ABC Family Reveals January Premiere Dates: 'Switched at Birth' Follows 'Pretty Little Liars' on Its New Night, Tuesday, January 6

Switched at Birth moves to Tuesdays starting January 6, following the return of Pretty Little Liars.

ABC Family will kick off the New Year with all-new episodes of returning original hit series and fan favorites Pretty Little Liars, Switched at Birth, Chasing Life and The Fosters, in addition to comedies Melissa & Joey and Baby Daddy, all set to premiere in January 2015, with three nights of original programming.

The hit ABC Family original series Pretty Little Liars returns on Tuesday, January 6 at 8 p.m. ET/PT with the Liars still reeling from Mona’s death and determined to prove Alison’s guilt. Pretty Little Liars won six Teen Choice Awards in 2014, including Choice TV Show, Choice TV Actress Drama – Lucy Hale, Choice TV Actor Drama – Ian Harding, Choice Summer TV Actress – Ashley Benson, Choice Summer TV Actor – Tyler Blackburn and Choice TV Breakout Star: Female – Sasha Pieterse. ABC Family will air a special Pretty Little Liars marathon on Tuesday, January 6, from 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. ET/PT, leading up to the premiere. An all-new special holiday episode of Pretty Little Liars, airing during ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas, premieres Tuesday, December 9th at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Melissa Joan Hart Previews the Halloween Episode of 'Melissa & Joey'

Melissa Joan Hart in the "Witch Came First" episode of Melissa & Joey.  Photo Credit: ABC

ABC Family is airing special Halloween episodes of its Wednesday night comedies Melissa & Joey and Baby Daddy tonight. Tune in to Melissa & Joey starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT to find out what happens when Mel discovers she may have once been a teenage witch (and plenty of Sabrina the Teenage Witch reunions!). The episode was directed by Melissa Joan Hart, who stars as Melissa in the series. The actress/director offered a sneak peek of the episode when she met with members of the media last week. Read the transcript below:

What initially inspired you to direct an episode of Melissa & Joey?
MELISSA JOAN HART: I've been directing since I was about 20-years-old from my days on Sabrina the Teenage Witch. I guess I was always very bossy on set [Laughs] and I was just always wanting to learn new things. From my days on Clarissa, I was constantly following the directors and shadowing them and talking to the crew and figuring out how the cameras worked and trying to play with the lighting boards. I was always very curious about all the stuff going on behind the scenes.

I was fascinated by it all and when it came down to Sabrina, we had such a difficult time finding directors that could handle the style of show that hadn't really been done before, because it was technically a three camera show but it probably should have had only one camera. We didn't have a live audience, but we did shoot three days a week and we rehearsed twice a week, so it was sort of a hybrid show as one of the first hybrid, technically, single-camera sitcoms.

"25 Days of Christmas" Begins December 1 on ABC Family

ABC Family's "25 Days of Christmas" returns with 25-continuous days of holiday-themed entertainment for the whole family. From December 1 - 25, viewers can ring in the holidays with new holiday episodes of original series, holiday specials and returning favorites.

This year, "25 Days of Christmas" will feature original holiday episodes of comedy series Melissa and Joey, and Baby Daddy. And for the first time, holiday episodes of drama series Pretty Little Liars, The Fosters, Switched at Birth and Chasing Life will also make their debut during the week of December 8.

The holiday cheer continues with the network-television premiere of the delightful holiday movie Arthur Christmas, featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie and Jim Broadbent as Santa, on Saturday, December 6 (9:00- 11:00 p.m. ET/PT) and the ABC Family debut of the new Christmas special "Toy Story That Time Forgot" on Sunday, December 7 (8:00- 8:30 p.m. ET/PT)

On Sunday, December 21, the network will air a Rankin Bass holiday classics marathon, featuring such beloved programs as The Little Drummer Boy (1:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET/PT), Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (3:00-4:00 p.m. ET/PT), and The Year Without a Santa Claus (4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET/PT). Other returning favorites include National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Monday, December 1, 6:00-8:00 p.m.), holiday classic Elf (Monday, December 1, 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT,) and a The Santa Clause double feature (begins Tuesday, December 2, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT).

Below is a "25 Days of Christmas" day-by-day programming guide: