Switched at Birth is an American television drama series which premiered on ABC Family on June 6, 2011. [1] [2] Created by Lizzy Weiss, the series follows two teenage girls who learn that they were switched at birth. On August 17, 2012, ABC Family renewed Switched at Birth for a second season, [3] which premiered on January 7, 2013. [4] All of the episode titles take their names from pieces of artwork. On July 30, 2013, ABC Family renewed the series for a full 22-episode third season, which premiered in January 2014. The second half of season 3 premiered on June 16, 2014. On August 13, 2014, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on January 6, 2015. [5] ABC Family, which changed its name to Freeform in January 2016, announced on Wednesday October 21, 2015, that it had renewed the series for a fifth and final season. [6] [7] The fifth season began airing on January 31, 2017, and concluded on April 11, 2017.
During the course of the series, 103 episodes of Switched at Birth aired over five seasons.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "This Is Not a Pipe" | Steve Miner | Lizzy Weiss | June 6, 2011 | 3.30 [8] |
2 | 2 | "American Gothic" | Steve Miner | Lizzy Weiss | June 13, 2011 | 2.92 [9] |
3 | 3 | "Portrait of My Father" | Michael Schultz | Becky Hartman Edwards | June 20, 2011 | 2.77 [10] |
4 | 4 | "Dance Amongst Daggers" | Steve Miner | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | June 27, 2011 | 2.80 [11] |
5 | 5 | "Dogs Playing Poker" | Bethany Rooney | Joy Gregory | July 4, 2011 | 1.68 [12] |
6 | 6 | "The Persistence of Memory" | James L. Conway | Henry Robles | July 11, 2011 | 2.63 [13] |
7 | 7 | "The Stag Hunt" | Michael Lange | Sean Reycraft | July 18, 2011 | 2.69 [14] |
8 | 8 | "Pandora's Box" | Elodie Keene | Becky Hartman Edwards & Lizzy Weiss | July 25, 2011 | 3.14 [15] |
9 | 9 | "Paradise Lost" | Ron Lagomarsino | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | August 1, 2011 | 2.79 [16] |
10 | 10 | "The Homecoming" | David Paymer | Lizzy Weiss | August 8, 2011 | 2.84 [17] |
11 | 11 | "Starry Night" | Steve Miner | Lizzy Weiss | January 3, 2012 | 2.74 [18] |
12 | 12 | "The Tempest" | Mel Damski | Anne Kenney | January 10, 2012 | 2.07 [19] |
13 | 13 | "Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear" | Steve Miner | Becky Hartman Edwards | January 17, 2012 | 1.99 [20] |
14 | 14 | "Les Soeurs d'Estrées" | Arlene Sanford | Joy Gregory | January 24, 2012 | 1.90 [21] |
15 | 15 | "Expulsion From the Garden of Eden" | Steve Miner | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | January 31, 2012 | 1.93 [22] |
16 | 16 | "Las Dos Fridas" | Chris Grismer | Henry Robles | February 7, 2012 | 1.82 [23] |
17 | 17 | "Protect Me From What I Want" | David Paymer | Becky Hartman Edwards & Lizzy Weiss | February 14, 2012 | 1.46 [24] |
18 | 18 | "The Art of Painting" | Norman Buckley | Joy Gregory & Anne Kenney | February 21, 2012 | 1.79 [25] |
19 | 19 | "Write a Lonely Soldier" | Bethany Rooney | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | February 28, 2012 | 1.51 [26] |
20 | 20 | "Game On" | Ron Lagomarsino | Becky Hartman Edwards & Lizzy Weiss | March 6, 2012 | 1.48 [27] |
21 | 21 | "The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters" | Elodie Keene | Joy Gregory & Henry Robles | March 13, 2012 | 1.70 [28] |
22 | 22 | "Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time" | Michael Lange | Lizzy Weiss | March 20, 2012 | 1.71 [29] |
23 | 23 | "This Is the Color of My Dreams" | Steve Miner | Lizzy Weiss | September 3, 2012 | 2.25 [30] |
