My Extreme Animal Phobia Explained

Genre:	Reality television
Starring:	Dr. Robin Zasio
Executive Producer:	Tom Forman Julie Jones Jon Beyer Brad Bishop Lisa Lucas
Company:	RelativelyREAL^[1]
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Runtime:	60 minutes
Network:	Animal Planet
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	6 (1 unaired)

My Extreme Animal Phobia is an Animal Planet television miniseries that premiered on October 21, 2011.^[2] Each episode of the series focuses upon three patients who are assisted by Dr. Robin Zasio in overcoming their various animal phobias through exposure therapy^[1] over the course of five days.^{[3] [4]}

Episodes

Season 1: 2011–2011

Season 1 premiered on October 21, 2011^[2] and ran during the Friday night 10 p.m. timeslot on Animal Planet.^[1]

Critical reception

My Extreme Animal Phobia received mixed reviews. Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times was quite critical of the show, calling it "fairly ridiculous" and "a disservice, really, to those afflicted with debilitating phobias."^[1]

References

1. News: Genzlinger. Neil. Snakes, Spiders and Pit Bulls, Oh My!. The New York Times. 20 October 2011. Neil Genzlinger. 10 December 2011.
2. News: Stein. Jeannine. 'My Extreme Animal Phobia' explores fears of creatures big and small. 10 December 2011. Los Angeles Times. 13 October 2011.
3. News: Winick. T.J.. Snakes, Spiders, Pit Bull Puppies, Oh My? 'My Extreme Animal Phobia' Examines Fears of Critters. 10 December 2011. 17 November 2011. Janik, Kinga. ABC.
4. Web site: International OCD Foundation | Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).
5. Web site: MY EXTREME ANIMAL PHOBIA: Episode Guide . Animal Planet. Discovery Communications, Inc. 13 November 2011.