Dr. Phil is one of the most successful American talk shows that has been around for about 19 years now. The show follows the format of an advice talk show where guests from different walks of life talk about their problems ranging from mental health, family issues, business disputes, and more.
Few people from this generation know that Dr. Phil, who is one of the world’s most famous psychologists, first appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show back in 1998. The segment became so successful that he became a regular guest on the show every week.
In 2002 Dr. Phil began his own talk show produced by Oprah Winfrey, and since then, the show has faced ups, downs, had its own spin-offs, and had its fair share of controversies. However, as an audience to me, the show seemed pretty commercialized, so take all the ‘advice’ you see on it with a pinch of salt.
Dr. Phil and its spin-offs make up for some mindless guilty pleasures if you love all the melodrama between family, friends, colleagues, and others. So if you want to follow it, here’s the complete watch order for the Dr. Phil Show and its spin-offs.
Dr. Phil show has run for 19 seasons and is currently in its 20th season. Over the years, a few spin-offs such as House Calls with Dr. Phil, Decision House, The Doctors, and Dr. Phil House have been launched, but none of them were as successful as the original.
Release Order | Watch Order
Since it’s a reality talk show, one can watch it in the order of release itself. The same can be said for all the spin-off shows. You can watch it all one after another or simultaneously. Although each episode can be considered a standalone episode, numerous guests have reappeared in the show.
Here’s a list of all the shows and spin-offs:
- Dr. Phil | 20 seasons | 2002 – Present
- Dr. Phil House | Part of Dr. Phil | 2006 – Present
- Decision House | 1 season | 2007 – 2008
- The Doctors | 14 seasons | 2008 – Present
- House Calls with Dr. Phil | 1 season | 2021
While Dr. Phil House is part of the original Dr. Phil itself as a segment, Decision House and The Doctors are separate spin-offs that you can watch simultaneously.
Runtime And Binge Duration
Dr. Phil alone has 4219 episodes to date, and the show is not stopping anytime soon. Here’s a list of all shows with the total number of episodes and runtime.
- Dr. Phil | 4219 episodes | 44 minutes average runtime
- Decision House | 13 episodes | 42 minutes average runtime
- The Doctors | 1763 episodes | 42 minutes average runtime
- House Calls with Dr. Phil | 6 episodes | 42 minutes average runtime
The total runtime comes up to approximately 181 days which is more than 5 months. Well, don’t binge on this show, because the family drama might will surely get to you. Instead, just watch a couple of episodes a day and just go with the flow.
In fact, if you prefer, you can go backward starting from the current season. After all, problems talked about in the show will be more relevant to current times for you an audience.
Where To Watch Dr. Phil
Unfortunately, Dr. Phil is not available on most streaming platforms like Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video. However, you might be in luck because you can watch it on DirectTV. Here all the previous seasons are also available. House Calls with Dr. Phil, the latest spin-off show, is available on Amazon Prime Video.
However, Decision House and The Doctors are not on any platform. In fact, even IMDB doesn’t have much information about the former. So maybe that’s a cue for you to skip it. You can catch The Doctors on the CBS network.
Well, that’s everything you need to know about Dr. Phil. Happy bingeing!
About Dr. Phil
Dr. Phil is an American talk show created by Oprah Winfrey and the host Phil McGraw. After McGraw’s success with his segments on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil debuted on September 16, 2002. On both shows, McGraw offers advice in the form of “life strategies” from his life experience as a clinical and forensic psychologist. The show is in syndication throughout the United States and a number of other countries. Occasional prime-time specials have aired on CBS. The program has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award every year since 2004.
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