List of Hoarders episodes

This is a list of episodes for Hoarders, an American reality television program which has aired on the A&E Network since 2009.

Each episode follows one or two participants, each of whom who is a compulsive hoarder. Throughout the episode, an organizational expert (who may also be psychiatrist, psychologist or a professional organizer specializing in some aspect involving the treatment of obsessive/compulsive disorders, anxiety disorders, and/or hoarding) works with the subject to address the situation and provide guidance in order to change hoarding behaviors.

As of July 4, 2011, a total of 45 episodes have aired. Most episodes are available individually on DVD from A&E's website.

List of episodes

Season		Episodes	Premiere	Finale
	1	7	August 17, 2009	September 28, 2009
	2	15	November 30, 2009	May 31, 2010
	3	20	September 6, 2010	January 10, 2011
	4	8	June 20, 2011	—

Season 1: 2009

Ep #	Title	Airdate
101	"Jennifer and Ron/Jill"	August 17, 2009 (2009-08-17)
A couple who both suffer from hoarding risk losing their children if they don't comply with numerous citations given to them by the city. A woman's food hoarding is so bad that she places herself at risk for food poisoning.
102	"Linda and Steven"	August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24)
A woman's compulsive shopping has depleted her family's finances to the point where her marriage has become strained. She must clean out and sell the family home as part of the divorce settlement. A man is at risk of eviction from his government subsidized housing as his apartment is filled with garbage, human feces, bottles, and cans.
103	"Patty and Bill"	August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24)
A woman's compulsive shopping habits have taken over the entire house. Her children were removed by authorities as a result of the living conditions. A man's hoard of both home renovation supplies and outdated materials is so bad that his common-law wife broke her arm tripping over a pile of his things. After seeming unfazed over the accident, he is given an ultimatum to clean up or move out.
104	"Betty and Tara"	August 31, 2009 (2009-08-31)
Adult Protective Services removed an elderly woman's sick alcoholic husband from their home because of the hazardous conditions. The family's financial problems are complicated by their schizophrenic daughter, who is also a hoarder. A woman who is an obsessive collector faces eviction if she fails to clean up her home.
105	"Jake and Shirley"	September 7, 2009 (2009-09-07)
A young man, who also suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoards garbage (snack wrappers, empty bottles, and rotting food) in a two-bedroom townhouse he shares with his alcoholic father. An elderly woman's animal hoard is so bad that every room of her home is cluttered with over 75 living and dead cats, cat feces, and urine soaked carpets and furniture.
106	"Kerrylea and Lauren"	September 14, 2009 (2009-09-14)
A couple are facing imminent foreclosure on two houses as a result of a decision to buy a second home to solve the wife's lifelong hoarding problem. A woman's relationship with her boyfriend is in danger as a result of her hoard, which has taken over their entire townhouse.
107	"Paul/Missy and Alex"	September 28, 2009 (2009-09-28)
A man has failed to meet three court-ordered deadlines to clean his yard which is filled with junk cars, scrap metal, and old appliances. A single mother is concerned about her hoarding behavior when her seven-year-old son begun to exhibit hoarding tendencies. Her son has cried hysterically over things like a rusty chain and an old used cotton ball when she attempts to throw them out.

