Dr. Pimple Popper (TV series)

Dr. Pimple Popper
GenreReality
StarringDr. Sandra Lee
Music byAPM Music
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes91
Production
Executive producers
  • Casey Brumels
  • Brad Kuhlman
  • Scott Cooper
  • Mike Kane
Running time42 minutes
Production companyPing Pong Productions
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 3, 2018 (2018-01-03) –
August 23, 2023 (2023-08-23)
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Dr. Pimple Popper is an American reality television series airing on TLC. The series, starring dermatologist and Internet celebrity Dr. Sandra Lee, follows her as she treats patients with unusual cases of facial and skin disorders at her clinic Skin Physicians & Surgeons in the Inland Empire city of Upland, California. The show started with an hour-long special on January 3, 2018 before the first season aired on July 11, 2018.[1][2][3]

Initially airing at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesdays, Dr. Pimple Popper became the top-rated cable program in its time slot among women between ages 25–54. On August 14, the day before the final episode for Season 1 aired, TLC announced it had renewed the series for a second season, with new episodes set to air in January 2019.[4] Another hour-long special was aired on December 13, 2018, before the second season began on January 3, 2019 with its episodes moved to 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursdays. Beginning part-way through the fifth season, new episodes became available on the Discovery+ streaming service, before returning to TLC for the sixth season. A spin-off series titled Dr. Pimple Popper: Before the Pop premiered on September 3, 2020.[5]

The ninth and final season premiered on April 5, 2023.[6]

  1. ^ Minton, Melissa (June 15, 2018). "Dr. Pimple Popper Is Getting Her Own TV Series on TLC This Summer [Update]". Allure. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Rice, Lynette (July 10, 2018). "Dr. Pimple Popper previews her new TLC show, and how it will give popaholics a fix". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Bever, Lindsay (July 29, 2018). "The grossest show on TV stars a dermatologist known as Dr. Pimple Popper". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Rice, Lynette (August 14, 2018). "TLC is bringing back Dr. Pimple Popper to squeeze more zits". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "TLC Debuts New Seasons of Fan-Favorite Medical Series with "Dr. Pimple Popper: Before the Pop" and "My Feet Are Killing Me: First Steps" Coming This Fall". The Futon Critic. August 5, 2020.
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