24 | 24 | "The Intruder" | Patrick Norris | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | September 10, 2012 | 1.67 [31] |
25 | 25 | "The Shock of Being Seen" | Steve Miner | Joy Gregory & Becky Hartman Edwards | September 17, 2012 | 1.58 [32] |
26 | 26 | "Tree of Forgiveness" | David Paymer | Ariel Rubin & Michael V. Ross | September 24, 2012 | 1.41 [33] |
27 | 27 | "The Declaration of Independence" | Steve Miner | Anne Kenney | October 1, 2012 | 1.44 [34] |
28 | 28 | "We Are the Kraken of Our Own Sinking Ships" | Ron Lagomarsino | Henry Robles | October 8, 2012 | 1.56 [35] |
29 | 29 | "The Trial" | Bethany Rooney | Joy Gregory & Becky Hartman Edwards | October 15, 2012 | 1.45 [36] |
30 | 30 | "Street Noises Invade the House" | Steve Miner | Lizzy Weiss | October 22, 2012 | 1.78 [37] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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31 | 1 | "The Door to Freedom" | Steve Miner | Lizzy Weiss | January 7, 2013 | 1.70 [38] |
32 | 2 | "The Awakening Conscience" | Fred Gerber | Joy Gregory & Bekah Brunstetter | January 14, 2013 | 1.65 [39] |
33 | 3 | "Duel of Two Women" | John Behring | Anne Kenney | January 21, 2013 | 1.74 [40] |
34 | 4 | "Dressing for the Charade" | Melanie Mayron | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | January 28, 2013 | 1.76 [41] |
35 | 5 | "The Acquired Inability to Escape" | Zetna Fuentes | Joy Gregory & Henry Robles | February 4, 2013 | 1.79 [42] |
36 | 6 | "Human/Need/Desire" | Norman Buckley | Lizzy Weiss & Bekah Brunstetter | February 11, 2013 | 1.65 [43] |
37 | 7 | "Drive in the Knife" | Steve Miner | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | February 18, 2013 | 1.52 [44] |
38 | 8 | "Tight Rope Walker" | Joanna Kerns | Anne Kenney & Henry Robles | February 25, 2013 | 1.69 [45] |
39 | 9 | "Uprising" | Steve Miner | Lizzy Weiss | March 4, 2013 | 1.63 [46] |
40 | 10 | "Introducing the Miracle" | Ron Lagomarsino | Becky Hartman Edwards & Lizzy Weiss | March 11, 2013 | 1.75 [47] |
41 | 11 | "Mother and Child Divided" | Ron Lagomarsino | Lizzy Weiss | June 10, 2013 | 1.66 [48] |
42 | 12 | "Distorted House" | Fred Gerber | Joy Gregory & Henry Robles | June 17, 2013 | 1.62 [49] |
43 | 13 | "The Good Samaritan" | Zetna Fuentes | Becky Hartman Edwards & Bekah Brunstetter | June 24, 2013 | 1.76 [50] |
44 | 14 | "He Did What He Wanted" | Steve Miner | Lizzy Weiss & Michael Ross | July 1, 2013 | 1.61 [51] |
45 | 15 | "Ecce Mono" | David Paymer | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | July 8, 2013 | 2.02 [52] |
46 | 16 | "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living" | Melanie Mayron | Darla Lansu | July 15, 2013 | 1.75 [53] |
47 | 17 | "Prudence, Avarice, Lust, Justice, Anger" | Lea Thompson | Terrence Coli & Becky Hartman Edwards | July 22, 2013 | 1.76 [54] |
48 | 18 | "As the Shadows Deepen" | Wendey Stanzler | Joy Gregory & Henry Robles | July 29, 2013 | 1.76 [55] |
49 | 19 | "What Goes Up Must Come Down" | Joanna Kerns | Bekah Brunstetter & Lizzy Weiss | August 5, 2013 | 1.68 [56] |
50 | 20 | "The Merrymakers" | Zetna Fuentes | James Stoteraux & Chad Fiveash | August 12, 2013 | 1.60 [57] |
51 | 21 | "Departure of Summer" | Steve Miner | Becky Hartman Edwards & Lizzy Weiss | August 19, 2013 | 1.96 [58] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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52 | 1 | "Drowning Girl" | Jim Hayman | Lizzy Weiss | January 13, 2014 | 1.76 [59] |
