The BEST episodes of Dr. Phil season 15
Every episode of Dr. Phil season 15, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dr. Phil season 15!
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 - 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.
#2 - Sleeping in a Cage Like an Animal: Our Adoptive Parents Were Convicted of Child Endangerment
Season 15 - Episode 141 - Aired 4/26/2017
Michael and Sharen Gravelle were convicted of child endangerment and abuse for their parenting tactics, including making their children sleep in cages. Eighteen-year-old Simon says he was a survivor of the abuse. Dr. Phil producers track down one of Simon’s adopted siblings, a young girl named Abba, and surprise the two by reuniting them for the first time in 10 years. And, there are more shocking revelations when Simon and Abba are reunited with other people from their past, including the person who reported the abuse which then helped with their rescue!
#3 - Police Called 100 Times on Our Car-Stealing, Drug-Taking, Dad-Beating, Beautiful 15-Year-Old Daughter
Season 15 - Episode 109 - Aired 2/27/2017
Tom and Karen say their 15-year-old daughter, Madison, is out of control. Tom says he has served seven tours of duty in the Middle East commanding troops but says he has faced his scariest and most dangerous enemy in his own home. Tom and Karen say the police have been called 100 times and Madison has been charged four times with domestic abuse for physically attacking Tom. In addition, they claim Madison has stolen their car 30 times, and most recently, Tom says Madison was in an 80-mile-per-hour car chase — while high on drugs, with a friend carrying a gun — which ended with the car being totaled. Tom and Karen say they desperately need Dr. Phil’s help as they fear for their lives.
#4 - I Shared My Darkest Secret on Social Media and Now There Is a Petition to Kick Me Offline
Season 15 - Episode 130 - Aired 4/11/2017
Emily claims she has cut her body 500,000 times, leaving her covered in scars from head to toe. Instead of living covered up, she has opened her life of self-harm to the world, becoming an internet celebrity with over 200,000 social media followers who hail from around the globe. But Emily has many critics who claim she is glorifying self-harm for fame and attention. Renee is one her biggest critics and has started a petition, which has nearly 30,000 signatures, to shut down Emily’s Facebook page. For the first time, Emily and Renee will meet face to face. Plus, many of Emily’s detractors who suffer from self-harm claim she is triggering them to cut themselves. Emily will hear from a young woman who claims Emily is responsible for her cutting relapse.
#5 - “Brainwashing Con Artist” or Loving Girlfriend? Who Is Matthew Dating?
Season 15 - Episode 119 - Aired 3/20/2017
Rhea and her mother Debbi say they are deeply concerned for Rhea’s 22-year-old son, Matthew. They say they believe Matthew has been brainwashed by his much older girlfriend, Kaden, into thinking he had been abused throughout his childhood. But Kaden says she is the only one helping Matthew and claims she “knows” Matthew was abused. Matthew says he has not been brainwashed by Kaden and believes Debbi and Rhea should have seen the signs of his abuse. Is Matthew being conned by an older woman, do Rhea and Debbi need to accept Matthew’s traumatic past, or is something else going on? Find out what happens when they all sit down with Dr. Phil.
#6 - A Questionable Will and a Suspect Twin: Is This the Craziest Catfish Story of Them All?
Season 15 - Episode 96 - Aired 2/8/2017
In part 2 of one of the most bizarre love stories to come across Dr. Phil’s stage, with Ryan and Suzanne both accusing each other of manipulation, what exactly does Suzanne’s twin sister Michelle’s will say, and is Ryan really entitled to it? As the inconsistencies pile up, Dr. Phil uncovers a massive secret that changes everything. You won’t want to miss the explosive conclusion to this fascinating story of lies, deception and emotional extortion!
#7 - My Mom Kicked Out My Bride From Overseas
Season 15 - Episode 127 - Aired 4/6/2017
When Bill first appeared on Dr. Phil four years ago, he was on 12 different international dating websites, spent $50,000 and had been to Russia and the Ukraine three different times looking for his future wife. After the show, Bill says he moved back overseas where he met and married Gulshan. But the marriage only lasted nine months, and Bill eventually moved back to the U.S. to live with his 90-year-old mother, Pearl. Shortly after returning, Bill says he rekindled his relationship with Gulshan, and that Pearl invited her to move in with them. Just five days after arriving in the States, Gulshan says Pearl kicked them out with no place to live. Will Pearl allow Bill to move back into her home? Plus, hear updates on some of the most talked-about guests over the years.
