ABC Family to Host Live Fan Chat With SWITCHED AT BIRTH Stars, 9/17

On Monday, September 10th, fans can participate in a live blog party with Constance Marie, star of ABC Family's hit original drama series "Switched At Birth," beginning at 4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET at www.abcfamily.com/switchedatbirth. Afterwards, fans can tweet with Constance at @goconstance during the East Coast broadcast of the show at 5:00 pm PT / 8:00 pm ET. Fans can ask questions by tweeting at Constance's Twitter handle and including #SwitchedatBirth in their tweets.

In the September 10th episode, "The Intruder," Regina's sudden marriage to Angelo rocks both families. John's baseball record is in danger of being beaten. Daphne and Emmett decide to enter their zombie film in a horror film festival. Emmett has a run in with Toby. Meanwhile, Bay meets another street artist.

On Monday, September 17th, series star Katie Leclerc will be answering questions at www.abcfamily.com/switchedatbirth beginning at 4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET, followed by a live Twitter chat at @katieleclerc during the East Coast broadcast of the show, at 5:00 pm PT / 8:00 pm ET. Fans can ask questions by tweeting at Katie's Twitter handle and including #SwitchedatBirth in their tweets.

In the September 17th episode, "The Shock of Being Seen," Daphne feels like she's a minute away from being fired after she causes a major accident at the restaurant. But things take a turn when her new boss, the handsome Chef Jeff (guest star Justin Bruening, "Ringer"), asks her to stay late one night. Meanwhile, Bay uses Angelo as her excuse to get around John's rules. And, Kathryn is upset when Regina gets all of the attention in her interview for the new book.

"Switched at Birth" airs Mondays at 8pm ET/PT on ABC Family. The drama series is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss ("Blue Crush"), Paul Stupin ("Make It or Break It"), Becky Hartman Edwards ("Parenthood") and John Ziffren ("Melissa & Joey," "Make It or Break It"). The series stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez; Vanessa Marano ("Gilmore Girls") as Bay Kennish; Constance Marie ("George Lopez") as Regina Vasquez; D.W. Moffett ("Friday Night Lights") as John Kennish; Lea Thompson ("Back to the Future," "Caroline in the City") as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel ("High School Musical") as Toby Kennish; and Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe with guest star Gilles Marini ("Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars") as Angelo Sorrento and Marlee Matlin ("The West Wing") as Melody Bledsoe.

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