Hoarders
TV Show · Reality

An often painful look inside a disease that can bury its sufferer -- literally at times -- in its symptoms. Each hourlong episode profiles two people on the verge of a personal crisis, all caused by the fact that they are unable to part with even the tiniest possessions, and the cumulative effect becomes a mountain of junk and garbage overtaking their home or apartment. If they don't respond to professional help, the consequences sometimes involve eviction, kids being taken away, or even jail time.

2009 · 44m

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Jennifer & Ron/Jill
    A couple in Louisville, Kentucky who both suffer from hoarding risk losing their children if they don't comply with numerous citations, A woman's food hoarding in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is so bad that she places herself at risk for food poisoning.
    42m
  • EPISODE 2
    Linda/Steven
    Linda's compulsive shopping has filled her house with piles of bags and boxes. Her husband left her three years ago because he could not cope with her hoarding. Meanwhile Steve's apartment has also been accumulating garbage. His landlord has given him one week to clean it out.
    41m
  • EPISODE 3
    Tara/Betty
    A woman risks getting evicted if she can't gain control of her hoarding and part with her stuff. Plus, a woman's husband gets removed from their house by Adult Protective Services.
    41m
  • EPISODE 4
    Jake/Shirley
    Jake compulsively hoards garbage and fears that if things don't change soon he may take his own life; Shirley could never turn away a stray cat, now she must cooperate with authorities or face criminal prosecution for animal cruelty.
    42m
  • EPISODE 5
    Kerrylea/Lauren
    A woman and her husband face foreclosure on two of their houses because of her hoarding. Plus, a woman has to clean up her life choices and control her hoarding or risk losing her boyfriend.
    42m
  • EPISODE 6
    Patty/Bill
    A woman's hoarding has resulted in her children being taken away by the authorities and her house being overtaken by garbage. Plus, after a man's partner falls over his stuff and breaks her arm, she gives him an ultimatum.
    42m

Related

Cast & Crew

  • G‌B
    George Butts
    Producer
  • M‌G
    Marcus Goodwin
    Writer

About

Hoarders

Reality

An often painful look inside a disease that can bury its sufferer -- literally at times -- in its symptoms. Each hourlong episode profiles two people on the verge of a personal crisis, all caused by the fact that they are unable to part with even the tiniest possessions, and the cumulative effect becomes a mountain of junk and garbage overtaking their home or apartment. If they don't respond to professional help, the consequences sometimes involve eviction, kids being taken away, or even jail time.

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Studio
A&E
Released
2009
Rated
14+
Region of Origin
United States
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