Dr. Phil
Dr. Phil: Season 8

Air Date

September 14, 2009

Episodes

252 episodes

Dr. Phil

Season 8

Episodes

1. Should They Stay Together?

September 14, 2009
60 min

Dr. Phil’s guests say they’re at a crossroads in their relationship, and they’re not sure if they should leave their spouses. Amber says her husband, Chris, is mentally, emotionally and verbally abusive. She says he throws things, curses at her and he even locked her out of the house in the pouring rain! Chris admits that he has control issues, but says Amber’s insecurity is the real problem. Can Chris get a handle on his anger, or should Amber cut her losses and move on? Then, Melissa and her soon-to-be ex husband, Paul, live in different homes, but due to financial burdens, she’s considering reconciling with him. The couple has three daughters, and they both say the cost of maintaining two households is overwhelming. Would Melissa set a bad example for her girls if she lets Paul back in the house for financial reasons? Family attorney Areva Martin weighs in.

2. Dr. Phil in New York City

September 15, 2009
60 min

Dr. Phil hits the road to kick off an all-new season! First stop: New York City! From park benches and pizza parlors to bridal boutiques and taxicabs, he tackles big questions from the Big Apple. He meets with singles who are looking for love, brides-to-be planning their dream weddings, pays a visit to the queen of soul food and more! Don't miss his Season 8 premiere from New York City on Tuesday!

3. Live from Philedelphia

September 16, 2009
60 min

Dr. Phil is LIVE from Philadelphia! First, it’s the story that has the city and the entire country divided: The NFL’s reinstatement of quarterback Michael Vick, who recently signed with the Philadelphia Eagles after serving an 18-month prison sentence for his role in running a dogfighting ring. Dr. Phil’s panel of experts discuss the Vick controversy. Does he deserve the second chance he’s been given? Then, Dr. Phil leads a company ready to hit the ground running with a plan to get fit. Plus, go behind the scenes as Dr. Phil returns to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for the first time in seven years. Dr. Phil kicks off his LIVE show with a bang! Don’t miss it!

