ThethirdseasonofABCFamilydramatelevisionseriesSwitchedatBirthbeganonJanuary13,2014,andwillconsistof22episodes.TheseasonisproducedbyABCFamily,Pirates’CoveEntertainment,andSuzyBProductions,withPaulStupinandseriescreatorLizzyWeissservingasexecutiveproducers.Theone-hourscripteddramarevolvesaroundtwoyoungwomenwhodiscovertheywereswitchedatbirthandgrewupinverydifferentenvironments.[1]Whilebalancingschool,jobs,andtheirunconventionalfamily,thegirls,alongwiththeirfriendsandfamily,experiencedeafculture,relationships,classdifferences,racism,audism,andothersocialissues.