Fans of “Switched at Birth” have about seven months to go to speculate on what would be the possible plotlines of the show when it airs its fifth and final season next year. Most of the questions center on whether Bay would have a new boyfriend or whether Daphne will continue to have a smooth relationship with boyfriend Mingo, played by Adam Hagenbuch.
The cancellation announcement by Freeform on “Switched at Birth” was a huge surprise for fans since the show was actually renewed for a fifth season as early as October of last year or even before its Season 4 ended.
“Switched at Birth” Season 5 episodes has been reduced to 10, down from the usual 20 to 30 episodes per season.
With the network’s decision to cancel the TV show, fans of “Switched at Birth” started a petition on both change.org and ipetitions to convince Freeform to reconsider its decision. The petition in change.org already has 2,600 signatures after two weeks, while the one in ipetition has less than a hundred signatures after a week.
“Switched at Birth” premiered in June 2011 to 3.3 million total viewers and a 1.3 demo rating. The Season 4 finale generated 840,000 viewers and a 0.4 rating.
The decision of Freeform to cancel the show also came out as a bummer to show creator Lizzy Weiss, who previously can hardly contain her excitement for the premiere of Season 5 of “Switched at Birth.”