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
About Face
A Tumor Invader
Series, Documentary, Reality
Dr. Panossian and Dr. Rovelo join forces to remove a tumor that has wrapped around a man's head; a woman hopes Dr. Rovelo can remove her mouthy birthmark.
01:00 - 02:00
About Face
A Real Life Picasso
Series, Documentary, Reality
Dr. Roostaeian and Dr. Panossian encounter one of the challenging cases of their career when they meet a young man with two faces; Dr. Rovelo treats one of the first monkeypox cases in Los Angeles.
02:00 - 03:00
Stuck
Vibrator in the Rectum
Series, Reality, Medical
Brittany lands in the ER after losing a sex toy in her rectum; Buddy sees Dr. Carothers when he gets a bug in his ear; a pre-teen is brought in to see Dr. Mellick after getting impaled by a massive splinter; Zion has an earring stuck in his ear.
03:00 - 04:00
Stuck
A Hairy, Toothy Teratoma
Series, Reality, Medical
A pregnant Kayla is rushed to the ER for abdominal pain, but Dr. Crawford finds something; an entire bike brake is embedded in Jasmine's thigh; Mary has a fingernail stuck in her ear; Destiny's mouth smells like decaying flesh.
04:00 - 05:00
Stuck
Stiletto in the Eye
Series, Reality, Medical
Doctor Crawford needs to remove a barbed nail embedded deeply in the forearm of a patient; Doctor Mellick must meticulously extract an unexpected item from an eye.
05:00 - 06:00
Dr. Pimple Popper
The World's Largest Lump
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Ronen's mysterious lump above his knee is one of the largest Dr. Lee has ever seen; Amber suffers from a debilitating skin disease that no one understands; Sandy has a neck lump she calls Tommy; Kristy's eyelid cyst is ruining her life.
06:00 - 07:00
Stuck
Vibrator in the Rectum
Series, Reality, Medical
Brittany lands in the ER after losing a sex toy in her rectum; Buddy sees Dr. Carothers when he gets a bug in his ear; a pre-teen is brought in to see Dr. Mellick after getting impaled by a massive splinter; Zion has an earring stuck in his ear.
07:00 - 08:00
Stuck
A Hairy, Toothy Teratoma
Series, Reality, Medical
A pregnant Kayla is rushed to the ER for abdominal pain, but Dr. Crawford finds something; an entire bike brake is embedded in Jasmine's thigh; Mary has a fingernail stuck in her ear; Destiny's mouth smells like decaying flesh.
08:00 - 09:00
Stuck
Stiletto in the Eye
Series, Reality, Medical
Doctor Crawford needs to remove a barbed nail embedded deeply in the forearm of a patient; Doctor Mellick must meticulously extract an unexpected item from an eye.
09:00 - 10:00
Dr. Pimple Popper
The World's Largest Lump
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Ronen's mysterious lump above his knee is one of the largest Dr. Lee has ever seen; Amber suffers from a debilitating skin disease that no one understands; Sandy has a neck lump she calls Tommy; Kristy's eyelid cyst is ruining her life.
10:00 - 11:00
About Face
A Tumor Invader
Series, Documentary, Reality
Dr. Panossian and Dr. Rovelo join forces to remove a tumor that has wrapped around a man's head; a woman hopes Dr. Rovelo can remove her mouthy birthmark.
11:00 - 12:00
About Face
A Real Life Picasso
Series, Documentary, Reality
Dr. Roostaeian and Dr. Panossian encounter one of the challenging cases of their career when they meet a young man with two faces; Dr. Rovelo treats one of the first monkeypox cases in Los Angeles.
12:00 - 14:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Brandi and Kandi's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Twins Kandi and Brandi have a combined weight of over 1,100 pounds and fear losing each other to obesity, so they decide to make a change together.
14:00 - 15:00
My 600-Lb. Life
June's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
June copes with the tragic death of her son by eating, and must confront the emotional issues driving her food compulsion after gastric bypass surgery.
15:00 - 16:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Gideon's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
At 650 pounds, Gideon's weight prohibits him from working, making him completely dependent on his exhausted wife.
16:00 - 18:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Steven & Justin's Story, Part 2
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
After a year on a weight loss program, Steven remains completely non-compliant and Justin focuses on a new career instead of his diet, but time is quickly running out for surgery.
18:00 - 20:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Rena & Lee's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
After meeting and falling in love at a bariatric rehab center, Lee and Rena are battling health and anger issues while taking a desperate, second attempt to save their relationship and their lives.
20:00 - 22:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Janine's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
A woman whose extreme obesity has left her nearly immobile must overcome both her physical and emotional pain if she is ever to live a normal life again.
22:00 - 00:00
My 600-Lb. Life
Alicia's Story
Series, Reality, Documentary, Medical
Alicia, all smiles and laughter on the outside, secretly fears that her food addiction will kill her before she can marry her long-time love or watch her nieces grow up.