Hoarders (TV series)

Hoarders
Genre
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons15
No. of episodes164 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Courtney LeMarco
  • Erik Bernard
  • Dave Severson
  • Andrew Berg
  • David McKillop
  • Elaine Frontain Bryant
  • George Butts
  • Jessica Morgan
  • Matt Chan
  • Mike Kelly
Camera setupMultiple
Running time42–85 minutes
Production companyTLG Motion Pictures
Original release
Network
ReleaseAugust 17, 2009 (2009-08-17) –
present
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Hoarders is an American documentary reality television series that debuted on A&E on August 17, 2009. The show depicts the real-life struggles and treatment of people who suffer from compulsive hoarding disorder.[1]

The series concluded its original run on February 4, 2013, after six seasons.[2] Over a year after the program's original cancellation in 2013, Lifetime began airing a series of weekly "Update" episodes on June 2, 2014.[3] Each "Update" episode presented an episode from earlier seasons, ending with a present-day visit to a featured hoarder by the therapist or organizer who worked with them. Interviews with the hoarder and their family reveal how their lives have progressed since their first appearance on the show. This led to the production of a seventh season, Hoarders: Family Secrets, which aired on Lifetime from May 28, 2015, to July 30, 2015.[4]

The program returned to A&E for subsequent seasons beginning with season eight on January 3, 2016.[5] "Update" episodes continue to run between seasons under the titles Hoarders: Where Are They Now?, Hoarders: Then & Now or Hoarders: Overload. The eleventh season premiered on July 20, 2020.[6] A twelfth season premiered on March 22, 2021.[7]

  1. ^ "A&E Premieres New Original Nonfiction Series "Hoarders"". The Futon Critic. August 11, 2009.
  2. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 25, 2013). "'Hoarders' Canceled by A&E after Six Seasons". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013.
  3. ^ "Hoarders Update on Lifetime Could Revive Show". May 31, 2014.
  4. ^ "New Episodes of Hoarders in Production". Mar 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Andy Dehnart (2016-01-04). "Hoarders quietly moves back to A&E". reality blurred. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  6. ^ Cohn, Paulette (2020-07-20). "Real People, Real Disorders! Everything We Know About Hoarders Season 11". Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  7. ^ Leiber, Sarah Jae. "A&E's INTERVENTION Returns For A New Season In Las Vegas". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.