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DR. PHIL, TELEVISION'S #1-RATED DAYTIME TALK SHOW, DELIVERS MORE RIPPED-FROM-THE-HEADLINES EPISODES IN FEBRUARY, INCLUDING THE EXCLUSIVE PRISON INTERVIEW WITH THE OKLAHOMA WOMAN CONVICTED OF KILLING HER HUSBAND BY PUSHING HIM OUT OF THE WINDOW OF THEIR HIGH-RISE APARTMENT

24-Year-Old Amber Hilberling, Convicted Of Second Degree Murder In The Death of Her Husband, Speaks To Dr. Phil From Prison And Claims She Was Wrongly Convicted

“There’s only one way you could push him out that window with intent and that is if he had his back to you looking out the window and you ran up from behind and pushed him out that window. Did you push him out that window? – Dr. Phil to Amber Hilberling

(Hollywood, CA – February 2, 2016) – DR. PHIL, television’s #1-rated daytime talk show, continues its 14th hit season this month with more ripped-from-the-headlines stories, including the exclusive prison interview with Amber Hilberling, the beautiful 24-year-old woman currently serving a 25 year sentence for second-degree murder. Accused of pushing her husband, Josh, from their 25 story high-rise apartment to his death, Hilberling maintains she was defending herself. Find out what she says really happened that fateful day, the abuse she claims to have suffered at the hands of her husband and why she thinks she did not receive a fair trial. The episode airs Thursday, February 4 (check local listings). 

Also airing this month:

Airing Friday, February 5 – “Addicted to Rock But Now at Rock Bottom” –  Dr. Phil speaks with 43-year-old wannabe rock star Kris who claims he is addicted to fame. Kris says the pursuit of his dream has destroyed his relationship with his family, who he has manipulated to get hundreds of thousands of dollars from in order to support his musical ambition. Dr. Phil calls on his good friend, legendary singer Gene Simmons from the rock band KISS, to give Kris the honest truth about the music business and the realities of fame. Will he take Gene’s advice?

AiringMonday, February 8 – “‘Fat Guy’ Bikes Cross Country: To Save His Life Or To Scam America?” – Eric is a 560-pound man who recently made national headlines, including being featured in the New York Times,  because he said he was unhappy with his weight and decided to go on an epic bike ride across America to lose weight in order to save his failing relationship with his wife. Eric set up a GoFundMe account asking the public for help and thousands of dollars poured in. However, critics claim he is a con artist and not actually trying to accomplish what he said he was going to do. Is he really attempting to lose weight or is he scamming the American public? Find out as he also confronts some of his “haters” face-to-face for the first time.  

DR. PHIL is produced by Peteski Productions in association with CBS Television Distribution, which also distributes the show. Carla Pennington and Dr. Phillip C. McGraw are the executive producers.

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Above Photo Caption: Amber Hilberling, Dr. Phil McGraw

Credit footage and photo to: Peteski Productions/CBS Television Distribution.