Hoarders - Season 2

The second-season opener follows the efforts of an adult son to help his mother, a hoarder whose compulsive behavior led to the son's removal from the home 14 years earlier.

Time is running out for Judi, whose cluttered home has been condemned. Gail was once a disciplined ballerina but now her house is full of possessions and critters

A woman who risks losing custody of her children; and a man who risks eviction from subsidized housing because of his hoarding.

Life in a home infested with fleas and bed bugs forces a family to live in the backyard; a retired veterinarian has filled his home, garages and storage units with collections.

A woman who lost custody of her son because of her hoarding also risks losing her two daughters; and a couple with four children live in a home filled with trash and infested with mice.

A mother risks losing her children because of her hoarding; and a beekeeper manages his business, but his home is unkempt.

A woman whose adult children refuse to visit her because of her hoarding; and a man who has been collecting models and various hobby items since childhood.

a woman whose home is filled with decorating supplies and more than 20 sets of patio furniture; a former psychologist whose home is filled with clothes for her and her daughter.

A woman whose home is structurally unsound and dirty and who has to have major surgery needs a clean place to recuperate; and a heating-and-refrigeration specialist hoards refrigerator units and supplies.

A firefighter whose home overflows with his possessions; and a woman whose home is a hazard to her asthmatic son.

A 28-year-old woman's mobile home, which she shares with her 13-year-old daughter, is filled with keepsakes; and a single father raising two adopted children who have special needs could lose the children if his house isn't cleaned.

Husband-and-wife hoarders blame one another for their habits; and two sisters follow in the footsteps of their parents, who were also hoarders.

A mother of 12 who sleeps in a homeless shelter because conditions at home are bad is profiled.

A collection of more than 60 birds and huge piles in a home force a woman's husband to move out; and a pharmaceutical sales rep risks being fired because of her hoarding.

An update show examines the progress of people profiled in the first season.