
"Hoarders" is an often painful look inside a disease that can bury its sufferer -- literally at times -- in its symptoms. Each hourlong episode profiles two people on the verge of a personal crisis, all caused by the fact that they are unable to part with even the tiniest possessions, and the cumulative effect becomes a mountain of junk and garbage overtaking their home or apartment. If they don't respond to professional help, the consequences sometimes involve eviction, kids being taken away, or even jail time.
An eyesore among expensive homes; hoarding parents create their own teen hoarder.
A young man struggles with hoarding; making room for an injured son.
A woman has more than 30 sickly cats; a teacher's hoard has already cost her a job.
A hoarding woman may lose her daughter; a groom never moved in to his wife's cluttered house.