#8 - If My Pregnant, Drug Addict Daughter Doesn't Come to See Dr. Phil, I'm Done With Her
Season 15 - Episode 97 - Aired 2/9/2017
Joelle says her 28-year-old former high school cheerleader daughter, Kaitlin, is now 6 months pregnant with her third child and addicted to heroin. But Kaitlin’s sister Amy blames their mom for Kaitlin’s addiction. She claims she’s such an enabler, she even helped Kaitlin buy drugs on the streets of Los Angeles the day before Kaitlin met Dr. Phil. Kaitlin says she can kick her habit on her own, but when Dr. Phil offers her a referral to rehab, you won’t believe the fight she puts up.
#9 - Multiple Restraining Orders and Fake Births: Brittany Speaks
Season 15 - Episode 103 - Aired 2/17/2017
It all began with an email from a woman named Brittany, who wrote to Dr. Phil saying she was devastated after finding out her boyfriend, whose baby she’s carrying, was leading a double life. But as Dr. Phil began digging deeper into her story, he discovered that Brittany wasn’t telling the whole story. Instead, Dr. Phil uncovered information suggesting Brittany’s history of harassing men and fabricating pregnancies, births and infant deaths. Dr. Phil spoke to her former friends Randi and Haley, who gave an in-depth look into the web of lies they claimed Brittany was weaving. Today, Dr. Phil sits down with Brittany and reveals what he has learned, and even asks her to prove she is pregnant. Plus, see what sent Brittany storming off the stage, resulting in an emotional backstage conversation with Dr.Phil.
#10 - Making a Murderer Exposed
Season 15 - Episode 121 - Aired 3/27/2017
Last year, the Netflix docuseries Making a Murderer had everyone binge watching and buzzing over whether or not Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey murdered photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005. For the first time in 10 years, three major players of this murder mystery, defense attorney Jerry Buting, former prosecutor Ken Kratz and co-lead investigator Tom Fassbender, reunite and reveal details viewers never saw in the series that may leave you questioning who really killed Teresa. Did the police frame Steven? Is he really innocent? And was Brendan’s confession coerced by the police? Plus Ken Kratz talks about how he believes the series made him out to be the “villain,” and he says he’s ready to set everyone straight.
#11 - Am I in Love With a Gold-Digging Younger Man? Who's the Catfish?
Season 15 - Episode 95 - Aired 2/7/2017
Suzanne wrote to Dr. Phil about her tumultuous relationship with her younger boyfriend, Ryan, who she claims is a manipulative mooch. The circumstance under which they met was not a happy one – Ryan was first online friends with Suzanne’s twin sister Michelle, who passed away last year and who left Ryan some big ticket items in her will. With Suzanne named the executor – could this relationship be a major conflict of interest?
#12 - Bad Boy Blake With Abs of Steel: Can Dr. Phil Break Through His Cold Heart?
Season 15 - Episode 101 - Aired 2/15/2017
Twenty-six-year-old Blake is a college graduate who studied psychology and was on the dean’s list with a 3.5 GPA. But, he has admittedly thrown it to the wayside to sit around all day and smoke pot in the rent-free house his mom has put him up in. He has some aspirations – like stripping off his shirt to show off his self-professed buff body, because he claims he has some real potential as a model. But Blake’s mom, Sandra, and sister, Sarah, say there’s something deeply wrong with Blake because they claim he’s verbally abusive to them and disrespectful to other women. And, they claim he refuses to work for less than $100,000. What is really going on with Blake? And, can Dr. Phil break through his tough facade?
#13 - I Believe My Ex Manipulated Our Daughter Into Lying About Abuse And My Fiancé Was Falsely Convicted!
