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 - 02:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Kirsten's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Kirsten is close to losing all her mobility, and while she's trying to control of her obesity, she's also in danger of losing her troubled son.
02:00 - 04:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Charles' Journey
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Charles replaces one addiction with another when he quits doing hard drugs; his BMI is over 100, and he can't stop eating; he needs Dr. Now's help, but with his brother doing everything for him, is he too comfortable to make the trek to Houston?
04:00 - 06:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Rose's Journey
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
At age 58, Rose had almost given up and eaten herself to death, but it turned out her family needed her too much for her to go; now she has more than 400 pounds to lose if she wants to get healthy for them, and she's determined to do it.
06:00 - 08:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Charles' Journey
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Charles replaces one addiction with another when he quits doing hard drugs; his BMI is over 100, and he can't stop eating; he needs Dr. Now's help, but with his brother doing everything for him, is he too comfortable to make the trek to Houston?
08:00 - 10:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Rose's Journey
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
At age 58, Rose had almost given up and eaten herself to death, but it turned out her family needed her too much for her to go; now she has more than 400 pounds to lose if she wants to get healthy for them, and she's determined to do it.
10:00 - 12:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Kirsten's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Kirsten is close to losing all her mobility, and while she's trying to control of her obesity, she's also in danger of losing her troubled son.
12:00 - 13:00
Awake Surgery
Derrick Bares His Man Boobs
Series, Documentary, Medical
Dr. Meegan Gruber specializes in performing surgery while patients are completely awake; Derrick orders lunch while getting his "man boobs" removed; Genny has a request to get rid of both of her chins; Megan needs surgery to fix her "ball sack arms.".
13:00 - 14:00
Awake Surgery
Jason's Pain in the Butt
Series, Documentary, Medical
Dr. Meegan Gruber faces the most daunting awake surgery of her career: removing a giant hanging stomach; Jason looks for a butt lift to help him scandalize all of Kentucky; a patient calls her psychic mid-surgery.
14:00 - 15:00
Awake Surgery
Rubi Gets a Lot Less Hip
Series, Documentary, Medical
Mother of eight Rubi stuns Dr. Meegan Gruber when she arrives with a hip condition unlike anything the doctor has ever seen; Ashley asks to have her bat wings clipped; Jim seeks a solution for a giant neck that's swallowing his jawline.
15:00 - 16:00
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.
16:00 - 17:00
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.
17:00 - 18:00
Take My Tumor
The Man With the Hanging Face Tumor
Series, Documentary, Medical
Despite his family's pleas, Marlow explores a high-risk surgery to remove a facial tumor; Amy has let the tumor on her back grow for more than 17 years; after finally making the decision to remove it, she learns that now it might be too late.
18:00 - 19:00
Take My Tumor
The Man With the Talking Neck Tumor
Series, Documentary, Medical
A massive tumor on Tim's neck continues to grow at an alarming rate, but doctors fear that removing it could leave him paralyzed.
19:00 - 20:00
Take My Tumor
The Woman With a Tumor for a Stomach
Series, Documentary, Medical
The bulbous tumor growing from Jennifer's stomach threatens her relationship with her long-time boyfriend; fifteen-year-old Marcelo travels from Angola to Los Angeles to have a massive neck tumor removed, but the operation may be too risky.
20:00 - 21:00
Diagnose Me
Possessed By Demons
Series, Medical
A successful businesswoman suddenly seems to become possessed by demons; a young college student battles monstrous pain when she grows fingernails out of her hair follicles.
21:00 - 22:00
Diagnose Me
Too Loud to Live
Series, Medical
A mother becomes a recluse when every sound becomes deafeningly loud; a man's career is in jeopardy when he gets drunk without touching a drop of alcohol.
22:00 - 23:00
Diagnose Me
All in Her Head?
Series, Medical
A dad is accused of child abuse when doctors discover his baby has broken bones; a vibrant teenage girl is unable to eat and is wasting away before her mother's eyes.
23:00 - 00:00
Diagnose Me
Hungry to Death
Series, Medical
A woman has seizures whenever she hears her favorite pop tunes; a young athlete loses all his body fat and almost starves to death.