MELODY TAKES BAY, EMMETT, NOAH AND NATALIE ON A TOLERANCE RETREAT ON A NEW EPISODE OF "SWITCHED AT BIRTH," AIRING MONDAY, JANUARY 21 AT 8:00 ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

Burbank, CA (January 9, 2013) - After things come to a head between the hearing students and the deaf kids at Carlton School for the Deaf, Melody (guest star Marlee Matlin) decides to take everyone on a Tolerance Retreat, on an all new episode of "Switched at Birth," airing Monday, January 21 at 8:00PM ET/PT on ABC Family.

In "Duel Between Two Women," Bay finds herself on the wrong end of Natalie's wrath, forcing Melody to take everyone on a Tolerance Retreat to help bridge the divide between them.

Meanwhile, Kathryn possibly hurts John's campaign during a radio interview. Regina gets bad news about her health. Toby and Lana bond.

"Switched at Birth" is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss ("Blue Crush"), Paul Stupin ("Make It or Break It"), Becky Hartman Edwards ("Parenthood") and John Ziffren ("Melissa & Joey," "Make It or Break It"). The series stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez; Vanessa Marano ("Gilmore Girls") as Bay Kennish; Constance Marie ("George Lopez") as Regina Vasquez; D.W. Moffett ("Friday Night Lights") as John Kennish; Lea Thompson ("Back to the Future," "Caroline in the City") as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel ("High School Musical") as Toby Kennish; Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe; and Gilles Marini ("Brothers and Sisters") as Angelo Sorrento with guest star Marlee Matlin ("The West Wing").

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