Dr. Phil / Season 5 Season guide Dr. Phil: Season 5 172 episodes Premiered Sep 18, 2006 Updated Sep 17, 2026 Spoiler-safe Previously on Dr. Phil Season 5 Lore Primer Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season. ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Dr. Phil Season 4. ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes. ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons. ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale. Advertisement Advertisement Season 5 Episodes Episode Guide 🛡️ SPOILER SHIELD Season 5 Progress Shield All Safe I'm Watching Caught Up Season: Season 5 Last Watched: None (Not started) Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12 Episode 13 Episode 14 Episode 15 Episode 16 Episode 17 Episode 18 Episode 19 Episode 20 Episode 21 Episode 22 Episode 23 Episode 24 Episode 25 Episode 26 Episode 27 Episode 28 Episode 29 Episode 30 Episode 31 Episode 32 Episode 33 Episode 34 Episode 35 Episode 36 Episode 37 Episode 38 Episode 39 Episode 40 Episode 41 Episode 42 Episode 43 Episode 44 Episode 45 Episode 46 Episode 47 Episode 48 Episode 49 Episode 50 Episode 51 Episode 52 Episode 53 Episode 54 Episode 55 Episode 56 Episode 57 Episode 58 Episode 59 Episode 60 Episode 61 Episode 62 Episode 63 Episode 64 Episode 65 Episode 66 Episode 67 Episode 68 Episode 69 Episode 70 Episode 71 Episode 72 Episode 73 Episode 74 Episode 75 Episode 76 Episode 77 Episode 78 Episode 79 Episode 80 Episode 81 Episode 82 Episode 83 Episode 84 Episode 85 Episode 86 Episode 87 Episode 88 Episode 89 Episode 90 Episode 91 Episode 92 Episode 93 Episode 94 Episode 95 Episode 96 Episode 97 Episode 98 Episode 99 Episode 100 Episode 101 Episode 102 Episode 103 Episode 104 Episode 105 Episode 106 Episode 107 Episode 108 Episode 109 Episode 110 Episode 111 Episode 112 Episode 113 Episode 114 Episode 115 Episode 116 Episode 117 Episode 118 Episode 119 Episode 120 Episode 121 Episode 122 Episode 123 Episode 124 Episode 125 Episode 126 Episode 127 Episode 128 Episode 129 Episode 130 Episode 131 Episode 132 Episode 133 Episode 134 Episode 135 Episode 136 Episode 137 Episode 138 Episode 139 Episode 140 Episode 141 Episode 142 Episode 143 Episode 144 Episode 145 Episode 146 Episode 147 Episode 148 Episode 149 Episode 150 Episode 151 Episode 152 Episode 153 Episode 154 Episode 155 Episode 156 Episode 157 Episode 158 Episode 159 Episode 160 Episode 161 Episode 162 Episode 163 Episode 164 Episode 165 Episode 166 Episode 167 Episode 168 Episode 169 Episode 170 Episode 171 Episode 172 Future titles & synopses blurred. Tap "Reveal" on any card to peek. Binge Efficiency Engine Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests. 10% 90% Mytharc (18): Crucial lore & season climaxes Core (154): Character development & subplots Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler Show All (172) Crucial Mytharc (18) Essential Canon (172) S5·E1 Mytharc The Dr. Phil House: A Family's Last Chance Sep 18, 2006 · 60 min S5·E2 Core When In-Laws Cross the Line: Maria and Ted Sep 19, 2006 · 60 min S5·E3 Core Revenge of the Exes Sep 20, 2006 · 60 min S5·E4 Core