Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew is an American reality television series produced by Irwin Entertainment which features several celebrities as they undergo treatment for various drug and alcohol addictions at the Pasadena Recovery Centre, under the guidance of Dr. Drew Pinsky.
The series premiered in the USA on VH1 on 10 January, 2008. There are 28 hour-long episodes in three seasons. The show was discontinued after Season 3.
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew premiered in South Africa on DStv's GO channel (which later became Vuzu) on Monday 27 October 2008, at 20h00. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 3 premiered on Vuzu on Thursday 1 July 2010, at 19h30. New episodes air weekly. There are nine episodes in the third and final season.
Season 3 Repeats
Fridays: 09h00, 14h00
Sundays: 18h00
Synopsis
Celebrity Rehab is the first television series to chronicle the dramatic, unscripted real life experiences of a group of actual celebrities as they make the life-changing decision to enter themselves into a drug, alcohol and addiction treatment program with the sincere desire to achieve true rehabilitation and recovery.
This true account of addiction, healing and redemption is supervised by addiction and recovery expert Dr. Drew Pinsky, Medical Director of the Department of Chemical Dependency Services at Southern California's Las Encinas Hospital and host of the long-running radio and television advice series LoveLine.
The journey begins inside one of Southern California's private addiction and recovery treatment facilities, the Pasadena Recovery Centre, where a group of celebrities make the decision to commit themselves to a legitimate protocol of supervised medical treatment over a period of several weeks.
At every step in the process viewers witness the real true life struggles of these celebrity patients, who in their sincerest human form are regular people in need of a helping hand and earnestly striving for recovery, health and future happiness.
Season 1 Celebrities
Daniel Baldwin
Actor
Mary Carey
Adult film star and former candidate for California Governor
Chyna
Former professional wrestler
Jaimee Foxworth
Former child actress and adult film actress
Brigitte Nielsen
Actress/model
Ricco Rodriguez
MMA fighter and former UFC heavyweight champion
Jessica Sierra
Singer and former American Idol contestant
Seth Binzer
Singer and frontman of California-based band Crazy Town
Jeff Conaway
Actor and director
Season 2 Celebrities
Steven Adler
Former Guns 'n Roses drummer
Jeff Conaway
Actor; returning from Season 1
Rodney King
Became a U.S. civil rights figure when videotaped in 1991 being beaten by L.A.P.D. officers
Tawny Kitaen
Actress and former model
Nikki McKibbin
Singer and former American Idol contestant
Amber Smith
Actress and model
Sean Stewart
Son of singer Rod Stewart
Gary Busey
Actor
Seth Binzer
Singer; returning from Season 1 after Dr. Drew learned of his relapse
Season 3 Celebrities
Lisa D'Amato
Model and reality TV personality
Heidi Fleiss
Famous American madam
Joey Kovar
Alumnus of The Real World: Hollywood
Mindy McCready
Country music singer
Kari Ann Peniche
Beauty queen and subject of a Playboy pictorial
Mackenzie Phillips
Actress
Dennis Rodman
Former basketball player
Tom Sizemore
Actor
Mike Starr
Former Alice in Chains bass player
Seasons
Season 1 (10 episodes)
Channel: GO | Premiere: 27 October 2008 | Finale: 29 December 2008 | Mondays, 20h30
Season 2 (9 episodes)
Channel: Vuzu | Premiere: 29 April 2010 | Finale: 24 June 2010 | Thursdays, 19h30
Season 3 (9 episodes)
Channel: Vuzu | Premiere: 1 July 2010 | Finale: 26 August 2010 | Thursdays, 19h30