Season 15 - Episode 132 - Aired 4/13/2017
Camma and Brandon’s 10-year-old daughter claimed Camma’s fiancé, Andrew, sexually abused her – something he was convicted of just a few months ago. Camma says she believes her fiancé is innocent and claims the allegations were cooked up by Brandon in an attempt to get custody alongside his fiancée, Christine, in order to evade child support. Brandon says there is no way he’s coached his daughter to allege abuse and claims this wasn’t the first time Camma put their daughter in danger. Andrew’s father, Gary, also believes his son is innocent and is the collateral damage in the custody battle between Camma and Brandon. Can Dr. Phil get to the bottom of this nightmarish situation?
#14 - Mischa Barton: Exclusive
Season 15 - Episode 124 - Aired 4/3/2017
The exclusive interview with Mischa Barton. The former The O.C. actress speaks out for the very first time following the shocking headlines that she claims she was secretly recorded having sex and that the recording is being shopped to porn sites. The starlet also sets the record straight about a recent disturbing video that shows her ranting incoherently in her West Hollywood backyard.
#15 - Multiple Restraining Orders and Fake Births: What's Next?
Season 15 - Episode 102 - Aired 2/16/2017
Brittany says she wrote to Dr. Phil devastated, after finding out that her boyfriend, the man she loved and with whom she is having a baby, was leading a double life. She says she was shocked, destroyed, duped and wanted to speak with Dr. Phil to help other women avoid falling into the same trap she did. But Dr. Phil discovered that Brittany was leaving out some very important details. What his team uncovered were headline after headline suggesting Brittany’s history of harassing men, fabricating pregnancies, births, and even infant deaths. Brittany was also convicted of falsifying two birth certificates after lying to a judge about having twins to avoid jail. She even presented the judge a photoshopped picture of herself holding these fabricated bouncing new babies as proof. Before he meets Brittany and reveals what he has learned, Dr. Phil sits down with some of her former friends who make additional allegations regarding Brittany. And, hear what one of her exes has to say.
#16 - My Wife's Beliefs Are Ruining Our Marriage
Season 15 - Episode 122 - Aired 3/28/2017
Brooke says she turned to God three years ago to help her get through tough times. But her husband, Jack, says his wife has gone to extremes with her new beliefs – he says she thinks God and Jesus speak to her and through her. Jack says it’s causing problems in their marriage because he claims that when he challenges her about God, she becomes unrecognizable and full of rage — red-faced, bulging eyes, spitting and screaming at him. Brooke says all she wants is for Jack to treat her with dignity and respect and to really listen to her beliefs without question. Find out the haunting discovery Dr. Phil makes from Brooke’s past that may help Jack understand why Brooke has changed.
#17 - I Fear My 19-Year-Old Pregnant Daughter's Negligence Will Kill Her and Disable Her Baby!
Season 15 - Episode 135 - Aired 4/18/2017
Krystina says her out-of-control teen daughter is pregnant by a 33-year-old man; the young woman says her mother was always too busy or drunk to care for her growing up; Dr. Travis Stork (``The Doctors'') weighs in.
#18 - Did Stepdad Molest His Stepdaughter and Granddaughter?: The Polygraph Results
Season 15 - Episode 105 - Aired 2/21/2017
Dr. Phil continues his conversation with Angie who claims her stepfather, Ralph, routinely sexually abused her as a teen to teach her how to be a good wife and sexually please a man when she grew up. And Angie says that her stepfather didn’t stop with her. She claims after she gave birth to her daughter Hannah, Ralph turned his attention, affection, and sexual abuse toward her. For the first time in 15 years, Angie and Hannah come face-to-face with Ralph, who adamantly denies the allegations. In an attempt to prove his innocence, Ralph agrees to take a polygraph examination. What does the test reveal?
#19 - Florida Frat Boy Accused of Murder: The Austin Harrouff Interview
Season 15 - Episode 112 - Aired 3/2/2017
Austin Harrouff, a 19-year-old Florida college student, was accused of murdering a couple at their home and stabbing a neighbor who tried to help. Police say when they arrived, he was exhibiting superhuman strength and biting one of his victim’s faces. Police tested him to see if he might have ingested a drug such as the synthetic street drug “Flakka.” Those test results reportedly revealed Austin was not on drugs the night of the attack. In an exclusive interview right before he was transferred from the hospital to jail, Harrouff spoke out for the very first time.
