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Pretty Little Liars
Season 1
Season 1 DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkABC Family
Original releaseJune 8, 2010 (2010-06-08) –
March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)
Season chronology
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Season 2
List of episodes

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

Set in the fictional town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania, Spencer Hastings, Aria Montgomery, Hanna Marin, Emily Fields, and Alison DiLaurentis' lives are irrevocably changed after their clique leader Alison "Ali" goes missing during a sleepover. The four remaining girls forever believe their secrets are safe for all time, but the absence of one of their leaders makes them drift apart. One year later, the former group of friends are forced to reunite after their once-missing friend is discovered dead, and they begin receiving threatening texts from someone named "A," who utilizes secrets that only their dead friend would know to terrorize them. Knowing that if their secrets are out, it will jeopardize them and their futures, the girls decide to team up and figure out who is behind the mask.

Cast

See also: List of Pretty Little Liars characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Notes

  1. ^ From episode 14 onwards, Lawson is no longer credited in the main cast.
  2. ^ a b Specifically in the pilot episode, Peeples is credited in the main cast, while Pieterse is credited as a guest star. From the second episode onwards, Peeples is credited as a guest and Pieterse joins the starring credits.
  3. ^ a b c In the pilot episode, Cavanaugh, Thomas, and DiLaurentis are respectively portrayed by James Neate, Carlo Marks, and Anne Marie DeLuise.[1]

Episodes

See also: List of Pretty Little Liars episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Lesli Linka GlatterI. Marlene KingJune 8, 2010 (2010-06-08)2.47[3]
22"The Jenna Thing"Liz FriedlanderI. Marlene KingJune 15, 2010 (2010-06-15)2.48[4]
33"To Kill a Mocking Girl"Elodie KeeneOliver GoldstickJune 22, 2010 (2010-06-22)2.74[5]
44"Can You Hear Me Now?"Norman BuckleyJoseph DoughertyJune 29, 2010 (2010-06-29)2.09[6]
55"Reality Bites Me"Wendey StanzlerBryan M. HoldmanJuly 6, 2010 (2010-07-06)2.62[7]
66"There's No Place Like Homecoming"Norman BuckleyMaya GoldsmithJuly 13, 2010 (2010-07-13)2.69[8]
77"The Homecoming Hangover"Chris GrismerTamar LaddyJuly 20, 2010 (2010-07-20)2.55[9]
88"Please, Do Talk About Me When I'm Gone"Arlene SanfordJoseph DoughertyJuly 27, 2010 (2010-07-27)2.52[10]
99"The Perfect Storm"Jamie BabbitOliver GoldstickAugust 3, 2010 (2010-08-03)2.55[11]
1010"Keep Your Friends Close"Ron LagomarsinoI. Marlene KingAugust 10, 2010 (2010-08-10)3.07[12]
1111"Moments Later"Norman BuckleyJoseph DoughertyJanuary 3, 2011 (2011-01-03)4.20[13]
1212"Salt Meets Wound"Norman BuckleyOliver GoldstickJanuary 10, 2011 (2011-01-10)3.21[14]
1313"Know Your Frenemies"Ron LagomarsinoI. Marlene KingJanuary 17, 2011 (2011-01-17)2.99[15]
1414"Careful What U Wish 4"Norman BuckleyTamar LaddyJanuary 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)3.17[16]
1515"If at First You Don't Succeed, Lie, Lie Again"Ron LagomarsinoMaya GoldsmithJanuary 31, 2011 (2011-01-31)3.19[17]
1616"Je Suis Une Amie"Chris GrismerBryan M. HoldmanFebruary 7, 2011 (2011-02-07)3.14[18]
1717"The New Normal"Michael GrossmanJoseph DoughertyFebruary 14, 2011 (2011-02-14)2.35[19]
1818"The Bad Seed"Paul LazarusOliver Goldstick & Francesca RollinsFebruary 21, 2011 (2011-02-21)2.90[20]
1919"A Person of Interest"Ron LagomarsinoI. Marlene King & Jonell LennonFebruary 28, 2011 (2011-02-28)2.69[21]
2020"Someone to Watch Over Me"Arlene SanfordJoseph DoughertyMarch 7, 2011 (2011-03-07)2.95[22]
2121"Monsters in the End"Chris GrismerOliver GoldstickMarch 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)2.94[23]
2222"For Whom the Bell Tolls"Lesli Linka GlatterI. Marlene KingMarch 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)3.64[24]

