ABC Family Sets Return Dates for ‘Pretty Little Liars,’ ‘Twisted,’ ‘Fosters’ and ‘Switched at Birth’

ABC Family announced the return dates for four of its hit shows, revealing that Twisted, Switched at Birth, The Fosters, and Pretty Little Liars will all be back during the second week of January 2014. All four shows will air new episodes, kicking off on January 7, 2014 at 8pm with Pretty Little Liars. And just before the show returns with a new episode, ABC Family will air a Pretty Little Liars marathon starting at 12pm and running up to 8pm.

Following Pretty Little Liars at 9pm will be Twisted, with ABC Family airing a marathon showing of its episodes on Wednesday, January 1st from 11:00am to 6pm ET/PT. Season three of Switched at Birth will debut on Monday, January 13th at 8pm following the Switched at Birth marathon from 12pm through 8pm.

The new hit series The Fosters will be back on Monday, January 13 at 9pm immediately after Switched at Birth.

Switched at Birth Details:

Senior year means big changes for Bay and Daphne, as the Carlton School for the Deaf receives an influx of hearing students who are not happy to be there. Daphne begins working at a free clinic as part of her probation from the Senator Coto blackmail scandal, and Bay takes an art class at a local college. Toby tries to unite a divided Carlton by coaching girls’ field hockey, and the parents face the specter of the impending empty nest in unexpected ways.

Twisted Details:

With Danny now on the run, the town of Green Grove is even more convinced that he killed Regina,
unaware the real killer is someone they never suspected. Jo continues to grapple with how much
Danny and Lacey had been keeping from her, but is soon swept into the truth about what really
happened to Danny’s Aunt Tara. Meanwhile, Tess, being the only one who knows Danny’s long
thought dead father is still alive, has summoned Vikram back to town, but even she is not aware of the
depth of secrets the Desai family holds.

The Fosters Details:

The repercussions of Callie’s decision to run away impact every member of the Foster family, including
newlyweds Stef and Lena, who had offered to adopt the troubled teen. Will Jude be able to accept the
love of his family without his sister in the picture? And how will Brandon deal with the news that Callie
has run away? Meanwhile, Jesus and Mariana prepare for the reality of Lexi leaving. Mike and Stef
continue to deal with the fallout of the shooting, while Lena must come to terms with Stef returning to
the force, post-shooting. How will Stef and Lena navigate all ths chaos and change as a married couple?

Pretty Little Liars Details:

As the Liars go looking for answers about Alison and try to make sense of their lives for the past year, a darker side of Ezra emerges.