Switched at Birth season 4
| Switched at Birth | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC Family |
| Original release | January 6 – October 26, 2015 |
| Season chronology | |
On August 13, 2014, ABC Family announced that it has picked up a fourth season of its hit original drama series Switched at Birth,[1] premiering on January 6, 2015.[2] The season is produced by ABC Family, Pirates' Cove Entertainment, and Suzy B Productions, with Paul Stupin and series creator Lizzy Weiss serving as executive producers.
The one-hour scripted drama revolves around two young women who discover they were switched at birth and grew up in very different environments.[3] While balancing school, jobs, and their unconventional family, the girls, along with their friends and family, experience deaf culture, relationships, class differences, date rape, audism, and other social issues.
Cast
Main
- Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe
- Lucas Grabeel as Toby Kennish
- Katie Leclerc as Daphne Paloma Vasquez
- Vanessa Marano as Bay Madeleine Kennish
- Constance Marie as Regina Vasquez
- D. W. Moffett as John Kennish
- Lea Thompson as Kathryn Kennish
Recurring
- Ryan Lane as Travis Barnes
- Terrell Tilford as Eric Bishop
- Rachel Shenton as Lily Summers
- Adam Hagenbuch as Greg "Mingo" Shimingo
- Sharon Pierre-Louis as Iris Watkins
- Marlee Matlin as Melody Bledsoe
- Austin Cauldwell as Josh Padden
- Rana Roy as Vimla
- Alice Lee as Skye
- Max Adler as Miles "Tank" Conroy
- Bess Armstrong as Beth Marillo
- B.K. Cannon as Mary Beth Tucker
- Sarah Stouffer as Tess Ritter
- Sayeed Shahidi as Will Bishop
- Kim Hawthorne as Hope Paxton
- Stephanie Nogueras as Natalie Pierce
- Dan J. Johnson as Quinn
- Nyle DiMarco as Garrett Banducci
- Sean McGowan as Gabe
- Shainu Bala as Brandon
- Alex Wyse as Howie
- Bianca Bethune as Sharee Gifford
- Alec Mapa as Renzo
- Meredith Baxter as Bonnie Tamblyn-Dixon
- Rene Moran as Nacho Rivera
- Sam Page as Craig Tebbe
- Jill Remez as Juanita
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 1 | "And It Cannot Be Changed" | Steve Miner | Lizzy Weiss | January 6, 2015 | 1.29[4] |
| 75 | 2 | "Bracing the Waves" | Michael Lange | Henry Robles | January 13, 2015 | 1.15[5] |
| 76 | 3 | "I Lock the Door Upon Myself" | Glenn L. Steelman | William H. Brown & Terrence Coli | January 20, 2015 | 1.21[6] |
| 77 | 4 | "We Were So Close That Nothing Used to Stand Between Us" | Allan Arkush | Linda Gase & Bekah Brunstetter | January 27, 2015 | 1.30[7] |
| 78 | 5 | "At First Clear Word" | Melanie Mayron | Lizzy Weiss & Joy Gregory | February 3, 2015 | 1.24[8] |
| 79 | 6 | "Black and Gray" | Ron Lagomarsino | Henry Robles & Darla Lansu | February 10, 2015 | 1.34[9] |
| 80 | 7 | "Fog and Storm and Rain" | Lea Thompson | William H. Brown | February 17, 2015 | 1.25[10] |
| 81 | 8 | "Art Like Love Is Dedication" | Jonathan Frakes | Linda Gase | February 24, 2015 | 0.95[11] |
| 82 | 9 | "The Player's Choice" | David Paymer | Terrence Coli | March 3, 2015 | 0.96[12] |
| 83 | 10 | "There Is My Heart" | Norman Buckley | Lizzy Weiss & Bekah Brunstetter | March 10, 2015 | 1.06[13] |
| 84 | 11 | "To Repel Ghosts" | Millicent Shelton | Lizzy Weiss | August 24, 2015 | 0.98[14] |
| 85 | 12 | "How Does a Girl Like You Get to Be a Girl Like You" | Zetna Fuentes | Bekah Brunstetter | August 31, 2015 | 0.87[15] |
| 86 | 13 | "Between Hope and Fear" | David Paymer | Lizzy Weiss & Dayna Lynne North | September 7, 2015 | 0.99[16] |
| 87 | 14 | "We Mourn, We Weep, We Love Again" | Ron Lagomarsino | Henry Robles & Alexander Georgakis | September 14, 2015 | 1.00[17] |
| 88 | 15 | "Instead of Damning the Darkness, It's Better to Light a Little Lantern" | Michael Lange | Linda Gase & Lizzy Weiss | September 21, 2015 | 0.70[18] |
| 89 | 16 | "Borrowing Your Enemy's Arrows" | D. W. Moffett | William H. Brown | September 28, 2015 | 0.76[19] |
| 90 | 17 | "To the Victor Belong the Spoils" | Jay Karas | T.J. Brady and Rasheed Newson | October 5, 2015 | 0.79[20] |
| 91 | 18 | "The Accommodations of Desire" | Michael Grossman | Henry Robles & Dayna Lynne North | October 12, 2015 | 0.75[21] |
| 92 | 19 | "A Mad Tea Party" | Carlos Gonzalez | Linda Gase | October 19, 2015 | 0.95[22] |
| 93 | 20 | "And Always Searching for Beauty" | Melanie Mayron | Lizzy Weiss & Bekah Brunstetter | October 26, 2015 | 0.83[23] |
Reception
U.S. ratings
| No. | Episode | Original air date | Timeslot (EST) |
Viewers (million) |
Adults 18-49 rating |
Cable rank (18–49) | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeslot | Night | |||||||
| 1 | "And It Cannot Be Changed" | January 6, 2015 | Tuesday 9:00PM | 1.29 | 0.6 | 10 | 27 | [4] |
| 2 | "Bracing the Waves" | January 13, 2015 | 1.15 | 0.5 | 11 | 40 | [5] | |
| 3 | "I Lock the Door Upon Myself" | January 20, 2015 | 1.21 | 0.5 | 9 | 35 | [6] | |
| 4 | "We Were So Close That Nothing Used to Stand Between Us" | January 27, 2015 | 1.30 | 0.6 | 8 | 22 | [7] | |
References
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