Switched at Birth
2011–2017ABC FamilyFreeformDrama
Two teenagers swapped as babies, in a family drama that plays whole scenes in sign language.
Switched at Birth opens with a main title sequence of 6 seconds.
At 6 seconds, it opens well under the 50-second median for drama sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on ABC Family in 2011, when Pretty Little Liars, Melissa & Joey and The Secret Life of the American Teenager were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
6sFan upload of the title card. Six seconds; the other copy in circulation is fan-made.
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