Switched!

Last updated
Switched!
Genre Reality TV
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
Production
Running time22 minutes
Production company(s)Evolution Film & Tape
Charles Cook Productions
ABC Family Original Productions
Release
Original network ABC Family
Picture format 4:3
Original releaseMay 26, 2003 (2003-05-26) 
October 1, 2004 (2004-10-01)

Switched is an American TV series that ran from 2003 through 2004 in which two teenagers from different cities in the United States were given a chance to swap lives to see how the other one lived. Teens were able to experience the lives of others and experiment with new families and cultures, and one of the places we visited on the show was Cary, North Carolina. Teen celebrities often starred on the show, such as pop singer Skye Sweetnam, Jennifer Freeman from My Wife and Kids , Ashlie Brillault from Lizzie McGuire , Alisa Brillault, basketball star Candace Parker, Jamie Lynn Spears from Zoey 101 , and Kyle Sullivan from All That . [1]

United States Federal republic in North America

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City. Forty-eight states and the capital's federal district are contiguous in North America between Canada and Mexico. The State of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The State of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, stretching across nine official time zones. The extremely diverse geography, climate, and wildlife of the United States make it one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries.

Cary, North Carolina Place in North Carolina, United States

Cary is the seventh-largest municipality in North Carolina. Cary is predominantly in Wake County, with a small area in Chatham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the county's second-largest municipality, as well as the third-largest municipality in The Triangle of North Carolina after Raleigh and Durham.

Skye Sweetnam Canadian singer-songwriter

Skye Alexandra Sweetnam is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and music video director. She first entered the mainstream in 2003 with the release of her debut single "Billy S." More than a year later, her debut album, Noise from the Basement, was released along with the singles "Tangled Up in Me" and "Number One". Sweetnam is also known for her voice work in The Barbie Diaries. In 2006, she was nominated for a Juno Award for New Artist of the Year. Her second album, Sound Soldier, was released in 2007. Now known by the stage name Sever, she is currently the lead singer of the band Sumo Cyco.

An 8-episode spinoff called "Switched Up!", featuring adults instead of teens, aired in 2004. [2]

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References

  1. Episode: "Kyle and Danielle"
  2. "Switched Up! TV Show info at tv.com" . Retrieved 2007-09-06.