Cult Confrontations Sep 21, 2006 · 60 min S5·E5 Core Episode 5 Sep 22, 2006 · 60 min S5·E6 Core The Dr. Phil House: A Family's Last Chance (2) Sep 25, 2006 · 60 min S5·E7 Core Episode 7 Sep 26, 2006 · 60 min S5·E8 Core Generation Rx Sep 27, 2006 · 60 min S5·E9 Core Love Scams? Sep 28, 2006 · 60 min S5·E10 Core Episode 10 Sep 29, 2006 · 60 min S5·E11 Core The Dr. Phil House: A Family's Last Chance (3) Oct 2, 2006 · 60 min S5·E12 Core Episode 12 Oct 3, 2006 · 60 min S5·E13 Core Custody Battles Gone Bad Oct 4, 2006 · 60 min S5·E14 Core Attack in the Night Oct 5, 2006 · 60 min S5·E15 Core Episode 15 Oct 6, 2006 · 60 min S5·E16 Core The Dr. Phil House: A Family's Last Chance (4) Oct 9, 2006 · 60 min S5·E17 Core Episode 17 Oct 10, 2006 · 60 min S5·E18 Core One Paycheck Away Oct 11, 2006 · 60 min S5·E19 Core Divorcing the Family Oct 12, 2006 · 60 min S5·E20 Core Episode 20 Oct 13, 2006 · 60 min S5·E21 Core Runaway Dramas Oct 16, 2006 · 60 min S5·E22 Core Episode 22 Oct 17, 2006 · 60 min S5·E23 Core In-Law Threats Oct 18, 2006 · 60 min S5·E24 Core Teachers Caught in the Act Oct 19, 2006 · 60 min S5·E25 Core Episode 25 Oct 20, 2006 · 60 min S5·E26 Core The Dr. Phil House: House of Hatred (1) Oct 23, 2006 · 60 min S5·E27 Core Fifty and Fabulous! Oct 24, 2006 · 60 min S5·E28 Core Home Wreckers Oct 25, 2006 · 60 min S5·E29 Core Backstabbing Sisters Oct 26, 2006 · 60 min S5·E30 Core New Orleans Scam? Oct 27, 2006 · 60 min S5·E31 Core The Dr. Phil House: House of Hatred (2) Oct 30, 2006 · 60 min S5·E32 Core Episode 32 Oct 31, 2006 · 60 min S5·E33 Core Is This Normal? Nov 1, 2006 · 60 min S5·E34 Core Episode 34 Nov 2, 2006 · 45 min S5·E35 Core Shocking Accusations Nov 3, 2006 · 60 min S5·E36 Mytharc The Lie Detector Tests, Part One Nov 6, 2006 · 60 min S5·E37 Core Episode 37 Nov 7, 2006 · 45 min S5·E38 Core Cougars and Sugar Daddies Nov 8, 2006 · 60 min S5·E39 Core In-Laws: Dirty Secrets Exposed Nov 9, 2006 · 45 min S5·E40 Core Episode 40 Nov 10, 2006 · 45 min S5·E41 Core The Dr. Phil House: House of Hatred (3) Nov 13, 2006 · 60 min S5·E42 Core Episode 42 Nov 14, 2006 · 45 min S5·E43 Core When Too Much Is ... Too Much Nov 15, 2006 · 60 min S5·E44 Core Starving for Perfection Nov 16, 2006 · 60 min S5·E45 Core Episode 45 Nov 17, 2006 · 45 min S5·E46 Core The Dr. Phil House: Heroin Twins, The Intervention Nov 20, 2006 · 60 min S5·E47 Core Episode 47 Nov 21, 2006 · 45 min S5·E48 Core Rude Relatives Nov 22, 2006 · 60 min S5·E49 Core Great School Debate Nov 24, 2006 · 45 min S5·E50 Core The Dr. Phil House: Heroin Twins, The Intervention (2) Nov 27, 2006 · 60 min S5·E51 Core Episode 51 Nov 28, 2006 · 45 min S5·E52 Core Out of the Dog House! Nov 29, 2006 · 60 min S5·E53 Core Spoiled and Entitled Nov 30, 2006 · 60 min S5·E54 Core Big Weight Issues Dec 1, 2006 · 60 min S5·E55 Mytharc The Dr. Phil House: Heroin Twins, The Intervention, Part 3 Dec 4, 2006 · 60 min S5·E56 Core Ask Dr. Phil and Robin Dec 5, 2006 · 60 min S5·E57 Core Teacher Troubles Dec 6, 2006 · 60 min S5·E58 Core Episode 58 Dec 7, 2006 · 45 min S5·E59 Core Out-of-Control Husbands Dec 8, 2006 · 60 min S5·E60 Core Dr. Phil and Robin's