It’s that time again! Obsessed premieres tonight on A&E and for all of you reality junkies…well, this will make you happy to know that being obsessed to reality TV is your only/biggest addiction.

Intense and highly personal, A&E’s true-life docuseries Obsessed examines the lives of everyday people imprisoned by unmanageable, repetitive behaviors and sometimes debilitating fear. Whether it is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, Hoarding or a variety of phobias, the unscripted series gives viewers a chance to see first-hand how an obsession can radically affect a person’s life.

The episode that I screened tells the story of a man who is obsessed with being clean, as he constantly feels contaminated and a women who is obsessed with over exercising and restrictive eating. Cindee, 35, with a husband and 5 children has worked out everyday for the last 15 years with no day off. Cindee had her first child when she herself was just a child.

The impact this had on her weight has effected the rest of her life, for the worst. A professional comes in to examine her, forces her to stop exercising to see Cindee’s reaction (enabling the pro to see how much progress is needed to resolve Cindee’s obsession), and then shifts Cindee’s priorities from the treadmill to her family. It doesn’t seem like any progress is made until Cindee is seen camping with her family (far away from the gym and her 2 home treadmills). But this is an hour long show following 2 people and the progress parts of these stories need some serious work.

The outline goes like this: Introduction, Back story, Examine Patient, 1 or 2 tests, Patient explains whether or not they are satisfied with their progress. There is no indication of the time span between the tests and perhaps the tests just do not seem tough enough. Or perhaps what is lacking is the psychological dissection of these patients. This show just does not seem as captivating as Hoarders and other A&E shows, but perhaps this premiere is just building up to the more engaging episodes.

As for Graham, his obsession has a lot to do with his past history with alcohol and drugs. So it is safe to say that he took “going clean” to the extreme, which led to his OCD. Graham can take up to 10 showers a day! But it’s not his actions at home that may scare you the most. It is the fact that he feels that anyone who has done bad things in their past (presumably involving drugs and alcohol) is foreign and contaminated. Though it is frustrating, because just as viewers think they are going to get a deeper understanding of this comment…we don’t.

Instead, viewers see Graham taken to a jail and a small water park, as he attempts to remain calm around all of the contamination. It’s really heartbreaking to watch Cindee and Graham struggling with their obsessions that they clearly do not enjoy having…but it is even more disappointing to see a less than satisfying conclusion to their stories. Perhaps there should be an Obsessed reunion show after the season has aired, so viewers can get a better look at everyone’s progress.

Obsessed premieres tonight at 10/9c on A&E.