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LYING GAME, THE
Air Date: Monday, March 05, 2012
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on ABC FAMILY
Episode Title: (#120) "Unholy Matrimony"
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A SUDDEN WEDDING SETS OFF FIREWORKS IN THE EXPLOSIVE SEASON FINALE OF "THE LYING GAME," AIRING MONDAY, MARCH 5TH AT 9:00 PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

Burbank, CA (February 7, 2012) - As the happy couple prepares to wed, secrets are revealed and lives forever changed in "Unholy Matrimony," the first season finale of ABC Family's original drama series "The Lying Game," airing Monday, March 5th (9:00 - 10:00 PM ET/PT).

An unexpected engagement leads to a quickly-planned wedding, causing suspicions that something is awry. Sutton encourages Emma to show Kristin what they found in Rebecca's house. And Ethan makes a discovery that changes the game.

Meanwhile, a shocking revelation leads to major repercussions in the Mercer household.

"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, Alice Greczyn, Allie Gonino and Helen Slater with guest stars Adrian Pasdar and Charisma Carpenter.

Part of the Disney/ABC Television Group, ABC Family is distributed in over 97 million homes. ABC Family features programming reflecting today's families, entertaining and connecting with adults through relatable programming about today's relationships - told with a mix of diversity, passion, humor and heart. ABC Family's programming is a combination of network defining original series and original movies, quality acquired series and blockbuster theatricals. Emmy� Award-winning ABCFamily.com provides a variety of interactive entertainment and community features, from rich, fan-centric programming - including blogs, viewing parties, webisodes, full episodes of the network's hit programming, along with sneak peek exclusive previews and behind-the-scenes clips. ABC Family is also the destination for annual Holiday events with "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas." ABC Family. A New Kind of Family.

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LYING GAME, THE (ABC FAMILY)
Returns in Winter 2013 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
8/15/11 - ???
STATUS:
returning in 2012/2013 (date TBA)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (??? episodes)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
renewed through the 2012-13 season (the show's second) on 4/24/12
DESCRIPTION:
(from ABC Family's press release, April 2012) ABC Family announced today the pick-up of a second season of the original drama series "The Lying Game." The new season will begin production this summer for a winter premiere. The audience for the drama series grew considerably during its first season, surging by double-digit percent margins. The Winter run was up 28% in W18-34 over the first half of its season, with three consecutive weeks of series highs in the demo, and contributed to ABC Family's biggest 1Q ever in Prime in Women 18-34, Women 18-49 and Females 12-34. "The Lying Game" follows identical twins Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer who were separated at birth and led very different lives, each oblivious to the other's existence until circumstances bring them back together. Yearning for the family she never had, kind-hearted foster kid Emma agrees to step into Sutton's privileged shoes while she searches for their birth parents, setting in motion a web of secrecy and lies.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alexandra Chando as Emma/Sutton
· Alice Greczyn as Mads
· Allie Gonino as Laurel
· Andy Buckley as Ted
· Blair Redford as Garrett
· Helen Slater as Kristin
· Kirsten Prout as Char
· Sharon Pierre-Louis as Nisha
CREW INFORMATION:
· Charles Pratt, Jr. as CRTR/EP
· Gina Girolamo as EP
· Leslie Morgenstein as EP
· Mark Piznarski as DIR (Pilot)
· Sara Shepard as BOOK
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Alloy Entertainment
· Warner Horizon Television