PREVIEW: ABC Family Monday Night Soaps PRETTY LITTLE LIARS & THE LYING GAME

The Year of the Soap continues on ABC Family on Monday, January 23 with new episodes of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS and THE LYING GAME.

In “The Blonde Leading the Blind” on PLL at 8 p.m. ET, love is a powerful motivator for Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer, especially if it means keeping their loved ones safe.

The best way to get to someone is through the people they love, and “A” knows this better than anyone. Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer have had to sacrifice a lot at the gloved hands of “A,” especially when it comes to love. Toby continues to pursue Spencer, knowing that she is keeping something from him. With another “accident” possibly popping up at any minute, Spencer is desperate to keep Toby safe and can think of only way to truly end it. Also worried about her relationship, Hanna begs the other girls to stop using Caleb to help with their search. The more involved Caleb gets, the bigger target he becomes. But is the valuable information Caleb is finding more important to the others than Caleb’s safety?

Meanwhile, Aria is desperate to save her relationship with Ezra still not returning her calls. Will one more “date” with Holden give Aria the opportunity to get the answer from Ezra she is longing for?



PRETTY LITTLE LIARS won three Teen Choice Awards in 2011 for Choice Summer TV Series, Choice Summer TV Actress – Lucy Hale and Choice Summer TV Actor – Ian Harding. The show also won the “TV You Betta Watch” Award for 2011’s NewNowNext Awards as well as the “Cast to Watch” for 2011’s The Young Hollywood Awards.

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive produced by I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick and Leslie Morgenstein. The series stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Holly Marie Combs, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding, Laura Leighton, Chad Lowe, Shay Mitchell and Sasha Pieterse.

THE LYING GAME follows at 9 p.m. ET/PT with "Black and White and Green."

On the night of the country club’s Black and White Ball for junior members, Emma finds herself on the outside looking in, and Ethan must put up a façade in order to protect her.

Although their loyalty to each other is strong, the jealousy and lies start to take their toll.

Can Emma and Ethan look past their doubts and mend the wedge forming between them? Secrets, lies and jealousies threaten to topple relationships.



THE LYING GAME is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive produced by Charles Pratt, Jr., Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo. The series stars Alexandra Chando, Andy Buckley, Blair Redford, Kirsten Prout, Alice Greczyn, Allie Gonino and Helen Slater with recurring guest star Adrian Pasdar.

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