Hoarders is a U.S. documentary series that originally debuted on A&E which depicted the real-life struggles and treatment of people who suffer fromcompulsive hoarding disorder. The series premiered on August 17, 2009 and concluded its original run on February 4, 2013, after six seasons.
Over a year after the program's original cancellation in 2013, Lifetime began airing a series of weekly "Where Are They Now?" episodes on June 2, 2014.This led to the production of a seventh season, Hoarders: Family Secrets, which aired on Lifetime from May 28, 2015 to July 30, 2015.
The program returned to A&E for an eighth season which began January 3, 2016.