Last season, Switched at Birth started very strong in the ratings but lost a lot of steam as time went on. Will the numbers go back up or will they fall, causing the show be cancelled instead? Stay tuned to find out.
Switched at Birth follows the lives of two teenagers who accidentally went home with the wrong families as infants. The series features the talents of Constance Marie, D.W. Moffet, Gilles Marini, Katie Leclerc, Lea Thompson, Lucas Grabeel, Marlee Matlin, Sean Berdy, and Vanessa Marano.
The following are the latest TV ratings for the second season of Switched at Birth, the best way to tell if this TV series will be cancelled or renewed for a third season. Switched at Birth typically airs on Monday nights on ABC Family.
These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:
UPDATE: The show will return in January for season three.
Final season averages: 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.72 million total viewers.
Episode 02-21: Monday, 08/19/13
0.8 demo rating (+14% change) with 1.96 million (+23% change).
Season averages: 0.74 in the demo with 1.72 million.
Episode 02-20: Monday, 08/12/13
0.7 demo rating (0% change) with 1.60 million (-5% change).
Season averages: 0.73 in the demo with 1.71 million.
Episode 02-19: Monday, 08/05/13
0.7 demo rating (0% change) with 1.69 million (-4% change).
Season averages: 0.74 in the demo with 1.71 million.
UPDATE: Switched at Birth has been renewed for a third season for 2014.
Episode 02-18: Monday, 07/29/13
0.7 demo rating (-13% change) with 1.76 million (0% change).
Season averages: 0.74 in the demo with 1.71 million.
Episode 02-17: Monday, 07/22/13
0.8 demo rating (0% change) with 1.76 million (+1% change).
Season averages: 0.74 in the demo with 1.71 million.
Episode 02-16: Monday, 07/15/13
0.8 demo rating (-11% change) with 1.75 million (-13% change).
Season averages: 0.74 in the demo with 1.71 million.
Episode 02-15: Monday, 07/08/13
0.9 demo rating (+29% change) with 2.02 million (+25% change).
Season averages: 0.73 in the demo with 1.70 million.
Episode 02-14: Monday, 07/01/13
0.7 demo rating (0% change) with 1.61 million (-9% change).
Season averages: 0.72 in the demo with 1.68 million.
Episode 02-13: Monday, 06/24/13
0.7 demo rating (0% change) with 1.76 million (+8% change).
Season averages: 0.72 in the demo with 1.69 million.
Episode 02-12: Monday, 06/17/13
0.7 demo rating (0% change) with 1.62 million (-2% change).
Season averages: 0.72 in the demo with 1.68 million.
Episode 02-11: Monday, 06/10/13
0.7 demo rating (-13% change) with 1.66 million (-5% change).
Season averages: 0.73 in the demo with 1.69 million.
UPDATE: The ABC Family series will return in June.
Episode 02-10: Monday, 03/11/13
0.8 demo rating (+14% change) with 1.75 million (+8% change).
Season averages: 0.73 in the demo with 1.69 million.
Episode 02-09: Monday, 03/04/13
0.7 demo rating (-13% change) with 1.63 million (-4% change).
Season averages: 0.72 in the demo with 1.68 million.
Episode 02-08: Monday, 02/25/13
0.8 demo rating (+33% change) with 1.69 million (+11% change).
Season averages: 0.72 in the demo with 1.69 million.
Episode 02-07: Monday, 02/18/13
0.6 demo rating (-14% change) with 1.52 million (-8% change).
Season averages: 0.71 in the demo with 1.69 million.
Episode 02-06: Monday, 02/11/13
0.7 demo rating (-13% change) with 1.65 million (-8% change).
Season averages: 0.73 in the demo with 1.72 million.
Episode 02-05: Monday, 02/04/13
0.8 demo rating (0% change) with 1.79 million (+2% change).
Season averages: 0.74 in the demo with 1.73 million.
Episode 02-04: Monday, 01/28/13
0.8 demo rating (+14% change) with 1.76 million (+1% change).
Season averages: 0.72 in the demo with 1.71 million.
Episode 02-03: Monday, 01/21/13
0.7 demo rating (0% change) with 1.74 million (+6% change).
Season averages: 0.70 in the demo with 1.70 million.
Episode 02-02: Monday, 01/14/13
0.7 demo rating (0% change) with 1.65 million (-3% change).
Season averages: 0.70 in the demo with 1.68 million.
Episode 02-01: Monday, 01/07/13
0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.70 million total viewers.
Season average: 0.7 in the demo with 1.70 million.
Compared to the series premiere in June 2011, ABC Family was down by 46% in the demo (vs a 1.3 rating) and down by 49% in viewers (vs 3.30 million).
Reference point: The 30 episodes of season one averaged a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.08 million total viewers.
Cable ratings are typically released within a day or so of the show’s airing, except for in the case of weekends and holidays. They are sometimes harder to come by so there may be occasional delays or gaps.
What do you think? Do you like the Switched at Birth TV series? Do you think that it should be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
I was so upset to see Secret life canceled, I’m a grandmother of 6 and. Great grandmother of 4, and there are just no teen friendly shows out there, so Pleeeeeeaaaaasssseeee keep Switches at birth, I love this show. I have to record it if I’m not able to watch it because I’m not going to miss one episode. KEEP IT ON FOR A LONG LONG TIME, THESE GIRLS GAN GO TO COLLEGE ALL KINDS OF POSSIBILITIES FOR A STORY LINE.
Please keep switched at birth. I absolutely love this show. there are so few wholesome shows on tv as it is. Canceling this show would be a travesty.
absolutely love this show.. was hooked from the first episode and have seen them all since. It’s different from other shows out there and shows the perspective of the deaf community..makes me want to learn sign language.
Please keep it. I never miss an episode and have been a fan since day one. I love that it is so different and relatable. I love how the show is in it’s own catagory and has a wide range of dynamic real life issues. It deserves to have many many seasons in the future so we can see how the characters and story line evolve. Switched at Birth has just started it’s journey in educating the veiwers so it can make an impact world wide.
Our family loves this show. It’s one of a very few that we watch together so we are hoping that it will be allowed to continue. Not only has it been tremendous to see the heraing impact on the deaf community but there has been many messages and lessons on the arts, community service, legal issues, law enforcement, teens, adults, relationships in general, economic differences and now politics. I certainly hope the writers can continue to capture first time viewers as well as keep the loyal fans watching!
I love this show. I think it is interesting to watch the way that the switch has affected each of them and how they use the differences to their advantage.
Let it stay.
It’s a good show, but I also see it starting to go the way many of the ABC Family shows go. They start out as solid shows that the whole family can watch. Slowly they get a little more melodramatic, then they turn into teen-only soap operas. Wildfire was a great example of this. The first season was great and aimed at a wider target audience. The second season slowly started ditching the elements that made it more interesting to a wider audience, and by the end of that season, it was a teen soap.