Season 2: 2009–2010

Ep #	Title	Airdate
201	"Augustine"	November 30, 2009 (2009-11-30)
A woman's son was removed from her home as a teenager as a result of the squalid living conditions she lives in, and she now lives without water, gas, heat, or appliances. The courts have become involved and are forcing her to clean up.
202	"Judi and Gail"	December 7, 2009 (2009-12-07)
Time is running out for an elderly woman whose cluttered home has been condemned as a result of the squalid conditions that progressed over time to deteriorate the value of her house. A woman who was once a disciplined ballerina acquired most of her hoard from her deceased parents. Her house is so full of possessions and critters that she risks facing another winter without heat and water.
203	"Chris and Dale"	December 14, 2009 (2009-12-14)
After her son is stillborn, a woman tries to fill the void with possessions that jeopardize custody of her daughters. A man is at risk of eviction from his city-subsidized apartment filled with materials for art projects.
204	"Bob and Richard"	December 21, 2009 (2009-12-21)
The parents of four children must clean out their entire house or risk losing everything. A retired veterinarian's dozens of costly collections have come at the expense of his marriage and lifestyle.
205	"Julie and Shannon"	December 28, 2009 (2009-12-28)
A series of tragedies triggers hoarding that leads to a woman losing custody of her son to her ex-husband; Child Protective Services arrives with police at a couple's squalid home to remove their four children.
206	"Deborah and Jim"	January 4, 2010 (2010-01-04)
A woman risks losing her children and marriage as a result of her hoarding. She blames her hoarding on his alcoholism, and he blames his alcoholism on her hoarding. A self-employed beekeeper struggles with compulsive hoarding as his daughter threatens to call Adult Protective Services on him if he doesn't change his lifestyle for the sake of himself and his eight-month-old granddaughter.
207	"Linda and Todd"	January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)
A woman's family has been torn apart by her hoarding. Despite her threats of suicide, her family has given her an ultimatum to either clean up, or her husband will divorce her, and she will lose all contact with her children. A man who has been collecting hobby items since childhood is given an ultimatum by his girlfriend to either clean up or the relationship is over. Despite their mutual agreement to start a family, he is unsure how to begin.
208	"Janet and Christina"	January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18)
A woman's hoarding has spun out of control following the death of her husband. She shops compulsively and has filled her home with supplies in hopes of redecorating the house. A former psychologist is literally suffocating beneath her things. She has filled her home with clothes for her twelve-year-old daughter. Although most of the clothing has been unworn for years, she refuses to part with it. She now must clean up before her health problems worsen.
209	"Gail and Warren"	January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25)
An elderly woman's house needs major home repair, but she needs to clean it in order to do so before her surgery. A self-employed heating and refrigeration specialist ends up taking his work home with him. The house is filled with old refrigerators, tools, and supplies, which creates an unsafe environment for his toddler son.
210	"Tra and Jill"	February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01)
A firefighter's coworkers worry his hoarding is affecting his job performance. A woman's two sons suffer due to her unkempt home.
211	"June and Doug"	February 8, 2010 (2010-02-08)
A woman faces the loss of her mobile home and her daughter if she doesn't get help for her hoarding. A single father must clean up his home if he hopes to keep his two special-needs children.
212	"Dennis/Nadene and Erin/Malinda"	February 15, 2010 (2010-02-15)
A married couple blame each other for their hoarding compulsions. Two sisters whose parents were hoarders try and combat their own hoarding but find the process difficult.
213	"Claudie"	March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)
A woman's hoarding threatens to tear apart a very large family unless she changes her ways.
214	"Michelle and Kim"	May 31, 2010 (2010-05-31)
An elderly woman's animal hoard is so bad that her husband of 30 years has been chased from the home by the animals and the hoarded piles that in some places reach five feet high. A pharmaceutical sales rep risks unemployment if she can't get her hoarding under control.
215	"Season #1 Update"	May 31, 2010 (2010-05-31)
In this special follow-up episode, Hoarders checks in on the progress of Jill, Jake, Betty, Bill, and Paul from the first season.

