Pretty Little Liars season 1
Pretty Little Liars | |
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Season 1 | |
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No. of episodes | 22 |
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Original network | ABC Family |
Original release | June 8, 2010 March 21, 2011 | –
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The first season of Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, premiered on June 8, 2010 and concluded on March 21, 2011 on ABC Family.
The show premiered to 2.47 million viewers and retained a regular audience of 2.5 million viewers during its summer run. The summer finale scored 3.07 million viewers, achieving a series high. The show went on hiatus and returned with its winter premiere on January 3, 2011, with 4.20 million viewers, becoming one of ABC Family's top telecasts to date.
Overview
Spencer Hastings, Aria Montgomery, Hanna Marin, Emily Fields, and Alison DiLaurentis are enjoying a sleep-over at Spencer's family's barn in her backyard. The girls drink alcohol and tell secrets, before passing out. When the girls wake up they discover Alison and Spencer missing, however Spencer returns claiming she heard Alison scream and went to look for her. Following Alison's disappearance, the four remaining girls drift apart without their clique leader and Aria's family moves to Iceland for a year.
One year later, Aria returns to Rosewood, and hooks up with Ezra Fitz at a bar and later discovers he is her new English teacher. Hanna has taken Alison's role as the most popular girl at Rosewood High School, along with formerly nerdy Mona Vanderwaal. The girls regularly shoplift from the local mall, until Hanna is caught, and her mother resorts to beginning a sexual relationship with Detective Darren Wilden so Hanna isn't charged. Spencer develops romantic feelings for her older sister Melissa's fiance, British doctor Wren Kingston, while Emily befriends a new girl named Maya, whose family has moved into Alison's former home.
As the story unfolds, each of the girls receive text messages from an anonymous blackmailer, known only as "-A", who threatens them with secrets only Alison would have known. The girls suspect Alison is the one sending the texts, until her body is found buried in her old backyard. The girls begin to search for answers since Alison's body has been found.
Cast
- ^Note 1 : Bianca Lawson is credited as a series regular up until episode 13. From episode 14 onwards she is no longer credited.
- ^Note 2 : Nia Peeples is credited as a series regular in episode 1. From episode 2 onwards she is credited as a guest star.
- ^Note 3 : Sasha Pieterse is credited as a guest star in episode 1. From episode 2 onwards she is credited as a series regular.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Lesli Linka Glatter | I. Marlene King | June 8, 2010 | 2.47[2] |
2 | 2 | "The Jenna Thing" | Liz Friedlander | I. Marlene King | June 15, 2010 | 2.48[3] |
3 | 3 | "To Kill a Mocking Girl" | Elodie Keene | Oliver Goldstick | June 22, 2010 | 2.74[4] |
4 | 4 | "Can You Hear Me Now?" | Norman Buckley | Joseph Dougherty | June 29, 2010 | 2.09[5] |
5 | 5 | "Reality Bites Me" | Wendey Stanzler | Bryan M. Holdman | July 6, 2010 | 2.62[6] |
6 | 6 | "There's No Place Like Homecoming" | Norman Buckley | Maya Goldsmith | July 13, 2010 | 2.69[7] |
7 | 7 | "The Homecoming Hangover" | Chris Grismer | Tamar Laddy | July 20, 2010 | 2.55[8] |
8 | 8 | "Please, Do Talk About Me When I'm Gone" | Arlene Sanford | Joseph Dougherty | July 27, 2010 | 2.52[9] |
9 | 9 | "The Perfect Storm" | Jamie Babbit | Oliver Goldstick | August 3, 2010 | 2.55[10] |
10 | 10 | "Keep Your Friends Close" | Ron Lagomarsino | I. Marlene King | August 10, 2010 | 3.07[11] |
11 | 11 | "Moments Later" | Norman Buckley | Joseph Dougherty | January 3, 2011 | 4.20[12] |
12 | 12 | "Salt Meets Wound" | Norman Buckley | Oliver Goldstick | January 10, 2011 | 3.21[13] |
13 | 13 | "Know Your Frenemies" | Ron Lagomarsino | I. Marlene King | January 17, 2011 | 2.99[14] |
14 | 14 | "Careful What U Wish 4" | Norman Buckley | Tamar Laddy | January 24, 2011 | 3.17[15] |
15 | 15 | "If at First You Don't Succeed, Lie, Lie Again" | Ron Lagomarsino | Maya Goldsmith | January 31, 2011 | 3.19[16] |
16 | 16 | "Je Suis Une Amie" | Chris Grismer | Bryan M. Holdman | February 7, 2011 | 3.14[17] |
17 | 17 | "The New Normal" | Michael Grossman | Joseph Dougherty | February 14, 2011 | 2.35[18] |
