Discovery Life Channel
USA
Discovery Life Channel konzentriert sich auf nonfiktionale Programme rund um Gesundheit, Medizin und persönliche Veränderung. Die Inhalte begleiten häufig medizinisches Fachpersonal in Notaufnahmen, Operationssälen und anderen klinischen Hochrisikobereichen in den gesamten Vereinigten Staaten. Der Sender zeigt auch dokumentarische Serien über seltene medizinische Erkrankungen, Gewichtsverlust-Reisen und von gesundheitlichen Herausforderungen geprägte Familiendynamiken. Reality-basierte Sendungen über Geburten, Traumaversorgung und Rehabilitation sind üblich, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf echten Menschen in realen Lebenssituationen liegt, nicht auf inszenierten Dramen.
Zuschauer können den Discovery Life Channel über die meisten großen Kabel- und Satellitenanbieter in den Vereinigten Staaten empfangen. Ausgewählte Episoden und komplette Serien sind auf Abruf über teilnehmende TV-Anbieter-Apps und digitale Plattformen verfügbar. Das Programm des Senders wird in den üblichen TV-Programmführern aufgelistet, wobei neue Episoden typischerweise zur Hauptsendezeit ausgestrahlt werden. Der Sender selbst bietet keinen Live-Stream oder eigenständigen Abonnementdienst an.
Programm
00:00 - 02:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Cindy's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Cindy is resistant to change and spends years creating a world that makes her feel safe; when her friend notices Cindy's health declining rapidly due to her size, she pushes Cindy to move to Houston and see Dr. Now.
02:00 - 04:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Shannon's Journey
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Shannon's husband loves her the way she is, but that may not help because she's 700 pounds and bedridden; Dr. Now knows it's not easy to break a toxic cycle of overfeeding and enabling, but that's what needs to happen if Shannon wants to live.
04:00 - 06:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Irene's Journey
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Irene had to move back in with her son because her weight made it unbearable to live on her own. When Dr. Now can't get through to her, the only thing that might help her break the cycle is a once-in-a-lifetime turn of events.
06:00 - 08:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Shannon's Journey
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Shannon's husband loves her the way she is, but that may not help because she's 700 pounds and bedridden; Dr. Now knows it's not easy to break a toxic cycle of overfeeding and enabling, but that's what needs to happen if Shannon wants to live.
08:00 - 10:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Irene's Journey
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Irene had to move back in with her son because her weight made it unbearable to live on her own. When Dr. Now can't get through to her, the only thing that might help her break the cycle is a once-in-a-lifetime turn of events.
10:00 - 12:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Cindy's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Cindy is resistant to change and spends years creating a world that makes her feel safe; when her friend notices Cindy's health declining rapidly due to her size, she pushes Cindy to move to Houston and see Dr. Now.
12:00 - 12:30
Outrageous 911
Trapped Under a Buffalo Head
Series, Documentary
A trucker who thinks he saw Bigfoot; a man becomes trapped underneath a buffalo head.
12:30 - 13:00
Outrageous 911
Naked Truck Push
Series, Documentary
A man sees seven naked men pushing a truck and a girl gets stuck in a playground swing.
13:00 - 13:30
Outrageous 911
The Mean Lady Next Door
Series, Documentary
A woman who does not like how her false lashes look; a mean lady will not give the neighborhood children their ball back.
13:30 - 14:00
Outrageous 911
Asleep on the Toilet
Series, Documentary
A woman calls to report raw waffles; adults fighting over a parking spot, and more.
14:00 - 15:00
My Feet Are Killing Me
Amputation Situation
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Despite having the longest big toes Dr. Brad has ever seen, Anna hopes for the feet she's always wanted; Russell visits Dr. Ebonie with feet that look like hooves; Patty lost most of her foot in an extreme amputation, and she needs Dr. Sarah's help.
15:00 - 16:00
My Feet Are Killing Me
Corn Crazy
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Michael visits Dr. Sarah to see if she can help with his twisted toes. Robyn has corns on her feet and hopes Dr. Brad can cut them out so she'll be able to walk pain free once again. Richard sees Dr. Ebonie for issues related to his missing big toe.
16:00 - 17:00
My Feet Are Killing Me
Under the Mistletoes
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Dr. Schaeffer, Dr. Haller and Dr. Vincent deck the halls and hang the mistletoes while spreading holiday cheer and treating shocking new cases.
17:00 - 18:00
My Feet Are Killing Me
Macaroni Toenails
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
A woman with a 2-pound mass in her foot; a man with pasta-shaped toenails; a woman with heels like rocks has the doctors scratching their heads and holding their noses.
18:00 - 19:00
My Feet Are Killing Me
Melted Candle Wax Feet
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Cindy is desperate to have Dr. Brad fix her stumpy foot; Gregory has open wounds on both feet and hopes Dr. Ebonie can heal them; Glen's feet are split down the middle, and Dr. Brad is determined to find a solution to ease his pain.
19:00 - 20:00
Crack Addicts
A Tough Nut, the Case, Wise
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Chiropractor Dr. Colón treats Liana, a cane-bound woman suffering from involuntary tremors; Sarah's obsession with corsets causes her migraines; Amy, a little person, can no longer walk on her own; Brenda has uncontrollable gas.
20:00 - 21:00
Crack Addicts
A Cold One; The Books; Corn
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Dr. Colón helps a woman who cannot keep her joints in place; a new mother suffers from a tragic boat accident; a bodybuilding leukemia survivor; a constipated baby.
21:00 - 22:00
Crack Addicts
A Smile; The Whip; Jokes
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Dr. Colón faces more chiropractic challenges when she treats a woman with CMT who hopes to stand at her daughter's wedding, a big breasted woman with extreme neck pain, and the show's sound man, who was born with cerebral palsy and an uneven body.
22:00 - 23:00
Take My Tumor
The Woman Covered in Thousands of Tumors
Series, Documentary, Medical
Charmaine from Trinidad suffers from one of the most extreme cases of neurofibromatosis ever recorded; tumors cover every inch of her body and obstruct her ability to breathe and swallow; without surgery, these growing tumors threaten her life.
23:00 - 00:00
Take My Tumor
The Woman With a Tumor Half Her Height
Series, Documentary, Medical
Thirty-year-old Alexandra has a 20-pound, sagging tumor that starts at the back of her neck and now reaches below her waist; as the tumor on Claudia's backside continues to grow, so does the urgency for surgeons to remove it.