53 | 2 | "Your Body Is a Battleground" | Lea Thompson | James Stoteraux & Chad Fiveash | January 20, 2014 | 1.56 [60] |
54 | 3 | "Fountain" | Allan Arkush | Joy Gregory & Terrence Coli | January 27, 2014 | 1.55 [61] |
55 | 4 | "It Hurts to Wait With Love if Love Is Somewhere Else" | Melanie Mayron | Linda Gase & Henry Robles | February 3, 2014 | 1.62 [62] |
56 | 5 | "Have You Really the Courage?" | Zetna Fuentes | Bekah Brunstetter | February 10, 2014 | 1.70 [63] |
57 | 6 | "The Scream" | Jonathan Frakes | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | February 17, 2014 | 1.70 [64] |
58 | 7 | "Memory Is Your Image of Perfection" | Lee Rose | Terrence Coli | February 24, 2014 | 1.63 [65] |
59 | 8 | "Dance Me to the End of Love" | Millicent Shelton | Michael V. Ross & Lizzy Weiss | March 3, 2014 | 1.61 [66] |
60 | 9 | "The Past (Forgotten-Swallowed)" | Fred Gerber | Joy Gregory | March 10, 2014 | 1.39 [67] |
61 | 10 | "The Ambush" | Allan Arkush | Henry Robles & Bekah Brunstetter | March 17, 2014 | 1.18 [68] |
62 | 11 | "Love Seduces Innocence, Pleasure Entraps, and Remorse Follows" | Steve Miner | Linda Gase & Lizzy Weiss | March 24, 2014 | 1.30 [69] |
63 | 12 | "Love Among the Ruins" | Norman Buckley | Lizzy Weiss | June 16, 2014 | 1.17 [70] |
64 | 13 | "Like a Snowball Down a Mountain" | Melanie Mayron | James Patrick Stoteraux & Chad Fiveash | June 23, 2014 | 1.41 [71] |
65 | 14 | "Oh, Future!" | Zetna Fuentes | Henry Robles | June 30, 2014 | 1.15 [72] |
66 | 15 | "And We Bring the Light" | James Hayman | Joy Gregory & Alexander Georgakis | July 7, 2014 | 1.33 [73] |
67 | 16 | "The Image Disappears" | Wendey Stanzler | Terrence Coli & Linda Gase | July 14, 2014 | 1.56 [74] |
68 | 17 | "Girl With Death Mask (She Plays Alone)" | Joanna Kerns | Bekah Brunstetter & Lizzy Weiss | July 21, 2014 | 1.36 [75] |
69 | 18 | "It Isn't What You Think" | Ron Lagomarsino | J.R. Phillips & Henry Robles | July 28, 2014 | 1.13 [76] |
70 | 19 | "You Will Not Escape" | Michael Lange | Joy Gregory | August 4, 2014 | 1.29 [77] |
71 | 20 | "Girl on the Cliff" | D. W. Moffett | Linda Gase | August 11, 2014 | 1.06 [78] |
72 | 21 | "And Life Begins Right Away" | Melanie Mayron | Lizzy Weiss & William H. Brown | August 18, 2014 | 1.29 [79] |
73 | 22 | "Yuletide Fortune Tellers" | Michael Grossman | Terrence Coli & Lizzy Weiss | December 8, 2014 | 1.40 [80] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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74 | 1 | "And It Cannot Be Changed" | Steve Miner | Lizzy Weiss | January 6, 2015 | 1.29 [81] |
75 | 2 | "Bracing the Waves" | Michael Lange | Henry Robles | January 13, 2015 | 1.15 [82] |
76 | 3 | "I Lock the Door Upon Myself" | Glenn L. Steelman | William H. Brown & Terrence Coli | January 20, 2015 | 1.21 [83] |
77 | 4 | "We Were So Close That Nothing Used to Stand Between Us" | Allan Arkush | Linda Gase & Bekah Brunstetter | January 27, 2015 | 1.30 [84] |
78 | 5 | "At the First Clear Word" | Melanie Mayron | Lizzy Weiss & Joy Gregory | February 3, 2015 | 1.24 [85] |
79 | 6 | "Black and Gray" | Ron Lagomarsino | Henry Robles & Darla Lansu | February 10, 2015 | 1.34 [86] |
80 | 7 | "Fog and Storm and Rain" | Lea Thompson | William H. Brown | February 17, 2015 | 1.25 [87] |
81 | 8 | "Art Like Love Is Dedication" | Jonathan Frakes | Linda Gase | February 24, 2015 | 0.95 [88] |
82 | 9 | "The Player's Choice" | David Paymer | Terrence Coli | March 3, 2015 | 0.96 [89] |
83 | 10 | "There Is My Heart" | Norman Buckley | Lizzy Weiss & Bekah Brunstetter | March 10, 2015 | 1.06 [90] |
