The ratings for Switched at Birth continued to fall last season but ABC Family renewed it anyway, likely in part to give them enough episodes for a syndication package. Could the ratings improve this time around? Cancelled or renewed for a fifth season? Stay tuned.
Switched at Birth follows the lives of two teenage girls after it’s discovered that they ended up with the others’ families as babies at the hospital. The cast includes Vanessa Marano, Katie Leclerc, Lea Thompson, Constance Marie, Sean Berdy, D.W. Moffett, Lucas Grabeel, and Giles Marini.
Below are the show’s TV ratings, typically the best way to tell if this new TV series will be cancelled or renewed. These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so you can track how it’s doing.
10/21 update: ABC Family has renewed Switched at Birth for a fifth season. Details here.
Final season averages: 0.43 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.02 million total viewers.
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For comparisons: Season three of Switched at Birth averaged a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.42 million total viewers.
What do you think? Do you like Switched at Birth TV series? Do you think that it should be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season?
Please don’t cancel! One of my favorite shows and the only series I watch from ABC family.
Switched at Birth is my favorite TV show of all time! I look forward all week to watch, and I would be completely devasted if it was canceled. I love the characters, the storylines, how unique it is, and how it shows deaf culture from it. Please do not cancel it!! I have learned so much and love this show too much!!!
My daughters first introduced me to this show. This is a great family show. It deals with so many of the issues that teens/college students deal with, and very sensitively and thoughtfully. This show also has taught us so much about the deaf community. We are learning sign language through the show and one of my daughters wants to take college classes in ASL. This show also handles issues of minority culture, class, gender, sexuality and does so thoughtfully and sensitively. I am so impressed with this show. I sure hope they keep this show on for a long time… Read more »
Exactly! All those shallow shows get to be shown for at least 8 seasons but this show only got 5 (and only 10 episodes this 5th season)?! This show has some of the most intelligent and socially relevant stories in TV history. It educates “normal” viewers on the struggles of people with disabilities or the minorities.
Please do not cancel it. Deaf community need to be heard and understood by this kind of programs.
This is a refreshing different show that is needed today because it addresses family issues. It also deals with deaf culture and it can be a teaching tool for the hearing who don’t know much about our deaf population. Please keep it going, we need more quality shows, enough of the cop / action series out there. Possibly, the media needs to get on board and start supporting more shows like this one!
I think it should be renewed. Since watching the show, my family has started learning Sign language. it’s very refreshing compared to many of the tv series that is on TV
You will be amazed what I am doing I am cleaning up abc family network messes around here I am upset because tom aschiem is knocking down the chasing life raitings and I have to be the one to clean up the chasing life raitings
I am exhausted and tIred and all stressed out and I need help
Please don’t cancel… this is great exposure for the Deaf Community and teen/college issues…great for guided discussions with the teens I work with.
Don’t cancel this show… Renew renew renew… There is nothing like this show in today’s television! I just started watching over the last two weeks and can’t get it out of my head… Counting the minutes till next Monday 8pm. Several other women I work with watch this show faithfully… We are even trying to get together in small groups to watch it together. Please don’t break my heart and cancel this show. I am far to invested!!!! Thank you.
I absolutely love this show!!!!!!!!! I love how it has everything in It, from being poor to wealthy or from death to hearing. It even has many languages in it and I’ve actually learned a few things myself. I just caught up in the series and it has never let me down. Thumbs up completely, no doubt!!!!
I ABSOLUTELY think it should be renewed! The drop in ratings isn’t enough-in my opinion-to cancel it for the millions of us who still love the show & want to see more Bay & Daphne. Besides, they’re at least on the climb, at least from last week. Love the fans who don’t stray and would be heartbroken to lose our favorite show! Keep “Switched At Birth!”
This is an excellent series that deals with very difficult subject matter. Great for parents and teen to watch together and discuss these issues.
Great idea. Make daphne and bay barbie dolls from switched at birth make the dolls look just like them and make their smile showing their teeth and make the doll more beautiful.
Please don’t cancel Switched At Birth. I look forward to ending a bad Monday with this show. I love it and it needs to continue because the last episode I watched really left me hanging. It is a very good story line and I would like it to continue please
Please don’t cancel Switched At Birth. I look forward to ending a bad Monday with this show. I love it and it needs to continue because the last episode I watched really left me hanging