Christmas Show! Dec 11, 2006 · 60 min S5·E61 Core Convince Me! Dec 12, 2006 · 60 min S5·E62 Core Holiday Horror Stories Dec 13, 2006 · 60 min S5·E63 Core Extreme Lives Dec 14, 2006 · 60 min S5·E64 Core Episode 64 Dec 15, 2006 · 45 min S5·E65 Core How Are They Now? Dec 18, 2006 · 60 min S5·E66 Core Wacky Resolutions Jan 2, 2007 · 60 min S5·E67 Core Meet Your Match Jan 3, 2007 · 60 min S5·E68 Core Episode 68 Jan 4, 2007 · 45 min S5·E69 Core Episode 69 Jan 5, 2007 · 45 min S5·E70 Mytharc The Dr. Phil House: Teen Intervention, Part 1 Jan 8, 2007 · 60 min S5·E71 Core Episode 71 Jan 9, 2007 S5·E72 Core Mega Moochers Jan 10, 2007 · 60 min S5·E73 Core In Search Of... Jan 11, 2007 · 60 min S5·E74 Core Settle This! Jan 12, 2007 · 60 min S5·E75 Mytharc The Dr. Phil House: Teen Intervention, Part 2 Jan 15, 2007 · 60 min S5·E76 Core Marriage Deal-Breakers Jan 16, 2007 · 60 min S5·E77 Core Gender Identity Crisis Jan 17, 2007 · 60 min S5·E78 Core Mr. Wrong Jan 18, 2007 · 60 min S5·E79 Core Young Moms Ask the Experts Jan 19, 2007 · 60 min S5·E80 Mytharc The Dr. Phil House: Teen Intervention, Part 3 Jan 22, 2007 · 60 min S5·E81 Core Snobs and Egomaniacs Jan 23, 2007 · 60 min S5·E82 Core Problem Parent or Problem Child? Jan 24, 2007 · 60 min S5·E83 Core Rude and Crude People Jan 25, 2007 · 60 min S5·E84 Core Bullies Jan 26, 2007 · 60 min S5·E85 Core Fatal Attraction? Jan 29, 2007 · 60 min S5·E86 Core "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" Jan 30, 2007 · 60 min S5·E87 Core Big Love Jan 31, 2007 · 60 min S5·E88 Mytharc A Difficult Reunion, Part 1 Feb 1, 2007 · 60 min S5·E89 Mytharc A Difficult Reunion, Part 2 Feb 2, 2007 · 60 min S5·E90 Mytharc The Dr. Phil House: Man Camp, Part 1 Feb 5, 2007 · 60 min S5·E91 Core Episode 91 Feb 6, 2007 S5·E92 Core Little Boys, Big Weight Problems Feb 7, 2007 · 60 min S5·E93 Core Flasher Exposed Feb 8, 2007 · 60 min S5·E94 Core Sign on the Line! Feb 9, 2007 · 60 min S5·E95 Mytharc The Dr. Phil House: Man Camp, Part 3 Feb 12, 2007 · 60 min S5·E96 Core Episode 96 Feb 13, 2007 S5·E97 Core Valentine Troubles Feb 14, 2007 · 60 min S5·E98 Core The Young and the Reckless Feb 15, 2007 · 60 min S5·E99 Core Biggest Reunions Ever Feb 16, 2007 · 60 min S5·E100 Core The Dr. Phil House: Man Camp, Part 4 Feb 19, 2007 · 60 min S5·E101 Core Love or Money Feb 20, 2007 S5·E102 Core The Dr. Phil House: Heroin Twins Follow-Up Feb 21, 2007 · 60 min S5·E103 Mytharc Adoption Scams, Part 1 Feb 22, 2007 · 60 min S5·E104 Core Episode 104 Feb 23, 2007 S5·E105 Core The Dr. Phil House: Man Camp, Part 5 Feb 26, 2007 · 60 min S5·E106 Core "What Would You Do?" Feb 27, 2007 · 60 min S5·E107 Core Silent Darkness Feb 28, 2007 · 60 min S5·E108 Core Sudden Fame Mar 1, 2007 · 60 min S5·E109 Core Caught in the Act Mar 2, 2007 · 60 min S5·E110 Core Anna and Britney: Behind the Headlines Mar 5, 2007 · 60 min S5·E111 Core To Be a Child Star Mar 6, 2007 · 60 min S5·E112 Core The Scott Peterson Jurors Mar 8, 2007 · 60 min S5·E113 Core Episode 113 Mar 9, 2007 S5·E114 Core The Dr. Phil House: Man Camp, Part 6 Mar 12, 2007 · 60 min S5·E115 Core Weddings Gone Bad Mar 19, 2007 · 60 min