Show Description:

Intervention is an American television reality show appearing on A&E in the US on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. EST. Each program follows participants, each of whom suffers from an addiction and believe that they are being filmed for a documentary on addictions. Their addictions are actually being documented in anticipation of an intervention by family and/or friends. Each participant has a choice: go into rehabilitation immediately, or risk losing all contact with the loved ones who instigated the intervention. Often, other tactics are used to persuade the addicted person into treatment, which vary depending on the situation. The producers usually follow up months later to monitor the addicted person's progress and film it for "follow up" episodes. Although programs such as Intervention often preach certain moral or lifestyle views, A&E's Intervention tends to refrain from editorializing. The show relies on its raw, intimate footage to tell its story, and it leaves ultimate interpretation to the viewer.