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4 unusual facts about ABC Family


Babies switched at birth

On the ABC Family series Switched at Birth, the characters Bay and Daphne were switched at birth.

Fox Family

Fox Family, a former name of American television cable network ABC Family (see also Television networks preceding ABC Family)

Geoff Bodine Racing

He originally signed The Family Channel to be the sponsor for the remainder of the season and picked up sponsorship from Exide Batteries in 1994.

Nothing Left to Lose

His song, "Where We Gonna Go From Here?", was featured during the third season of Grey's Anatomy and on the first season finale of ABC Family's show Kyle XY.


1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak

The name "The Night of the Twisters" comes from the semi-fictionalized book of the same name by author Ivy Ruckman, which in turn inspired a 1996 made-for-TV movie seen on ABC Family.

Ashley Benson

In December 2009, Benson was cast as Hanna Marin in the ABC Family mystery-thriller teen drama series Pretty Little Liars, based on the novel series by Sara Shepard.

Chris Olivero

Christopher Anthony Olivero (born October 15, 1984 in Stockton, California) is an actor known for his guest roles on Boston Public, 24, CBS's CSI: Miami, Ghost Whisperer, and his most recent role in the ABC Family channel program Kyle XY as Declan McDonough.

Erik Patterson

Along with writing partner Jessica Scott, he has written screenplays for Warner Premiere, ABC Family, the Disney Channel, The Hatchery, and Universal.

Gabrielle Carmouche

She is best known for her role as Kateri Monroe on The Family Channel sitcom Big Brother Jake.

Gin Wigmore

The song "Kill Of The Night" has been used in the American television series Pretty Little Liars in the season 4 premiere broadcast in June 2013 on ABC Family

Janie Johnson series

In 1995, The Face on the Milk Carton was combined with Whatever Happened to Janie? and made into a movie called The Face on the Milk Carton (film) for television, distributed by Fox Family (now ABC Family), directed by Waris Hussein and starring Kellie Martin.

Jennifer Weiner

In addition to writing fiction, Weiner is a co-creator and executive producer of the (now-cancelled) ABC Family sitcom State of Georgia, and she is known for "live-tweeting" episodes of the reality dating shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.

Langley McArol

He has appeared on such hit series' as, One Tree Hill, Going to California on Showtime, Dawson's Creek, and the ABC Family movie Teen Spirit.

Lilah Richcreek

Lilah Richcreek is an American actress who has guest starred in several popular shows, such as 2 Broke Girls, Criminal Minds, Two and a Half Men, and was reportedly going to co-star in ABC Family's Work Mom, a TV movie.

Lizzy Weiss

Weiss' other television credits include Cashmere Mafia and the ABC Family series Switched at Birth, in which she is creator and executive producer.

Michael Burger

He then co-hosted The Home and Family Show with Cristina Ferrare, a two-hour show that was broadcast on the Family Channel from June 3, 1996, to August 14, 1998.

Slumber Party Girls

Low also launched an acting career, starring in the interactive short series Hampton High Revealed and having a recurring role in the hit ABC Family television series Lincoln Heights.

The Dog Who Saved Christmas

It was written by childhood friends Michael Ciminera and Richard Gnolfo, and premiered on ABC Family on November 29, 2009 during their Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block.

Xenophile Media

They are best known for creating alternate reality games linked to television series such as the ReGenesis Extended Reality game produced in association with Shaftesbury Films and the Fallen Alternate Reality Game produced for ABC Family with Matt Wolf (Double Twenty Productions).


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A Smile and a Ribbon

This song was also featured in the ABC Family TV show Bunheads, season 1, episode 18 ("Next") which aired on 25 Feb 2013.

Béla Károlyi

Béla Károlyi was in the episode "At the Edge of the Worlds", in the ABC Family show Make It or Break It.

Casey Dienel

Later the same year, "Icarus" was featured in an episode of the ABC Family drama "Pretty Little Liars," as well the fashion show of the winner of the Project Runway (Season 8) finale, Gretchen Jones.

Cindy Chiu

Her TV appearances include the final episode of The Shield (FX), The Mentalist (CBS), The Middleman (ABC Family), Greek (ABC Family), Heroes (NBC) and most recently The Forgotten (ABC).

Jason Rogel

In 2012, he starred alongside Tia Mowry and Tori Spelling in ABC Family's first original holiday musical, The Mistle-Tones, which premiered as part of their 25 Days of Christmas event.

Jim Camacho

His song "I Don’t Need You Anymore", from the album Beachfront Defeat, was featured in season 1, episode 4 "Can You Hear Me Now" of the hit ABC family show Pretty Little Liars.

Leeah D. Jackson

Her television and film appearances include The Shield, Boston Public, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC Family - HBO Jam, A Mother’s Choice, and In The Hive, and music videos for Mindless Behavior's "Girls Talkin' Bout", The Rangers' "Pretty Girl Shake It", Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair", Cori B's "SMH", and Motion City Soundtrack's "Her World Destroys My Planet".

Luke Kleintank

He currently plays Travis on the ABC Family hit Cable TV series Pretty Little Liars Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kleintank and his family moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, when he was two.

Michael Anderson, Jr.

In the 1966-1967 season, Anderson co-starred with Barbara Hershey, who portrayed his sister, in an ABC family western series, The Monroes.

Robert Middleton

Middleton was cast in ten episodes of the ABC family western drama, The Monroes, with costars Michael Anderson, Jr., and Barbara Hershey.

Scott Lochmus

Previously, Mr. Lochmus served as Senior Director at Sony Music Studios, in charge of production, where he directed and produced award-winning videos of every soundtrack recorded by Celine Dion from 1996 to 2008, including her landmark duet with Barbra Streisand, as well as Dion’s “One Year, One Heart” ABC Family TV Special, and two widely acclaimed documentaries, “Let's Talk About Love,” and “Taking Chances,” among others.

Shawn Piller

In 2005, Wildfire debuted on the ABC Family channel, starring Deep Space Nine's Nana Visitor.

So Wrong, It's Right

The song "Come One, Come All" was used in an episode of the teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation as well as an episode of the hit ABC family series Greek.

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation

It premiered on ABC Family on November 28, 2010 during the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block and was written by Michael Ciminera and Richard Gnolfo.

The Middleman

In the ABC Family TV version, Sensei Ping is played by Mark Dacascos.