Season 3: 2010–2011

Ep #	Title	Airdate
301	"Adella and Teri"	September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06)
Daughters help their mom in an effort to clean her home to keep it from being condemned. A mother of two is threatened with divorce if she doesn't stop hoarding.
302	"Gordon and Gaye / Sir Patrick"	September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06)
A hoarding couple and their adult children who are still living at home are given 72 hours to vacate their house if it isn't cleaned. A man collects goblets, dolls, fountains, and artwork and is at risk for bankruptcy after his church began paying his bills.
303	"Robin and Ken"	September 13, 2010 (2010-09-13)
A woman's hoard is so bad that the city has condemned the house and has plans to demolish the property. A man is just weeks from a court date where he faces six months in jail if he doesn't clean up his home and yard.
304	"Carolyn and Jo"	September 13, 2010 (2010-09-13)
A young woman's seven-year-old daughter is so distraught about her mother's hoarding that she has contemplated suicide. An elderly woman's house is a collector's dream but is destroying her marriage of 48 years to her husband.
305	"Laura and Penny"	September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)
A woman in fragile health attempts to clean her home in a last chance attempt to unburden her family and give them back a home. A single mother's hoard is so bad that her toddler son has been forced to sleep with her on the living room couch.
306	"Vula and Lisa"	September 27, 2010 (2010-09-27)
An elderly woman is hoarding more than 30 sickly cats that have completely destroyed her home by using it as a litter box, which is also filled with piles of hoarded food and garbage. A thirty-year-old fifth grade teacher has already lost one job by bringing her hoard from home to the classroom. She now fears that her current job is at stake and that her three-year relationship with her boyfriend is in jeopardy as a result.
307	"Kathleen and Margree"	October 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)
A woman's hoard is so bad that her son gave up his college scholarship for fear of leaving his sixteen-year-old sister home alone with their mother. A minister's wife is struggling to come to terms with a couple of tragic losses and a strained marriage is giving her one last shot to clean, or their marriage is over.
308	"Dawn and Linda"	October 11, 2010 (2010-10-11)
After losing a cousin on 9/11, a woman's hoarding spiraled out of control, filling much of the house and part of the yard. Another woman's hoard is so bad that her diabetic husband is unable to maneuver through the home by himself.
309	"Tami and George"	October 18, 2010 (2010-10-18)
A terminally ill woman's hoard is so bad that it jeopardizes her recovery. A man's hoard is so bad that he has been cited by the county to clean up his property or face jail time.
310	"Mary Lynn and Ingrid"	October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)
A single mother's hoard is so bad that her teenage son made up a story about her abusing him just to get into foster care. A woman's impulsive shopping is so bad that the delivery people are advised to stop delivering to her home.
311	"Theresa and Karen"	November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01)
A woman's handbag collection has depleted her husband's retirement fund. A former lawyer's drug addiction and hoarding is fueled by thirteen years of grief following the loss of her three-month-old daughter.
312	"Alan and Julie"	November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08)
A man's hoard is so bad that his three-year-old son was taken away by Child Protective Services after it was revealed he took his son on dumpster dives. A woman's hoard is so bad that she and her husband were unaware that a homeless woman had been living in their cluttered basement.
313	"Lloyd and Carol"	November 15, 2010 (2010-11-15)
An elderly man suffering from dementia must clean up his property or face an enormous fine from the county. A woman's hoard is so bad that her husband has threatened to divorce her if she refuses to part with her paper collection.
314	"Arline and Carolyn"	November 29, 2010 (2010-11-29)
A woman's hoard is so bad that her husband is forced to sleep in his car in hot, humid weather. A woman's hoard is largely obtained through theft, causing rifts in her family.
315	"Jim and Susan"	December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06)
A man's hoard literally has forced city officials to condemn his home and put his grandchildren at risk to be apprehended by Child Protective Services. A woman's hoard of dolls is so bad, that it has forced her husband, who is recuperating from surgery to retreat to a chair in the basement.
316	"Andrew and Shania"	December 13, 2010 (2010-12-13)
The clutter on a man's property has led to threats from the county to have him removed; the situation is complicated by a long-running dispute with his brother over the settlement of their late father's estate, as well as the presence of a homeless man living in the backyard. A teenage girl asks for help controlling her hoarding, but her mother proves to be the real reason that nothing is ever thrown out at the house.
317	"Andrew and Lydia"	December 19, 2010 (2010-12-19)
A 19 year old man struggles with hoarding behavior, which he has acquired from his mother and fears he will continue to carry on her hoarding tendencies if he doesn't get help. A woman whose son is paralyzed and soon to be released from hospital is forced to clean out her home to accommodate him, or risk having him placed in a nursing home against his will.
318	"Mary and Mary Ann"	December 27, 2010 (2010-12-27)
A consignment shop owner risks losing both her home and business, after it is revealed she is near bankruptcy after blowing through an inheritance fund on items for her store. A woman's hoard is so bad, that she risks putting her marriage of over 40 years in jeopardy as a result of being unable to part with her belongings.
319	"Hanna / Gary and Kathy"	January 3, 2011 (2011-01-03)
A hoarding couple faces eviction after it is revealed that they have permitted rabbits free run of their rental house, ruining the property. The home of an abusive mother of fifteen is so packed with dying and dead farm animals, animal feces, and other garbage, that she must live in a single-wide trailer.
320	"Glen and Lisa"	January 10, 2011 (2011-01-10)
A man's rat collection has forced him to retreat to a shed in his backyard. A woman, who hoarded her father's home faces eviction if she does not clean up and part with many of her animals.