Development and production

Originally developed as a television series by book packaging company Alloy Entertainment, the idea was described as "Desperate Housewives for teens."[25] Alloy met with author Shepard, and gave her the property to develop into a book series.[25] 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.[26] The first novel was published by HarperTeen in October 2006.[27] In June 2008, Alloy noted that it was developing a Pretty Little Liars television pilot for ABC Family.[25] The novels are being adapted for television by I. Marlene King.[26]

Casting

ABC Family began casting for a Pretty Little Liars television pilot in October 2009.[26] Lucy Hale was cast as Aria Montgomery in the project,[26] followed by Troian Bellisario and Ian Harding (as Spencer Hastings and Ezra Fitz, respectively) in November 2009.[28] 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.[29][30] The Hollywood Reporter also noted that Torrey DeVitto and Sasha Pieterse landed recurring roles in the pilot.[30]

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.[31] In April 2010, Chad Lowe replaced Alexis Denisof as Aria's father, Byron Montgomery.[32] 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)
1 1 "Pilot" June 8, 2010 (2010-06-08) Tuesdays
8:00 p.m. 		0.9 [3] 2.47 [3]
2 2 "The Jenna Thing" June 15, 2010 (2010-06-15) 1.0 [4] 2.48 [4]
3 3 "To Kill a Mocking Girl" June 22, 2010 (2010-06-22) 1.0 [5] 2.74 [5]
4 4 "Can You Hear Me Now?" June 29, 2010 (2010-06-29) 0.7 [6] 2.08 [6]
5 5 "Reality Bites Me" July 6, 2010 (2010-07-06) 1.0 [7] 2.62 [7]
6 6 "There's No Place Like Homecoming" July 13, 2010 (2010-07-13) 0.9 [8] 2.69 [8]
7 7 "The Homecoming Hangover" July 20, 2010 (2010-07-20) 0.9 [9] 2.55 [9]
8 8 "Please, Do Talk About Me When I'm Gone" July 27, 2010 (2010-07-27) 0.9 [10] 2.52 [10]
9 9 "The Perfect Storm" August 3, 2010 (2010-08-03) 0.9 [11] 2.55 [11]
10 10 "Keep Your Friends Close" August 10, 2010 (2010-08-10) 1.1 [33] 3.07 [12]
11 11 "Moments Later" January 3, 2011 (2011-01-03) Mondays
8:00 p.m. 		1.5 [33] 4.20 [33]
12 12 "Salt Meets Wound" January 10, 2011 (2011-01-10) 1.1 [14] 3.21 [14]
13 13 "Know Your Frenemies" January 17, 2011 (2011-01-17) 1.2 [15] 2.99 [15]
14 14 "Careful What You Wish For" January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24) 1.2 [16] 3.17 [16]
15 15 "If at First You Don't Succeed, Lie, Lie Again" January 31, 2011 (2011-01-31) 1.2 [17] 3.19 [17]
16 16 "Je Suis Une Amie" February 7, 2011 (2011-02-07) 1.1 [18] 3.14 [18]
17 17 "The New Normal" February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14) 0.9 [19] 2.35 [19]
18 18 "The Bad Seed" February 21, 2011 (2011-02-21) 1.0 [20] 2.90 [20]
19 19 "A Person of Interest" February 28, 2011 (2011-02-28) 1.0 [21] 2.69 [21]
20 20 "Someone to Watch Over Me" March 7, 2011 (2011-03-07) 1.1 [22] 2.95 [21]
21 21 "Monsters in the End" March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14) 1.1 [23] 2.94 [23]
22 22 "For Whom the Bell Tolls" March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21) 1.3 [24] 3.64 [24]

DVD release

The Complete First Season
Set details[34] Special features[34]
  • 22 episodes
  • 963 minutes (Region 1); 940 minutes (Region 2); 925 minutes (Region 4)
  • 6-disc set
  • 1.85:1 aspect ratio
  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles:
    • English, and French (Region 1)
    • English, Spanish, Danish, French, Arabic, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, English for the Hearing Impaired (Regions 2 and 4)
  • Deleted scenes:
    • Episodes: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19
  • Pretty Little Liars: Two Truths and a Lie - The girls take turns revealing three things about themselves, not all of the true.
  • It All Started with a Little Lie: Making Pretty Little Liars - The making of Pretty Little Liars
  • Little Secrets from the Set - The cast and crew reveal some juicy behind-the-scenes secrets from the Pretty Little Liars set
Release dates
 United States  United Kingdom  Australia
June 7, 2011 (2011-06-07)[35] September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)[36] November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)[37]

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