ABC Family - January 2012 - Programming Highlights

January 2012 Programming Highlights
*All programming subject to change*


Sunday, January 1
ABC Family Premiere
New York Minute
(7:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET/PT)
An uptight teenager (Ashley Olsen) and her laid-back twin (Mary-Kate Olsen) must put their differences aside to accomplish individual goals after a series of mishaps throws their day into chaos and they are forced to spend a wild day on the streets of Manhattan.

Sunday, January 1
ABC Family Marathon
The Lying Game
(9:00 AM - 7:00 PM ET/PT)
9:00 AM LYG-1001 – “Pilot” – Separated at birth, identical twins Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer have led very different lives, each oblivious to the other’s existence until circumstances bring them back together. Yearning for the family she never had, Emma agrees to help Sutton with her plan to find their birth parents, setting in motion a web of secrecy and lies.

10:00 AM LYG-1002 – “Being Sutton” – With no word from Sutton, Emma must put aside her ill feelings and continue with her new found life.

11:00 AM LYG-1003 – “Double Dibs” – As Emma continues to complicate Sutton’s life in Arizona, Sutton makes shocking discoveries in Los Angeles.

12:00 PM LYG-1004 “Twinsense and Sensibility” – As the search for their birth mother intensifies, Sutton and Emma discover commonalities between their dreams and encounters throughout their childhood.

1:00 PM LYG-1005 “Over Exposed” – As Homecoming approaches, Emma realizes she is no longer living Sutton’s life, but living the one she has always dreamed of having.

2:00 PM LYG-1006 “Bad Boys Break Hearts” – As the backlash of the Emma and Ethan kiss erupts, Sutton may have gotten closer to learning where Annie Hobbes has been.

3:00 PM LYG-1007 “Escape From Sutton Island” – Sutton might finally get the information she has been looking for, while Alec pays a visit to Eduardo in the ICU.

4:00 PM LYG-1008 “Never Have I Ever” – Emma gets a surprise visit from Travis, while Sutton is thrown into Emma’s life.

5:00 PM LYG-1009 “Sex, Lies, and Hard Knocks High” – Sutton gets a taste of what it’s like to be Emma, while Emma tries to discover what Kristin knows about her past.

6:00 PM LYG-1010 – “East of Emma” – Sutton returns to Phoenix to resume her life.


Sunday, January 1
ABC Family Premiere
Pretty Woman
(7:00 PM - 9:30 PM ET/PT)
A corporate raider (Richard Gere) in a legal but hurtful business pays a gorgeous prostitute (Julia Roberts) to be his escort for a business week in Beverly Hills and ends up falling in love with her.
Encore at (9:30 PM – 12:00 Midnight ET/PT)
Encore on (Thursday, January 12 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT and Friday, January 27 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT)

Monday, January 2
ABC Family Marathon
Pretty Little Liars
(11:00 AM – 8:00 PM ET/PT)
11:00 AM PLL-2005 “The Devil You Know” – Facing a known evil is much easier to deal with for Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer than the unknown kind that is only a text message away.

12:00 PM PLL-2006 “Never Letting Go” – The Liars are taken by surprise when Alison’s mother returns to Rosewood.

1:00 PM PLL-2007 “Surface Tension” – The Liars are ill at ease when they each have to confront complicated matters.

2:00 PM PLL-2008 “Save the Date” – All of the lies finally take a toll on one of the Liars with dangerous results.

3:00 PM PLL-2009 “Picture This” – The Liars focus in on Jason, in more ways than one.

4:00 PM PLL-2010 “Touched By An ‘A’-ngel” – Complex situations land the Liars in hot water.

5:00 PM PLL-2011 “I Must Confess” – Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer finally decide to tell someone about “A.”

6:00 PM PLL-2012 “Over My Dead Body” – All is not what it may seem for four Pretty Little Liars as “A” sends them on a hunt to destroy lives in order to save another in the mid-season finale.

7:00 PM PLL-2013 “The First Secret” – It’s the Halloween before Ali disappeared, and where all of the secrets and lies began for Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer.

Monday, January 2
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Pretty Little Liars “Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares”
(8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET/PT)
A month has passed since Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer were arrested and a lot has changed in Rosewood and with the girls.
Episode Premiere Encores (Monday’s, 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT)

Monday, January 2
Original Series – Episode Premiere
The Lying Game “O Twin, Where Art Thou”
(9:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET/PT)
After the birthday party, Emma, Ethan and Thayer begin to wonder what happened to the now missing Sutton.
Episode Premiere Encores (Monday’s, 12:00 Midnight – 1:00 AM ET/PT)

Tuesday, January 3
ABC Family Marathon
Switched at Birth
(11:00 AM – 8:00 PM ET/PT)
11:00 AM SWB-1002 “American Gothic” – The parents navigate their new living situation, Daphne hangs out with Liam, and Regina opens up to Bay about her family’s past.

