<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official website </Th> <Td> freeform.go.com/shows/switched-at-birth </Td> </Tr> <P> Switched at Birth is an American teen / family drama television series that premiered on ABC Family on June 6, 2011, at 9: 00 ET / PT . The one - hour scripted drama is set in the Kansas City metropolitan area, and revolves around two teenagers who were switched at birth and grew up in very different environments: one in an affluent suburb, and the other in working - class areas . According to ABC Family, it is "the first mainstream television series to have multiple deaf and hard - of - hearing series regulars and scenes shot entirely in American Sign Language (ASL)". </P> <P> The show's debut was ABC Family's highest - rated series debut to date . The series won an honorary Peabody Award in 2013, and on July 30, ABC Family ordered a third season which premiered on January 13, 2014 . On August 13, 2014, ABC Family renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on January 6, 2015 . </P>

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