; a woman who claims that she lost her teenage son due to the legalization of marijuana;

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S21.E31 ∙ Sextortion: It Could Be Happening to Your Child - Part 1

Mon, Oct 24, 2022

Extortionists blackmail children and college students into providing them money; images of a sexual nature or sexual favors by threatening to release their graphic information, videos, and photos online; a teen who was sextorted took her own life;

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S21.E32 ∙ Sextorted to Death - Part 2

Tue, Oct 25, 2022

Extortionists manipulate young people into sending compromising images and threaten to distribute them if they don't provide more images, sexual favors, or money; parents say their teens died by suicide, after being sextorted;

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S21.E33 ∙ Right to Life, Right to Choose: The Conversation

Wed, Oct 26, 2022

Nancy says that she was 10 weeks pregnant when the fetus, she was carrying, was diagnosed with a fatal condition, and she tried to have an abortion, but doctors denied her, because abortions are banned in her state; pro-life and pro-choice activists debate;

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S21.E34 ∙ Dating App Horror Stories

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

Women and men tell of being financially scammed, sexually assaulted, and having their lives threatened by people who they met on dating apps; Dr. Phil points out red flags to notice;

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S21.E35 ∙ Slut Shaming or Asking for Modesty?

Fri, Oct 28, 2022

Whether or not dressing in a highly revealing way is empowering to women; a mother says that she is concerned about her 19-year-old daughter's safety, due to what she wears;

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S21.E36 ∙ How to Survive Inflation: Money Saving & Money Making Advice

Mon, Oct 31, 2022

Money saving and money making advice to help viewers learn how to take control of their finances, during periods of inflation; using money to make money; money saving hacks; freebie secrets; setting up the next generation for financial success;

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S21.E37 ∙ Dumbing Down America

Tue, Nov 1, 2022

The teacher shortage; the "Great Resignation" of teachers; low student standards; teacher frustrations; new laws in some states to find more teachers; possible solutions to the country's falling student performance in math, science, and reading;

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S21.E38 ∙ Has "Sharenting" Gone Too Far?

Wed, Nov 2, 2022

Parents' publicizing sensitive content and oversharing about children on the internet may be an invasion of children's privacy, dangerous, and harmful to the relationship between parent and child; a social media family with millions of followers;

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S21.E39 ∙ Episode #21.39

Thu, Nov 3, 2022

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40Season 21

S21.E40 ∙ America Divided

Fri, Nov 4, 2022

America is very divided: people feel very angry, very isolated and very victimized, and politicians just seem to keep stoking the fire; political strategist and pollster Dr. Frank Luntz discusses talking with people who don't share one's beliefs;

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S21.E41 ∙ Caught on Camera: Have We Lost Our Privacy?

Mon, Nov 7, 2022

Jasmine recorded and posted a video of a confrontation that she had with an angry woman at a restaurant; Lilly says that she found out that she was the subject of a cruel video post that someone had secretly filmed of her, while sitting on a train;

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S21.E42 ∙ Questionable Law?

Tue, Nov 8, 2022

Even the most well-intentioned laws can backfire and lead to absurd or unjust outcomes; guests share what they consider outrageous miscarriages of justice involving a car accident, a rape, and a murder that ruined lives; those that are trying to change laws;

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S21.E43 ∙ Medical Gaslighting: It's Not All in Your Head

Wed, Nov 9, 2022

Philippa's undiagnosed lump turns into stage 4 breast cancer; a woman sees 30 doctors in five years for migraines, before she got a diagnosis; a 27-year-old woman goes from a competitive runner to using a wheelchair and needing open heart surgery;

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S21.E44 ∙ Two Families, One Tragedy - Part 1

Thu, Nov 10, 2022

Kimberly and Angel tell of losing their 10-year-old daughter, Annemarie, to a school shooter; Annemarie's best friend, Kholie, was in the classroom, when the gunman entered their room; Kholie's parents reveal what she had told them had happened for 77 minutes;

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S21.E45 ∙ Through a Child's Eyes: Surviving a Mass Tragedy - Part 2

Fri, Nov 11, 2022

Young survivors and parents of victims of school shooters at Uvalde Elementary and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School;

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S21.E46 ∙ How to Survive Inflation: Couponing and Shrinkflation

Mon, Nov 14, 2022

The coupon queen tells exactly how to get necessities for nearly nothing and explains what shrinkflation is; a food prepper tells how to prepare for shortages and save big on food; a young economist reassures people that inflation is temporary;

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S21.E47 ∙ In the Presence of Evil: Face to Face with Jeffrey Dahmer - Part 1

Tue, Nov 15, 2022

Angry family members of Jeffrey Dahmer's victims say that Netflix's "Dahmer -- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story", re-traumatized them and romanticized the notorious serial killer; two men say that they were tortured and terrorized by Dahmer and survived;

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S21.E48 ∙ Raising Evil: The Interview with Jeffrey Dahmer's Father - Part 2

Wed, Nov 16, 2022

Victims and survivors of Jeffrey Dahmer say that they want people to see him for who he really was -- not the glamorized TV version; a never before aired interview with Dahmer's father and stepmother sheds light on the monster behind the man;

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S21.E49 ∙ Jeffrey Dahmer's Journey to Evil: The Home Movies & The Red Flags - Part 3

Thu, Nov 17, 2022

What may have made Jeffrey Dahmer a serial killer; chilling home videos of him as a little boy may show an innocent child before he became evil, or the signs may have been already there; his parents reveal the red flags they say they missed;

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S21.E50 ∙ Leaked, Hacked, Posted, and Intentionally Shamed

Fri, Nov 18, 2022

Millions of people have had their most personal and private images posted online without their consent, often with their real names and identifying information; a mother works to shut down a revenge porn site that hosted her daughter's stolen images;