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The Best Episodes of Dr. Phil Season 16

Every episode of Dr. Phil Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dr. Phil Season 16!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 1 - Singer Sinéad O'Connor Speaks Out After Hotel Breakdown: The Exclusive Interview
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    #1 - Singer Sinéad O'Connor Speaks Out After Hotel Breakdown: The Exclusive Interview

    S16:E1

    Irish songstress Sinéad O'Connor asks Dr. Phil for help placing her in a long-term treatment facility and for a platform to tell her story to destigmatize mental illness

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  2. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 2 - A Daughter's Suicide; Parents Grieving, Her Law Student Boyfriend Falsely Accused?
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    #2 - A Daughter's Suicide; Parents Grieving, Her Law Student Boyfriend Falsely Accused?

    S16:E2

    A college student's father and stepmother accuse her boyfriend of emotionally and verbally abusing her and blame him for her suicide.

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  3. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 3 - Our Know-It-All High School Dropout Daughter Wants to Be a YouTube Star!
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    #3 - Our Know-It-All High School Dropout Daughter Wants to Be a YouTube Star!

    S16:E3

    Sixteen-year-old dropout Brittney spends her days hanging out, drinking and smoking marijuana while working on her career as a YouTube star.

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  4. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 4 - Three DUIs & Multiple Arrests: Our Sweet Little Granny Has Become a Pill-Popping, Vodka-Drinking Menace to Society!
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    #4 - Three DUIs & Multiple Arrests: Our Sweet Little Granny Has Become a Pill-Popping, Vodka-Drinking Menace to Society!

    S16:E4

    Family members say ``raging alcoholic'' Lisa has stolen her 90-year-old father's cancer medication and assaulted him.

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  5. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 5 - I've Given My Drug Addict Son Over 3 Million Dollars, but I've Done It to Keep Him Alive
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    #5 - I've Given My Drug Addict Son Over 3 Million Dollars, but I've Done It to Keep Him Alive

    S16:E5

    Jerry says he has spent more than $3,000,000 to save his son's life from an extreme addiction to heroin and crack; Dr. Phil shows Jerry's wife and daughter video footage of him buying drugs for his son and allowing him to use in front of him.

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  6. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 6 - My Sister Is Over $50,000 in Debt, Sold Her Car, Lost Her Savings and Has Sold Her Home, All Because She's in Love With a Guy in Egypt!
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    #6 - My Sister Is Over $50,000 in Debt, Sold Her Car, Lost Her Savings and Has Sold Her Home, All Because She's in Love With a Guy in Egypt!

    S16:E6

    Linda believes that her sister, a retiree, is being catfished by a guy who claims he is in Cairo, Egypt, and instantly started asking her for money.

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  7. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 7 - Stalking, Hiding in the Bushes, and a Restraining Order: A Teen Girl's Obsession With Her Ex-Boyfriend
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    #7 - Stalking, Hiding in the Bushes, and a Restraining Order: A Teen Girl's Obsession With Her Ex-Boyfriend

    S16:E7

    Teen Corryn has become so obsessed with her on-again, off-again boyfriend that she calls him hundreds of times a day, breaks into his house and hides behind the bushes to watch his every move; the teens' parents want an end to the relationship.

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  8. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 8 - I Lost 300 Pounds, & Men Think I'm Hot, but My Fiance Says I'm Not
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    #8 - I Lost 300 Pounds, & Men Think I'm Hot, but My Fiance Says I'm Not

    S16:E8

    Debbie, who lost 300 pounds in two years, has low self-esteem and a controlling, jealous fiance.

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  9. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 9 - From PTA Mom to Addicted and Homeless In Her Luxury SUV
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    #9 - From PTA Mom to Addicted and Homeless In Her Luxury SUV

    S16:E9

    Drug-addicted mom Carrie admits that she drives her daughter while under the influence and has used heroin in the daughter's school bathroom.

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  10. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 10 - We Are Being Terrorized by Our Violent, Car-Stealing, Drug-Using Teen Daughters
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    #10 - We Are Being Terrorized by Our Violent, Car-Stealing, Drug-Using Teen Daughters

    S16:E10

    Bill and Jen say their 16- and 18-year-old daughters make their lives a living hell with violent outbursts, joyriding, taking drugs, drinking, shoplifting and calling police to make false accusations of domestic abuse.

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  11. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 11 - Partners in Crime: Two Teen Sisters Are Confronted!
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    #11 - Partners in Crime: Two Teen Sisters Are Confronted!

    S16:E11

    Emotions and tempers run high as Bill and Jen have to make a difficult decision about their violent teen daughters' futures.

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  12. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 12 - My Daughter and Son-in-Law Won't Let Me See My Grandchildren Until I Get a Psych Evaluation. I Want It From You, Dr. Phil!
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    #12 - My Daughter and Son-in-Law Won't Let Me See My Grandchildren Until I Get a Psych Evaluation. I Want It From You, Dr. Phil!

    S16:E12

    Bekah says she removed her mother from her children's lives because she is mentally unstable, sinful and even discharged a firearm in her own home.

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  13. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 13 - How Did My Daughter Go From Working as a Successful School Counselor With a Master's Degree to Neglecting Her Family and Living in an RV!?
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    #13 - How Did My Daughter Go From Working as a Successful School Counselor With a Master's Degree to Neglecting Her Family and Living in an RV!?

