NaN/100 votes#1 - Exclusive: The Model, the Hitman and the Victim
Season 17 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/2018
An interview with model Tara Lambert, who was convicted of hiring a hit man to kill her husband's former flame; the intended victim and the woman Tara called to set up the hit also speak.
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#2 - If Looks Could Kill: Inside the Model Murder-for-Hire Sting
Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/2018
The exclusive interview with Tara Lambert, the former model at the center of a dramatic murder-for-hire plot continues; the undercover police sting video; Tara's ex-husband, Brandon Lambert, speaks out.
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#3 - We're Alcoholics, but We're Great Parents
Season 17 Episode 3 - Aired 9/12/2018
Renee and Lee insist their 6-year-old granddaughter is not safe in the care of her severely alcoholic parents, Chris and Jessica; Dr. Phil shows them shocking footage of what his cameras captured during Chris and Jessica's home interviews.
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#4 - Mystery at Sea: What Happened to Actress Natalie Wood?
Season 17 Episode 4 - Aired 9/13/2018
Yachting with husband Robert Wagner and actor Christopher Walken, actress Natalie Wood somehow ends up drowned in the Pacific in the dead of night; her sister, Lana Wood, insists she was murdered.
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#5 - Mystery at Sea: The Captain Speaks, Claims Hollywood Star Natalie Wood's Death Was No Accident
Season 17 Episode 5 - Aired 9/14/2018
Inside actress Natalie Wood's final hours; the boat captain says he witnessed a fight between her and her husband, Robert Wagner, and believes she was murdered.
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#6 - My Perfect Cheerleader Fiancee Is Abusing Me!
Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 9/17/2018
Victoria, 19, says her rage has escalated to the point where she throws and breaks things at home and abuses her fiance, who says he is still completely in love with her; Jesse Palmer ("DailyMailTV").
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#7 - Self-Help Author Can't Help Himself: Locked in a Room With Baseball Bats, Afraid of Violent Sons
Season 17 Episode 7 - Aired 9/18/2018
Self-help book author Xavier says his adult sons are entitled, violent, and unable to survive without their parents' help; Dr. Phil finds out why he is so afraid of them.
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#8 - Deadly Best Friends? Exclusive: Father Whose Son Was Allegedly Murdered by Childhood Friend Speaks Out
Season 17 Episode 8 - Aired 9/19/2018
Teen Benjamin Eastman's father describes how he used social media to find his missing son's body and says one of the boy's brutal killers was Benjamin's best friend.
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#9 - My Mother and Sister Poisoned My Daughter Against Me and Now I Refuse to Go to Her Wedding!
Season 17 Episode 9 - Aired 9/20/2018
Kristen says her mother and sister have destroyed her relationships with the entire family and brainwashed her daughter into hating her; they accuse Kristen of telling her ex-brother-in-law to kill her sister and their children and commit suicide.
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#10 - My Wife Is Married to Another Man and Now Has a New Boyfriend
Season 17 Episode 10 - Aired 9/21/2018
Former radio host Charles says he will stop at nothing to save his marriage to Sally -- who is still married to another man -- but she says she is done with Charles and has moved on to a third man, who meets him for the first time.
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#11 - Hot Pepper: My Jealous Wife Chased Me Down the Freeway, and Married to Medicine
Season 17 Episode 11 - Aired 9/24/2018
Married couple Pepper and Chris accuse each other of stalking, speeding, physical assault, death threats and firing a gun into the floor during an argument; Dr. Simone and Cecil Whitmore (Bravo's "Married to Medicine").
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#12 - My Abusive Mother Is a Psychopathic Liar Holding My Younger Siblings Hostage in a Filthy Home
Season 17 Episode 12 - Aired 9/25/2018
Taylor wrote in to the show claiming that her mother and siblings are living in filthy, neglectful conditions; her mother says she and Taylor had a good relationship until an inappropriate Instagram post started them in a downward spiral.
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#13 - A Daughter Confronts Her Mother About Years of Living in Squalor: Will She Tell the Truth?
