Switched at Birth
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American television series
family drama television series
teen drama television series
television series
Switched at Birth is an American television drama series that explores the lives of two teenage girls and their families after discovering they were mistakenly switched as newborns, notable for its extensive use of American Sign Language and deaf culture representation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Switched at Birth canonical | 6 |
| Switched at Birth (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4863950 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Switched at Birth Context triple: [Marlee Matlin, notableWork, Switched at Birth]
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A.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
The Secret Life of the American Teenager is an ABC Family teen drama series that follows the complicated personal, social, and family consequences of a high school girl's unexpected pregnancy.
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B.
This Is Us
This Is Us is an American television drama series that follows the intertwined lives of the Pearson family across multiple timelines, exploring themes of love, loss, and identity.
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C.
One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time is an American sitcom that follows the everyday struggles and growth of a single mother and her family, originally airing in the 1970s and later reimagined in a modern reboot.
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D.
UnREAL
UnREAL is a critically acclaimed scripted drama series that offers a dark, satirical look behind the scenes of a fictional reality dating show.
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E.
Raising Hope
Raising Hope is an American sitcom about a young man unexpectedly raising his infant daughter with the help of his eccentric family, known for its quirky humor and ensemble cast including Cloris Leachman.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Switched at Birth Target entity description: Switched at Birth is an American television drama series that explores the lives of two teenage girls and their families after discovering they were mistakenly switched as newborns, notable for its extensive use of American Sign Language and deaf culture representation.
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A.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
The Secret Life of the American Teenager is an ABC Family teen drama series that follows the complicated personal, social, and family consequences of a high school girl's unexpected pregnancy.
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B.
This Is Us
This Is Us is an American television drama series that follows the intertwined lives of the Pearson family across multiple timelines, exploring themes of love, loss, and identity.
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C.
One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time is an American sitcom that follows the everyday struggles and growth of a single mother and her family, originally airing in the 1970s and later reimagined in a modern reboot.
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D.
UnREAL
UnREAL is a critically acclaimed scripted drama series that offers a dark, satirical look behind the scenes of a fictional reality dating show.
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E.
Raising Hope
Raising Hope is an American sitcom about a young man unexpectedly raising his infant daughter with the help of his eccentric family, known for its quirky humor and ensemble cast including Cloris Leachman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
ⓘ
family drama television series ⓘ teen drama television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Lizzy Weiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2017-04-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Fosters (as a subsequent Freeform family drama) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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family drama ⓘ teen drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bay Kennish
NERFINISHED
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Daphne Vasquez NERFINISHED ⓘ Emmett Bledsoe NERFINISHED ⓘ John Kennish NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathryn Kennish NERFINISHED ⓘ Regina Vasquez NERFINISHED ⓘ Toby Kennish NERFINISHED ⓘ Travis Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive use of American Sign Language
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representation of deaf culture ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 103 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 5 ⓘ |
| originalChannelBrand | ABC Family original programming ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
ABC Family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Freeform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Constance Marie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
D.W. Moffett NERFINISHED ⓘ Katie Leclerc NERFINISHED ⓘ Lea Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucas Grabeel NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Berdy NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanessa Marano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | ABC Family Original Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Kansas City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2011-06-06 ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | American Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Switched at Birth Description of subject: Switched at Birth is an American television drama series that explores the lives of two teenage girls and their families after discovering they were mistakenly switched as newborns, notable for its extensive use of American Sign Language and deaf culture representation.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Switched at Birth (TV series)
subject surface form:
Sam Page