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Pretty Little Liars (season 1)
Season 1
File:Pretty Little Liars - Season 1 DVD.jpg
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

Best friends Aria Montgomery, Emily Fields, Hanna Marin, and Spencer Hastings grow apart when their clique leader and 'queen bee' Alison DiLaurentis goes missing. A year later they all begin receiving messages from the mysterious "A", who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets. Aria has just returned from Iceland after a year or so with her family and still feels unable to forgive her father who cheated on her mother, who's still unaware of it; she also discovers that her new English teacher (Ezra Fitz) is the same guy she met and made out with at a bar the day before. Hanna is now the "it" girl of the school, along with former dork Mona Vanderwaal. Both girls indulge in shoplifting; later, Hanna gets in trouble, forcing her mother to sleep with a detective for her release. Spencer has feelings for her sister's fiancé (Wren Kingston). Emily befriends a girl named Maya St. Germain, who's just moved into Alison's old house. Later, Alison's body is found buried in her old backyard.

Realizing that 'A' couldn't be Alison, the girls began searching for clues. Their initial suspect was Toby Cavanaugh, who took the fall for an incident the girls refer to as 'The Jenna Thing'. After an attack from her boyfriend, Ben, Emily bonds with Toby. Emily begins to believe Toby may not be Alison's killer, later confessing to him that she is a lesbian. Emily then starts going out with Maya, later developing a relationship with her. Emily later confesses to her parents about Maya and her sexuality, leading to a conflict between her and her mother. Maya was later sent to juvenile detention following the discovery of marijuana in her bag by Emily's mother. Toby is arrested for Alison's murder, but claims that he met Alison the night she disappeared to thank her for what she did. It is revealed that Jenna, Toby's stepsister, forced him into a sexual relationship. Emily decides to hold a memorial for Alison; however, the memorial was later destroyed, and a picture of her at its remains made her a suspect. Emily subsequently reveals her feelings towards Alison, after Detective Wilden tries to pin Alison's murder on her.

Meanwhile, Aria attempts to tell the truth about her father to her mother, but 'A' tells her mother before she could. This led to her parents' separation and her brother, Mike's, change in behavior.

Meanwhile, Melissa breaks up the engagement with Wren after seeing him kissing Spencer, leading to a conflict between the two sisters.

Hanna attempts to make her boyfriend, Sean, forget the old her, but it backfires.

The girls' next suspect was Noel, after Hanna is hit by a car while spying outside Mona's birthday party. Hanna witnesses Noel writing a message at the back of a car, owned by Ezra. Noel blackmails Ezra about his relationship with Aria, but is later framed by 'A' for cheating on exams. Hanna and Sean later break up, after Hanna dances with Lucas at the homecoming party (as 'A' demanded). Ian returns in town, later reconciling and eloping with Melissa, to the surprise of the girls. Hanna later enlists Caleb's help to work on Emily's phone in order to talk to Maya. She eventually sympathizes with him after discovering his poor home life and develops a relationship with him. However, she breaks it off after she discovered that he was working for Jenna. Emily comes across Paige, a teammate of hers who began making homophobic remarks to Emily, though she later reveals herself as a lesbian. She and Emily later began dating, although Paige wants to keep things a secret. She and Emily later break up, and Emily dates Samara.

The girls discover that Ian was the guy Alison was seeing the night she disappeared and suspect he was the one who killed her. After finding more clues, the girls, with Garett's help, set up a plan to blackmail Ian, but this backfires when Ian sends someone to meet them in his place. Spencer is confronted by Ian at the church. He corners her at the bell tower, attempting to kill Spencer. However, a mysterious figure pushes Ian off the tower, presumably killing him.

Cast and characters

See also: List of Pretty Little Liars characters
  • ^Note 1 : Bianca Lawson is credited as a series regular up until episode 13. From episode 14 onwards she is no longer credited.

Episodes

See also: List of Pretty Little Liars episodes
No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
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 Badass 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 Bells Toll"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 Badass 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 Bells Toll" 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)[2]

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