Freeform

Freeform
Founded	September 17, 1977
President	Michael Riley
Company	The Walt Disney Company
Notable Series	The Fosters Young & Hungry Shadowhunters
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
• Young & Hungry (Season 5 — March 13, 2017)

• The Fosters (Season 5 — July 11, 2017)

• Grown-ish (Season 1 — January 3, 2018)

• Alone Together (Season 1 — January 10, 2018)

• Beyond (Season 2 — January 18, 2018)

Upcoming Shows

• Siren (Season 1 — March 29, 2018)

• Shadowhunters (Season 3 — April 3, 2018)

• Famous in Love (Season 2 — April 4, 2018)

• Marvel's Cloak & Dagger (Season 1 — June 7, 2018)

• The Bold Type (Season 2 — June 12, 2018)

• Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings (Season 1 — sometime in 2018)

• Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (Season 1)

External Sites

• Official website for Freeform

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