TYLER BLACKBURN RETURNS TO ROSEWOOD FULL TIME IN THE UPCOMING FIFTH SEASON OF "PRETTY LITTLE LIARS," PREMIERING THIS SUMMER ON ABC FAMILY

Burbank, CA (March 12, 2014) - Tyler Blackburn will return to "Pretty Little Liars" as a series regular in the upcoming fifth season of the hit original series on ABC Family. It was announced today in ABC Family's "Behind the Curtain" YouTube series (http://youtu.be/e-2O692j5FU).

Blackburn's character Caleb Rivers will return to town and back into the lives of his ex, Hanna, and her fellow Liars. He will return early in the season as a full-fledged series regular.

The fifth season will premiere Tuesday, June 10th. The fourth season finale of "Pretty Little Liars" airs Tuesday, March 18th at 8:00 PM ET/PT on ABC Family.

"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.

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