Who needs 'Desparate Housewives' when you can scan the audience at a Dr. Phil show? ;-)
LOL! Some of his advice is useful, but mostly it's funny. And he's funny. He's caved since the first season, had on more Jerry Springer type stuff, than psych stuff as of late. It's like a crossover between Jerry and Oprah and reality TV, oh, and a little psych thrown in for good measure.