Kimberly McCullough Talks 'General Hospital' Return

Kimberly McCullough

Kimberly McCullough is returning to General Hospital as Robin Scorpio, and the popular actress couldn't be happier.

McCullough tells Soap Opera Digest, "A few weeks ago, I texted Frank [Valentini, executive producer] just to check in, and I shared the news with him that I am directing another episode of Pretty Little Liars. He was congratulatory, and then said, 'So, are you available?' I said, 'Yeah, I'm available until the end of May, when I shoot PLL.' He was like, 'Okay, great!' And then the next day, I got an email with the dates [he wanted me to shoot GH]. I was like, 'Oh, cool! You actually meant it!' I didn't know he was serious!"

The actress was unaware that her return had to do with the Nurses' Ball "They totally tricked me!" she teases. "After I said yes, they said, 'Okay, great, we're going to use you for the Nurses' Ball.' I was like, 'Oh, man! Let me get this straight: I have to wear heels and I probably have to do a speech and I may or may not have to do a dance routine? These are all things you probably should have mentioned to me!' But it's fine. I wish I could say I know exactly what I'm doing, but I don't. I just know that I'll appear at the ball and probably make a speech. I would love it if I could appear with Brooklyn [Rae Silzer, Emma], although I don't know if that will be the case."

Robin hasn't been at the Ball for years. "I honestly can't remember the last one that I went to," she marvels. "The Nurses' Ball [became a big deal] because of Stone, "Robin's first love, who lost his life to Aids in 1995, "so it's nice that I actually get to show up."

"Robin has been HIV-positive since 1995 and she's healthy and she has a healthy daughter. I've never gotten to make that speech: 'I'm alive, I'm healthy.' It's something to be celebrated, for sure, that we've made so much progress and people [with HIV] are living such long lives. It's amazing. I'm excited; I know this is going to be a lot of fun."

The Nurses' Ball begins May 24.

'Pretty Little Liars' Sneak Peek: "Did You Miss Me?"

Ashley Benson (Hanna) Photo Credit: Freeform//Eric McCandless

Hanna (Ashley Benson) and Caleb (Tyler Blackburn) work together to develop a plan to come face-to-face with the tormentor in “Did You Miss Me?,” in an all-new episode of Pretty Little Liars, airing tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Freeform.

After Alison (Sasha Pieterse) is confronted with a sudden, mysterious jeopardy, the Liars decide to take things into their own hands for a counterattack. Meanwhile, Emily (Shay Mitchell,) and Spencer (Troian Bellisario) team up to investigate if Mona (Janel Parrish) had any involvement with the murder. Aria (Lucy Hale) and Ezra (Ian Harding) continue to work on the book though it might be more difficult than anticipated.

Watch a sneak peek below:

ABC Family Comes to New York Comic Con This October

Cast from the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars and Stitchers, and highly anticipated saga series Shadowhunters will appear at New York Comic Con on October 9-10.

All three series will present fans with the opportunity to see exclusive footage from the upcoming season, as well as experience a Q&A with the series' casts and creators. The ABC Family booth will feature talent appearances, giveaways, and other activities and activations. Talent scheduled to appear include the full cast of Stitchers and Shadowhunters and all five Pretty Little Liars.

See below for panel times/locations.

'Pretty Little Liars' Surges to 2-Year Ratings Highs with Big 'A' Reveal, Dominates Twitter

With its highly anticipated big "A" reveal, ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars notched near 2-year ratings highs among target demographics Adults 18-34 (1.4 million/2.0 rating), Women 18-34 (1.2 million/3.4 rating), Adults 18-49 (1.8 million/1.4 rating) and Women 18-49 (1.4 million/2.2 rating) and surged to 18-month highs in Total Viewers (3.1 million), Viewers 12-34 (2.1 million/2.2 rating) and Females 12-34 (1.8 million/3.8 rating) - since 8/27/13 and 3/18/14, respectively. In fact, the finale ranked as the series' #2 summer finale on record in the key 18-34 and 18-49 categories and #3 out of its 11 season finales to date.

The Pretty Little Liars finale became the #1 most tweeted TV series telecast of Summer 2015 - and the #3 most tweeted cable TV series episode on record - amassing over 1.6 million tweets, accounting for 50% of all Twitter TV Tweet activity for the day. These over 1.6 million tweets were seen by a Twitter TV audience of 6.2 million unique users and generated over 68 million Twitter TV impressions. Moreover, the 12:00 - 8:00 p.m. favorite episode stunt leading into the finale accumulated a series record 4.5 million tweets, more than doubling its spring-finale marathon-day tally (2.2 million). Impressively, driven by the finale, Pretty Little Liars passed 3 million Twitter followers.

