Freeform

Freeform
Founded	September 17, 1977
President	Michael Riley
Company	The Walt Disney Company
Notable Series	Switched at Birth Pretty Little Liars The Fosters
Former Names	CBN Satellite Service (1977–1981) CBN Cable Network (1981–1988) The CBN Family Channel (1988–1990) The Family Channel (1990–1998) Fox Family (1998–2001) ABC Family (2001–2016)

"The Family Channel" redirects here - for the similar named Canadian channel, see Family'

Freeform is an American basic cable television network, currently owned by Disney. It can be seen in over 88 million households worldwide, and has several original programming series, as well as original movies and acquired programs.

History

Freeform was originally founded in 1977 as "CBN Satellite Service", which gradually changed to "The Family Channel". In 1998 the rights were purchased by the News Corp., which re-named it "Fox Family". Fox Family was sold to the The Walt Disney Company, the owner of ABC, in 2001, and the channel properly renamed "ABC Family".

In-Depth

• Program Listing: A complete listing of shows that aired new episodes on Freeform.

Current Shows

• The 700 Club

Upcoming Shows

• Switched at Birth (Season 5 — premieres January 2017)

• The Fosters (Season 4 — returning in early 2017)

• Pretty Little Liars (Season 7 — returning in early 2017)

• Famous in Love (Season 1 — sometime in 2017)

• The Letter (Season 1 — sometime in 2016 or 2017)

• Marvel's Cloak and Dagger (Season 1 — sometime in 2016 or 2017)

• Nicki (Season 1 — sometime in 2016 or 2017)

• Beyond (Season 1 — sometime in 2017)

• Shadowhunters (Season 2 — sometime in 2017)

• Baby Daddy (Season 6 — sometime in 2017)

Shows in Limbo

• Dead of Summer (Season 1 — June 28, 2016-August 30, 2016)

• Guilt (Season 1 — June 13-August 22, 2016)

• Young & Hungry (Season 4 — June 1-August 3, 2016)

• Stitchers (Season 2 — March 22-May 24, 2016)

• Monica the Medium (Season 2)

• Cheer Squad (Season 1)

External Sites

• Official website for Freeform

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