The BEST episodes of Dr. Phil

Every episode of Dr. Phil ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dr. Phil!

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.

Last Updated: 6/25/2025Network: SyndicationStatus: Ended
Private Planes, Black Tie Parties, Elite Sporting Events: The Shocking Story of One Woman's Life in Sex Trafficking
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10.00
28 votes

#1 - Private Planes, Black Tie Parties, Elite Sporting Events: The Shocking Story of One Woman's Life in Sex Trafficking

Season 15 - Episode 120 - Aired 3/21/2017

Kendall claims she was sold by her parents at birth to a powerful international sex trafficker. She says when she wasn’t locked in a cage with other kidnapped children, she was flown all over the world on private planes, being sold to wealthy and powerful men. Kendall says as she grew older, she would often escort these rich and prominent clients to black tie affairs and high profile sporting events. From doctors and politicians to even law enforcement, Kendall says she was taught how to act and dress in order to never raise suspicion. For the first time since she says she left her life of sex trafficking three years ago, Kendall tells her story and explains why she is still petrified that the boss of this operation, whom she calls “the man who owns her,” will find her and bring her back.

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8.14
37 votes

#2 - My Daughter Believes She's Pregnant With Jesus; What Will the Ultrasound Show?

Season 15 - Episode 39 - Aired 11/3/2016

Haley, who insists she is pregnant and about to give birth to Jesus, the Son of God, learns the results of her ultrasound.

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8.00
1 votes

#3 - Single and Sick of It

Season 2 - Episode 127 - Aired 3/5/2004

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7.95
21 votes

#4 - The Frat Boy Dubbed the Cannibal Killer Breaks His Silence From His Hospital Bed

Season 15 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/28/2016

College student Austin Harrouff, accused of murdering a couple and stabbing a neighbor who tried to help, speaks out for the first time.

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7.93
14 votes

#5 - My Daughter Is a Liar and Catfishing Boys Online

Season 14 - Episode 143 - Aired 4/27/2016

Shannon claims her beautiful teenage daughter Ryann is a pathological liar and a catfish, who portrays herself online as a bubbly blonde cheerleader saving herself for her prince charming. But, Shannon says boys beware because she believes her daughter needs psychological help, and claims Ryann has gone as far as to fabricate two pregnancies in order to “trap” two different boys into committing to her. Ryann says her mother is the liar and says she is only interested in speaking with Dr. Phil with hopes that he can get some sense through to her mother’s “thick head.” Ryann says her mother goes out of her way to make her look bad when she is just a good, innocent teenage girl. Ryann says her mom needs to come to terms with her own issues and leave her alone. What happens when Dr. Phil presents Ryann with evidence that seems to prove her mom’s side of the story? Plus, Shannon wonders whether Ryann’s behavior is because she has never met her biological father. See what happens when Dr. Phil reveals he was able to find Ryann’s biological father.

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7.93
28 votes

#6 - My Fame-Obsessed Ex Spreads Lies That I Tried to Poison Our Daughter With a Sports Drink

Season 15 - Episode 32 - Aired 10/25/2016

Brandon and Danielle continue to trade accusations in their custody battle for their 10-year-old daughter.

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7.83
6 votes

#7 - Mommy Dearest or Unfit Daughter? A Face Off That Has Been Years in the Making

Season 14 - Episode 174 - Aired 9/9/2016

Lisa says her daughter, Sara, is a drug addict who stole her own grandmother's identity; Sara says her mother is lying and has turned her children against her.

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7.73
15 votes

#8 - Former Priest Pete vs. Scorned Ex-Wife Pamela: Who Is to Blame for Their Son's Death?

Season 15 - Episode 36 - Aired 10/31/2016

Pamela says her husband abandoned her and their two teen sons for a massage therapist, causing one of their boys to commit suicide; the ex-husband and his sister counter with their own accusations.

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7.70
20 votes

#9 - A Tragic Death, a $3 Million Settlement and a Mom Out of Control

Season 15 - Episode 40 - Aired 11/4/2016

Alyssa's family say that since her husband's death she has spun out of control, drinking, partying and spending excessively; she exhibits unusual behavior with the show's staff.

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7.69
35 votes

#10 - Missing at Spring Break: What Really Happened to Brittanee

Season 15 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/7/2016

The family of a teen who went missing seven years ago while on spring break talks about what a jailhouse informant claims happened to the girl; a surprise guest may know something about Brittanee's disappearance.

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7.67
12 votes

#11 - Frat Boy Dubbed the Cannibal Killer: His Father Speaks

Season 14 - Episode 172 - Aired 9/7/2016

The father of Austin Harrouff, a 19-year-old accused of stabbing a couple to death and injuring their neighbor, speaks out.

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7.64
11 votes

#12 - Son-in-Law vs. Mother-in-Law and a Wife Caught in the Middle

Season 15 - Episode 28 - Aired 10/19/2016

Danny says that if his wife does not put up some boundaries with her overbearing mother, he will think about getting a divorce.

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7.59
29 votes

#13 - Help, Dr. Phil! We're Worried Our 18-Year-Old Teen Is Being Groomed by a Man in Argentina to Be Sold as a Sex Slave!

Season 15 - Episode 27 - Aired 10/18/2016

Maddy, 18, is determined to fly to Argentina and start a new life with a man she has never met in person; her parents fear he is a sex trafficker.