84 | 11 | "To Repel Ghosts" | Millicent Shelton | Lizzy Weiss | August 24, 2015 | 0.98 [91] |
85 | 12 | "How Does a Girl Like You Get to Be a Girl Like You" | Zetna Fuentes | Bekah Brunstetter | August 31, 2015 | 0.87 [92] |
86 | 13 | "Between Hope and Fear" | David Paymer | Lizzy Weiss & Dayna Lynne North | September 7, 2015 | 0.99 [93] |
87 | 14 | "We Mourn, We Weep, We Love Again" | Ron Lagomarsino | Henry Robles & Alexander Georgakis | September 14, 2015 | 1.00 [94] |
88 | 15 | "Instead of Damning the Darkness, It's Better to Light a Little Lantern" | Michael Lange | Linda Gase & Lizzy Weiss | September 21, 2015 | 0.70 [95] |
89 | 16 | "Borrowing Your Enemy's Arrows" | D. W. Moffett | William H. Brown | September 28, 2015 | 0.76 [96] |
90 | 17 | "To the Victor Belong the Spoils" | Jay Karas | T.J. Brady and Rasheed Newson | October 5, 2015 | 0.79 [97] |
91 | 18 | "The Accommodations of Desire" | Michael Grossman | Henry Robles & Dayna Lynne North | October 12, 2015 | 0.75 [98] |
92 | 19 | "A Mad Tea Party" | Carlos Gonzalez | Linda Gase | October 19, 2015 | 0.95 [99] |
93 | 20 | "And Always Searching for Beauty" | Melanie Mayron | Lizzy Weiss & Bekah Brunstetter | October 26, 2015 | 0.83 [100] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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94 | 1 | "The Call" | Allan Arkush | Lizzy Weiss | January 31, 2017 | 0.60 [101] |
95 | 2 | "This Has to Do with Me" | D. W. Moffett | William H. Brown & Liz Sczudlo | February 7, 2017 | 0.54 [102] |
96 | 3 | "Surprise" | Stephen Tolkin | Terrence Coli & Colin Waite | February 14, 2017 | 0.52 [103] |
97 | 4 | "Relation of Lines and Colors" | Carlos González | Linda Gase & J.R. Phillips | February 21, 2017 | 0.52 [104] |
98 | 5 | "Occupy Truth" | Jeff Byrd | Talicia Raggs & Lizzy Weiss | February 28, 2017 | 0.51 [105] |
99 | 6 | "Four Ages in Life" | Janice Cooke | Terrence Coli & Lenn K. Rosenfeld | March 7, 2017 | 0.44 [106] |
100 | 7 | "Memory (The Heart)" | Lea Thompson | Linda Gase | March 21, 2017 | 0.50 [107] |
101 | 8 | "Left in Charge" | Dawn Wilkinson | Liz Sczudlo | March 28, 2017 | 0.47 [108] |
102 | 9 | "The Wolf Is Waiting" | Jill D'Agnenica | Terrence Coli & William H. Brown | April 4, 2017 | 0.43 [109] |
103 | 10 | "Long Live Love" | Steve Miner | Lizzy Weiss & Linda Gase | April 11, 2017 | 0.49 [110] |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||
1 | 3.30 | 2.92 | 2.77 | 2.80 | 1.68 | 2.63 | 2.69 | 3.14 | 2.79 | 2.84 | 2.74 | 2.07 | 1.99 | 1.90 | 1.93 | 1.82 | 1.46 | 1.79 | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 2.25 | 1.67 | 1.58 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.56 | 1.45 | 1.78 | 2.08 | |
2 | 1.70 | 1.65 | 1.74 | 1.76 | 1.79 | 1.65 | 1.52 | 1.69 | 1.63 | 1.75 | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.76 | 1.61 | 2.02 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.68 | 1.60 | 1.96 | – | 1.72 | |||||||||
3 | 1.76 | 1.56 | 1.55 | 1.62 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.39 | 1.18 | 1.30 | 1.17 | 1.41 | 1.15 | 1.33 | 1.56 | 1.36 | 1.13 | 1.29 | 1.06 | 1.29 | 1.40 | – | 1.42 | ||||||||
4 | 1.29 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 1.30 | 1.24 | 1.34 | 1.25 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 0.98 | 0.87 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.95 | 0.83 | – | 1.01 | ||||||||||
5 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.49 | – | 0.50 |
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