#20 - The Girl in the Box: Kala Brown's Story of Abduction by a Suspected Serial Killer, Her Dramatic Rescue
Season 15 - Episode 100 - Aired 2/14/2017
Rescued after being allegedly kidnapped by a suspected serial killer and spending more than two months locked in a metal storage container, Kala Brown continues to tell her story of captivity. She claims her alleged abductor hoped she would one day fall in love with him. Inside her fight to survive and her dramatic rescue.
#21 - A Business and $200K Lost; A Husband’s Obsession with Gurus, Aliens and Enlightenment
Season 15 - Episode 133 - Aired 4/14/2017
Shannon claims her husband, Alex, has become obsessed with his quest for enlightenment. She claims this spiritual pilgrimage has cost them over $200,000 dollars and their successful business. From following and obeying the teachings of controversial gurus and clairvoyants to believing in the existence of aliens, Shannon says she doesn’t recognize her husband. Alex claims he has not only become enlightened, but has come face to face with God himself, and has unlocked the answers to all of life’s greatest questions and mysteries. Alex claims his wife is just a negative person who would rather be a victim and live in misery, which he says creates huge roadblocks for their marriage. How does Alex respond when he is surprised and confronted by one of the most influential thinkers in the world, Dr. Deepak Chopra?
#22 - The Girl in the Box: Kala Brown's Story of Being Abducted by a Suspected Serial Killer
Season 15 - Episode 99 - Aired 2/13/2017
Missing woman Kala Brown made national headlines when she was discovered alive two months after she mysteriously disappeared in South Carolina. She says she was kidnapped, locked in a metal storage container and chained by the neck on the isolated property of a man police now suspect is a serial killer. Kala speaks out for the first time in an exclusive interview telling her story about her life in captivity.
#23 - My Adoptive Son's Bio Mom Is Out to Sabotage Our Family
Season 15 - Episode 128 - Aired 4/7/2017
Amy claims she fell in love with her adoptive son Nick the moment she became his adoption counselor when he was just 11 years old. But since adopting him herself, she now claims he’s become out of control — from threatening to kill her family and being physically abusive, resulting in the police being called six times, to even being affiliated with gangs. Amy says in a desperate attempt to help her adoptive son, she tracked down Nick’s biological mother, Lupita, who Nick hadn’t seen in 10 years since losing her rights to him, to see if maybe Lupita could help. Amy claims that has backfired terribly and says Lupita is out to sabotage her relationship with Nick and turn him against her family. Today, Amy and Lupita face off in an attempt to prove who is a better parent for Nick.
#24 - Stay-at-Home Mom Arrested 4 Times for Shoplifting and Used Her Young Children as Decoys
Season 15 - Episode 116 - Aired 3/8/2017
Claire, a stay-at-home mom with four small children, says even though her engineer husband, Chris, provides a comfortable lifestyle financially, she cannot control the urge to shoplift once she enters a store. Claire says she loves the thrill of taking merchandise so much, she continues to risk going to jail or having her children taken away because of her actions. Chris says he fears letting Claire hit rock bottom because she’s the mother of their children. And, meet another stay-at-home mom, Jeanine, who says she rarely lets her children leave home due to her fear of germs and getting sick. Dr. Travis Stork, host of The Doctors, advises Jeanine on the benefits of allowing “good bacteria” into your life in order to boost one’s immune system for healthier living, based on his recent book, The Lose Your Belly Diet: Change Your Gut, Change Your Life.
#25 - A Mother Charged With Criminal Child Abuse in the Death of Her 10-Year-Old Son
Season 15 - Episode 140 - Aired 4/25/2017
Jennifer, a mother of six, is being charged with first-degree criminal abuse in the death of her 10-year-old son, Dominic, who died from an overdose of hydrocodone and sepsis. Even though Jennifer is a registered nurse, she says she failed to see the signs that her son was seriously ill and did not immediately take him to the hospital, leading to his death. But Dominic is not the only one of Jennifer’s children who has died mysteriously in her family. Years earlier, Jennifer’s 2-month-old son, Ezekial, died from SIDS. What happened the day Dominic died? How did Jennifer miss the signs that her son was seriously ill? And, hear from Jennifer’s husband, Joseph, who is currently incarcerated. What does he have to say about the death of his 10-year-old son?