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"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.

Contents 1 History 2 In-Depth 3 Current Shows (2013) 4 Upcoming Shows 5 External Sites

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 (2013)

Scripted original series

• Baby Daddy (Season 2) (summer)
• Bunheads (Season 1) (2nd part, spring)
• The Lying Game (Season 2) (spring)
• Melissa & Joey (Season 3) (summer)
• Pretty Little Liars (Season 3) (2nd part, spring)
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager (Season 5) (2nd part, spring)
• Switched at Birth (Season 2) (spring)

Non-scripted original series

• Beverly Hills Nannies (in limbo)

Upcoming Shows

Scripted original series

• N/A

Non-scripted original series

• N/A

External Sites

• Official website for ABC Family