EPISODE
SEASON
Switched at Birth - Season 1
Two teens, Bay Kennish and Daphne Vasquez were switched at birth. The former in a wealth family and the later in a proletariat neighborhood. The realization of this causes a stir in their lives.
13 December 1989, Burbank, California, USA
30 June 1988, London, England, UK
5 August 1991, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 May 1990, Inland Empire, California, USA
31 May 1961, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
September 11, 2013
Although the story centers on a unique (and improbable) challenge that two families face, its messages resonate with a much broader audience.
September 11, 2013
Switched at Birth isn't the most innovative summer show of the season or the most sexy summer show on even its own network, but it might be the one with the most potential for broad appeal.
September 11, 2013
Switched at Birth is actually just a good teen drama.
June 06, 2011
If the situation of Switched at Birth often seems surreal and at times contrived, the performances keep the story grounded as yet another alternative American family blooms under the California sun.
June 13, 2011
Katie Leclerc is instantly, sunnily appealing as Daphne, a hearing-impaired girl who learns she was sent home from the hospital with the wrong mom. Vanessa Marano is fine as the other misplaced kid, except she's a sulker and sort of a drag.
September 11, 2013
I watched those scenes [between Daphne and Emmett] and felt like they were something I'd rarely seen before on television, often wishing that everything else could be similarly fresh.
