
"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.

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A hoarder may lose his grandchildren if he doesn't clean up; a hoard forces an elderly couple out.

A hoarder is forced to move in with her sister after she contracts a virus from her toxic home; a 46-year-old single mother argues with her two teenage daughters about the mess in their house.

The slovenly state of a man's home may have contributed to his girlfriend's death; a woman's hoard spirals out of control in the decade following her husband's death.

An eyesore among expensive homes; hoarding parents create their own teen hoarder.