ABC Family
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| ABC Family | |
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| Founded | September 17, 1977 |
| President | Michael Riley |
| Company | The Walt Disney Company |
| Notable Series | Switched at Birth
Melissa & Joey Pretty Little Liars |
| 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) |
"The Family Channel" redirects here - for the similar named Canadian channel, see Family'
ABC Family 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.
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History
ABC Family 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 ABC Family.
Current Shows (2014)
- Scripted original series
- Baby Daddy (Season 3)
- Melissa & Joey (Season 3)
- Switched at Birth (Season 3)
- Pretty Little Liars (Season 5)
- Chasing Life (Season 1)
Upcoming Shows
- Scripted original series
- The Fosters (Season 2) (June 16, 2014)
- Mystery Girls (Season 1) (June 25, 2014)
- Young & Hungry (Season 1) (June 25, 2014)
