The Lying Game is an American television drama series, that aired on ABC Family, from August 15, 2011 to March 12, 2013 for a total of two seasons and 30 episodes. [1] The series follows Emma Becker (Alexandra Chando), a foster kid that can't catch a break who finds out she has an identical twin sister named Sutton Mercer, who has the life Emma always wanted. The network green-lighted the series on February 22, 2011. [2] On July 15, 2013, ABC Family officially cancelled the series.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Mark Piznarski | Teleplay by : Charles Pratt, Jr. | August 15, 2011 | 1.39 [3] |
2 | 2 | "Being Sutton" | Wendey Stanzler | Charles Pratt, Jr. | August 22, 2011 | 1.47 [4] |
3 | 3 | "Double Dibs" | Michael Grossman | Stacy Rukeyser | August 29, 2011 | 1.31 [5] |
4 | 4 | "Twinsense and Sensibility" | David Jackson | Mark Driscoll | September 5, 2011 | 1.46 [6] |
5 | 5 | "Over Exposed" | Elodie Keene | Tamar Laddy | September 12, 2011 | 1.30 [7] |
6 | 6 | "Bad Boys Break Hearts" | Fred Gerber | R. Lee Fleming, Jr. | September 19, 2011 | 1.19 [8] |
7 | 7 | "Escape from Sutton Island" | John Scott | Stacy Rukeyser | September 26, 2011 | 1.06 [9] |
8 | 8 | "Never Have I Ever" | Norman Buckley | Mark Driscoll | October 3, 2011 | 1.23 [10] |
9 | 9 | "Sex, Lies and Hard Knocks High" | Joe Lazarov | R. Lee Fleming, Jr. | October 10, 2011 | 1.10 [11] |
10 | 10 | "East of Emma" | Ron Lagomarsino | Charles Pratt, Jr. | October 17, 2011 | 1.28 [12] |
11 | 11 | "O Twin, Where Art Thou?" | Fred Gerber | Charles Pratt, Jr. | January 2, 2012 | 1.76 [13] |
12 | 12 | "When We Dead Awaken" | David Jackson | Mark Driscoll | January 9, 2012 | 1.50 [14] |
13 | 13 | "Pleased to Meet Me" | Joe Lazarov | R. Lee Fleming, Jr. | January 16, 2012 | 1.70 [15] |
14 | 14 | "Black and White and Green All Over" | Fred Gerber | Stacy Rukeyser | January 23, 2012 | 1.66 [16] |
15 | 15 | "Dead Man Talking" | Larry Shaw | Tamar Laddy | January 30, 2012 | 1.68 [17] |
16 | 16 | "Reservation for Two" | John Scott | Melissa Carter | February 6, 2012 | 1.41 [18] |
17 | 17 | "No Country for Young Love" | Michael Grossman | Justin W. Lo | February 13, 2012 | 1.25 [19] |
18 | 18 | "Not Guilty As Charged" | Bobby Roth | Mark Driscoll | February 20, 2012 | 1.32 [20] |
19 | 19 | "Weekend of Living Dangerously" | Joanna Kerns | R. Lee Fleming, Jr. | February 27, 2012 | 1.20 [21] |
20 | 20 | "Unholy Matrimony" | Fred Gerber | Charles Pratt, Jr. & Stacy Rukeyser | March 5, 2012 | 1.24 [22] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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21 | 1 | "The Revengers" | Fred Gerber | Charles Pratt, Jr. | January 8, 2013 | 1.55 [23] |
22 | 2 | "Cheat, Play, Love" | David Jackson | Stacy Rukeyser | January 15, 2013 | 1.22 [24] |
23 | 3 | "Advantage Sutton" | Joanna Kerns | Curtis Kheel | January 22, 2013 | 1.28 [25] |
24 | 4 | "A Kiss Before Lying" | John Scott | R. Lee Fleming, Jr. | January 29, 2013 | 1.36 [26] |
25 | 5 | "Much Ado About Everything" | Bobby Roth | Céline Geiger | February 5, 2013 | 1.25 [27] |
26 | 6 | "Catch Her in the Lie" | John Scott | Charles Pratt, Jr. & Ariana Jackson | February 12, 2013 | 1.22 [28] |
27 | 7 | "Regrets Only" | Robert J. Metoyer | Stacy Rukeyser & Michael Notarile | February 19, 2013 | 1.30 [29] |
28 | 8 | "Bride and Go Seek" | Norman Buckley | Curtis Kheel | February 26, 2013 | 1.23 [30] |
29 | 9 | "The Grave Truth" | Joe Lazarov | R. Lee Fleming, Jr. | March 5, 2013 | 1.22 [31] |
30 | 10 | "To Lie For" | Fred Gerber | Charles Pratt, Jr. & Stacy Rukeyser | March 12, 2013 | 1.11 [32] |
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