Best intervention alcohol episodes

The premise of A&E's long-running docuseries "Intervention" is ruthlessly effective.

Intervention where are they now

The reality show, which follows participants with a dangerous dependency on drugs or alcohol as their loved ones attempt to force them, via professional "interventionists," to get the help they need to go straight, originally premiered in 2005.

Per Entertainment Weekly, the Emmy-winning show concluded in 2013 after eight successful years on the air. David McKillop, executive VP of programming for A&E Network, said at the time, "We're proud to have paved the way for such an original and groundbreaking series." 

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McKillop also took the opportunity to shout out 156 of the participants who'd taken part to date, all of whom, he proudly noted, were current in their sobriety.

Addiction specialists Jeff Van Vonderen, Candy Finnigan, Donna Chavous, and Ken Seeley all returned for the final season. However, in 2014, LMN announced the series had been revived and would be returning to screens the following year, per TV By The

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