Paramedics is a medical-based television reality show that formerly ran on TLC from 1999 to 2001 and now runs stripped weeknights on Discovery Health Channel. A spin-off of , Paramedics follows the activities of teams of EMTs and paramedics around the U.S. in a number of large urban centers. The series was never as successful ratingswise in its original run on TLC as its parent show Trauma, but it has found a home on Discovery Health Channel, leading in on weeknights to Trauma as part of DHC's early evening lineup and following Trauma during late night programming.