Dr. Phil

Dr. Phil (2002 – 2023)

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Episode 3 — TV Star's Alcoholism & Depression Spiral Out of Control: Can His Career Be Saved?

Season 14 • Dr. Phil

Released: 2015-09-16 • Talk

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TV Star Nicholas Brendon is best known for his role as “Xander Harris” on the hugely popular TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer and most recently for his role as “Kevin Lynch” on the TV show Criminal Minds. But off-screen, he has been starring in his own private alcohol-fueled drama which has led to multiple arrests and been documented in celebrity magazines, social media and blogs. Nicholas, who was not exactly drama-free in preparation for his sit down with Dr. Phil, abruptly walks offstage during the interview. Is Nicholas ready to make hard choices and take the steps needed to save his life and career?

Episodes

Episode 1
A Baby Ripped from the Womb: One Mother’s Nightmare
2015-09-14

Episode 2
Athlete to Escort: A Champion Runner's Fall from Grace
2015-09-15

Episode 3
TV Star's Alcoholism & Depression Spiral Out of Control: Can His Career Be Saved?
2015-09-16

Episode 4
A Military Cop's Confession to His Family: “I Want to Be a Woman”
2015-09-17

Episode 5
MMA Fighter Sick of Battling Outside the Ring with Ex-Wife over Their Son
2015-09-18

Episode 6
“My Daughter is a Beautiful, Intelligent, Talented, Egomaniacal, Drug-Addicted Liar and Thief”
2015-09-21

Episode 7
“Accused of Kidnapping Our Own Child”
2015-09-22

Episode 8
A Mother Missing: A Stepfather Accused
2015-09-23

Episode 9
Missing Mom: What Happened to Carie?
2015-09-24

Episode 10
“Mom Kicked Me Out at 15:” Is Daughter Ungrateful or Is Mom Delusional?
2015-09-25

Episode 11
“My Mom is Worth Millions: Is Her Husband a Catch or a 'Catfish'?”
2015-09-28

Episode 12
Creepy Dad or Midlife Crisis: “My Husband’s Inappropriate Sexting, Social Media Posts and Messages to Our Daughter’s Friends”
2015-09-29

Episode 13
A Mother of Four Who Says: “I Don't Want to Be a Mom Anymore”
2015-09-30

Episode 14
“I Believe My Daughter's Fiancé is Abusing Her, and I Desperately Need Help”
2015-10-01

Episode 15
“I Fear My Terminally Ill Son's Wife is Abusive, Cheating and Money Hungry”
2015-10-02

Episode 16
“Our Son Claims He is a Famous Songwriter: Could He Be Delusional or a Master Manipulator?”
2015-10-05

Episode 17
Exclusive: Eight Siblings Tortured and Held Hostage By Their Own Father
2015-10-06

Episode 18
“The Clock is Ticking and if Dr. Phil Can't Help Us, My Wife is Divorcing Me Next Week”
2015-10-07

Episode 19
“Acquitted of Kidnapping But My Husband Still Thinks I'm Guilty”
2015-10-08

Episode 20
Social Media Obsessed Teens: “I Can't Breathe Without Wi-Fi”
2015-10-09

Episode 21
“I Reunited with My Birth Mother and Now She Says She Wishes She Never Had Me”
2015-10-12

Episode 22
“How Did Our Son Go from College-Bound Star Athlete to a Homeless 'Moocher' Sleeping in a Tool Shed?”
2015-10-13

Episode 23
Exclusive: High School Hero Defends Blind Teen in Alleged Bully Attack Caught on Video
2015-10-14

Episode 24
Oprah’s Big Project and Guilt, Grief, Forgiveness: Best Friends Connecting after Tragedy
2015-10-15

Episode 25
“I Became a Trending Topic.” Peeple App Creator Sets the Record Straight
2015-10-16

Episode 26
“My Gambling, Addicted Mom is $400,000 in the Hole, about to Lose Her Home and Possibly Her 14-Year-Old Son!”
2015-10-19

Episode 27
She Was a Model, a Marine, but Now She's a Mess
2015-10-20

Episode 28
Hollywood Facialist Accused of Hiring a Hit Man Speaks Out for the First Time
2015-10-21

Episode 29
“I'm Fighting for Custody of My Child with My Ex-Husband Who I Believe is Stalking Me”
2015-10-22

Episode 30
“Dr. Phil, I Need Your Help Again: My Daughter is Hitchhiking and Train Hopping as a Portland Street Kid”
2015-10-23

Episode 31
A Baby on the Way: “I Think My Daughter & Her Fiancé Are Unfit Parents & I Am Fighting for Custody of My Unborn Grandchild!”
2015-10-26

