Baby Daddy | |
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Genre |
Sitcom Romantic comedy |
Created by | Dan Berendsen |
Starring | |
Composer(s) | Doug DeAngelis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 89 (list of episodes) |
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Producer(s) |
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Location(s) |
CBS Studio Center Studio City, California Stage 20 |
Running time | 22 minutes |
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Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
Release | |
Original network | Freeform |
Original release | June 20, 2012 | – present
External links | |
Official website |
Baby Daddy is an American sitcom created by Dan Berendsen that premiered on June 20, 2012. The series follows Ben, a man in his twenties, who gets the surprise of his life when a one-night stand leaves his baby at his doorstep. Ben decides to raise his little girl with the help of his brother, Danny, his two close friends, Riley and Tucker, and his sometimes-overbearing mother, Bonnie.
Ben Wheeler, a twenty-something old bachelor, is suddenly a father when his baby daughter Emma is left at his doorstep. With the help of his overbearing mother Bonnie, his older brother Danny, and his two best friends Tucker and Riley, Ben works to turn his life around in order to provide for his daughter.
The series was given a green-light on February 2, 2012 and began production on March 28, 2012. On August 17, 2012, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on May 29, 2013.
On March 22, 2013, ABC Family announced that Baby Daddy was renewed for a third season, two months before the second season premiered. The third season premiered on January 15, 2014.
Baby Daddy was renewed for a fourth season on March 17, 2014. It premiered on October 22, 2014, with the series' first Halloween episode "Strip or Treat".
On February 27, 2015, the series was renewed for a fifth season. It premiered on February 3, 2016.
On June 27, 2016, Freeform renewed the show for a sixth season. It is set to premiere on March 13, 2017.
The series premiered in the United States on June 20, 2012, on ABC Family.
In New Zealand, the show premiered on TVNZ's TV2 beginning on December 14, 2013.
In Australia, the series airs on Fox8, with season 1 premiering 29 September 2013, with season 2 returning on 4 May 2014, and season 3 returning 24 August 2014.
In the United Kingdom, the series began airing on E4 on February 16, 2015. The second season started on March 2, 2015. Series 3 aired in April 2015. Series 4 aired in September 2015. Series 5 will premiere 5th September 2016.
In Israel, the series airs weeknights (two episodes each) since July 2016. In South Africa aired 5 September 2015.
In Italy. the series began airing on Joi Premium, pay channel on the DTT platform Mediaset Premium from 22 February 2013 to 22 March 2013. The second, third, fourth and fifth seasons were broadcast on the streaming platform Mediaset Infinity from 2015 to 2016.