Freeform

Freeform
Founded	September 17, 1977
President	Tara Duncan
Company	The Walt Disney Company
Notable Series	The Fosters Young & Hungry Shadowhunters grown-ish
Former Names	CBN Satellite Service (1977–1981) CBN Cable Network (1981–1988) The CBN Family Channel (1988–1990) The Family Channel (1990–1998) Fox Family (1998–2001) ABC Family (2001–2016)

"The Family Channel" redirects here - for the similar named Canadian channel, see Family'

Freeform is an American basic cable television network, currently owned by Disney. It can be seen in over 88 million households worldwide, and has several original programming series, as well as original movies and acquired programs.

History

Freeform was originally founded in 1977 as "CBN Satellite Service", which gradually changed to "The Family Channel". In 1998 the rights were purchased by the News Corp., which re-named it "Fox Family". Fox Family was sold to the The Walt Disney Company, the owner of ABC, in 2001, and the channel properly renamed "ABC Family".

In-Depth

• Program Listing: A complete listing of shows that aired new episodes on Freeform.

Current Shows

• The 700 Club
• Grown-ish (Season 3 — January 16, 2020)

• Kal Penn Approves This Message (Season 1 — September 22, 2020)

Upcoming Shows

• Cruel Summer (Season 1 — sometime in 2021)

• Good Trouble (Season 3 — sometime in 2021)

• Everything's Gonna Be Okay (Season 2 — sometime in 2021)

• Motherland: Fort Salem (Season 2 — sometime in 2021)

Shows in Limbo

• Wrap Battle (Season 1 — November 25-December 9, 2019)

• The Bold Type (Season 4 — January 23-July 16, 2020)

External Sites

• Official website for Freeform

Previous Logo

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  2001–2016