18 | 18 | "The Bad Seed" | Paul Lazarus | Oliver Goldstick & Francesca Rollins | February 21, 2011 | 2.90[19] |
19 | 19 | "A Person of Interest" | Ron Lagomarsino | I. Marlene King & Jonell Lennon | February 28, 2011 | 2.69[20] |
20 | 20 | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | Arlene Sanford | Joseph Dougherty | March 7, 2011 | 2.95[21] |
21 | 21 | "Monsters in the End" | Chris Grismer | Oliver Goldstick | March 14, 2011 | 2.94[22] |
22 | 22 | "For Whom the Bell Tolls" | Lesli Linka Glatter | I. Marlene King | March 21, 2011 | 3.64[23] |
Development and production
Originally developed as a television series by book packaging company Alloy Entertainment, the idea was described as "Desperate Housewives for teens."[24] Alloy met with author Shepard, and gave her the property to develop into a book series.[24] With Alloy and Warner Horizon interested in producing a Pretty Little Liars television series for years, it was first planned for The WB in 2005 with a different writer.[25] The first novel was published by HarperTeen in October 2006.[26] In June 2008, Alloy noted that it was developing a Pretty Little Liars television pilot for ABC Family.[24] The novels are being adapted for television by I. Marlene King.[25]
Casting
ABC Family began casting for a Pretty Little Liars television pilot in October 2009.[25] Lucy Hale was cast as Aria Montgomery in the project,[25] followed by Troian Bellisario and Ian Harding (as Spencer Hastings and Ezra Fitz, respectively) in November 2009.[27] In December 2009 The Futon Critic confirmed the casting of Ashley Benson as Hanna Marin and Shay Mitchell as Emily Fields, as well as the addition of Laura Leighton as Ashley Marin, Alexis Denisof as Byron Montgomery, Bianca Lawson as Maya, as well as Jean Louisa Kelly and Nia Peeples.[28][29] The Hollywood Reporter also noted that Torrey DeVitto and Sasha Pieterse landed recurring roles in the pilot.[29]
The Alloy website later confirmed that Pieterse would be playing Alison DiLaurentis and DeVitto would be Melissa Hastings, also noting Janel Parrish as Mona Vanderwaal and Cody Allen Christian, as Mike Montgomery.[30] In April 2010, Chad Lowe replaced Alexis Denisof as Aria's father, Byron Montgomery.[31] Also in April, Holly Marie Combs was cast as Ella Montgomery.
Ratings
Live + SD ratings
No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode | Air date | Time slot (EST) | Rating/Share (18–49) | Viewers (m) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | June 8, 2010 | Tuesdays 8:00 p.m. |
0.9 [2] | 2.47 [2] |
2 | 2 | "The Jenna Thing" | June 15, 2010 | 1.0 [3] | 2.48 [3] | |
3 | 3 | "To Kill a Mocking Girl" | June 22, 2010 | 1.0 [4] | 2.74 [4] | |
4 | 4 | "Can You Hear Me Now?" | June 29, 2010 | 0.7 [5] | 2.08 [5] | |
5 | 5 | "Reality Bites Me" | July 6, 2010 | 1.0 [6] | 2.62 [6] | |
6 | 6 | "There's No Place Like Homecoming" | July 13, 2010 | 0.9 [7] | 2.69 [7] | |
7 | 7 | "The Homecoming Hangover" | July 20, 2010 | 0.9 [8] | 2.55 [8] | |
8 | 8 | "Please, Do Talk About Me When I'm Gone" | July 27, 2010 | 0.9 [9] | 2.52 [9] | |
9 | 9 | "The Perfect Storm" | August 3, 2010 | 0.9 [10] | 2.55 [10] | |
10 | 10 | "Keep Your Friends Close" | August 10, 2010 | 1.1 [32] | 3.07 [11] | |
11 | 11 | "Moments Later" | January 3, 2011 | Mondays 8:00 p.m. |
1.5 [32] | 4.20 [32] |
12 | 12 | "Salt Meets Wound" | January 10, 2011 | 1.1 [13] | 3.21 [13] | |
13 | 13 | "Know Your Frenemies" | January 17, 2011 | 1.2 [14] | 2.99 [14] | |
14 | 14 | "Careful What You Wish For" | January 24, 2011 | 1.2 [15] | 3.17 [15] | |
15 | 15 | "If at First You Don't Succeed, Lie, Lie Again" | January 31, 2011 | 1.2 [16] | 3.19 [16] | |
16 | 16 | "Je Suis Une Amie" | February 7, 2011 | 1.1 [17] | 3.14 [17] | |
17 | 17 | "The New Normal" | February 14, 2011 | 0.9 [18] | 2.35 [18] | |
18 | 18 | "The Bad Seed" | February 21, 2011 | 1.0 [19] | 2.90 [19] | |
19 | 19 | "A Person of Interest" | February 28, 2011 | 1.0 [20] | 2.69 [20] | |
20 | 20 | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | March 7, 2011 | 1.1 [21] | 2.95 [20] | |
21 | 21 | "Monsters in the End" | March 14, 2011 | 1.1 [22] | 2.94 [22] | |
22 | 22 | "For Whom the Bell Tolls" | March 21, 2011 | 1.3 [23] | 3.64 [23] |
DVD release
The Complete First Season | |||||
Set details[33] | Special features[33] | ||||
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Release dates | |||||
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June 7, 2011[34] | September 24, 2012[35] | November 2, 2011[36] |
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