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Switched at Birth (TV series)
2011 American teen and family drama television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Switched at Birth is an American teen and family drama television series that premiered on ABC Family on June 6, 2011.[1] The one-hour scripted drama is set in the Kansas City metropolitan area, and revolves around two teenagers who were switched at birth and grew up in very different environments: one in an affluent suburb, and the other in a working-class neighborhood. According to ABC Family, it is "the first mainstream television series to have multiple deaf and hard-of-hearing series regulars and scenes shot entirely in American Sign Language (ASL)".[2]
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Genre | Family drama |
Created by | Lizzy Weiss |
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Theme music composer | John Swihart |
Composer | John Swihart |
Country of origin | United States |
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No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 103 (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 45 minutes |
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Network | Freeform |
Release | June 6, 2011 (2011-06-06) – April 11, 2017 (2017-04-11) |
The show's debut was ABC Family's highest-rated series debut to date.[3] The series won an honorary Peabody Award in 2013, and on July 30, ABC Family ordered a third season which premiered on January 13, 2014.[4] On August 13, 2014, ABC Family renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on January 6, 2015.[5][6]
On October 21, 2015, ABC Family (later rebranded as Freeform) confirmed the series had been renewed for its fifth season,[7] which was later confirmed to be the final season.[8] On March 19, 2016, it was announced that the fifth season was bumped from a March 2016 to a January 2017 premiere date.[9] In October 2016, the network announced that the final season would premiere on January 31, 2017.[10]