S5·E116 Core "I Hate This Marriage" Mar 20, 2007 · 60 min S5·E117 Core Anna's Aftermath Mar 22, 2007 · 60 min S5·E118 Core Episode 118 Mar 26, 2007 · 45 min S5·E119 Core Episode 119 Mar 27, 2007 S5·E120 Core Runaways Gone Wild Mar 28, 2007 · 60 min S5·E121 Core Episode 121 Apr 3, 2007 · 45 min S5·E122 Core Episode 122 Apr 4, 2007 · 45 min S5·E123 Core What's Up, Doc? Apr 5, 2007 · 60 min S5·E124 Core Explosive Anger and Its Aftermath Apr 6, 2007 · 60 min S5·E125 Mytharc The Dr. Phil House: Saving Grace, Part 1 Apr 9, 2007 · 60 min S5·E126 Core Husbands Ask Dr. Phil Apr 10, 2007 · 60 min S5·E127 Core Anna Nicole Smith: Family Controversy Apr 11, 2007 · 60 min S5·E128 Core Twin Tug of War Apr 12, 2007 · 60 min S5·E129 Core 180-Degree Turn Apr 13, 2007 · 60 min S5·E130 Mytharc The Dr. Phil House: Saving Grace, Part 2 Apr 16, 2007 · 60 min S5·E131 Core Identity Theft Apr 17, 2007 · 60 min S5·E132 Core Wrongful Punishment Apr 18, 2007 · 60 min S5·E133 Core Moms Gone Wild Apr 19, 2007 · 60 min S5·E134 Core Mistrust in Love Apr 20, 2007 · 60 min S5·E135 Core Family Drama Apr 23, 2007 · 60 min S5·E136 Core Is This Normal? Apr 24, 2007 · 60 min S5·E137 Core Know-It-All In-Laws Apr 25, 2007 · 60 min S5·E138 Core Obsessive Love Apr 26, 2007 · 60 min S5·E139 Core Episode 139 Apr 27, 2007 · 45 min S5·E140 Mytharc A Dr. Phil Family on Fire: House Intervention, Part 1 Apr 30, 2007 · 60 min S5·E141 Core Episode 141 May 1, 2007 · 45 min S5·E142 Core Bully Dads May 2, 2007 · 60 min S5·E143 Core Lay Down the Law May 3, 2007 · 60 min S5·E144 Core Overweight and Forgotten May 4, 2007 · 60 min S5·E145 Core Episode 145 May 7, 2007 · 45 min S5·E146 Core Torn Between Two Husbands May 8, 2007 · 60 min S5·E147 Core Strung Out! May 9, 2007 · 60 min S5·E148 Core Obsessive Love: Secrets Revealed May 10, 2007 · 60 min S5·E149 Core Obsessive Love: On the Run May 11, 2007 · 60 min S5·E150 Core Episode 150 May 14, 2007 · 45 min S5·E151 Mytharc The Dr. Phil House: "Make My Kid a Star," Part 2 May 15, 2007 · 60 min S5·E152 Core Anatomy of Abuse May 16, 2007 · 60 min S5·E153 Core Meddling Moms May 17, 2007 · 60 min S5·E154 Core Episode 154 May 18, 2007 · 45 min S5·E155 Core Episode 155 May 21, 2007 · 45 min S5·E156 Core Episode 156 May 22, 2007 · 45 min S5·E157 Core Secret Love: The Aftermath May 23, 2007 · 60 min S5·E158 Core "Who Am I?" May 24, 2007 · 60 min S5·E159 Core Episode 159 May 25, 2007 · 45 min S5·E160 Mytharc A Dr. Phil Family on Fire: House Intervention, Part 3 May 28, 2007 · 60 min S5·E161 Core Episode 161 May 29, 2007 · 45 min S5·E162 Core Ask the Authors May 30, 2007 · 60 min S5·E163 Core Episode 163 Jul 9, 2007 · 45 min S5·E164 Core Slacker Wives and Moocher Moms Jul 10, 2007 · 60 min S5·E165 Core What Happened Next? Jul 12, 2007 · 60 min S5·E166 Core Episode 166 Jul 12, 2007 · 45 min S5·E167 Core Parenting Dilemmas Sep 1, 2007 · 60 min S5·E168 Core Who's the Evil-Doer? Sep 3, 2007 · 60 min S5·E169 Core Episode 169 Sep 4, 2007 S5·E170 Core Family Follow-Up Sep 5, 2007 · 60 min S5·E171 Mytharc The Ex Factor Sep 6, 2007 · 60 min S5·E172 Mytharc Kids Caught in the Middle Sep 7, 2007 · 60 min