ABC Family Summer 2015 Schedule (and Beyond)

Tom Ascheim, President, ABC Family, announce at its network upfront on Tuesday in New York that ABC Family was doubling-down on the life stage that has made it a leading voice in entertainment for W18-34, W18-49, F12-34 and a top five network with adults, in addition to having the most socially engaged audience. The network identified and coined the term ‘Becomers’ to describe people in this life stage. Traditionally, Becomers are in high school, college and the decade that follows and are navigating the wonderful, fun, exciting, and scary time in life when you experience the most firsts – first car, first apartment, first job, first love, first heartbreak – all the firsts that exists between who they are and who they want to become. Becomers are 69 million strong in the US, with an estimated spending power in the trillions.

“We are renewing our focus on an especially vibrant and important part of the consuming public, whom we have named ‘Becomers,’ and are committing to this life stage rather than to a generation,“ said Ascheim. Becomers are exploring and establishing who they are becoming – personally, professionally and romantically -- they live in that magical and messy place between their first kiss and their first kid. We are doubling our commitment to original programming and will serve their modern media habits with gusto by reconceiving our WATCH ABC Family app as a marriage of content and fandom that will make it a vital part of their viewing habit.”

'Pretty Little Liars' Season 5 Finale Spoiler: 'A' Revealed

"A" revealed!

Tonight's Season 5 finale of Pretty Little Liars answered the question, Who Is "A"? And the identity of "A" is...

Watch the reveal in the below video:

'Pretty Little Liars' Spring Finale Sneak Peek: The "Big-A" Reveal Is Here!

The #BigAReveal on Pretty Little Liars airs Tuesday, March 24. Photo Credit: ABC Family//Eric McCandless

The moment viewers have all been waiting for has finally arrived – the "Big-A" reveal on Pretty Little Liars! After years of questions and drama, don’t forget to tune in to ABC Family tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT for the spring finale.

"A" has always had fun playing with Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer, but now "they" have the biggest game to date in store for the girls. As shocking secrets come to light and the biggest clue to the "A" mystery is revealed, is this one plAydate the Liars can survive?

Watch a sneak peek below:

'Pretty Little Liars' Sneak Peek: Spencer & the DiLaurentis Family

Jim Abele (Kenneth) and Drew Van Acker (Jason). Photo Credit: ABC Family//Eric McCandless

Alison’s trial begins, and big secrets are revealed, while the PLLs try to follow up on possible clues left by Mona in “The Melody Lingers On,” an all-new episode of of Pretty Little Liars, airing tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family.

Alison’s trial is about to begin and the once-confident Queen Bee is not so confident about her fate, as testimony reveals not only her lies but the lies of those close to her. Meanwhile, Spencer, Aria, Emily and Caleb search for information to clear the imprisoned Hanna following a string of clues that might have been left by Mona or possibly planted by “A.”

In the sneak peek video below, Jason (Drew Van Acker) isn't happy with Spencer, who hears some harsh words from Mr. DiLaurentis (Jim Abele).

'Pretty Little Liars' Sneak Peek: Spencer Heads to London

Oliver Kieran-Jones plays Colin on Pretty Little Liars. Photo Credit: ABC Family//Eric McCandless

The girls’ actions create a devastating aftershock for one of the Liars in “Bloody Hell,” an all-new episode of of Pretty Little Liars, airing at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family.

Equipped with their new information about Mona, the Liars decide they need to speak to Alison. But once the truth is out there, Aria quickly learns that Mike’s involvement with Mona and this new revelation could have serious repercussions for her family. Determined to keep Mike safe and get Ali out of jail, the Liars intensify their search for information on “A.” Meanwhile, Spencer heads to London for an important college interview, and Alison looks to someone surprising for help with her murder trial.

Watch a sneak peek video below:

Kimberly McCullough Will Direct Episode of 'Pretty Little Liars'

Kimberly McCullough

General Hospital Emmy winner Kimberly McCullough, who starred as Dr. Robin Scorpio Drake on the soap for years, will direct an upcoming episode of the ABC Family drama Pretty Little Liars.

Disney ABC Creative Talent Development posted the news on Facebook: "THE SECRET IS OUT AND IT’S GOOD! Congratulations to Disney-ABC 2012-14 Program Director Kimberly McCullough who will direct an upcoming episode of ABC Family’s cult hit PRETTY LITTLE LIARS. While in our Directing Program Kimberly directed an episode of Disney Channel’s SHAKE IT UP and most recently directed an episode of new series KC UNDERCOVER. Way to go Kimberly!!"

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'Pretty Little Liars' Sneak Peek: Aria Is Concerned About Mike

Cody Christian plays Mike Montgomery on Pretty Little Liars. Photo Credit: ABC Family/Gilles Mingasson

Red flags are raised when a stranger arrives in town in tonight's episode of Pretty Little Liars, airing at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family.

Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer have been burned before by newcomers to Rosewood, so it's no surprise the four ladies are wary when someone new crosses their path. Spencer lets down her guard a bit as she spends more time with Jonny, and Emily continues to try and figure out Talia as she keeps getting mixed signals from her co-workers. When Mona's friend Lesli shows up in town, Hanna is tasked to get her back story and find out if Lesli is really who she says she is. Are the girls wise to keep an eye on everyone, or can they allow a bit of comfort room without worrying it is an "A" trap?