12:00 PM SWB-1003 “Portrait of My Father” – Bay begins to ask questions about her biological father, while Kathryn helps Regina find a job.

1:00 PM SWB-1004 “Dance Amongst Daggers” – The Buckner Hall fundraiser causes tension between everyone.

2:00 PM SWB-1005 “Dogs Playing Poker” – Bay’s parents discover she is sneaking around with Ty and as a punishment invite Ty over for an awkward family dinner.

3:00 PM SWB-1006 “The Persistence of Memory” – Daphne has a hard time adjusting at Buckner, while Bay and Emmett bond while looking for information.

4:00 PM SWB-1007 “The Stag Hunt” – Daphne discovers a secret Regina has been hiding, and Bay and Emmett continue to get closer.

5:00 PM SWB-1008 “Pandora’s Box” – Bay and Emmett’s relationship gets more serious, and Regina comes clean about a secret she has been hiding from everyone.

6:00 PM SWB-1009 “Paradise Lost” – Regina tries to reconnect with her daughters during their birthdays.

7:00 PM SWB-1010 “The Homecoming” – Bay’s life is changed by someone who shows up to her art show, and Daphne reveals her feelings for Emmett.

Tuesday, January 3
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Switched at Birth “Starry Night”
(8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
Angelo pursues a relationship with Bay, giving Bay a glimpse of what life with her biological parents might have been like, but Daphne still wants nothing to do with Angelo.
Episode Premiere Encores (Tuesday’s 12:00 Midnight – 1:00 AM ET/PT)

Tuesday, January 3
Original Series – Series Premiere
Jane By Design “Pilot”
(9:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET/PT)
Jane Quimby is a fresh-faced fashionista juggling life both as a regular high school student and an assistant to a high-powered fashion executive – all while trying to keep her true identity a secret.
Episode Premiere Encores (Tuesday’s 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT)
Encore on (Wednesday, January 4 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET/PT)
Encore on (Wednesday, January 11 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET/PT)
Encore on (Saturday, January 21 11:00 PM – 12:00 Midnight ET/PT)

Sunday, January 8
ABC Family Premiere
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
(4:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET/PT)
The Pevensie children (Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley) return to Narnia, where 1300 years have passed, to help a prince overthrow his evil uncle and restore peace to the land.

Sunday, January 8
Basic Cable Premiere
Imagine That
(7:30 PM - 10:00 PM ET/PT)
Consumed by career woes and personal crises, a financial executive (Eddie Murphy) finds the answers to all his problems within his daughter's imaginary world.

Monday, January 9
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Pretty Little Liars “A Hot Piece of ‘A”
(8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
The PLL’s realize that “A” is not acting alone and his/her “helper” may be closer than they think.

Monday, January 9
Original Series – Episode Premiere
The Lying Game “When We Dead Awaken”
(9:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET/PT)
Emma prepares for a college interview, but is distracted by a note she received.

Tuesday, January 10
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Switched at Birth “The Tempest”
(8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
Daphne considers quitting the Carlton basketball team in order to play for Buckner, while Bay tries to make a good impression on Melody, who is still unsupportive of her relationship with Emmett.

Tuesday, January 10
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Jane By Design “The Runway”
(9:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET/PT)
Jane must juggle two of the most important nights of her life – at the same time.
Encore on (Wednesday, January 11 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET/PT)
Encore on (Saturday, January 21 12:00 Midnight – 1:00 AM ET/PT)

Sunday, January 15
ABC Family Premiere
Bedtime Stories
(8:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET/PT)
A hotel handyman (Adam Sandler) tries to make the most of the situation when he learns that the outlandish tales he tells his niece and nephew are coming true.
Encore at (10:00 PM – 12:00 Midnight ET/PT)
Encore on (Saturday, January 28 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET/PT)

Monday, January 16
ABC Family Marathon
Pretty Little Liars
(2:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET/PT)
2:00 PM PLL-2009 “Picture This” – **See description on 1/2**

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3:00 PM PLL-2010 “Touched By An ‘A’-ngel” – **See description on 1/2**

4:00 PM PLL-2011 “I Must Confess” – **See description on 1/2**

5:00 PM PLL-2012 “Over My Dead Body” – **See description on 1/2**

6:00 PM PLL-2014 “Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares” – **See description on 1/2**

Monday, January 16
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Pretty Little Liars “Let the Water Hold Me Down”
(8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
Hanna starts to crumble under the weight of her secrets, while Spencer follows a blind lead.

