The BEST episodes of Dr. Phil season 16
Every episode of Dr. Phil season 16, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dr. Phil season 16!
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.
#1 - The Valentine's Day Tragedy; Profile Of An Accused School Shooter
Season 16 - Episode 106 - Aired 2/21/2018
Exclusive interviews with the friend who accused Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School gunman Nikolas Cruz and the parents who took Cruz in.
#2 - Our Mother Is a Gold Digger Who Chose Her Boyfriend Over Us
Season 16 - Episode 116 - Aired 3/7/2018
Siblings claim their mother, Niki, has neglected them and jumped from guy to guy since their parents' divorce and has chosen her new boyfriend over them because he has status and wealth.
#3 - Our 48-Year-Old Son Claims We Fired Him 200 Times, Stole the Family Business and Turned Him Into a Felon
Season 16 - Episode 123 - Aired 3/27/2018
Parents claim their middle-aged son is a violent, manipulative liar who refuses to get a job and has stolen more than $100,000 from them; he admits stealing and says he won't stop until he gets what's "rightfully" his.
#4 - I Shot My Lying, Cheating, Manipulative, Narcissistic, Millionaire Boyfriend, and Now I Want to Marry Him
Season 16 - Episode 143 - Aired 4/26/2018
Maryann shot the "single, millionaire" boyfriend she met online when she learned he was a married man cheating with multiple women; they now want to know if Dr. Phil thinks it's a good idea for them to walk down the aisle.
#5 - A Small Town Mystery: A Horse's Throat Sliced, Tires Slashed and Locks Tampered With: Are They Victims of Suzie or Is Suzie the Victim?
Season 16 - Episode 61 - Aired 12/6/2017
Members of a secret Facebook group accuse a woman named Suzie of conning them out of money, furniture, horses, and in business, killing two horses, damaging their property and hacking their phones, but they have no proof.
#6 - My Ex-Wife Believes She's Going Blind, Filed for Divorce From Me Behind My Back and Can't See She's Neglecting Our Children
Season 16 - Episode 59 - Aired 12/4/2017
Jessica has convinced herself that she's going blind and admits that taking care of her kids is no longer her priority.
#7 - From Riches to Rags: How Did a Wealthy Suburban Stay-at-Home Mom Become a Mooch Living Off Her Parents?
Season 16 - Episode 78 - Aired 1/12/2018
Carrie is accused of being an uninvolved mother and constantly drunk, and separates from her formerly well-paid husband to move back in with her parents.
#8 - Was Kim Bob's Only Victim? His Stepdaughter's Accusation
Season 16 - Episode 111 - Aired 2/28/2018
Bob's stepdaughter Jessica confronts her stepfather, who she claims sexually abused, her starting when she was 6 years old; Kim and Jessica's childhood friends reveal what they claim was inappropriate behavior Bob exhibited with them.
#9 - My Husband Refuses to Get a Job and Believes He Is Going to Become a Famous Murder Rapper
Season 16 - Episode 82 - Aired 1/18/2018
Melissa says her husband refuses to get a job, dresses like a "demonic clown" and spends all day composing and posting "vile" music about killing people; members of Insane Clown Posse say what they think of his music.
#10 - Gypsy Rose: From Wheelchair Bound to Behind Bars for Murder
Season 16 - Episode 52 - Aired 11/22/2017
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.
#11 - Raging, Drunk and out of Control: Will Brandi Ever Tell the Truth?
Season 16 - Episode 46 - Aired 11/14/2017
Dr. Phil continues his conversation with Brandi and Victor regarding their wild relationship and Brandi's drinking problem, and her mother joins the fray.
#12 - Help, Dr. Phil! My Bipolar, Manipulative Millennial Daughter Is Now a Runaway on a Downward Spiral to Find Herself
Season 16 - Episode 58 - Aired 12/1/2017
Teen troublemaker Sierra has run away from home on a spiritual journey to ``find herself'' and faces her mother for the first time in more than a month.
