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.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
120August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05)
210January 8, 2013 (2013-01-08)March 12, 2013 (2013-03-12)

Episodes

Season 1 (2011–12)

Main article: The Lying Game (season 1)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Mark PiznarskiTeleplay by : Charles Pratt, Jr.August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)1.39[3]
22"Being Sutton"Wendey StanzlerCharles Pratt, Jr.August 22, 2011 (2011-08-22)1.47[4]
33"Double Dibs"Michael GrossmanStacy RukeyserAugust 29, 2011 (2011-08-29)1.31[5]
44"Twinsense and Sensibility"David JacksonMark DriscollSeptember 5, 2011 (2011-09-05)1.46[6]
55"Over Exposed"Elodie KeeneTamar LaddySeptember 12, 2011 (2011-09-12)1.30[7]
66"Bad Boys Break Hearts"Fred GerberR. Lee Fleming, Jr.September 19, 2011 (2011-09-19)1.19[8]
77"Escape from Sutton Island"John ScottStacy RukeyserSeptember 26, 2011 (2011-09-26)1.06[9]
88"Never Have I Ever"Norman BuckleyMark DriscollOctober 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)1.23[10]
99"Sex, Lies and Hard Knocks High"Joe LazarovR. Lee Fleming, Jr.October 10, 2011 (2011-10-10)1.10[11]
1010"East of Emma"Ron LagomarsinoCharles Pratt, Jr.October 17, 2011 (2011-10-17)1.28[12]
1111"O Twin, Where Art Thou?"Fred GerberCharles Pratt, Jr.January 2, 2012 (2012-01-02)1.76[13]
1212"When We Dead Awaken"David JacksonMark DriscollJanuary 9, 2012 (2012-01-09)1.50[14]
1313"Pleased to Meet Me"Joe LazarovR. Lee Fleming, Jr.January 16, 2012 (2012-01-16)1.70[15]
1414"Black and White and Green All Over"Fred GerberStacy RukeyserJanuary 23, 2012 (2012-01-23)1.66[16]
1515"Dead Man Talking"Larry ShawTamar LaddyJanuary 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)1.68[17]
1616"Reservation for Two"John ScottMelissa CarterFebruary 6, 2012 (2012-02-06)1.41[18]
1717"No Country for Young Love"Michael GrossmanJustin W. LoFebruary 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)1.25[19]
1818"Not Guilty As Charged"Bobby RothMark DriscollFebruary 20, 2012 (2012-02-20)1.32[20]
1919"Weekend of Living Dangerously"Joanna KernsR. Lee Fleming, Jr.February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27)1.20[21]
2020"Unholy Matrimony"Fred GerberCharles Pratt, Jr. & Stacy RukeyserMarch 5, 2012 (2012-03-05)1.24[22]

Season 2 (2013)

Main article: The Lying Game (season 2)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
211"The Revengers"Fred GerberCharles Pratt, Jr.January 8, 2013 (2013-01-08)1.55[23]
222"Cheat, Play, Love"David JacksonStacy RukeyserJanuary 15, 2013 (2013-01-15)1.22[24]
233"Advantage Sutton"Joanna KernsCurtis KheelJanuary 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)1.28[25]
244"A Kiss Before Lying"John ScottR. Lee Fleming, Jr.January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29)1.36[26]
255"Much Ado About Everything"Bobby RothCéline GeigerFebruary 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)1.25[27]
266"Catch Her in the Lie"John ScottCharles Pratt, Jr. & Ariana JacksonFebruary 12, 2013 (2013-02-12)1.22[28]
277"Regrets Only"Robert J. MetoyerStacy Rukeyser & Michael NotarileFebruary 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)1.30[29]
288"Bride and Go Seek"Norman BuckleyCurtis KheelFebruary 26, 2013 (2013-02-26)1.23[30]
299"The Grave Truth"Joe LazarovR. Lee Fleming, Jr.March 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)1.22[31]
3010"To Lie For"Fred GerberCharles Pratt, Jr. & Stacy RukeyserMarch 12, 2013 (2013-03-12)1.11[32]

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