EPISODE
SEASON
Switched at Birth - Season 1
Bay Kennish and Daphne Vasquez belonged to two separate world but when they discovered that they were switched at birth, trouble sets in.
2 October 1967, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
18 December 1984, Fremont, California, USA
4 August 1977, Dothan, Alabama, USA
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
Switched at Birth is actually just a good teen drama.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
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.