Switched at Birth
Seen it?2011 | 5 seasons | 43 min | Drama, Family
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved Anne with an E, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 5 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 74 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14: scary moments. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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 working-class 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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 Peabody Award: Peabody Awards: Best Supporting Actress – Television. Plus 10 other awards.
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 5 seasons and reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 200K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 3 is the high point.
Season 12011 · 30 episodes · 8.7 out of 10Friday- Season 22013 · 21 episodes · 8.5 out of 10Friday
- Season 32014 · 22 episodes · 9.1 out of 10Friday
- Season 42015 · 20 episodes · 9.0 out of 10Friday
- Season 52017 · 10 episodes · 8.6 out of 10Friday
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Created by Lizzy Weiss
- Vanessa MaranoBay Kennish
- Katie LeclercDaphne Vasquez
- Lucas GrabeelToby Kennish
- Lea ThompsonKathryn Kennish
- Constance MarieRegina Vasquez
- D.W. MoffettJohn Kennish