#13 - Help! My 14-Year-Old Daughter Is Being Brainwashed to Be a Party Girl by Her Mother!
Season 16 - Episode 38 - Aired 11/2/2017
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.
#14 - Nearly 19 Years After Columbine; Survivors Speak To Parkland Students
Season 16 - Episode 107 - Aired 2/22/2018
Yesterday, in part 1 of Dr. Phil’s two-part special regarding the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Dr. Phil talked to people who knew Nikolas Cruz, from the family he was living with, to his classmates and a former teacher. Today, Dr. Phil speaks with students who were inside the school, some who were in the classrooms where shots were fired and their friends and classmates lost their lives. Plus, it’s been nearly 19 years since the Columbine High School shooting. What two survivors have to say to the students of the Parkland Shooting.
#15 - Blame It on a Religious Upbringing or a Dark Family Secret? My 19-Year-Old Daughter is Living a Dangerous Double Life
Season 16 - Episode 149 - Aired 5/4/2018
Ever since Shirley kicked her 19-year-old daughter, Marie, out of the house for voting for Hillary Clinton, she says Marie has been living a dangerous life, drinking, doing drugs and, worst of all, making money as a sugar baby. Marie’s behavior goes against Shirley’s strict Catholic upbringing, and Shirley says she doesn’t know where she went wrong with Marie, because her older sons, Jan and Scott, turned out OK. Jan says he feels responsible for Marie’s rebellion because of a dark family secret he was part of, but Dr. Phil discovers another dark secret the family has been hiding.
#16 - Foster Care, an Ankle Bracelet, and House Arrest; I Blame My Parents For My Messed Up Life
Season 16 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/10/2017
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.
#17 - Help! My Narcissist Ex Is Abusing My Children and Nobody Believes Me!
Season 16 - Episode 79 - Aired 1/15/2018
Pamela expects to go to jail for refusing to allow her ex his court-ordered visitations with their children, saying he abuses them and attempted to drown one of them; the children's father says she is a jealous ex making up stories for revenge.
#18 - Explosive 14-Year-Old Runaway Teen and Her Backstage Drama
Season 16 - Episode 44 - Aired 11/10/2017
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.
#19 - My Sister Is Facing Multiple Felonies and Losing Custody of Her Children, but She Claims She's the Victim
Season 16 - Episode 109 - Aired 2/26/2018
Ryann claims that her sister, Stephanie, is unstable and that her delusional and paranoid behavior is ruining her life and causing her to be a danger to herself and her children.
#20 - I Need to Help My Fiancée, Who Is Stranded in Amsterdam and Has Been Scammed by Corrupt Officials Costing Me $200,000
Season 16 - Episode 33 - Aired 10/26/2017
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.
#21 - Our Know-It-All High School Dropout Daughter Wants to Be a YouTube Star!
Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/2017
Sixteen-year-old dropout Brittney spends her days hanging out, drinking and smoking marijuana while working on her career as a YouTube star.
#22 - My Sister Is Over $50,000 in Debt, Sold Her Car, Lost Her Savings and Has Sold Her Home, All Because She's in Love With a Guy in Egypt!
Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/19/2017
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.
#23 - YouTube-Obsessed Trisha Confronts Her Online Haters, Plus Her Dramatic Collapse on Stage
Season 16 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/30/2017
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.
#24 - Accusations of Lies, Child Sex Abuse, and Stalking
Season 16 - Episode 94 - Aired 2/5/2018
Crystal accuses her ex-boyfriend of sexually assaulting their 3-year-old daughter; he says she is crazy and a liar, and that she and her mother coached the child into making horrific claims.
#25 - Our 15-Year-Old Criminal Daughter Is Ruining Her Life and Our Marriage!
Season 16 - Episode 80 - Aired 1/16/2018
Sadara, 15, has been arrested more than 50 times, smokes, drinks, has dropped out of school and steals high-priced items; her parents are at odds over how to parent her, and she blames her father for disciplining her.