Dr. Phil: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Dr. Phil show provides the most comprehensive forum on mental health issues in the history of television. For over a decade, Dr. McGraw has used the show's platform to make psychology accessible and understandable to the general public by addressing important personal and social issues. Using his top-rated show as a teaching tool, he takes aim at the critical issues of our time, including the "silent epidemics" of bullying, drug abuse, domestic violence, depression, child abuse, suicide and various forms of severe mental illness.

Series details

• Title: Dr. Phil
• Format: Talk Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Medical
• Premiere date: 2002-09-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-05-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 2.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 6006
• IMDb ID: tt0329824
• TVDB ID: 71424

Cast and credited roles

• Phil McGraw — Phil McGraw

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-09-16; final listed air date 2003-09-12.
• Season 2: premiered 2003-09-15; final listed air date 2004-09-10.
• Season 3: premiered 2004-09-13; final listed air date 2005-09-13.
• Season 4: premiered 2005-09-14; final listed air date 2006-09-15.
• Season 5: premiered 2006-09-18; final listed air date 2007-09-07.
• Season 6: premiered 2007-09-10; final listed air date 2008-09-05.
• Season 7: premiered 2008-09-08; final listed air date 2009-09-14.
• Season 8: premiered 2009-09-15; final listed air date 2010-09-10.
• Season 9: premiered 2010-09-13; final listed air date 2011-09-12.
• Season 10: premiered 2011-09-13; final listed air date 2012-09-10.
• Season 11: premiered 2012-09-11; final listed air date 2013-09-09.
• Season 12: premiered 2013-09-10; final listed air date 2014-09-08.
• Season 13: premiered 2014-09-09; final listed air date 2015-09-11.
• Season 14: premiered 2015-09-14; final listed air date 2016-09-09.
• Season 15: premiered 2016-09-12; final listed air date 2017-11-23.
• Season 16: premiered 2017-09-12; final listed air date 2018-09-07.
• Season 17: premiered 2018-09-10; final listed air date 2019-09-06.
• Season 18: premiered 2019-09-09; final listed air date 2020-06-03.
• Season 19: premiered 2020-09-14; final listed air date 2021-09-10.
• Season 20: premiered 2021-09-13; final listed air date 2022-09-09.
• Season 21: premiered 2022-09-12; final listed air date 2023-05-25.

Source and licence

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