4. Live from New York City, Part 2

September 17, 2009
60 min

5. Ask Dr. Phil in Philly

September 18, 2009
60 min

6. Dr. Phil Family returns

September 21, 2009
60 min

7. When Does Discipline Go Too Far?

September 22, 2009
60 min

8. The Reality of Motherhood

September 23, 2009
60 min

9. Jaycee Comes Home

September 24, 2009
60 min

10. All Aboard Amtrack with Dr. Phil

September 25, 2011
60 min

11. The Dr. Phil Family Returns: Katherine in Court

September 28, 2009
60 min

12. Ask Dr. Phil and American Girl

September 29, 2009
60 min

13. Drunk Driving Moms

September 30, 2009
60 min

14. Girl World

October 1, 2009
60 min

15. Race to the Altar

October 2, 2009
60 min

16. The Dr. Phil Family Returns: Katherine’s Boyfriend

October 5, 2009
60 min

17. Dr. Phil's Family Surprise and Financial Dilemmas

October 6, 2009
60 min

18. Teen Sex Trend

October 7, 2009
60 min

19. Relationship Suprises

October 8, 2009
60 min

20. Reputation Ruined

October 9, 2009
60 min

21. Inside Infidelity

October 12, 2009
60 min

22. Easier Than You Think

October 13, 2009
60 min

23. Guilty Moms

October 14, 2009
60 min

24. Sibling Abuse

October 15, 2009
60 min

25. Have A Little Faith

October 16, 2009
60 min

26. Alex Speaks Out

October 19, 2009
60 min

27. Wesson Family Massacre

October 20, 2009
60 min

28. Wesson Family Massacre Part 2

October 21, 2009
60 min

29. The 237 Reasons Women Have Sex

October 22, 2009
60 min

30. What No One Wants To Admit

October 23, 2009
60 min

31. Alexandra and Dr. Phil

October 26, 2009
60 min

32. Sins of a Father

October 27, 2009
60 min

33. Revenge

October 28, 2009
60 min

34. A Family in Turmoil

October 29, 2009
60 min

35. Affair Intervention

October 30, 2009
60 min

36. Alex Confronts Family

November 2, 2009
60 min

37. Risky Teen Trends

November 3, 2009
60 min

38. Pressure For Perfection

November 4, 2009
60 min

39. Are You Ready For A Divorce

November 5, 2009
60 min

40. Top 3 Ways How You're Making Your Child Obese

November 6, 2009
60 min

41. Alexandra Divorce and Custody

November 9, 2009
60 min

42. Lazy Husbands and Cling-On Kids

November 10, 2009
60 min

43. How to Negotiate Anything

November 11, 2009
60 min

44. Abducted by a predator

November 12, 2009
60 min

45. I never thought it could happen to me

November 13, 2009
60 min

46. Divorce and Custody, part 2

November 16, 2009
60 min

47. When Good Kids Go Bad

November 17, 2009
60 min

48. Inside Infidelity, Part 2

November 18, 2009
60 min

49. Biggest Financial Mistakes

November 19, 2009
60 min

50. The rudeness epidemic

November 20, 2010
60 min

51. Family in court

November 23, 2009
60 min

52. Biggest Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making

November 24, 2009
60 min

53. How to Spot a Liar, Confront a Cheat and Escape a Scam Artist

November 25, 2009
60 min

54. All Aboard Amtrak with Dr. Phil

November 26, 2009
60 min

55. Snap Judgements

November 27, 2009
60 min

56. Alexandra's Divorce

November 30, 2009
60 min

57. How to get along with anyone

December 1, 2009
60 min

58. Parents' Biggest Fears

December 2, 2009
60 min

59. Legal Matters

December 3, 2009
60 min

60. Generation Me

December 4, 2009
60 min

61. Inside Infidelity, Part 3

December 7, 2009
60 min

62. When Should I Commit My Kids?

December 8, 2009
60 min

63. Are You Ready?

December 9, 2009
60 min

64. Holiday Surprises

December 10, 2009
60 min

66. Holiday Checklist: Is it OK To ...?

December 14, 2009
60 min

67. Who Should Get Kate?

December 15, 2009
60 min

68. Anti-Social Networking

