My 600-Lb. Life: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

TLC follows medical journeys of morbidly obese people as they attempt to save their own lives. The featured individuals -- each weighing more than 600 pounds -- confront lifelong emotional and physical struggles as they make the courageous decision to undergo high-risk gastric bypass surgery. In addition to drastically changing their appearances, they hope to reclaim their independence, mend relationships with friends and family, and renew their feelings of self-worth.

Series details

• Title: My 600-Lb. Life
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Medical
• Premiere date: 2012-02-01
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: TLC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 107 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 1351

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-02-01; final listed air date 2012-02-22; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-01-07; final listed air date 2014-02-25; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2015-02-04; final listed air date 2015-04-08; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2016-01-06; final listed air date 2016-03-23; episode order: 20.
• Season 5: premiered 2017-01-04; final listed air date 2017-04-05; episode order: 22.
• Season 6: premiered 2018-01-10; final listed air date 2018-05-09; episode order: 28.
• Season 7: premiered 2019-01-02; final listed air date 2019-05-15.
• Season 8: premiered 2020-01-01; final listed air date 2020-04-15.
• Season 9: premiered 2020-12-30; final listed air date 2021-03-24.
• Season 10: premiered 2021-11-03; final listed air date 2022-02-09; episode order: 15.
• Season 11: premiered 2023-02-01; final listed air date 2023-03-22.
• Season 12: premiered 2024-03-06; final listed air date 2024-04-17; episode order: 7.
• Season 13: premiered 2025-01-01; final listed air date 2025-02-12.

Source and licence

Adapted from My 600-Lb. Life on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.