Pretty Little Liars is an American television drama series which premiered on ABC Family on June 8, 2010.[1] Created by I. Marlene King, the series is based on the Pretty Little Liars book series by Sara Shepard. After an initial order of 10 episodes, ABC Family ordered an additional 12 episodes for season one on June 28, 2010.[2] The first season's "summer finale" aired on August 10, 2010, with the remaining 12 episodes began airing on January 3, 2011.[3]
On January 10, 2011 ABC Family picked up Pretty Little Liars for a second season of 24 episodes.[4] It began airing on Tuesday, June 14, 2011.[5] It was announced in June that a special Halloween-themed episode would air as part of ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween lineup. This increased the episode count from 24 to 25.[6]
On November 29, 2011 ABC Family renewed the series for a third season, consisting of 24 episodes.[7]
Contents |
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | ||
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Season premiere | Season finale | ||||
1 | 22[8] | June 8, 2010 | March 21, 2011 | June 7, 2011[9] | |
2 | 25[6] | June 14, 2011 | March 19, 2012 | N/A | |
3 | 24[10] |
Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (in millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Lesli Linka Glatter | I. Marlene King | June 8, 2010 | 2.47[11] |
2 | 2 | "The Jenna Thing" | Liz Friedlander | I. Marlene King | June 15, 2010 | 2.48[12] |
3 | 3 | "To Kill a Mocking Girl" | Elodie Keene | Oliver Goldstick | June 22, 2010 | 2.74[13] |
4 | 4 | "Can You Hear Me Now?" | Norman Buckley | Joseph Dougherty | June 29, 2010 | 2.09[14] |
5 | 5 | "Reality Bites Me" | Wendey Stanzler | Bryan M. Holdman | July 6, 2010 | 2.62[15] |
6 | 6 | "There's No Place Like Homecoming" | Norman Buckley | Maya Goldsmith | July 13, 2010 | 2.69[16] |
7 | 7 | "The Homecoming Hangover" | Chris Grismer | Tamar Laddy | July 20, 2010 | 2.55[17] |
8 | 8 | "Please, Do Talk About Me When I'm Gone" | Arlene Sanford | Joseph Dougherty | July 27, 2010 | 2.52[18] |
9 | 9 | "The Perfect Storm" | Jamie Babbit | Oliver Goldstick | August 3, 2010 | 2.55[19] |
10 | 10 | "Keep Your Friends Close" | Ron Lagomarsino | I. Marlene King | August 10, 2010 | 3.07[20] |
11 | 11 | "Moments Later" | Norman Buckley | Joseph Dougherty | January 3, 2011 | 4.22[21] |
12 | 12 | "Salt Meets Wound" | Norman Buckley | Oliver Goldstick | January 10, 2011 | 3.21[22] |
13 | 13 | "Know Your Frenemies" | Ron Lagomarsino | I. Marlene King | January 17, 2011 | 2.99[23] |
14 | 14 | "Careful What U Wish 4" | Norman Buckley | Tamar Laddy | January 24, 2011 | 3.17[24] |
15 | 15 | "If at First You Don't Succeed, Lie, Lie Again" | Ron Lagomarsino | Maya Goldsmith | January 31, 2011 | 3.19[25] |
16 | 16 | "Je Suis Une Amie" | Chris Grismer | Bryan M. Holdman | February 7, 2011 | 3.14[26] |
17 | 17 | "The New Normal" | Michael Grossman | Joseph Dougherty | February 14, 2011 | 2.35[27] |
18 | 18 | "The Badass Seed" | Paul Lazarus | Oliver Goldstick & Francesca Rollins | February 21, 2011 | 2.90[28] |
19 | 19 | "A Person of Interest" | Ron Lagomarsino | I. Marlene King & Jonell Lennon | February 28, 2011 | 2.69[29] |
20 | 20 | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | Arlene Sanford | Joseph Dougherty | March 7, 2011 | 2.95[30] |
21 | 21 | "Monsters in the End" | Chris Grismer | Oliver Goldstick | March 14, 2011 | 2.94[31] |
22 | 22 | "For Whom the Bell Tolls" | Lesli Linka Glatter | I. Marlene King | March 21, 2011 | 3.64[32] |
Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (in millions) |
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23 | 1 | "It's Alive" | Ron Lagomarsino | I. Marlene King | June 14, 2011 | 3.68[33] |
24 | 2 | "The Goodbye Look" | Norman Buckley | Joseph Dougherty | June 21, 2011 | 2.66[34] |
25 | 3 | "My Name Is Trouble" | Elodie Keene | Oliver Goldstick | June 28, 2011 | 2.78[35] |
26 | 4 | "Blind Dates" | Dean White | Charlie Craig | July 5, 2011 | 2.42[36] |
27 | 5 | "The Devil You Know" | Michael Grossman | Maya Goldsmith | July 12, 2011 | 2.42[37] |
28 | 6 | "Never Letting Go" | J. Miller Tobin | Bryan M. Holdman | July 19, 2011 | 2.53[38] |
29 | 7 | "Surface Tension" | Norman Buckley | Joseph Dougherty | July 26, 2011 | 2.36[39] |
30 | 8 | "Save the Date" | Chris Grismer | Matt Witten | August 2, 2011 | 2.41[40] |
31 | 9 | "Picture This" | Patrick Norris | Jonell Lennon | August 9, 2011 | 2.54[41] |
32 | 10 | "Touched by an 'A'-ngel" | Chad Lowe | Charlie Craig & Maya Goldsmith | August 16, 2011 | 2.30[42] |
33 | 11 | "I Must Confess" | Norman Buckley | Oliver Goldstick | August 23, 2011 | 2.63[43] |
34 | 12 | "Over My Dead Body" | Ron Lagomarsino | I. Marlene King | August 30, 2011 | 2.98[44] |
35 | 13 | "The First Secret" | Dana W. Gonzales | I. Marlene King | October 19, 2011 | 2.47[45] |
36 | 14 | "Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares" | Norman Buckley | Joseph Dougherty | January 2, 2012 | 3.34[46] |
37 | 15 | "A Hot Piece of 'A'"[47] | January 9, 2012[48] | |||
38 | 16 | "Let the Water Hold Me Down"[49] | January 16, 2012[48] | |||
39 | 17 | "Blond Leading the Blind"[50] | January 23, 2012[48] | |||
40 | 18 | "A Kiss Before Lying"[51] | January 30, 2012[48] | |||
41 | 19 | "The Naked Truth" | February 6, 2012[48] | |||
42 | 20 | "CTRL: A" | February 13, 2012[48] | |||
43 | 21 | February 20, 2012[48] | ||||
44 | 22 | February 27, 2012[48] | ||||
45 | 23 | "Eye of the Beholder"[52] | Melanie Mayron | Joseph Dougherty | March 5, 2012[48] | |
46 | 24 | March 12, 2012[48] | ||||
47 | 25 | March 19, 2012[48] |
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