Switched at Birth season 5 is going to start at some point this year and because it will be in the fifth season, there is quite following of fans that are eager to find out what is going to happen during this season. Switched at Birth has been on television since 2011 and is one of the first prime time shows to be shot entirely in American Sign Language. The show features two teens that were switched at birth and how much different each of their lives have been.
In October of last year, ABC renewed the show for a fifth season and it will likely before twenty episodes like the last season. The show is very popular and has been getting around two million viewers since 2011 with a slight dip in ratings just last season. The small dip in ratings is common for shows after the first few seasons, but since ABC has been renewing the show, they see the long term benefits to have the show on.
Switched at Birth was the highest rated debut on ABC Family of all time and it even won an honorary Peabody Award in 2013. Switched at Birth season 5 is sure to bring a lot more drama along with it if the end of season four has anything to say about what is yet to come. The last season showed viewers there was a huge jump in the time frame that showed a major move to China for Bay and Daphne.
Since the last show aired, there has been plenty of speculation as to what they will be doing in China. A mysterious phone call for Daphne at the end of the finale has fans wondering what that was all about since she did not seem happy about whatever news was coming in from the other line. A couple of online sources claim that the call could have been about John and Kathryn calling it quits, or that Lily and Toby are calling about the complications their child is having. Right now, it could be just about anything as the show did not reveal much.
The first episode of the fifth season is titled, “The Call”, which makes perfect sense at this point. It does seem that the call is going to be a very important part of the first part of season five so fans are waiting anxiously to see what that is all about. The shows producers and creators are doing a great job keeping things a secret and that is likely to help boost ratings for the premiere of the fifth season. If John and Kathryn are still fighting, that could play a major role in the lives of Bay and Daphne.