"A" HAS ANSWERS AND MORE FOR "PRETTY LITTLE LAIRS" FANS WITH THE PRETTY LITTLE ANSWER BALL FACEBOOK APP

"Pretty Little Liars" Returns with All-New Episodes January 7th at 8 PM ET/PT

Burbank, CA (Dec. 23, 2013) - To get "Pretty Little Liars" fans ready for the series return on Jan. 7th, ABC Family is launching the Pretty Little Answer Ball Facebook App. Starting Tuesday, Dec. 24th, and running through Jan. 7th, fans will be able to visit the "Pretty Little Liars" Facebook page to unlock special content each day. After interacting with the answer ball, fans will automatically be entered for a chance to win a grand-prize trip to Los Angeles for a "Pretty Little Liars" set visit.*

The Pretty Little Answer Ball Facebook App will feature special content, including exclusive sneak peek photos, script excerpts and videos from the Jan. 7th "Pretty Little Liars" premiere. Additionally, fans can get messages from "A" and chances to win "Pretty Little Liar" premiums.

Armed with the knowledge that Alison is alive, Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer have more questions now than ever before in an all-new episode of "Pretty Little Liars," entitled "Who's In The Box?" airing Tuesday, January 7th (8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT). Trying to put the pieces together, Hanna comes up with the idea that if they find out who is really buried in Ali's grave it may lead to much needed answers. But as the girls search, Emily has trouble dealing with how she feels about Alison being alive.

Meanwhile, Caleb returns to Rosewood and Ezra has clandestine meetings with Mona and Aria.

"Pretty Little Liars" is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive produced by I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick, Leslie Morgenstein and Joseph Dougherty. The series stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding, Laura Leighton, Shay Mitchell, Janel Parrish and Sasha Pieterse.

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(R) Award-winning ABCFamily.com provides full episodes of the network's hit programming, along with sneak peek exclusive previews. 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.

*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open only to persons, who are, as of Entry, 13 years of age or older, legal residents of, and physically located within, the 50 U.S. or D.C. Begins 12:00 PM (PT) on 12/24/13 and ends on 11:59:59 PM (PT) on 1/7/14. To enter online, follow the instructions on this website. Click here for Official Rules and daily entry/prize details.