
"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.

A woman's house is stuffed with dolls; another woman must crawl over garbage to get to her chair.

A man's house is stuffed with games and puzzles; a Beverly Hills home holds a massive hoard.

Catching up on the progress of people featured in previous episodes.

Roy hoards vehicles on his property and faces a county fine; a traumatic incident triggers Loretta's compulsion to hoard.