Episode 32
“Our Father Has a Secret Life South of the Border and Has Given $1.5 Million to His Former Mistress”
2015-10-27

Episode 33
Love Triangle Troubles: “Torn between My 'City Boy' Husband & My 'Country Boy' Boyfriend”
2015-10-28

Episode 34
Subway Sandwich King to Child Sex Scandal: The Jared Fogle Audio Tapes
2015-10-29

Episode 35
The Jared Fogle Audio Tapes: His Plans to Target Children
2015-10-30

Episode 36
“I'm Worried My Brother-in-Law is Having an Affair with My 16-Year-Old Daughter”
2015-11-02

Episode 37
Uncle Kevin Answers the Accusations
2015-11-03

Episode 38
“My Son-in-Law is Selfish, Angry, Disrespectful and Entitled”
2015-11-04

Episode 39
A Dr. Phil Daytime Exclusive: The Woman Who Put Drain Cleaner in Her Eyes to Fulfill Her Dream of Being Blind
2015-11-05

Episode 40
“My Husband Convinced Me to Sign a Postnup, but I Want It Thrown Out!”
2015-11-06

Episode 41
Badmouthing, Bruises and a Bitter Custody Battle: What Does the Neighbor Say?
2015-11-09

Episode 42
A Bitter Custody Battle: Claims of Poison in Ice Cream, a Child Wrapped in a Garbage Bag and Inappropriate Touching: What Will the Polygraph Reveal?
2015-11-10

Episode 43
Surrogate Mother Convicted for Scamming Couple out of Thousands with Fake Pregnancy
2015-11-11

Episode 44
Exclusive: The First Victim of the Fogle Sex Scandal Comes Forward. Hidden Cameras, Secret Recordings, One Girl's Cautionary Tale
2015-11-12

Episode 45
“My Wife is Divorcing Me Because She is Obsessed with a Country Music Star”
2015-11-13

Episode 46
“I'm Afraid My Daughter Was Kidnapped by Her Survivalist Boyfriend”
2015-11-16

Episode 47
My Ex-Wife Claims I Molested Our Daughter Who Ran Off With Her Boyfriend
2015-11-17

Episode 48
Adopted Twin, Beaten, Strangled, Starved and Locked in a Room: The Exclusive Interview
2015-11-18

Episode 49
Our Wanna-Be Male Model Son Is Telling the World We Abused Him: It's All a Lie!
2015-11-19

Episode 50
Exclusive: Estranged Couple Michael and Kate Lohan Lose Custody of Their Children: What Really Happened?
2015-11-20

Episode 51
Was This Teacher Drunk in Her Elementary School Classroom?
2015-11-23

Episode 52
“My Crazy Childhood: My Dad Was The Breast Pump Bandit and His Mistress Lived in Our House”
2015-11-24

Episode 53
The Unbelievable Story of the Breast Pump Bandit: His Affairs, His Addictions, His Excuses
2015-11-25

Episode 54
Out of Control, Out of Patience and Out of Time
2015-11-27

Episode 55
Mama's Little Boy or Daddy's Little Girl: Identity Confusion or Brainwashing?
2015-11-30

Episode 56
Star Nicholas Brendon Update: The Real Man Behind the News Scandals and Arrests
2015-12-01

Episode 57
Three Sisters Divided: Our Sister's Self-Destructive Behavior Is Killing Our Mother and Could Land Her Behind Bars
2015-12-02

Episode 58
My Husband vs. My Lying Ex: Time Is Running Out for This Wife Caught in the Middle
2015-12-03

Episode 59
I Can't Say No to Anything and It Could Literally Kill Me
2015-12-04

Episode 60
Should I Give Up On Getting Hot?
2015-12-07

Episode 61
Animal Activist Under Attack
2015-12-08

Episode 62
I'm Terrified My Son Could Become a Mass Murderer
2015-12-09

Episode 63
The Pain of Marriage Remorse: I'm Ready to Leave My Husband, Who Is 26 Years Older
2015-12-10

Episode 64
My Daughter Is Obsessed With Being the Black Sheep: Is She Mentally Ill or a Drama Queen?
2015-12-11

Episode 65
We Think Our Mom Is Cheating, Lying and Choosing Men Over Us! Should We Cut Her Off or Cut Her Some Slack?
2015-12-14

Episode 66
An In-Law Ultimatum: My Beauty Queen Daughter's Ex-Cop Husband Needs to Get a Job or Get Out of My House!
2015-12-15

Episode 67
2 DUIs, 5 Stints in Rehab, 22 Days in a Coma, 1 Upcoming Wedding, 3 Kids, and 1 Fed-Up Wife
2015-12-16

