| Season Number: | 1 |
| Bgcolour: |
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| Num Episodes: | 30 |
| Network: | ABC Family |
| Episode List: | List of Switched at Birth episodes |
The first season of Switched at Birth, an American drama television series, began airing on ABC Family on June 6, 2011, and concluded on October 22, 2012, after 30 episodes.[1]
The one-hour scripted drama revolves around two young women who were switched at birth and grew up in very different environments.[2] While balancing school, jobs, and their unconventional family, the girls, along with their friends and family experience deaf culture, relationships, classism, racism, audism, and other social issues.
On August 1, 2011, ABC Family announced that they were ordering more episodes for the first season of Switched at Birth, bringing the first season to a total of 30 episodes. The series continued with a winter premiere on January 3, 2012, ending on March 20, 2012, with 12 episodes.[3] [4] The series began airing its remaining 8 episodes for its first season, beginning September 3, 2012.[5]
See main article: List of Switched at Birth episodes.
| Episode | Original air date | Timeslot (EST) | Viewers (millions) | Adults 18-49 rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "This Is Not a Pipe" | Monday 9:00PM | 3.30 | 1.3 | |
| 2 | "American Gothic" | 2.92 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | "Portrait of My Father" | 2.77 | 1.0 | ||
| 4 | "Dance Amongst Daggers" | 2.80 | 1.2 | ||
| 5 | "Dogs Playing Poker" | 1.68 | 0.7 | ||
| 6 | "The Persistence of Memory" | 2.53 | 0.9 | ||
| 7 | "The Stag Hunt" | 2.69 | 1.0 | ||
| 8 | "Pandora's Box" | 3.14 | 1.3 | ||
| 9 | "Paradise Lost" | 2.79 | 1.2 | ||
| 10 | "The Homecoming" | 2.84 | 1.3 | ||
| 11 | "Starry Night" | Tuesday 8:00PM | 2.74 | 1.0 | |
| 12 | "The Tempest" | 2.07 | 0.9 | ||
| 13 | "Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear" | 1.99 | 0.7 | ||
| 14 | "Les Soeurs d'Estrées" | 1.90 | 0.8 | ||
| 15 | "Expulsion From the Garden of Eden" | 1.93 | 0.8 | ||
| 16 | "Las Dos Fridas" | 1.82 | 0.7 | ||
| 17 | "Protect Me From What I Want" | 1.46 | 0.6 | ||
| 18 | "The Art of Painting" | 1.79 | 0.8 | ||
| 19 | "Write a Lonely Soldier" | 1.51 | 0.7 | ||
| 20 | "Game On" | 1.48 | 0.7 | ||
| 21 | "The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters" | 1.70 | 0.8 | ||
| 22 | "Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time" | 1.71 | 0.8 | ||
| 23 | "This Is the Color of My Dreams" | Monday 8:00PM | 2.25 | 0.9 | |
| 24 | "The Intruder" | 1.67 | 0.8 | ||
| 25 | "The Shock of Being Seen" | 1.59 | 0.7 | ||
| 26 | "Tree of Forgiveness" | 1.41 | 0.6 | ||
| 27 | "The Declaration of Independence" | 1.44 | 0.6 | ||
| 28 | "We Are the Kraken of Our Own Sinking Ships" | 1.56 | 0.7 | ||
| 29 | "The Trial" | 1.45 | 0.6 | ||
| 30 | "Street Noises Invade the House" | 1.78 | 0.8 | ||