Switched At Birth: Fifth and Final Season Premiere Gets New Date from Freeform

Switched At Birth TV series on Freeform: season five premieres January 31st. (Freeform/Todd Wawrychuk)

Are you ready to say goodbye to the Kennish-Vasquez clan? Freeform has announced the fifth and final season of its Switched At Birth TV show will premiere Tuesday, January 31, 2016 at 9:00pm EST, after the season 4B premiere of The Fosters. Originally, season five of Switched At Birth was slated to premiere on January 24th.

A family drama featuring blended families and deaf culture, Switched At Birth stars Katie Leclerc, Vanessa Marano, Constance Marie, D.W. Moffett, Lea Thompson, and Lucas Grabeel. Guest stars Sean Berdy and Marlee Matlin are returning for Switched At Birth, season five, which will address campus race relations.

Get the scoop from this Freeform multi-show press release.

Freeform to Premiere New Seasons of Award-Winning Drama Series ‘The Fosters’ and ‘Switched at Birth’ on January 31, 2017

FREEFORM TO Premiere NEW SEASONS OF AWARD-WINNING DRAMA SERIES ‘The Fosters’ and ‘Switched at Birth’ ON January 31, 2017

These Series Join Previously Announced January Premieres for
Fan Favorite ‘Shadowhunters’ and New Sci-Fi Series ‘Beyond’

Freeform today announced its winter premiere dates for “The Fosters” and “Switched at Birth.”  These series join previously announced January premieres for “Shadowhunters” and “Beyond.”

The critically acclaimed family drama, “The Fosters,” returns with new episodes on TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 at 8:00 p.m. EST. As the fourth season of “The Fosters” continues, the show picks up from the summer cliffhanger finale that left several family members in peril. The series stars Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Hayden Byerly, Noah Centineo, David Lambert, Maia Mitchell, Danny Nucci and Cierra Ramirez.

The fifth and final season of “Switched at Birth,” premieres on TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 at 9:00 p.m. EST. The Peabody Award-winning family drama explores blended families and deaf culture, with an array of deaf and hard-of-hearing actors, and includes scenes shot entirely in American Sign Language (ASL). A groundbreaking all-ASL episode aired in March 2013. The final season will include the topical issue of campus race relations — culminating with an episode told from the perspective of several African-American characters — and the milestone 100th episode of the series. “Switched at Birth” stars Katie Leclerc, Vanessa Marano, Constance Marie, D.W. Moffett, Lea Thompson and Lucas Grabeel with guest stars Sean Berdy and Marlee Matlin.

SUMMARY OF FREEFORM’S WINTER SCHEDULE:

Monday, January 2, 2017, 8:00 – 9:00 P.M. EST – Season two premiere of “Shadowhunters”

Monday, January 2, 2017, 9:00 – 11:00 P.M. EST – Special two-hour series premiere of “Beyond”

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, 8:00 – 9:00 P.M. EST – Winter premiere of “The Fosters”

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, 9:00 – 10:00 P.M. EST – Season five premiere of “Switched at Birth”

 

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What do you think? Are you a fan of the Switched At Birth TV series? Do you plan to watch the fifth and final season on Freeform?