PREVIEW: ABC Family Tuesday Night Soaps SWITCHED AT BIRTH & JANE BY DESIGN

The Year of the Soap continues on ABC Family with new episodes of SWITCHED AT BIRTH and JANE BY DESIGN on Tuesday, February 7.

SWITCHED leads off the night at 8 p.m. ET/PT with "Las Dos Fridas" as Kathryn’s mother Bonnie (Meredith Baxter) comes for a visit and Angelo’s disappearance leaves everyone with more questions.

A visit Kathryn’s mother makes Bay and Daphne question their new roles in the family and where they fit in. While Bonnie can’t get over the physical resemblance between Daphne and Kathryn, Daphne still sees herself as a girl from her old neighborhood and struggles with her new identity.

Meanwhile, Bay and Regina grow closer as they try to find out what happened to Angelo and their shared love of art. Toby’s new girlfriend Simone tries to change him, which Bay warns him about.



SWITCHED AT BIRTH stars Katie Leclerc, Vanessa Marano, Constance Marie, D.W. Moffett, Lea Thompson, Lucas Grabeel and Sean Berdy.

Meredith Baxter guest stars as Bonnie Tamblyn Dixon and Maiara Walsh as Simone.

JANE BY DESIGN follows at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Jane hits the hallways of her school when given a task to find the next big trend “The Image Issue.”

When she questions India’s presentation in front of Gray, Jane is tasked to do her own research to find out what high school students are really looking for in the fashion world. Determined to prove that teenagers are about finding out who they are and not changing just to fit some mold, Jane hits the hallways of her school to prove her point. But when her classmates are less then helpful, Jane starts to worry that she won’t be able to pull the presentation off.

Meanwhile, Billy tries a new look to gain a little bit more respect, much to Jane’s chagrin.



JANE BY DESIGN is executive produced by Gavin Polone, April Blair and John Ziffren. The series stars Erica Dasher, David Rogers, Nicholas Roux, Rowly Dennis, India De Beaufort, Meagan Tandy, Matthew Atkinson, and featuring Andie MacDowell.

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