Switched at Birth
Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 9/10Young adultTeen protagonists with teen-first appeal.This show: 8/10SentimentalOpenly emotional storytelling that reaches straight for the heartstrings.This show: 7/10Class divideWealth, poverty and the gulf between them.This show: 7/10Family sagaBonds and fractures across generations of one family.This show: 7/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Katie LeclercVanessa MaranoConstance MarieD.W. MoffettLea ThompsonLucas Grabeel
Written by
Lizzy Weiss
Starring
Katie LeclercVanessa MaranoConstance MarieD.W. MoffettLea ThompsonLucas Grabeel
Written by
Lizzy Weiss
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Switched at Birth Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | ||
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| S1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | |
| S2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | ||||||||||
| S3 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | |||||||||
| S4 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.0 | |||||||||||
| S5 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 9.0 |
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About
"A teen soap that actually centers Deaf culture"
Two teenage girls learn they were accidentally switched at birth, forcing their families to merge across a stark class and culture divide, since one girl is deaf and was raised in a hearing home with little sign language. What follows is a soapy but sincere family drama about identity, belonging, and communication. It's earnest and melodramatic in classic teen-drama fashion, but it stands out for treating Deaf culture and ASL as central, not decorative, including whole scenes and even an episode played out entirely in sign.
Watch it for
the groundbreaking, sustained use of ASL and Deaf culture in a mainstream teen drama.
Maybe skip if
you want tightly plotted drama rather than soapy, slow-building family melodrama.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
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Season 12011
8.05K3021h 12m
In the first season, the lives of Bay Kennish, who grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, and Daphne Vasques, who grew up with a single mother in a poor neighborhood, are turned turned upside down when they discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. When financial difficulties arise, the Vasques move into the Kennishes' guest house, giving everyone a chance to get to know each another.
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Season 22013
8.22K2214h 56m
This season sees dramatic changes in the lives of the Kennish and Vasquez families as a result of the verdict in the baby switch trial. Bay enrols in an experimental program at Carlton for siblings of deaf students. Meanwhile, Daphne starts her own food truck business.
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Season 32014
8.42K2215h 26m
Senior year means big changes for Bay and Daphne, as the Carlton School for the Deaf receives an influx of hearing students who are not happy to be there. Daphne begins working at a free clinic as part of her probation and Bay takes an art class at a local college.
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Season 42015
8.42K2014h 17m
The fourth season picks up right after graduation with the family and Emmett discovering Bay's impulsive decision - and no one is happy about it. Meanwhile, Daphne is determined to prove herself worthy of her switchster's sacrifice while also dealing with the challenges of a whole new world of college.
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Season 52017
7.7880107h 21m
In the fifth and final season, Bay and Daphne return home after a transformative 10-month trip to China. Daphne tries to integrate herself back into campus life but finds that things have changed without her. Meanwhile, Bay experiences a setback in her career as a tattoo artist.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Katie Leclerc Daphne Vasquez, Bay Kennish, Daphne Kennish
Vanessa Marano Bay Kennish, Daphne Sorrento
Constance Marie Regina Vasquez, Regina Sorrento
D.W. Moffett John Kennish
Lea Thompson Kathryn Kennish
Lucas Grabeel Toby Kennish, Tobias Kennish
Sean Berdy Emmett Bledsoe
Ryan Lane Travis Barnes
Gilles Marini Angelo Sorrento
Marlee Matlin Melody Bledsoe
Crew
Lizzy Weiss
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