Hoarders

This one-hour special focuses on a Massachusetts family and features live segments culminating in an all-live intervention. Also, see the story of a second hoarder who faces jail time if he doesn't pass a final city inspection.

Two women are at a major crossroads in their lives due to hoarding. Joyce's husband is ready to break up their 38-year marriage if she doesn't clean up, and Kimberly is facing eviction if she doesn't address her hoard.

Yama is 22 years old and continues to shop and hoard to preserve the memory of her deceased mother. Michelle's obsession with shopping has put her home in such a catastrophic condition that she faces losing her little boys to child protective services.

Ruthann promised her cousin that she would turn their historic house into a bed and breakfast when it was sold to her, but instead, she has destroyed the crown jewel of their family with her cats and antiques hoarding.

Two hoarders are living in life threatening conditions. Cynthia has a debilitating auto immune disease and lives in a hoard that could make her illness deadly, and Ricky's house is packed with books that are a spark away from an inferno.