Pretty Little Liars — 2010-2017 · 7 seasons · 160 eps

★ 7.3

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Pretty Little Liars

2010-2017 7 seasons 160 episodes

★ 7.3 (186,973 votes) Bottom 41%

Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year later, they begin receiving messages from someone using the name "A" who threatens to expose their secrets — including long-hidden ones they thought only Alison knew.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

E1

7.7

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.1

7.7

E2

7.6

7.7

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.6

6.9

E3

7.5

7.7

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.9

E4

7.6

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.6

7.9

E5

7.6

8.0

7.7

7.8

8.6

7.4

7.2

E6

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.6

E7

7.5

7.7

8.0

7.9

7.5

7.7

7.4

E8

7.6

7.9

7.8

7.9

7.5

7.7

7.1

E9

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.7

8.2

7.5

E10

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.9

7.8

5.0

8.3

E11

7.9

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.4

7.5

E12

7.6

8.7

8.9

8.9

8.8

7.0

6.9

E13

8.0

8.5

8.9

8.5

7.8

7.1

7.2

E14

7.7

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.8

7.0

7.9

E15

7.8

8.2

7.9

7.8

7.4

7.1

7.5

E16

7.7

7.7

8.4

7.8

7.3

6.9

7.6

E17

7.7

7.8

8.0

8.2

7.5

6.8

7.5

E18

7.8

7.9

7.9

8.0

7.1

7.2

8.2

E19

8.1

8.2

8.1

6.6

7.4

7.3

8.2

E20

7.9

8.2

7.9

8.3

7.8

7.7

5.4

E21

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.2

7.5

E22

8.4

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.7

E23

7.9

8.2

7.9

7.8

E24

8.6

8.6

8.9

8.4

E25

9.0

9.2

Avg

7.8

8.1

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.3

7.5

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.2

S5E25 Welcome to the Dollhouse

The prosecution calls a surprise witness in Alison's trial; the girls hunt for last-minute evidence.

#2

S6E1 9.1

Game On, Charles

Moments after where the season five finale left off, Aria, Emily, Hanna, Spencer and Mona are trapped outside of Charles’ Dollhouse with nowhere to go and must now deal with an angry tormentor. Just when the Liars thought Charles couldn’t get any worse, his games take a more demented and darker turn. As the girls struggle to survive, the puzzle of Charles’ story begins to come together.

#3

S2E25 9.0

unmAsked

An uncomfortable close encounter with their nemesis awaits at least one of the tormented quartet, and a death is promised.

4. S3E12 "The Lady Killer" 8.9
5. S3E13 "This Is a Dark Ride" 8.9
6. S4E12 "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" 8.9
7. S4E24 "'A' Is for Answers" 8.9
8. S5E12 "Taking This One to the Grave" 8.8
9. S2E12 "Over My Dead Body" 8.7
10. S2E24 "If These Dolls Could Talk" 8.6

📉 Bottom Episodes

#160

S6E10 5.0

Game Over, Charles

Who killed Toby's mother? Who hit Alison in the head with the rock the night she went missing? Who is Red Coat? Who killed Bethany? Who is the Black Widow? Why has "A" been targeting the PLLs all this time? After years of torture, Alison, Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer finally come face-to-face with their tormentor and learn the story of how and why Charles became "A."

159. S7E20 "Til DeAth Do Us PArt" 5.4
158. S4E19 "Shadow Play" 6.6
157. S6E17 "We've All Got Baggage" 6.8
156. S7E12 "These Boots Were Made for Stalking" 6.9

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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76 Standouts

4 Infamous

57 Hidden Gems

23 Forgettable

Top Standout: S5E25 Welcome to the Dollhouse

Most Infamous: S6E10 Game Over, Charles

Best Hidden Gem: S5E24 I'm a Good Girl, I Am

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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