Discovery Life Channel
United States
Discovery Life Channel focuses on nonfiction programming centered around health, medicine, and personal transformation. Its content often follows medical professionals in emergency rooms, operating rooms, and other high-stakes clinical settings across the United States. The channel also airs documentary-style series about unusual medical conditions, weight loss journeys, and family dynamics shaped by health challenges. Reality-based shows about childbirth, trauma care, and rehabilitation are common, with an emphasis on real people facing real-life situations rather than scripted drama.
Viewers can access Discovery Life Channel through most major cable and satellite providers in the United States. Select episodes and full series are available on demand through participating TV provider apps and digital platforms. The channel’s programming is listed in standard TV guide grids, with new episodes typically airing in prime-time slots. No live streaming or standalone subscription service is offered directly by the channel itself.
Schedule
00:00 - 01:00
Hoarding: Buried Alive
Tiny Monsters
Series, Reality, Documentary
Sherry's hoarding has broken up her marriage and now authorities threaten to take her children and condemn her home.
01:00 - 02:00
Family by the Ton
The Family Journey Begins
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
When Beverly has weight loss surgery, three cousins are inspired to begin their own weight loss.
02:00 - 03:00
Family by the Ton
Stepping on the Scale
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Stressed out Naomi struggles with her liquid diet and may reach her breaking point; Drew wants to have the weight loss surgery, but when he steps on a scale he's thrown off entirely; bed-bound Chitoka asks Dr. Procter for a house call.
03:00 - 04:00
Family by the Ton
One Step at a Time
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
After struggling with her liquid diet, Naomi learns if she is approved for surgery; Drew's new weigh-in leads him down a slippery path; family tragedy motivates Chitoka to try to become more mobile, starting by trying to leave her bedroom.
04:00 - 05:00
Family by the Ton
You Have to Fight for It
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Chitoka attempts to walk outside for the first time in years; Naomi finds some things remain the same post-surgery; Drew risks getting his surgery canceled entirely if he doesn't fight for it and lose weight.
05:00 - 06:00
Family by the Ton
Time is of the Essence
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
The family anxiously wait while Drew undergoes surgery; Chitoka surprises even the doctor when she pushes herself further than ever before; things take an unexpected turn when Naomi and her boyfriend go on their first dinner date after surgery.
06:00 - 07:00
Family by the Ton
Stepping on the Scale
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Stressed out Naomi struggles with her liquid diet and may reach her breaking point; Drew wants to have the weight loss surgery, but when he steps on a scale he's thrown off entirely; bed-bound Chitoka asks Dr. Procter for a house call.
07:00 - 08:00
Family by the Ton
One Step at a Time
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
After struggling with her liquid diet, Naomi learns if she is approved for surgery; Drew's new weigh-in leads him down a slippery path; family tragedy motivates Chitoka to try to become more mobile, starting by trying to leave her bedroom.
08:00 - 09:00
Family by the Ton
You Have to Fight for It
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Chitoka attempts to walk outside for the first time in years; Naomi finds some things remain the same post-surgery; Drew risks getting his surgery canceled entirely if he doesn't fight for it and lose weight.
09:00 - 10:00
Family by the Ton
Time is of the Essence
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
The family anxiously wait while Drew undergoes surgery; Chitoka surprises even the doctor when she pushes herself further than ever before; things take an unexpected turn when Naomi and her boyfriend go on their first dinner date after surgery.
10:00 - 11:00
Hoarding: Buried Alive
Tiny Monsters
Series, Reality, Documentary
Sherry's hoarding has broken up her marriage and now authorities threaten to take her children and condemn her home.
11:00 - 12:00
Family by the Ton
The Family Journey Begins
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
When Beverly has weight loss surgery, three cousins are inspired to begin their own weight loss.
12:00 - 14:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Paul's Journey
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Paul weighs in at 700 pounds, and his girlfriend struggles with how this limits their ability to live a normal life; he thinks their relationship won't survive if he moves to work with Dr. Now, but prioritizing his own health is the only option.
14:00 - 15:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Nikki's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Nikki finds her career as a costume designer threatened by immobility, so she undergoes gastric bypass and confronts the emotional causes for her eating.
15:00 - 16:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Ashley D.'s Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Ashley confronts medical setbacks and struggles to get past the trauma that ignited her eating disorder.
16:00 - 18:00
My 600-Lb. Life
David's Journey
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Growing up in foster care, David suffered from a lack of attention and didn't develop a sense of self-worth; now he's relying on his favorite foster mom to support him as he finds the motivation to change and save his own life.
18:00 - 20:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Michael's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Michael's massive body has left him dependent upon his family, and he must learn to control his anger issues around food, lose weight and address the root of his issues or risk losing everything.
20:00 - 22:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Tanisha's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Tanisha weighs around 600-lbs, and she's desperate to survive for her kids and avoid her mother's tragic fate of dying at age 50 from super obesity; now at 32, her future looks grim if she doesn't make a drastic change to save her life.
22:00 - 00:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Tracey's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Most of the extreme weight on Tracey's body resides in her shockingly misshapen legs, which are massive with severe lymphedema, and gastric surgery is her only chance of survival; Brenda and Melissa prepare for skin removal surgery.