SWITCHED AT BIRTH Winter Finale is Monday's Top Telecast in Key Demos

In its winter finale, ABC Family's award-winning original series "Switched at Birth" ranked as Monday's #1 scripted cable TV telecast in Women 18-34 (471,000/1.4 rating), Women 18-49 (753,000/1.2 rating) and Females 12-34 (745,000/1.6 rating), and cable TV's #1 scripted telecast in The Hour in Adults 18-34 (612,000/0.9 rating), Adults 18-49 (958,000/0.8 rating) and Viewers 12-34 (923,000/1.0 rating).

Week to week, "Switched at Birth" soared by double digits in Adults 18-34 (+15% - 612,000 vs. 530,000), Women 18-34 (+10% - 471,000 vs. 428,000) and Women 18-49 (+10% - 958,000 vs. 871,000), and hit a 5-week high in Total Viewers (1.75 million).

Based on available full week viewing numbers, "Switched at Birth" generates huge increases, gaining nearly 1 million more Total Viewers (1.7 million to 2.5 million) and surging by double-digit percentages across all target demos, including by 53% in Adults 18-34 (573,000 to 877,000), by 53% in Adults 18-49 (914,000 to 1.4 million) and by 46% in Viewers 12-34 (893,000 to 1.3 million).

Source: NTI, U.S. ratings. 3/11/11: L+SD; DVR Gains: 1/7/13-2/18/13, L+7; Season TP Rank, 1/7/13-3/11/13, most current.

"Switched at Birth" is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss ("Blue Crush"), Paul Stupin ("Make It or Break It"), Becky Hartman Edwards ("Parenthood") and John Ziffren ("Melissa & Joey," "Make It or Break It"). The series stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez; Vanessa Marano ("Gilmore Girls") as Bay Kennish; Constance Marie ("George Lopez") as Regina Vasquez; D.W. Moffett ("Friday Night Lights") as John Kennish; Lea Thompson ("Back to the Future," "Caroline in the City") as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel ("High School Musical") as Toby Kennish; Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe; and Gilles Marini ("Brothers and Sisters") as Angelo Sorrento with guest star Marlee Matlin ("The West Wing").

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