The Lying Game season 1
The Lying Game | |
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Season 1 | |
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No. of episodes | 20 |
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Original network | ABC Family |
Original release | August 15, 2011 March 5, 2012 | –
Season chronology | |
The first season of The Lying Game, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, premiered on August 15, 2011[1] and concluded on March 5, 2012 on ABC Family. It follows long-lost twins Emma and Sutton. Separated under mysterious circumstances, Sutton was adopted by the wealthy Mercer family in Phoenix, while Emma grew up in the foster system. When the twins reunite as teenagers, they keep it a secret. While Sutton goes in search of the truth, Emma takes over her life and discovers more secrets and lies than she could have imagined.
The show premiered to 1.39 million viewers and the summer finale accumulated 1.28 million viewers. The show went on hiatus and returned with its winter premiere on January 5, 2012, and has hit its series high with 1.8 million viewers and has continued for three consecutive weeks.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Alexandra Chando as Emma Becker / Sutton Mercer
- Andy Buckley as Ted Mercer
- Allie Gonino as Laurel Mercer
- Alice Greczyn as Madeline "Mads" Rybak
- Sharon Pierre-Louis as Nisha Randall1
- Kirsten Prout as Charlotte "Char" Chamberlin2
- Blair Redford as Ethan Whitehorse
- Helen Slater as Kristin Mercer
Recurring cast
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Guest cast
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- ^Note 1 : Sharon Pierre-Louis is credited as a series regular up until episode 10. From episode 11 onwards, she is no longer credited.
- ^Note 2 : Kirsten Prout is credited as a series regular up until episode 10. From episode 11 through to episode 12, she is credited as a guest star and episode 13 onwards, she is no longer credited.
Episodes
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No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Mark Piznarski | Teleplay by: Charles Pratt, Jr. | August 15, 2011 | 1.39[2] |
2 | 2 | "Being Sutton" | Wendey Stanzler | Charles Pratt, Jr. | August 22, 2011 | 1.47[3] |
3 | 3 | "Double Dibs" | Michael Grossman | Stacy Rukeyser | August 29, 2011 | 1.31[4] |
4 | 4 | "Twinsense and Sensibility" | David Jackson | Mark Driscoll | September 5, 2011 | 1.46[5] |
5 | 5 | "Over Exposed" | Elodie Keene | Tamar Laddy | September 12, 2011 | 1.30[6] |
6 | 6 | "Bad Boys Break Hearts" | Fred Gerber | R. Lee Fleming, Jr. | September 19, 2011 | 1.19[7] |
7 | 7 | "Escape from Sutton Island" | John Scott | Stacy Rukeyser | September 26, 2011 | 1.06[8] |
8 | 8 | "Never Have I Ever" | Norman Buckley | Mark Driscoll | October 3, 2011 | 1.23[9] |
9 | 9 | "Sex, Lies and Hard Knocks High" | Joe Lazarov | R. Lee Fleming, Jr. | October 10, 2011 | 1.10[10] |
10 | 10 | "East of Emma" | Ron Lagomarsino | Charles Pratt, Jr. | October 17, 2011 | 1.28[11] |
11 | 11 | "O Twin, Where Art Thou?" | Fred Gerber | Charles Pratt, Jr. | January 2, 2012 | 1.76[12] |
12 | 12 | "When We Dead Awaken" | David Jackson | Mark Driscoll | January 9, 2012 | 1.50[13] |
13 | 13 | "Pleased to Meet Me" | Joe Lazarov | R. Lee Fleming, Jr. | January 16, 2012 | 1.70[14] |
14 | 14 | "Black and White and Green All Over" | Fred Gerber | Stacy Rukeyser | January 23, 2012 | 1.66[15] |
15 | 15 | "Dead Man Talking" | Larry Shaw | Tamar Laddy | January 30, 2012 | 1.68[16] |
16 | 16 | "Reservation for Two" | John Scott | Melissa Carter | February 6, 2012 | 1.41[17] |
17 | 17 | "No Country for Young Love" | Michael Grossman | Justin W. Lo | February 13, 2012 | 1.25[18] |
18 | 18 | "Not Guilty As Charged" | Bobby Roth | Mark Driscoll | February 20, 2012 | 1.32[19] |
19 | 19 | "Weekend of Living Dangerously" | Joanna Kerns | R. Lee Fleming, Jr. | February 27, 2012 | 1.20[20] |
20 | 20 | "Unholy Matrimony" | Fred Gerber | Charles Pratt, Jr. and Stacy Rukeyser | March 5, 2012 | 1.24[21] |
References
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