Switched at Birth: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Switched at Birth tells the story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a poor neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls.

Series details

• Title: Switched at Birth
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Premiere date: 2011-06-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-04-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Freeform
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 362

Cast and credited roles

• Katie Leclerc — Daphne Vasquez
• Vanessa Marano — Bay Kennish
• Constance Marie — Regina Vasquez
• Lea Thompson — Kathryn Kennish
• D.W. Moffett — John Kennish
• Lucas Grabeel — Toby Kennish
• Sean Berdy — Emmett Bledsoe
• Gilles Marini — Angelo Sorrento

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-06-06; final listed air date 2012-10-22; episode order: 30.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-01-07; final listed air date 2013-08-19; episode order: 21.
• Season 3: premiered 2014-01-13; final listed air date 2014-12-08; episode order: 22.
• Season 4: premiered 2015-01-06; final listed air date 2015-10-26; episode order: 20.
• Season 5: premiered 2017-01-31; final listed air date 2017-04-11; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Switched at Birth on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.