Addicted to Food
Addicted to Food is an American reality documentary television series created and produced by Brad Lamm, on the Oprah Winfrey Network that debuted on February 24, 2011.[1]
| Addicted to Food | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | Brad Lamm |
| Starring | Tennie McCarty |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | John Foy Troy Searer Annie Price |
| Running time | 40 to 43 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Tijuana Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Oprah Winfrey Network |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | February 24 – April 21, 2011 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Premise
The series follows the day-to-day lives of eight patients that have been diagnosed with an eating disorder as they work to improve their lives and overcome their disorder during a 42-day program in rural Texas.[2]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Welcome to Treatment" | January 4, 2011 | |
| Pilot | |||
| 2 | "Exposed" | January 11, 2011 | |
| The group suffers the emotional pain of eating disorders and Tinisha starts a powerful detox. | |||
| 3 | "If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother" | February 8, 2011 | |
| Tracey copes with her brothers death and Tennie assists the group as they remove the pain from their childhood memories. | |||
| 4 | "I Have a Right to Be Angry!" | February 15, 2011 | |
| Tennie tells the group that it's okay to express their feelings and say what's on their mind. | |||
| 5 | "Relapse" | February 22, 2011 | |
| The staff at the center discover that someone has been purging while in treatment. | |||
| 6 | "Guess Who's Coming to Family Week" | March 15, 2011 | |
| Tennie reveals that the groups family is coming to visit and discusses confronting family about eating disorders. | |||
| 7 | "Family Week" | March 22, 2011 | |
| DeJuaii comes out to her mother. Amy's family tells her she needs to get serious with her detox and Elizabeth mends her relationship with her father. | |||
| 8 | "You're Not Ready to Go Home" | March 29, 2011 | |
| In the series finale, Tennie advises the group on what's best for them after their treatment at her center. | |||
References
- "OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Announces Spring Premiere Dates for Two New Original Series "The Judds" and "Addicted to Food"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- "Eight Food Addicts Face Their Compulsions in "Addicted to Food" Premiering Tuesday, April 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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