About this season
Hoarding: Buried Alive is an American documentary television series that premiered on TLC on March 14, 2010. The show follows hoarders through their life experiences and helps them learn to manage their illness.
Episodes (10)
1. Welcome to My Nightmare
Aired 14 March 2010 • 42 min
Extreme hoarders' lives spiral out of control as their possessions jeopardize their chances for a happy family life.
2. Beyond Embarrassment
Aired 21 March 2010 • 42 min
A man, 55, plans to abandon his hoard and move in with his mother, who is also a hoarder; a woman risks having her house condemned due to her hoarding.
3. Paralyzed by Clutter
Aired 28 March 2010 • 42 min
An extreme hoarder is in denial; a woman who has trouble discarding belongings fears that she's passing down her compulsion to her son.
4. Life On Fire
Aired 4 April 2010 • 42 min
Extreme hoarders face losing their homes and living in isolation.
5. Family Secrets
0.5Aired 11 April 2010 • 42 min
Two women seek help for their compulsive hoarding problems.
6. Filling the Void
Aired 18 April 2010 • 42 min
Hoarding is both a comfort and a curse for two lonely women trying to find the strength to change.
7. No One Would Choose This
Aired 25 April 2010 • 42 min
Two women must get their compulsive hoarding under control or face eviction from their homes and alienation from their families.
8. Everything Is at Stake
Aired 2 May 2010 • 42 min
Two women's compulsive hoarding is crowding out their loved ones.
9. A Million Excuses
7.0Aired 9 May 2010 • 42 min
Hoarding by parents threatens to rip a family apart unless they can stop their excessive collecting. A man must learn to control his addiction to buying items at auctions and garage sales.
10. Hoarders: Buried Alive
Aired 4 October 2009 • 43 min
Compulsive hoarding is a mental illness that causes people to accumulate an excessive amount of clutter within their homes. Delve into the lives of two women whose houses and families are being overrun by their things. Can they dig out of the mess? -- Pilot episode (aired in 2009, prior to beginning of the main series in March 2010). S01E05 "Family Secrets" is a re-edited version of the two narratives featured in the pilot episode.