<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Switched at Birth episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> On October 21, 2015, Freeform announced that it has picked up a fifth season of its hit original drama series Switched at Birth . The fifth season premiered on January 31, 2017 . On March 11, 2016, it was confirmed that the ten - episode fifth season would be the last . </P> <P> The one - hour scripted drama revolves around two young women who discover they were switched at birth and grew up in very different environments . While balancing school, jobs, and their unconventional family, the girls, along with their friends and family, experience Deaf culture, relationships, class differences, racism, audism, and other social issues . </P>

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