Monday, January 16
Original Series – Episode Premiere
The Lying Game “Pleased to Meet Me”
(9:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET/PT)
When a poorly-timed encounter threatens to expose her identity, Emma is left in a precarious position that turns her life upside down.

Tuesday, January 17
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Switched at Birth “Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear”
(8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
Daphne discovers the real reason Buckner wanted her to play for them, while Bay stands behind Emmett.

Tuesday, January 17
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Jane By Design “The Birkin”
(9:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET/PT)
The competition to be number one at school and on the job has Jane running in circles.
Encore on (Saturday, January 21 1:00 AM – 2:00 AM ET/PT)

Wednesday, January 18
ABC Family Premiere
Bringing Down the House
(7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET/PT)
After chatting online with an uptight recently divorced attorney (Steve Martin), a prison escapee (Queen Latifah) wants him to help prove her innocence and clear her name. When he refuses, she proceeds to turn his perfectly ordered life upside down.

Wednesday, January 18
Basic Cable Premiere
The Invention of Lying
(9:00 PM - 11:00 PM ET/PT)
In a world where lying is unknown, a luckless writer (Ricky Gervais) develops the ability to lie and uses his newfound skill for personal gain.



Sunday, January 22
ABC Family Premiere Event
A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song
(8:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET/PT)
It’s a modern and enchanting twist on an enduring classic. Katie (Lucy Hale of “Pretty Little Liars”) dreams of being a recording artist, but is continually thwarted by her cruel stepmother (Missi Pyle) and stepsister (Megan Park of “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”). When Katie falls hard for Luke (Freddie Stroma), the new boy at her Performing Arts school, she tries to get his attention with her singing. But when her stepsister takes credit for Katie’s amazing voice and Luke falls for the wrong girl, Katie must learn to stand up for her dreams before her stepmother forces Katie to sing Luke into the arms of her wicked stepsister.
Encore at (10:00 PM – 12:00 Midnight ET/PT)
Encore on (Wednesday, January 25 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET/PT)

Monday, January 23
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Pretty Little Liars “The Blond Leading the Blind”
(8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
Love is a powerful motivator for Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer, especially if it means keeping their loved ones safe.

Monday, January 23
Original Series – Episode Premiere
The Lying Game “Black and White and Green All Over”
(9:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET/PT)
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.

Tuesday, January 24
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Switched at Birth “Les Soeurs d’Estrees”
(8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
Daphne and Bay rally together to support the same cause, while Kathryn and John hire a new lawyer.

Tuesday, January 24
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Jane By Design “The Finger Bowl”
(9:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET/PT)
Jane doesn’t react well to Billy’s secret, while the Donovan Decker offices batten down the hatches for a top fashion editor’s visit.

Thursday, January 26
ABC Family Premiere
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
(9:00 PM - 11:00 PM ET/PT)
In this prequel to the 1994 comedy hit, Young Fred Flintstone (Mark Addy) courts heiress Wilma Slaghoople (Kristen Johnston), while Barney Rubble (Stephen Baldwin) romances Betty O'Shale during a weekend in Rock Vegas.
Encore on (Saturday, January 28 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET/PT)


Monday, January 30
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Pretty Little Liars “A Kiss Before Lying”
(8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
A girl needs her best friends in times of need, but unfortunately for Hanna, her besties don’t seem to be around.

Monday, January 30
Original Series – Episode Premiere
The Lying Game “Dead Man Talking”
(9:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET/PT)
Ethan finds himself in serious trouble after an unexpected encounter quickly gets out of control.

Tuesday, January 31
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Switched at Birth “Expulsion From the Garden of Eden”
(8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET/PT)
John and Kathryn agree to invite Angelo over for dinner and Emmett moves into his dad’s house.

Tuesday, January 31
Original Series – Episode Premiere
Jane By Design “The Lookbook”
(9:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET/PT)
Jane is thrilled when Gray sends her to Paris to bring her the coveted Donovan Decker Lookbook, but first, Jane must remember where she left it.

Source: ABC