Episodes
1. Welcome to My Nightmare
March 14, 2010
42 min
Extreme hoarders' lives spiral out of control as their possessions jeopardize their chances for a happy family life.
2. Beyond Embarrassment
March 21, 2010
42 min
A man, 55, plans to abandon his hoard and move in with his mother, who is also a hoarder; a woman risks having her house condemned due to her hoarding.
3. Paralyzed by Clutter
March 28, 2010
42 min
An extreme hoarder is in denial; a woman who has trouble discarding belongings fears that she's passing down her compulsion to her son.
4. Life On Fire
April 4, 2010
42 min
Extreme hoarders face losing their homes and living in isolation.
5. Family Secrets
0.5
April 11, 2010
42 min
Two women seek help for their compulsive hoarding problems.
6. Filling the Void
April 18, 2010
42 min
Hoarding is both a comfort and a curse for two lonely women trying to find the strength to change.
7. No One Would Choose This
April 25, 2010
42 min
Two women must get their compulsive hoarding under control or face eviction from their homes and alienation from their families.
8. Everything Is at Stake
May 2, 2010
42 min
Two women's compulsive hoarding is crowding out their loved ones.
9. A Million Excuses
7.0
May 9, 2010
42 min
Hoarding by parents threatens to rip a family apart unless they can stop their excessive collecting. A man must learn to control his addiction to buying items at auctions and garage sales.
10. Hoarders: Buried Alive
October 4, 2009
43 min
Compulsive hoarding is a mental illness that causes people to accumulate an excessive amount of clutter within their homes. Delve into the lives of two women whose houses and families are being overrun by their things. Can they dig out of the mess? -- Pilot episode (aired in 2009, prior to beginning of the main series in March 2010). S01E05 "Family Secrets" is a re-edited version of the two narratives featured in the pilot episode.
