Dr. Pimple Popper (TV series)
| Dr. Pimple Popper | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Reality |
| Presented by | Dr. Sandra Lee |
| Music by | APM Music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Ping Pong Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | TLC |
| Picture format | 1080p (HDTV) |
| Original release | January 3, 2018 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Dr. Pimple Popper is an American reality television series airing on TLC. The series stars dermatologist and Internet celebrity Dr. Sandra Lee, who treats patients who have unusual cases of facial and skin disorders at her clinic Skin Physicians & Surgeons in the Inland Empire city of Upland, California. Dr. Pimple Popper started as an hour-long special on January 3, 2018 before the first season aired on July 11.[1][2][3]
The series, initially airing at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, became the top-rated cable program in its slot among women age 25–54, and on August 14, the day before the final Season 1 episode aired, TLC announced it had renewed the series for a second season, with new episodes set to air in January 2019.[4]
Episodes
Specials (2018)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Dr. Pimple Popper" | January 3, 2018[5] | 1.11[6] |
| Angelina of Sacramento, California has a large lipoma under her left breast that has affected her self-esteem for the past six years. Delano of Houston, Texas has a giant lump on his back that prevented him from getting regular jobs and rendered him homeless on some occasions. Carla from Mississippi wishes to have her pilar cysts removed from her scalp. Brenda of Los Angeles, California has a golf ball-sized lump on her forehead that has hampered her social life and career advancement. | ||||
Season 1 (2018)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Lipoma Whisperer" | July 11, 2018 | 1.80[7] |
| Melissa of Sioux Falls, South Dakota has lived with a large lipoma on the right side of her neck for years, forcing her to wear sweatshirts to conceal it from everyone. Tyler of Litchfield, New Hampshire has cysts on his forehead, but his family's history of cancer has discouraged him from having them diagnosed. Tahj's body is covered in painful boils. Amber of Los Angeles has keloids on her ears that have given her years of discomfort. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "The World's Largest Lump" | July 18, 2018 | 1.83[8] |
| Ronan of New York City has a lump above his left knee that has given him excruciating pain in his job as a flight attendant. Amber of Ada, Oklahoma suffers from hidradenitis suppurativa that leaves her clothes soaked in drainage. Sandy has a golf ball-sized lipoma on her neck that grew back after a previous surgery. Kristy of San Angelo, Texas has what is thought to be a milium on her left eyelid that gives her discomfort and affects her vision. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Cyst Persists" | July 25, 2018 | 2.02[9] |
| Mary of San Antonio, Texas has fatty tumors that makes her left leg disproportionate from her body and wants them removed before the day of her daughter's wedding. Physical trainer Anthony has a grape-sized cyst between his eyebrows that other doctors have refused to treat due to its proximity in the "triangle of death". Shane has a grapefruit-sized lipoma on his back. Brandi of Cincinnati, Ohio has an unusual lipoma above her left breast that has hindered her love life. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Curious Case of the Pooting Cyst" | August 1, 2018 | 2.37[10] |
| Diane of Lake Mary, Florida suffers from hereditary neurofibromatosis, which has prevented her from having children out of fear of passing the disease to them. Will of Hinesville, Georgia has a golf ball-sized lump on his right shoulder. Anthony of South Bend, Indiana has a tennis ball-sized lipoma in the back of his neck. Kai-Elle, a 47-year-old transsexual New Yorker, has lived with spider veins on her legs throughout her life. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "A Lipoma Jackpot" | August 8, 2018 | 2.10[11] |
| Belinda of Pomona, California has a lipoma on her back that limits her neck and arm movement. Nicole of Portland, Oregon has a lump under her right arm caused by issues while breastfeeding her daughter 11 years ago, and she wants it removed before her wedding. Adela is a 62-year-old woman with over 400 seborrheic keratoses that developed after she gave birth to her daughter. Nick of Seattle, Washington has seven lipomas on his body and needs them removed professionally after he removed one on his own. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "An American Tail" | August 15, 2018 | 2.09[12] |
| Taylor of St. Louis, Missouri has had a lump on her buttocks since birth that regenerated after a previous operation two years ago, and discovers that it is an extremely rare case of spinal dysraphism. John from Maui County, Hawaii has a breast-shaped lipoma on the right side of his waist. Noelle of Boise, Idaho wants her ear lobes restored after having stretched them to wear ear tunnels for years. | ||||
This Is Zit
Dr. Pimple Popper: This Is Zit is an online series available on TLC's website and Facebook. Each five-minute episode focuses on a particular procedure done by Dr. Lee.[13][14]
Season 1 (2018)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Dr. Pimple Popper Tackles an Epidermoid Cyst" | January 4, 2018 | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "Bye Bye Blackheads" | January 4, 2018 | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "A Pilar Cyst and a Button Blackhead" | January 4, 2018 | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "A Life-Changing Lipoma Removal" | January 4, 2018 | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "A Persistent Cyst" | January 4, 2018 | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "A Head-strong Pilar Cyst" | January 4, 2018 | N/A |
| 7 | 7 | "A Little Epidermoid Cyst Never Hurt Anyone" | January 4, 2018 | N/A |
Season 2 (2018)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | "A Spine-Tingling Cyst" | July 11, 2018 | N/A |
| 9 | 2 | "A Soaked Cyst" | July 11, 2018 | N/A |
| 10 | 3 | "This Lipoma Looks Like Chicken" | July 11, 2018 | N/A |
| 11 | 4 | "A Very Buttery Steatocystoma" | July 11, 2018 | N/A |
| 12 | 5 | "A Rock Hard Dilated Pore of Winer" | July 11, 2018 | N/A |
| 13 | 6 | "A Pesky Pop" | July 11, 2018 | N/A |
| 14 | 7 | "The Sac That Kept Coming Back" | July 11, 2018 | N/A |
| 15 | 8 | "Back to Back Cyst Removals" | July 11, 2018 | N/A |
| 16 | 9 | "The Lipoma That Looked Like Bacon" | July 11, 2018 | N/A |
Critical reception
Kristen Baldwin of Entertainment Weekly gave the pilot episode a "B" rating, commenting that "Pimple Popper delivers that blast of feel-good warmth you want from a makeover show, as the patients offer tearful post-procedural testimonials about how Dr. Lee changed their life for the better."[15]
References
- ↑ Minton, Melissa (June 15, 2018). "Dr. Pimple Popper Is Getting Her Own TV Series on TLC This Summer [Update]". Allure. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ↑ Rice, Lynette (July 10, 2018). "Dr. Pimple Popper previews her new TLC show, and how it will give popaholics a fix". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ↑ Bever, Lindsay (July 29, 2018). "The grossest show on TV stars a dermatologist known as Dr. Pimple Popper". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ↑ Rice, Lynette (August 14, 2018). "TLC is bringing back Dr. Pimple Popper to squeeze more zits". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ↑ Praderlo, Caroline (January 4, 2018). "Dr. Pimple Popper drained 33 syringes of fluid from a man's mysterious back bump and the difference was shocking". Insider Inc. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (January 3, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.3.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (July 12, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.11.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (July 19, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.18.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (July 26, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.25.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (August 2, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.1.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (August 9, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.8.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (August 16, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.15.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Dr. Pimple Popper: This Is Zit". TLC. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Dr. Pimple Popper: This Is Zit". Facebook. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ↑ Baldwin, Kristen (July 11, 2018). "TLC's Dr. Pimple Popper delivers the goo (and then some): EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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