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 - My Wife of 18 Years and Mother of Our Four Children Is Divorcing Me for a 26-Year-Old Kenyan Man She's Never Met!
Season 16 - Episode 47 - Aired 11/15/2017
Sarah says she is madly in love with a man she has never met, and she plans to abandon her husband and children and move to Africa to be with him; Dr. Phil sends a team to Kenya to investigate and reveals what the team discovers.
#2 - Our Mother Blames Us for Her Being a Violent, Raging Drunk
Season 16 - Episode 129 - Aired 4/6/2018
Three sisters say their mother, Shelly, is a raging alcoholic who abuses them and their father and regularly threatens to kill him; Shelly says she is the real victim.
#3 - She Stabbed and Killed the Man Who Claimed to Have Disposed Natalee Hollyway's
Season 16 - Episode 135 - Aired 4/16/2018
A 23-year-old woman named Emily Heistand, who was nearly kidnapped in Florida by John Ludwick, a man who claimed to have helped hide the body of missing teenager Natalee Holloway, discusses stabbing the man to death during the attack.
#4 - The Woman Who Adopted Me Just Stole My Baby
Season 16 - Episode 133 - Aired 4/12/2018
Sandy says that after she found out her toddler grandson was being neglected, she and her husband filed for permanent guardianship of the boy; her daughter says she has a full-time job and is no longer homeless, so she deserves to have her baby back.
#5 - My Daughter Abandoned Her Young Children for a Toxic Relationship
Season 16 - Episode 136 - Aired 4/17/2018
Splendor and Jeremie fear that their adult daughter is being abused by her current boyfriend; the young woman admits that she needs to work on being a better mother.
#6 - DUIs and Dementia: Inside David Cassidy’s Secret Battle
Season 16 - Episode 55 - Aired 11/28/2017
In his final television interview before his tragic passing at the age of 67, singer, Partridge family star, and former teen idol David Cassidy gives a revealing interview to Dr. Phil about his private battles and his shocking dementia diagnosis.. new commentary on older interview its not the same as the episode from last season
#7 - 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").
#8 - SOS! My Beautiful Violinist Daughter Is Living in a Shelter
Season 16 - Episode 127 - Aired 4/4/2018
Young Anika got great grades and played the violin at Carnegie Hall, but her mother says Anika had disturbing behavioral issues and is now a 31-year-old homeless, unfit mother.
#9 - My Granddaughter Is a Danger to Our Family. Is Her Mom to Blame?
Season 16 - Episode 128 - Aired 4/5/2018
Fourteen-year-old Tatum puts herself in dangerous situations by meeting men online and sneaking out of her home; she is currently living in a juvenile detention facility for assaulting her mother.
#10 - Accusations of Drugging and Indoctrination: One Man's Days Inside the Controversial Church of Wells
Season 16 - Episode 144 - Aired 4/27/2018
A religious group in a tiny, isolated town is accused of holding one member against her will for years; a man tells of being indoctrinated and drugged and eventually leaving the group and its strict dogma behind.
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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."
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.