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ABC Family'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a cable channel owned by [[Disney|The Walt Disney Company]]. It started in 1977 as CBN Cable, owned by [[Pat Robertson]]. In 1988, the channel was renamed to CBN Family Channel; two years later it was spun off and the name was changed to The Family Channel, as the channel had begun to make too much money for non-profit CBN to keep it around. The Family Channel, which was by this point co-owned with the library of MTM Enterprises, was bought by [[FOX]] in 1997, and renamed Fox Family Channel the next year. The channel, along with [[Fox Kids]], was sold to Disney in 2001. That same year, the channel's name settled on the current one, the [[Fox Kids]] block met its end the next year, and its programming moved to ABC Family (and [[Toon Disney]]) as "Jetix" (the name was introduced in 2004; previous to that the programming had aired on ABCF under the name of "ABC Family Action Block").▼
 
Disney planned to revamp the channel into a young-adult-aimed channel named "XYZ"; a rumoured stipulation that "Family" remain in the name forever put the brakes on this. The channel eventually [[Loophole Abuse|abused a loophole]] and remained ABC Family, but changed their slogan to "A new kind of family", pretty much saying that they may have to keep the name, but [[Screwed Byby the Network|that wondidn't stop them from turning it into a not-so-family-friendly channel]].▼
▲ABC Family is a cable channel owned by [[Disney|The Walt Disney Company]]. It started in 1977 as CBN Cable, owned by [[Pat Robertson]]. In 1988, the channel was renamed to CBN Family Channel; two years later it was spun off and the name was changed to The Family Channel, as the channel had begun to make too much money for non-profit CBN to keep it around. The Family Channel, which was by this point co-owned with the library of MTM Enterprises, was bought by [[FOX]] in 1997, and renamed Fox Family Channel the next year. The channel, along with [[Fox Kids]], was sold to Disney in 2001. That same year, the channel's name settled on the current one, the [[Fox Kids]] block met its end the next year, and its programming moved to ABC Family (and [[Toon Disney]]) as "Jetix" (the name was introduced in 2004; previous to that the programming had aired on ABCF under the name of "ABC Family Action Block").
 
This rumour was proven false when Disney relaunched the channel as Freeform in 2016. They continued to make their content more for millenials than a traditional "family-friendly" audience.
▲Disney planned to revamp the channel into a young-adult-aimed channel named "XYZ"; a stipulation that "Family" remain in the name forever put the brakes on this. The channel eventually [[Loophole Abuse|abused a loophole]] and remained ABC Family, but changed their slogan to "A new kind of family", pretty much saying that they may have to keep the name, but [[Screwed By the Network|that won't stop them from turning it into a not-so-family-friendly channel]].
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=== Original shows airing or about to air onfrom this channel: ===
* ''[[The Lying Game (TV)|The Lying Game]]''
* ''[[Make It or Break It]]''
* ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]''
* ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]''
* ''[[Switched Atat Birth (TV series)|Switched Atat Birth]]''
* ''[[Jane By Design]]''
=== Past Shows: ===
▲[[File:abc_family_logo__9048.jpg|frame|[[Fridge Logic|Strange how]] [[Pat Robertson]] hasn't yet complained about this "new kind of family"...]]
 
* ''[[Greek]]''
* ''[[Huge]]''
* ''[[Kyle XY]]''
* ''[[The Middleman (TV)|The Middleman]]''
* ''[[The Nine Lives of Chloe King]]''
* ''[[Higher Ground]]'' (when it was Fox Family)
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=== Syndicated shows: ===
* ''[[The 700 Club]]'' ([[The Artifact|ABC FamilyFreeform is contractually required to air it]], and it clearly isn't happy about having to do so; it [[Screwed Byby the Network|buries the show at 11 PM]] and puts a disclaimer in front of it to warn people.)
** If you're watching the channel at any time ''The 700 Club'' is airing, you would have no idea you're watching ABC Family as the network removes all branding from the channel during that hour. You might as well call this time "CBN on ABC Family", like Nick's [[Nick Atat Nite]]. CBN [[Telethon|telethons]] also air on the channel.
** It's also the only show they frequently run commercials before, after the preceding show has ended fully and run closing credits. They ''really'' seem to want their normal demographic to change over and watch ''[[The Daily Show (TV)|The Daily Show]]'' (or anything else)...
* ''[[AmericasAmerica's Funniest Home Videos]]''
* ''[[Boy Meets World (TV)|Boy Meets World]]''
* ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]''
* ''[[Full House]]''
* ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
* ''[[Grounded for Life]]''
* The ''[[Harry Potter (Filmfilm)|Harry Potter]]'' movies
** Not a show, obviously, but they still own the U.S. broadcast rights and air marathons of the series every now and then. Pat Robertson and ''The 700 Club'' are among the [[Moral Guardians]] who beileve ''Harry Potter'' teaches witchcraft, so this is an instance of [[Irony]]. Prior to the end of the ''Potter'' film series, the ABC Family marathons were notable for airing "sneak peeks", consisting of footage and interview clips relating to whichever installment was about to hit theaters, during commercial breaks. Today, these sneak peeks can be easily found on [[YouTube]]. ABC Family typically airs extended cuts of the films with [[Deleted Scene|Deleted Scenes]] added back in.
* ''[[My Wife and Kids]]''
* ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]''
* ''[[That 70s Show (TV)|That '70s Show]]''
* ''[[What I Like About You]]''
* ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV)|Whose Line Is It Anyway]]''
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=== Actors/Actresses that showshave upbeen on the channel: ===
* [[Shailene Woodley]]
* [[India Eisley]]
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 18 November 2021

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Freeform is a cable channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. It started in 1977 as CBN Cable, owned by Pat Robertson. In 1988, the channel was renamed to CBN Family Channel; two years later it was spun off and the name was changed to The Family Channel, as the channel had begun to make too much money for non-profit CBN to keep it around. The Family Channel, which was by this point co-owned with the library of MTM Enterprises, was bought by FOX in 1997, and renamed Fox Family Channel the next year. The channel, along with Fox Kids, was sold to Disney in 2001. That same year, the channel's name settled on the current one, the Fox Kids block met its end the next year, and its programming moved to ABC Family (and Toon Disney) as "Jetix" (the name was introduced in 2004; previous to that the programming had aired on ABCF under the name of "ABC Family Action Block").

Disney planned to revamp the channel into a young-adult-aimed channel named "XYZ"; a rumoured stipulation that "Family" remain in the name forever put the brakes on this. The channel eventually abused a loophole and remained ABC Family, but changed their slogan to "A new kind of family", but that didn't stop them from turning it into a not-so-family-friendly channel.

This rumour was proven false when Disney relaunched the channel as Freeform in 2016. They continued to make their content more for millenials than a traditional "family-friendly" audience.

Original shows from this channel:

Past Shows:

Strange how Pat Robertson hasn't yet complained about this "new kind of family"...

Syndicated shows:

Actors/Actresses that have been on the channel:

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