Episode 68
Death, Drugs and Lies
2015-12-17

Episode 69
61-Year-Old Polygamous Pastor Marries 19-Year-Old Pregnant Girlfriend With His Wife's Blessing
2015-12-18

Episode 70
I Want a Divorce but My Obsessive and Controlling Husband Won't Let Me Go
2016-01-04

Episode 71
We Believe Our Mother Blames Us for Our Sister's Death!
2016-01-05

Episode 72
Exclusive: Missing 15-Year-Old Girl Found Alive After Allegedly Being Held Hostage! Is There More to the Story?
2016-01-06

Episode 73
The Parents of Missing 15-Year-Old Found Alive React to Her Claims
2016-01-07

Episode 74
Facing Jail Time Because Step-Daughter Is a Liar
2016-01-08

Episode 75
Protective Mom or Jilted Lover?
2016-01-11

Episode 76
I Believe My Mooching Nephew and His Alleged Six Alter Egos Are Duping My Sister
2016-01-12

Episode 77
My Kids Were Starved, Slapped and Locked In a Room: A One-Year Sentence Isn't Enough!
2016-01-13

Episode 78
Making a Murderer: Did They Get It Wrong?
2016-01-14

Episode 79
A Mysterious Stabbing, Calls to Cops, a Beautiful Daughter's Cry for Attention or a Mom Out of Control?
2016-01-15

Episode 80
Making a Murderer: New Details Revealed as the Sheriff's Department Speaks Out
2016-01-18

Episode 81
I'm Raising My Granddaughter Because I Think My Daughter Is Violent, Abusive and Neglectful!
2016-01-19

Episode 82
I Am God's Prophet and My Family Is Trying to Destroy Me
2016-01-20

Episode 83
My Future Mother-in-Law Is a Violent, Overbearing Bully!
2016-01-21

Episode 84
My Daughter Bullies Me With Beatings and Threats to My Life!
2016-01-22

Episode 85
My Drug-Addicted, Mooching, Ex-Marine Brother Needs to Get His Life Together and Our Parents Need to Stop Enabling Him!
2016-01-25

Episode 86
A Blended Family on the Brink
2016-01-26

Episode 87
Sisters at War Over a Will: I Want Her Out of Our Deceased Mom's House!
2016-01-27

Episode 88
Wife of Top Restaurant Executive Claims She Was Scammed Out of $3 Million by Famous Football Star: Victim or Co-Conspirator?
2016-01-28

Episode 89
I Believe My Mother Turned a Blind Eye to My Grandfather Molesting Me
2016-01-29

Episode 90
Behind the Scenes of the O.J. Simpson Trial: What Really Happened?
2016-02-01

Episode 91
Death by Salt: A Mom Accused
2016-02-02

Episode 92
Wife Gets 25 Years for Pushing Husband Out of High Rise Window
2016-02-03

Episode 93
Newlywed Murder: The Bride Speaks Out Exclusively From Behind Bars
2016-02-04

Episode 94
Addicted to Rock but Now at Rock Bottom
2016-02-05

Episode 95
Fat Guy Bikes Cross Country: To Save His Life or to Scam America?
2016-02-08

Episode 96
Neighbor Feud Erupts With Constant Calls to the Police, False Allegations, Trumped Up Charges and Threats of Violence
2016-02-09

Episode 97
Virginia Tech Students Accused of Murdering 13-Year-Old Girl: The Victim’s Father Speaks Out
2016-02-10

Episode 98
I Believe My Granddaughter Was Illegally Adopted. We Want Her Back!
2016-02-11

Episode 99
I Want to Confront the Woman Whom I Believe Illegally Adopted My Granddaughter!
2016-02-12

Episode 100
Jodi Arias and the Murder of Travis Alexander: New Details From the Trial Revealed
2016-02-15

Episode 101
Amanda's Secret: Forbidden Love
2016-02-16

Episode 102
Amanda's Secret: Lie Detector Results Revealed
2016-02-17

Episode 103
Young, Beautiful, Identical and Addicted
2016-02-18

Episode 104
Help Me, Dr. Phil: I Believe My Husband Is Poisoning My Food and Injecting Me With Needles!
2016-02-19

Episode 105
Deadly Accident or Push? A Grieving Mom vs. The Girlfriend Accused
2016-02-22

Episode 106
The Pastor, His Wife, the Call Girl & the Bounty Hunter
2016-02-23

Episode 107
Teacher Guilty of Sleeping With Student Is Now Suing Him!
2016-02-24

Episode 108
My Brother Thinks I'm Crazy, but I Swear He's the One Having Me Followed
2016-02-25

Information

Creator	Oprah Winfrey, Phil McGraw
Episode air date	16.09.2015
Episode runtime	45 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Talk
TMDB series rating	4.5
IMDb series rating	3.7
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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