List of Pretty Little Liars episodes

Pretty Little Liars is a television series which premiered on ABC Family on June 8, 2010.[1] Developed by I. Marlene King, the series is based on the Pretty Little Liars book series by Sara Shepard. The series follows the lives of four high school girls, Aria Montgomery, Hanna Marin, Emily Fields, and Spencer Hastings, whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their leader, Alison DiLaurentis. One year later, the estranged friends are reunited as they begin receiving messages from a mysterious figure named "A" who threatens to expose their deepest secrets, including ones they thought only Alison knew.

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 11, 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 line-up. This increased the episode count from 24 to 25. On November 29, 2011, ABC Family renewed the series for a third season, consisting of 24 episodes.[6] On October 4, 2012, ABC Family renewed the series for a fourth season, consisting of 24 episodes.[7] On March 26, 2013, ABC Family renewed the series for a fifth season.[8] On January 7, 2014, showrunner I. Marlene King wrote on Twitter that season 5 will have 25 episodes, including a holiday-themed episode.[9] On June 10, 2014, it was announced that the show was renewed for an additional 2 seasons.[10] It was announced by I. Marlene King that the sixth and the seventh season will consist of 20 episodes each.[11][12] It was announced on August 29, 2016, that the show would be ending after the seventh season, and that the second half of the season would begin airing April 18, 2017.[13][14]

During the course of the series, 160 episodes of Pretty Little Liars aired over seven seasons, between June 8, 2010, and June 27, 2017.

  1. ^ Seidman, Robert (March 29, 2010). "ABC Family Announces Summer Slate Including Pretty Little Liars, Huge, and Melissa & Joey". TVbytheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  2. ^ "ABC Family Orders 12 Additional Episodes Of Prilikeetty Little Liars". TVbytheNumbers.com. 2007-08-28. Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  3. ^ "ABC Family Sets Premiere Dates For 'Pretty Little Liars,' 'Greek,' 'Secret Life,' & 'Make It Or Break It'". TVbytheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  4. ^ "ABC Family's Hit Series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" Renewed for a Fourth Season". Thefutoncritic.com. 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  5. ^ Wright, Adam. "ABC Family Sets 2011 Summer Schedule, Including Season Two of Pretty Little Liars". Tvdonewright.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (29 November 2011). "ABC Family Renews 'Pretty Little Liars' For Third Season –". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 4, 2012). "ABC Family's 'Pretty Little Liars' Renewed For Fourth Season". Deadline. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  8. ^ Bricker, Tierney (March 26, 2013). "ABC Family's 'Pretty Little Liars' Renewed For Fifth Season and Spin Off". E! Online. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  9. ^ "25 including the holiday episode. I see snow in my future. "@queridojp: How many episode will there be in season 5? 10?". Twitter. January 23, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  10. ^ Friedlander, Whitney (June 10, 2014). "'Pretty Little Liars' Renewed for Two More Seasons". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  11. ^ King, I. Marlene (April 13, 2015). "@lovaticshay the next 40 episodes are going to be the best ever. Going out in a blaze of glory. #MasterPlan #PLL". Twitter. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  12. ^ Wieselman, Jarett (June 2, 2015). "It's The Beginning Of The End For "Pretty Little Liars"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  13. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 29, 2016). "It's Official: 'Pretty Little Liars' to End With Season 7". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  14. ^ "Pretty Little Liars Season 7 Return Date Announced for 2017!". Archived from the original on 2016-12-23.