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7.58
33 votes

#14 - My Sweet Sister Has Turned Into a Sugar Baby Party Mom

Season 15 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/6/2016

Grace claims her sister Ashlan abandoned her 14-month-old son and her priorities are stripping and partying; Ashlan doesn't think she's a bad mom and wants Grace to stop making such accusations because she says she only strips to support her son.

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star
7.57
7 votes

#15 - I Am Convinced My Granny Is Being Catfished by a Man Who Is Posing as a Financial Planner and She Could Go to Jail!

Season 14 - Episode 146 - Aired 5/2/2016

Barbara admits she has wired money to her online boyfriend, "David Chris Jr.," whom she has never met in person. Barbara says that “David Chris Jr.” claimed to be an overseas financial advisor who assists people with getting government grants, and is currently overseas in Nigeria. She says she can’t wait for him to come home from Nigeria where he’s "stuck dealing with 'business issues.'” Barbara says he has a spacious lakeside home in Michigan and that he said they would live there when he returned home. But, Barbara’s daughters, Kathy and Tracey, and granddaughter, Alicia, say they believe this will never happen. They say “David Chris Jr.” does not exist and Barbara is just being used as a “money mule!” The family gets fired up as they express fears that Barbara could actually face jail time if she continues to wire money for this mystery man, which they fear is illegal activity. And, is “David Chris Jr.” a real person? Who is on the other line when Barbara is talking to her "boyfriend?"

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7.52
29 votes

#16 - Love Behind Bars: I'm Marrying Making A Murderer's Steven Avery

Season 15 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/3/2016

Dr. Phil speaks with Lynn Hartman, the fiancee of ``Making a Murderer'' subject Steven Avery, about finding true love with a man who is famously spending time in prison for being found guilty of murder.

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7.50
2 votes

#17 - Disowned by My Daughters After 35 Years of Drinking, 57 911 Calls, 170 Days in Jail and 8 Rehabs

Season 14 - Episode 139 - Aired 4/21/2016

Morgan and Ashley claim their mom is “a toxic, violent alcoholic,” who they say is way out of control, and that although she’s been to rehab eight times, hasn't stayed sober. In the past year, Morgan says the police have been called to the house 57 times, for violence, threats, assault and even arson. Morgan says if her mom doesn’t stop her excessive drinking and end the violence, she will walk away for good. Ashley says her mom has gone from being a functioning alcoholic to a non-functioning one and that she might be better off in jail, because at least she would be safe behind bars. She says she moved out two years ago because of her mom’s behavior and has now cut her out of her life. Treva says she does not want to go to another “dumb treatment center” as she is “done with them” and claims they do not work for her. She has said that she believes the problem is 10 percent her and 95 percent everyone else – and that she believes her family needs an intervention.

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7.50
4 votes

#18 - I Believe My Sister's False Accusations Caused Me to Lose Part of a $2 Million Settlement

Season 14 - Episode 169 - Aired 7/14/2016

Michelle says her sister spread lies about her to her late fiance's family, causing her not to receive money from a wrongful death settlement, and accuses her sister's child of molesting hers.

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7.50
8 votes

#19 - Accusations of Bruises, Moldy Baby Bottles and a SWAT Team: I'm Not Giving My Grandson Back!

Season 14 - Episode 141 - Aired 4/25/2016

What kind of parents would allow their infant to be raised in a home with maggots, moldy baby bottles, dirty dishes and beer cans right next to the baby’s bassinet? Kim claims those parents are her son, Sam, and his fiancée, Shannon. Kim claims that not only were they raising her grandson in a pigsty, but their relationship was so volatile that she was forced to step in and take guardianship of her grandson. Shannon and Sam claim that Kim tricked them into signing permanent guardianship of baby Conrad over to her when he was just 6 months old and for the past four-and-a-half years, she’s been raising him 600 miles from where they live. They now claim Kim won’t return the child unless they meet what they describe as her “outrageous” demands. What happens when Dr. Phil steps into the mix, and who does he think the child should end up with?

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7.50
2 votes

#20 - Inside the Mind of a Mistress

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/6/2004

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The JonBenét Ramsey Murder: Brother Burke Breaks His 20-Year Silence
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7.43
90 votes

#21 - The JonBenét Ramsey Murder: Brother Burke Breaks His 20-Year Silence

Season 15 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2016

Part one of a three-part interview with 29-year-old Burke Ramsey, brother of child murder victim JonBenét Ramsey.

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7.42
26 votes

#22 - Dump My Son Now! He's a Lying, Abusive, Remorseless Con-Artist

Season 15 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/27/2016

Korin has lost custody of one of her children because of her boyfriend's abusive behavior, and she fears losing the rest.

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7.39
49 votes

#23 - Our Son-In-Law's Lies, Cover-Ups and Disturbing Secrets

Season 15 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/26/2016

Parents of two young children have a marriage that is loud, violent and full of rage, and one of them reveals a secret he has been keeping.

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star
7.38
13 votes

#24 - Privileged, Pretty and Pregnant: Going Down the Wrong Path

Season 14 - Episode 173 - Aired 9/8/2016

A plastic surgeon's 26-year-old daughter is a homeless alcoholic living on the streets with her ex-con baby-daddy.

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7.38
26 votes

#25 - My Daughter Is Delusional and Lying About Being 9 Months Pregnant

Season 15 - Episode 38 - Aired 11/2/2016

Kristi says her daughter is a compulsive liar who is currently telling everyone she is nine months pregnant, though doctors say she is not.

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