December 16, 2009
60 min

69. Ask Dr. Phil

December 17, 2009
60 min

70. Holiday Help

December 18, 2009
60 min

71. Girl World

December 21, 2009
60 min

72. Sibling Abuse

December 22, 2009
60 min

73. Race to the Altar

December 23, 2009
60 min

74. Relationship Surprises

December 24, 2009
60 min

75. Ask Dr. Phil and American Girl

December 25, 2009
60 min

76. Drunk Driving Moms

December 28, 2009
60 min

77. When Does Discipline Go Too Far?

December 29, 2009
60 min

78. Teen Sex Trend

December 30, 2009
60 min

79. The Reality of Motherhood

December 31, 2009
60 min

80. Ruined Reputations

January 1, 2010
60 min

81. Don't Do It Again in 2010!

January 4, 2010
60 min

82. New Parenting Styles

January 5, 2010
60 min

83. Number 1 complaint about my spouse

January 6, 2010
60 min

84. Biggest Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making

January 7, 2010
60 min

85. Am I The Only One

January 8, 2010
60 min

86. Custody Battles

January 11, 2010
60 min

87. Affair Repair

January 12, 2010
60 min

88. How Do You Define a Modern Family?

January 13, 2010
60 min

89. Hurtful Lies and Shattered Trust

January 14, 2010
60 min

90. Mom's Biggest Battles

January 15, 2010
60 min

91. Katherine Storms Off

January 18, 2010
60 min

92. Desperately Seeking Love

January 19, 2010
60 min

93. Trends for 2010

January 20, 2010
60 min

94. Biggest Parenting Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making

January 21, 2010
60 min

95. What's Your Personality?

January 22, 2010
60 min

96. Dr. Phil Family Returns: Katherine's Aftermath

January 25, 2010
60 min

97. Controlling the Chaos

January 26, 2010
60 min

98. Haiti Survivor Stories

January 27, 2010
60 min

99. Am I the Only One?

January 28, 2010
60 min

100. Attention Seekers

January 29, 2010
60 min

101. Alexandra's Resentment

February 1, 2010
60 min

102. High School Reunion

February 2, 2010
60 min

103. Controlling Husbands

February 3, 2010
60 min

104. You could be an Eyewitness

February 4, 2010
60 min

105. You could be an Eyewitness 2

February 5, 2010
60 min

106. Erin's Dilemma

February 8, 2010
60 min

107. Brandon Returns

February 9, 2010
60 min

108. the Fight Over Your Child

February 10, 2010
60 min

109. Teens Obsessed Over Love

February 11, 2010
60 min

110. Love dilemmas

February 12, 2010
60 min

111. Dr. Phil Family Returns: Alex's Announcement

February 15, 2010
60 min

112. What really happened to Susan Powell

February 16, 2010
60 min

113. Sugar Mamas and Smart Women

February 17, 2010
60 min

114. Moms Who Drink

February 18, 2010
60 min

115. In-Law Drama

February 19, 2010
60 min

117. Surrogate Mom Faces Her Critics

February 23, 2010
60 min

118. Are You an Enabler?

February 24, 2010
60 min

119. Repeat Offenders

February 25, 2010
60 min

120. Spouses Under Suspicion

February 26, 2010
60 min

121. Dr. Phil scolds the family

March 1, 2010
60 min

122. The Biggest Money Fights: Wills and Prenups

March 2, 2010
60 min

123. Missing Mom

March 3, 2010
60 min

124. What's Wrong With People?

March 4, 2010
60 min

125. Seven Days to Change: Can Amanda be Saved?

March 5, 2010
60 min

126. Alex and Katherine's Rivalry

March 8, 2010
60 min

127. Spouses under suspicion, part 2

March 9, 2010
60 min

128. What's wrong with people, part 2

March 10, 2010
60 min

129. Wrongful convictions follow-up

March 11, 2010
60 min

130. Teens under Pressure

March 12, 2010
60 min

131. Lazy Husbands and Cling-On Kids

March 15, 2010
60 min

Freeloading family members are discussed.

