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.

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#1 - 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.

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#2 - 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.

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#3 - My Wife Claims She Is Allergic to Everything, Including Intimacy With Me! It's Destroying Our Marriage

Season 16 - Episode 124 - Aired 3/28/2018

Debbie says she is allergic to everything, and goes to extremes to avoid allergens; her husband says she is not really allergic to anything and that her "selfish" obsessive-compulsive disorder has completely devastated their marriage and family.

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#4 - Cold Case I Didn’t Murder My 15-Year-Old Sister! The False Accusations and Small Town Gossip Haunt Me

Season 16 - Episode 130 - Aired 4/9/2018

A woman discusses the brutal murder of her 15-year-old sister, which has haunted her for the past 30 years since she was considered a prime suspect in the killing at the time, and the people in her town continue to gossip about the case.

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#5 - Inside the Church of Wells: One Family's Struggle to Save Their Daughter

Season 16 - Episode 145 - Aired 4/30/2018

In 2013, Catherine Grove, a pretty, young nursing student with a bright future, vanished without a trace. It wasn’t long before her parents, who feared the worst, discovered that she was alive and living in Wells, TX within the controversial Church of Wells. Catherine’s parents say they believe their daughter is being held against her will and claim she has made at least four attempts to escape, claims the church and Catherine deny. Today, they share their story and a desperate plea for Catherine to return home. Plus, a local pastor who lives next door to the church’s property and claims to have witnessed strange practices for years.

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#6 - Actor Terry Crews Speaks Out About Fatherhood, Hollywood; The Me Too Movement; My Stalker Ex Hired a Private Investigator To Follow Me

Season 16 - Episode 119 - Aired 3/14/2018

Actor Terry Crews ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine") and wife, Rebecca; Nicole says her children's father put a tracking device on her phone and hired a private investigator to follow her because he thinks she is being "unfaithful."Actor Terry Crews ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine") and wife, Rebecca; Nicole says her children's father put a tracking device on her phone and hired a private investigator to follow her because he thinks she is being "unfaithful."

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#7 - Anthony Scaramucci & Wife Deidre Reveal How Their Marriage Survived 11 Days in the White House; My Sister and Her Ex-Husband Need a Referee

Season 16 - Episode 115 - Aired 3/6/2018

Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci, briefly Donald Trump's White House communications director, and his wife, Deidre, describe their marriage; exes Kevin and Jana are at war and won't stop putting their children in the middle of their battlefield.

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#8 - My 15-Year-Old Daughter is a Rich and Spoiled Beverly Hills Brat!

Season 16 - Episode 146 - Aired 5/1/2018

Nina says even after she lowered her 15-year-old daughter, Nicolette’s, monthly allowance from $5,000 to $1,000, Nicolette is still overspending on her credit cards in order to keep up with teens in their hometown of Beverly Hills. Nina says she recently allowed a family friend, Joel, to move into her home so he could help chauffeur Nicolette around and watch her spending. Nicolette admits to spending her day having lunch in Beverly Hills, shopping and making YouTube videos. Nina and Joel say they worry about Nicolette, who admits to having zero future goals except to not work, be rich, wear designer clothes and drive a Mercedes G-Wagen. Dr. Phil surprises Nicolette, her mother, and Joel by sending Nicolette on a special assignment near Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles a few days prior to taping “Dr. Phil.”

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#9 - A Woman Terrified of Food ... And What Happened to Sexy Vegan?

Season 16 - Episode 113 - Aired 3/2/2018

Vanessa is convinced that if she eats anything she will choke and die; Sexy Vegan, who had to be escorted off stage by security on his previous visit, returns to the show.

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#10 - My Husband Is a Sex Addict and Even Exposed Himself to My Mother. I Need the Whole Truth!

Season 16 - Episode 104 - Aired 2/19/2018

Whitney says she has uncovered her husband's double life of nasty lies and infidelities, and she is heartbroken because there is no way to fix her relationship with him.

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#11 - Help! My Daughter Was Possessed, Had Three Exorcisms, and It Is Still Ruining Her Life!

Season 16 - Episode 112 - Aired 3/1/2018

Karla says she is terrified for her daughter, Abby, who she claims is dealing with debilitating episodes of PTSD from being possessed by demons for over a decade; Abby has an episode on stage.

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#12 - 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.

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#13 - Sexually Abused by My Father, and He Blames Me; Are There More Victims?

Season 16 - Episode 110 - Aired 2/27/2018

Kim says her father sexually abused her from the ages of 7 to 14; he says they had a "consensual sexual relationship."

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#14 - 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.

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#15 - The Homeless Woman We Rescued Reported Us for Child Abuse

Season 16 - Episode 108 - Aired 2/23/2018

Assistant church pastors Jason and Brooke, who have adopted seven special-needs children, say their faith was tested after they took in a homeless former addict, who began accusing them of child neglect and sexual abuse.

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#16 - 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.

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#17 - 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.

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#18 - I Want My Ex-Husband Out of My Life So My 81-Year-Old Fiance Can Adopt My Children

Season 16 - Episode 105 - Aired 2/20/2018

Lisa says her ex-husband has a history of abuse toward her and their two boys, who are terrified of him, and she wants him out of their lives so she can move on with hers.

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#19 - Homeless Mom in Vegas: Jessica and Her Backstage Drama and Every Day She's Hustling ... Vivica A. Fox on Love and Life Lessons Learned

Season 16 - Episode 126 - Aired 4/3/2018

Homeless Jessica faces off with her parents, who say she has a history of not telling the truth and demand a pregnancy test; actress Vivica A. Fox ("Empire," book "Every Day I'm Hustling").

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#20 - From Fearless Secret Service Special Agent to Being Trapped in a Troubled Marriage

Season 16 - Episode 114 - Aired 3/5/2018

Sam, a former U.S. Secret Service Agent, says her husband is destroying their marriage and tearing apart their family with his rage, constantly spewing his anger at their 10-year-old son.

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#21 - 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.

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#22 - Our 31-Year-Old Son Is a Violent Mooch and Refuses to Stop Abusing Us and Leave Our House

Season 16 - Episode 117 - Aired 3/12/2018

Dr. Phil speaks with parents who are desperate for their 31-year-old son to move out of their house. They claim that he is violent and too dependent on them, but he claims that his parents are not doing enough to help him get on his feet.

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#23 - We Want to Evict Our Violent Mooching Son; Will Kyle Move Out?

Season 16 - Episode 118 - Aired 3/13/2018

Jon Taffer ("Bar Rescue") offers advice to Karen and Jim and their abusive, overly dependent adult son, Kyle, who gives many excuses why he cannot move out of their home.

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#24 - My 16-Year-Old Daughter is Throwing House Parties and Posted a Racist Viral Video. She Got Kicked Out of School and I Kicked Her Out Too!

Season 16 - Episode 120 - Aired 3/19/2018

Alma wrote to the show begging for help because her 16-year-old is acting like a wild child and posted a video saying a racist slur.

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#25 - Demi Lovato: Up Close and Personal

Season 16 - Episode 121 - Aired 3/20/2018

In a revealing interview, pop icon Demi Lovato speaks out about her past struggles, her sobriety, and her fight to inspire and help her fans. And, Dr. Phil and Demi take part in her new project, bringing mental health awareness to people across the country.