Launch Details Unveiled for ABC Spark

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment’s new service ABC Spark is set to launch March 26 with the day-and-date season premiere of the hit ABC Family original series The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Viewers across Canada can sample the new network during a free preview beginning March 26 through to June 30. In addition, the prime-time schedule will include the ABC Family original series Switched at Birth, Melissa & Joey, The Lying Game and Make It or Break It. Season four of The Secret Life of the American Teenager will air on Monday nights on the network starting March 26. The cast includes Molly Ringwald (Sixteen Candles) and Shailene Woodley (The Descendants, The O.C.), among other stars.

"With the launch of ABC Spark, the wait is over for Canada,” said Ted Ellis, the VP of programming for kids and family. “Fans of hit series like The Secret Life of the American Teenager will now have unprecedented access to ABC Family programming, delivered across multiple platforms. Nested blocks of ABC Family programming that aired on YTV, W Network and CMT leading up to the launch of the service have been very successful. Clearly, there is real appetite for these kinds of shows and we are excited to grow this brand in Canada."