132. Easier Than You Think

March 16, 2010
60 min

133. Snapshots from a Serial Killer

March 17, 2010
60 min

134. Hurtful Lies and Shattered Trust

March 18, 2010
60 min

135. The Rudeness Epidemic

March 19, 2010
60 min

136. Child Obbsessed

March 22, 2010
60 min

137. Backstabbing Friends

March 23, 2010
60 min

138. Prescription for Disaster

March 24, 2010
60 min

139. Biggest Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making

March 25, 2010
60 min

140. Ask Dr. Phil

March 26, 2010
60 min

141. A Marriage in Question

March 29, 2010
60 min

142. Are Moms Really That Busy

March 30, 2010
60 min

143. Dangerous Fads

March 31, 2010
60 min

144. Secrets to Becoming Smarter and Happier

April 1, 2010
60 min

145. Pressure for Perfection

April 2, 2010
60 min

147. The Fat Debate

April 6, 2010
60 min

148. The Fat Debate Part 2

April 7, 2010
60 min

149. Bullied to Death

April 8, 2010
60 min

150. Are you a modern woman?

April 9, 2010
60 min

151. Tough Choices

April 12, 2010
60 min

152. Ask Dr. Phil

April 13, 2010
60 min

153. Crisis In Family Court

April 14, 2010
60 min

154. Fighting for your Child

April 15, 2010
60 min

155. Dating and Married to Distraction

April 16, 2010
60 min

156. Erin and Alexandra's Standoff

April 19, 2010
60 min

157. Kelly Osbourne Helps a Drug Addict

April 20, 2010
60 min

158. Meddling Moms

April 21, 2010
60 min

159. Multiple Problems

April 22, 2010
60 min

160. Discipline Dangers

April 23, 2010
60 min

161. Behind The Bruises

April 26, 2010
60 min

162. Why Men Cheat

April 27, 2010
60 min

163. A Predator Next Door

April 28, 2010
60 min

164. Revenge Revisited

April 29, 2010
60 min

165. For Better or Worse?

April 30, 2010
60 min

166. Erin's Outrage

May 3, 2010
60 min

167. Bully Moms

May 4, 2010
60 min

168. Severed Ties

May 5, 2010
60 min

169. Meet the McGraw Baby

May 6, 2010
60 min

170. Runaway Moms

May 7, 2010
60 min

171. Katherine Fired!

May 10, 2010
60 min

172. Dr. Phil Confronts Animal Abusers

May 11, 2010
60 min

173. Dying to be Thin

May 12, 2010
60 min

174. Alienation of Affection

May 13, 2010
60 min

175. Runaway Mom: The Polygraph

May 14, 2010
60 min

176. The Trouble With Alexandra

May 17, 2010
60 min

177. Ultimate Betrayal

May 18, 2010
60 min

178. Troubled Teens: An Intervention

May 19, 2010
60 min

179. Breaking the Cycle of Abuse

May 20, 2010
60 min

180. Too Young, Too Fast?

May 21, 2010
60 min

181. Warning Marty

May 24, 2010
60 min

182. Love Triangle

May 25, 2010
60 min

183. Erin's Reveal

May 26, 2010
60 min

184. Extreme Teen Dangers

May 27, 2010
60 min

185. Steve Harvey

May 28, 2010
60 min

186. Silent Darkness

May 31, 2010
60 min

187. P.I. Moms

June 1, 2010
60 min

188. Adoption

June 2, 2010
60 min

189. Behind the scenes

June 3, 2010
60 min

190. Biggest Financial Mistakes

June 4, 2010
60 min

191. When Good Kids Go Bad

June 7, 2010
60 min

192. Biggest Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making

June 8, 2010
60 min

193. How to Negotiate Anything

June 9, 2010
60 min

194. A Family in Turmoil

June 10, 2010
60 min

195. Affair Intervention

June 11, 2010
60 min

196. How to Get Along with Anyone

June 14, 2010
60 min

197. Am I the Only One?

June 15, 2010
60 min

198. Number One Complaint about My Spouse

June 16, 2010
60 min

199. Who Should Get Kate?

June 17, 2010
60 min

200. What's Your Personality?

June 18, 2010
60 min

201. Teens Obsessed With Love

June 21, 2010
60 min

Teenage romance is discussed.

202. Are You Ready for Divorce?

June 22, 2010
60 min

203. Sins of a Father

June 23, 2010
60 min

204. Moms Who Drink

June 24, 2010
60 min

205. Controlling the Chaos

June 25, 2010
60 min

206. Number One Complaint about My Spouse" Attention Seekers

June 26, 2010
60 min

207. Affair Repair

June 28, 2010
60 min

208. The Fight over Your Child

June 29, 2010
60 min

209. Risky Teen Trends: "Save My Son"

June 30, 2010
60 min

210. Controlling Husbands

July 1, 2010
60 min

Control issues in marriage are explored.

211. Am I the Only One?

July 2, 2010
60 min

212. Teens Obsessed with Love: Sami's Struggle

July 5, 2010
60 min

213. Driven To Succeed

July 6, 2010
60 min

214. Ask the Experts

July 7, 2010
60 min

215. Am I the Only One?

July 8, 2010
60 min

216. I Can't Live Like This

July 9, 2010
60 min

217. Dating and Married to Distraction

July 12, 2010
60 min

218. When Should I Commit My Kids?

July 13, 2010
60 min

219. Attention Seekers

July 14, 2010
60 min

220. Could You Be an Eyewitness?

July 15, 2010
60 min

221. Could You Be an Eyewitness? Part 2

July 16, 2010
60 min

222. Biggest Parenting Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making

July 19, 2010
60 min

223. In-Law Drama

July 20, 2010
60 min

224. High School Reunion

July 21, 2010
60 min

225. Are You an Enabler?

July 23, 2010
60 min

226. Meddling Moms

July 23, 2010
60 min

227. Spouses under Suspicion

July 26, 2010
60 min

228. Missing Mom

July 27, 2010
60 min

229. Dangerous Fads

July 28, 2010
60 min

230. Behind the Scenes

July 29, 2010
60 min

231. Seven Days to Change: Can Amanda be Saved?

July 30, 2010
60 min

232. Spouses under Suspicion, Part 2

August 2, 2010
60 min

233. Too Young, Too Fast?

August 3, 2010
60 min

234. P.I. Moms

August 4, 2010
60 min

235. Parents' Biggest Fears

August 5, 2010
60 min

236. Locate Your Love with Steve Harvey

August 6, 2010
60 min

237. Severed Ties

August 9, 2010
60 min

238. Extreme Teen Dangers

August 10, 2010
60 min

240. Love Triangle

August 12, 2010
60 min

241. Silent Darkness Follow-Up

August 13, 2010
60 min

242. Troubled Teens: An Intervention

August 16, 2010
60 min

243. A Predator Next Door

August 17, 2010
60 min

244. Dr. Phil Confronts Animal Abusers

August 18, 2010
60 min

245. Runaway Moms?

August 19, 2010
60 min

246. Runaway Mom: The Polygraph

August 20, 2010
60 min

247. Breaking the Cycle of Abuse

August 23, 2010
60 min

248. For Better or Worse?

August 24, 2010
60 min

249. Dying to Be Thin

August 25, 2010
60 min

250. Brandon Returns

August 26, 2010
60 min

251. Repeat Offenders

August 27, 2010
60 min

252. Wedding Woes

August 30, 2010
60 min

253. A House Divided

August 31, 2010
60 min

254. I want my Parents to divorce

September 1, 2010
60 min

255. Can you get over your past

September 2, 2010
60 min

256. Am I The Only One

September 3, 2010
60 min