    S16:E13

    Shaela's parents say she has exhibited some very strange behaviors after eating a hamburger and getting a mysterious illness, and she has lost her job, house and family.

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  14. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 14 - Our Soccer Mom Had an Affair, Abandoned Our Family and Now Wants Forgiveness!
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    #14 - Our Soccer Mom Had an Affair, Abandoned Our Family and Now Wants Forgiveness!

    S16:E14

    Three brothers say their mother abandoned them as children, leaving them to float from home to home for most of their young lives, while she moved away and started a new family.

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  15. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 15 - My Brother Changed His Name to Sexy Vegan, Wears Speedos in Public, and Is Spending My Mom's 11 Million Dollar Inheritance
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    #15 - My Brother Changed His Name to Sexy Vegan, Wears Speedos in Public, and Is Spending My Mom's 11 Million Dollar Inheritance

    S16:E15

    Susan says her son has been arrested 15 times and that she has spent over $100,000 bailing him out; Raquel says she's fed up with her brother and mother's behavior.

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  16. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 16 - A 5-year-old Found Murdered by Dad After Trip to Amusement Park: His Mother Speaks Out
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    #16 - A 5-year-old Found Murdered by Dad After Trip to Amusement Park: His Mother Speaks Out

    S16:E16

    Ana Estevez talks about the death of her son, Piqui, and shares her thoughts about his father, who confessed to murdering him.

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  17. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 17 - My Son Is Living in a Tent Because My Husband Won't Allow Him to Come Home; I Fear My Son Is Losing His Mind
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    #17 - My Son Is Living in a Tent Because My Husband Won't Allow Him to Come Home; I Fear My Son Is Losing His Mind

    S16:E17

    Margaret's husband demands that she choose between him and her afflicted 22-year-old son, Tommy; Tommy's biological father says his son is disturbed and unhappy.

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  18. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 18 - Abducted Twice, Brainwashed and Molested: Actress Jan Broberg's Story
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    #18 - Abducted Twice, Brainwashed and Molested: Actress Jan Broberg's Story

    S16:E18

    Actress Jan Broberg claims she was abducted twice when she was 12 and 14 years old by close family friend, Robert Berchtold.

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  19. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 19 - Aftermath of an American Tragedy: Healing after the Horror in Vegas
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    #19 - Aftermath of an American Tragedy: Healing after the Horror in Vegas

    S16:E19

    Dr. Phil discusses the 2017 mass shooting in the city of Las Vegas, the largest mass shooting in the modern history of the United States, as well as speaks to some of the survivors of the shooting and visits the hospitals treating victims.

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  20. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 20 - My Wife Enables Our Mooching; Violent, Lazy Son Who Lives in Our Back Yard
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    #20 - My Wife Enables Our Mooching; Violent, Lazy Son Who Lives in Our Back Yard

    S16:E20

    Susan claims her son is a lazy, stealing, unemployed, violent moocher who refuses to support himself or his 4-month-old son.

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  21. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 21 - Foster Care, an Ankle Bracelet, and House Arrest; I Blame My Parents For My Messed Up Life
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    #21 - Foster Care, an Ankle Bracelet, and House Arrest; I Blame My Parents For My Messed Up Life

    S16:E21

    Dakota claims to be a rebel who has no respect for authority; her mother, Cydney, claims she cannot control Dakota and has given up disciplining her.

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  22. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 22 - Our Pregnant, Rageaholic, 18-Year-Old Daughter Is Abusing Our Entire Family!
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    #22 - Our Pregnant, Rageaholic, 18-Year-Old Daughter Is Abusing Our Entire Family!

    S16:E22

    Stacey and Dan claim their 18-year-old daughter, Tylor, verbally, mentally and physically abuses their entire family; Tyler says it's actually her parents who are abusive.

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  23. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 23 - My Sister and Brother-In-Law Are Allowing Their 15-Year-Old Son to Drop Out of School and Run the Household
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    #23 - My Sister and Brother-In-Law Are Allowing Their 15-Year-Old Son to Drop Out of School and Run the Household

    S16:E23

    Angie and Hunter say they have given up on forcing their son, Rivers, to go to school; Rivers only wants to play music and video games, and he won't follow any rules, according to his family.

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  24. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 24 - My Ex Blames Me For Our Dog Napping, Car Stealing, Credit Card Opening, 8-Year-Old Son!
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    #24 - My Ex Blames Me For Our Dog Napping, Car Stealing, Credit Card Opening, 8-Year-Old Son!

    S16:E24

    Sherry claims she is absolutely terrified of her 8-year-old son and his violent outbursts; she blames her son's behavior on his father, Todd.

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  25. Dr. Phil Season 16 Episode 25 - Our 21-Year-Old Daughter Is Gorgeous, Wild and Violent
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    #25 - Our 21-Year-Old Daughter Is Gorgeous, Wild and Violent

    S16:E25

    David says his young-adult daughter has violent rages, refuses to take her medications, uses illegal drugs and regularly drives drunk.

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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Singer Sinéad O'Connor Speaks Out After Hotel Breakdown: The Exclusive Interview" is the best rated episode of "Dr. Phil" season 16. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/12/2017. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "A Daughter's Suicide; Parents Grieving, Her Law Student Boyfriend Falsely Accused?".