Season 4: 2011

Ep #	Title	Airdate
401	"Phyllis and Janet"	June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)
A woman's compulsive obsession with dolls has led her son to threaten to call Adult Protective Services if she doesn't get a handle on her compulsion. An eldery woman's hoard is so bad that she has to crawl upon mountains of garbage to get to a recliner where she eats and sleeps. She's had no running water and no heat for two years as a result of her hoard.
402	"Billy Bob and Jean"	June 27, 2011 (2011-06-27)
A man's house is so filled with toys and games, puzzles, cars, dolls and stuffed animals that he can no longer maneuver through the paths. A woman who lives in an upscale neighborhood's hoard is so bad, she risks losing her granddaughter to Child Protective Services if she doesn't clean up.
403	"Season #2 Update"	July 4, 2011 (2011-07-04)
In this special follow-up episode, Hoarders checks in on the progress of Augustine, Bob, Deborah, Dennis & Nadene, and Judi from the second season.
404	"Roy and Loretta"	July 11, 2011 (2011-07-11)
A man's vehicle hoard is so large that he risks millions of dollars in fines and the loss of his property if he doesn't clean up. A woman who is expecting her second child is at danger of losing her children if she doesn't clean up but experiences difficulty due to the the trauma from a previous home invasion.
405	"Randy and Vicki"	July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)
A man's obsession with arcade memorabilia puts him at risk of bankruptcy if he doesn't find a way to put some of his machines to use as a commercial arcade. A woman's hoard is so bad, that she risks losing both her marriage and her son to Child Protective Services, if she doesn't clean up.
406	"Ron and Carol"	July 25, 2011 (2011-07-25)
A man who suffers from depression and prostate cancer hoards books, sheet music, comic books, magazines and toys reminiscent of his childhood, convinced that all of his belongings are valuable, even as his house is collapsing into ruin around him. A woman's home is overrun with garbage, forcing her to live in her truck on the street, without adequate heating, when she receives notice from the city to clean up in five days or face eviction from the condemned property.
407	"Beverly and Megan"	August 1, 2011 (2011-08-01)
An elderly woman's hoard is so bad that it has caused a huge rift in her family. A mother who has given birth to her third child is in danger of losing both her home and her children if she doesn't get help cleaning up her hoard.
408	"Becky and Clare"	August 8, 2011 (2011-08-08)
A woman has filled 16 self-storage units with her hoard and is now doing the same to her son's house. She is behind on her storage rental payments, and has until the end of the month to clean up and move out of the house. A woman who was forced by local authorities to undergo an involuntary mental examination has been banned from living in her own house until it is cleaned. Her son and his girlfriend live in a shed on the property, with no electricity or running water, and will also be forced to leave if she does not get help.
409	"Stacey and Roi"	August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)
A woman's animal hoard is so bad that her home is filled with feces and cockroaches and to make things worse, her 14 year old daughter is forced to live with relatives as a result. A man's hoard is so bad that he risks a third stint in jail as a result and his utilities have been shut off as a result of a gas leak.