The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now: News, Premiere Date, Cast, Trailer & Everything We Know

My 600-lb Life star Dr. Now moves to Lifetime with a new docuseries titled, The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now, which chronicles the stories of ten morbidly obese people who hope to change their lives. Dr. Now, whose full name is Dr. Younan Nowzaradan, is a renowned weight-loss surgeon, who’s helped many people to lose weight on TLC’s My 600-lb Life. The 80-year-old is known for his tell-it-like-it-is attitude towards his patients, but his unique brand of tough love works for many of them because he actually has a heart of gold and genuinely loves helping people.

In 2025, Dr. Now moves to Lifetime for The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now. The show features ten people who have a combined weight of more than 6,000 pounds. They’ve sought the help of Dr. Now, in order to qualify for bariatric surgery and change their lives. The show has a diary-format, which allows the patients to share their innermost thoughts on their journeys. Here’s what to know about The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now.

The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now News

Dr. Now Announced His New Show In December 2024

On December 10, 2024, in an Instagram post, Dr. Now announced that The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now will premiere on January 6 on Lifetime. He thanked his fans for watching his show and following him, and said that he was honored that they watch and enjoy it. Dr. Now then shared that The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now is about ten people who struggle with their weight, and need to lose a lot of weight. He said that fans will find the new show to be exciting and very interesting, and he promised that they’d enjoy it.

The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now Premiere Date

The Show Premieres In January 2025

The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now premieres on Monday, January 6, 2025, at 9 p.m. EST on Lifetime. Fans can also stream the show the next day. The docuseries contains 10 episodes. Each episode is two hours long.

The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now Cast

Dr. Now Will Help Ten Patients

According to a Lifetime press release (shared via The Futon Critic), The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now takes place at Dr. Now’s medical facility in Houston, Texas. There, he’ll treat ten morbidly obese patients in order to try to help them change and save their lives. Dr. Now will do this with the help of his team of specialists. According to Lifetime, Dr. Now is a pioneer in advanced bariatric and vascular surgery with over 40 years of experience in the field. He’s considered to be one of the most experienced and knowledgeable weight-loss physicians in the world.

Elaine Frontain Bryant, EVP & Head of Programming A&E, Lifetime, and LMN praised Dr. Now, stating, “Dr. Now has a proven ability to authentically engage with audiences by telling the extraordinary stories of his patients fighting to change their lives. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Now to Lifetime and know that our audience will connect with this inspiring series which reinforces our holistic commitment to first-rate unscripted programming.”

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Each episode features one person’s experience, sharing their inner thoughts, emotional and physical struggles, and their journey to regain control of their life. The Futon Critic revealed that the first four episodes will feature patients named Chelsey (episode 1), Lauren (episode 2), Trista (episode 3), and Caleb (episode 4), including first-hand diary footage of their experiences. Six more episodes focusing on specific patients will follow.

The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now Trailer

The Trailer Introduces The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now Cast

The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now trailer (shared via the Entertainment Tonight YouTube channel) begins with one of its cast members revealing all of the food that she eats, and saying, “I can’t believe I’m showing this. I’m doing what I do when I can’t cope.” Another states that she’s struggled with her weight her entire life, while someone else shares that she’s tired of being trapped in her body.

Then, one patient states, “I want my chance to live,” while another declares, “This starts today.” The trailer then reveals that the show will feature ten people, who are over 600 pounds each. It also announces Lifetime as the new home of Dr. Now. The trailer then shows some of the 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now patients meeting Dr. Now, who’s shown saying, “The scale doesn’t lie. If you want to live, you have to do your part.” He’s also heard telling a patient that he’s going to arrange for them to see a therapist and a nutritionist.

The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now trailer has an inspiring ending as it appears to show the cast members having success with Dr. Now’s program. In addition, a voiceover calls the series “a journey of transformation.” Dr. Now is shown telling one of his patients, “You’re doing great.” The trailer ends with a cast member saying, “After today, it will be like a new life.”

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After his many years of success on My 600-lb Life, it’s exciting that Dr. Now will now move to Lifetime for this original series, The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now. It’s certain to be an emotional journey of a show, and will hopefully result in inspiring achievements for the ten people who are featured in it. Dr. Now is a wonderful man, who has devoted his life to helping those in need to turn their lives around. The time for The 6000 LB Diaries With Dr. Now is now.