Season 17 Episode 13 - Aired 9/26/2018
Susan and Taylor get new information that sheds even more light on the living conditions in Susan's former home and the fallout for her young children; Susan says her daughter is a narcissist and needs to move on from the past.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - It's My Husband's Fault Our Honor Roll Student Is on a Downward Spiral
Season 17 Episode 14 - Aired 9/27/2018
Jake, 16, says he prefers to play video games 24/7 to keep his mind from his family's troubles, including the vicious divorce battle between his parents; they say he is refusing to go to school and is getting violent with the family.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Arrests, Assaults and Addiction; My Family Needs to Get Over My Past
Season 17 Episode 15 - Aired 9/28/2018
Alex has had numerous arrests, including one for assaulting her sister with a butcher knife; Alex says her family needs to stop harping on old news.
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#16 - My Husband Thinks I'm Hacking Our Devices: Help Clear My Name!
Season 17 Episode 16 - Aired 10/1/2018
Jennifer says her husband, Billy, is so obsessed with his devices being hacked that he has lost weight and is about to lose the family auto business.
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#17 - Russian Hackers or Lying Wife? Will Jennifer Finally Come Clean?
Season 17 Episode 17 - Aired 10/2/2018
Jennifer says her marriage is in shambles because her family has been targeted by "hackers" for the last year-and-a-half, but her husband says he has evidence that leads back to her phone, proving she is the hacker.
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#18 - Once a Hotshot Rapper, Now Homeless, Addicted and Destroying His Family
Season 17 Episode 18 - Aired 10/3/2018
Stephanie searches the streets for her homeless, heroin-addicted boyfriend, whose mother says he was once a rising star musician with a record deal; celebrity stylist Jason Schneidman gives him a haircut and a pep talk.
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#19 - From Christian Cheerleader to Car-Stealing Criminal: What Happened to Our Daughter?
Season 17 Episode 19 - Aired 10/4/2018
Parents say Hannah was a loving, well-behaved daughter until she got caught stealing at age 15, and since then has lived a life of crime and partying; she says they are too strict and can't understand anything about having fun.
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#20 - My Ex-Husband Has Brainwashed Our Child Against Me!
Season 17 Episode 20 - Aired 10/5/2018
Elizabeth says her evil, manipulative ex-husband, Brian, has brainwashed their son against her; Brian says Elizabeth is unfit and unstable and conspired with two of his ex-girlfriends to file false charges against him.
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#21 - Nanny Tell All: What's Going on Behind Closed Doors?
Season 17 Episode 21 - Aired 10/8/2018
Valerie says she's worried her 16-year-old daughter is lying, breaking curfew and hanging with the wrong crowd; her daughter claims her mother is a hyperactive stalker.
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#22 - Nurse Heather: Saving Lives & Slowly Killing Her Own?
Season 17 Episode 22 - Aired 10/9/2018
Heather admits to stealing pain medication from her job; her 18-year-old son begs his mother to get clean.
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#23 - Not So Sweet 16
Season 17 Episode 23 - Aired 10/10/2018
Theresa claims her 16-year-old daughter, Tessa, has set the house on fire, physically attacked her, and even launched a violent attack on her grandmother.
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#24 - Assaults and Arrests: Troubled Teen Confronts Her Grandma
Season 17 Episode 24 - Aired 10/11/2018
Dr. Phil continues his conversation with Theresa, who claims her 16-year-old daughter, Tessa, is out of control, and that she violently attacked her grandmother.
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#25 - She Claims Her Husband Left Her for Two Weeks With No Money, No Food and No Car
Season 17 Episode 25 - Aired 10/12/2018
Lorreine claims her husband, Chance, is a controlling, vindictive narcissist; Chance says it's Lorreine who is always angry and childish; the ugly truth behind designer dogs.
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The Best Episodes of Dr. Phil Season 17
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Season 17 Ratings Summary
"Exclusive: The Model, the Hitman and the Victim" is the best rated episode of "Dr. Phil" season 17. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/10/2018. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "If Looks Could Kill: Inside the Model Murder-for-Hire Sting".