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 (18)
1. Homeless Man with a House
Aired 8 August 2010 • 42 min
Season 2 opens as two hoarders get help after decades of compulsive behavior that has driven their loved ones away.
2. Robbing the Kids…
Aired 15 August 2010 • 42 min
Two moms who are hoarders get help after realizing their obsessions are tearing their families apart.
3. Prison of Garbage
Aired 22 August 2010 • 42 min
Two women who started hoarding in the wake of personal tragedies try to put an end to their compulsive behavior.
4. Everything's Junk
Aired 29 August 2010 • 42 min
A woman who started hoarding after surviving Sept. 11 seeks help.
5. Battle with Chaos
Aired 5 September 2010 • 43 min
If two hoarders don't change soon, they could lose everything they love.
6. How Do I Get Out of This
Aired 12 September 2010 • 42 min
A woman's excessive hoarding has caused her family to fall apart.
7. The Scariest Place on Earth
Aired 19 September 2010 • 42 min
If a compulsive hoarder can't clean his house, he will go to jail.
8. The Mess I've Created
Aired 26 September 2010 • 42 min
A woman's compulsive hoarding almost cost her husband his life.
9. This Is Where You Sleep
Aired 3 October 2010 • 42 min
A woman turned to hoarding after a shocking confession ended her marriage.
10. Nowhere Near Normal
Aired 2 March 2011 • 42 min
Extreme Hoarder Jahn struggles to clear her belongings from not one, but two houses before both are condemned.
11. I Want to Cuss
Aired 9 March 2011 • 42 min
Compulsive hoarder Sharon gets caught stealing from her neighbor's home while Len must choose between his hoard and his daughter.
12. Oh My Gosh
Aired 13 March 2011 • 42 min
Conditions inside Tammy's home have become so bad, that she's forced to eat her meals in the car and her sick father is unable to return home from the hospital.
13. Better Get a Dumpster
Aired 16 March 2011 • 42 min
A woman's out of control obsession with bikinis, sweaters and dresses threatens to destroy her relationship with her only daughter.
14. Overwhelming Pile of Junk
Aired 23 March 2011 • 42 min
After decades of hoarding, Debbie has not only lost the comforts of home but the company of her four children as well. Chip's compulsive hoarding has forced his family of six to squeeze into 1600 square feet of living space.
15. My Biggest Embarrassment
Aired 30 March 2011 • 42 min
While Patti's extreme hoarding has made it virtually impossible for her daughter to live with her, Jonathan's obsession has kept his three-year-old son from even coming in the door.
16. It's Out of Control
Aired 6 April 2011 • 42 min
Decades of extreme hoarding have put Kay's marriage in serious jeopardy while Toni's compulsive shopping has made her own home a danger zone for her two-year-old granddaughter.
17. Like a Dog in a Cage
Aired 13 April 2011 • 42 min
A mother desperately tries to protect her children from their father's hoard, while an artist chooses frogs, penguins and banana peels over her live-in boyfriend.
18. It's a Freaking War Zone
Aired 20 April 2011 • 42 min
The tumbling piles of Maggie's collections are putting her own son's life at risk while Bob's all consuming passion for swimming pool parts is pushing his family to the brink.