Meanwhile, Aria becomes concerned about Mike's (Cody Christian) recent behavior and Holbrook (Sean Faris) returns to town.

Mike and Aria talk about Mona in the sneak peek video below:

'Pretty Little Liars' Winter Premiere Sneak Peek

Pretty Little Liars returns tonight on ABC Family.

Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer are determined to prove Alison killed Mona in "Through a Glass, Darkly," the winter premiere of Pretty Little Liars, airing Tuesday, January 6th at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Three months have passed, and Mona’s friends and family are still mourning their loss and more adamant than ever that Alison had something to do with Mona’s death. Ready to put “A’s” game to an end and get justice for Mona, the PLLs ramp up their search for evidence that could prove Alison killed Mona. But with Alison claiming her innocence and having a seemingly airtight alibi, the Liars may have to resort to more shady tactics to put Ali away.

Meanwhile, Emily and Paige reach a crossroad in their relationship, and Aria starts to worry about her future.

Watch a sneak peek below:

Ratings: 'Chasing Life' Christmas Special Hits Series High in Adults 18-34, 'Pretty Little Liars' Wins Young Females for 108th Consecutive Episode

The Chasing Life Christmas episode airs December 9 on ABC Family. Photo courtesy of ABC Family.

With its Christmas special, "How the A Stole Christmas," Pretty Little Liars ranked as Tuesday's #1 cable TV telecast at 8 o'clock for the 108th-consecutive original telecast in Females 12-34 (1.2 million/2.6 rating) - each telecast since its June 2010 series debut - 60th in Adults 18-34 (878,000/1.3 rating), 67th in Women 18-34 (726,000/2.1 rating) and 71st in Viewers 12-34 (1.4 million/1.5 rating).

Overall, the special stood as Tuesday's #1 scripted TV telecast in Females 12-34 and was the #2 cable TV telecast in Women 18-34 and Viewers 12-34, behind only the series finale of FX's Sons of Anarchy.

With a strong 328,348 tweets, Pretty Little Liars was Tuesday's #2 most tweeted TV series telecast, coming in just behind the series finale of Sons of Anarchy (330,415). Further, a Twitter TV audience of 3.0 million people saw the tweets, which were sent by nearly 118,000 unique authors, generating 13.0 million impressions.

'Pretty Little Liars' Christmas Episode Premieres Tonight

The Pretty Little Liars Christmas episode airs December 9 on ABC Family (#PLLChristmAs).

Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer look for proof to clear Spencer's name in "How the 'A' Stole Christmas," the special Christmas episode of ABC Family's hit serial Pretty Little Liars, premiering Tuesday, December 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Christmas is quickly approaching, and all of Rosewood is full of merriment, except for Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer, who aren’t feeling much holiday cheer after the loss of Mona and Spencer's murder charge looming over them. But when an opportunity presents itself with the chance to get evidence to clear Spencer’s name, the girls and their partners devise a plan to get justice for Mona and finally bring Alison down. If the plan is successful, it could be a very Merry Christmas after all.

Keegan Allen Previews the 'Pretty Little Liars' Christmas Episode

Keegan Allen plays Toby Cavanaugh in ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars.

As part of the annual "25 Days of Christmas" programming event, ABC Family will air a holiday episode of Pretty Little Liars on Tuesday, December 9. In "How the 'A' Stole Christmas," Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer look for proof to clear Spencer's name. What will Toby be up to? Keegan Allen, who stars as Toby Cavanaugh in the hit drama, met with the press last week to tease what viewers can expect in the special.

Read the transcript below for a PLL sneak peek and to find out more about the life and career of the talented young actor.

What can you tease for the Christmas episode in regards to Spencer and Toby?
KEEGAN ALLEN: The Christmas episode is really, really well shot and really fun. I can definitely tell you that the fans for all of the relationships, not just Spencer and Toby, will be very happy with it; that Christmas element, that holiday element. It's going to be really fun. It's a really cool episode.

In this upcoming Christmas episode is there anything you can tell us specifically about your character or any new things for him?
KEEGAN ALLEN: It's an homage in true Pretty Little Liars fashion to paint a world from classic cinema. So, we're nodding to a couple of classic cinema pieces in it and it's really, really wonderful and I'm sure the fans are going to love it!

ABC Family Reveals January Premiere Dates: 'Switched at Birth' Follows 'Pretty Little Liars' on Its New Night, Tuesday, January 6

Switched at Birth moves to Tuesdays starting January 6, following the return of Pretty Little Liars.

ABC Family will kick off the New Year with all-new episodes of returning original hit series and fan favorites Pretty Little Liars, Switched at Birth, Chasing Life and The Fosters, in addition to comedies Melissa & Joey and Baby Daddy, all set to premiere in January 2015, with three nights of original programming.

The hit ABC Family original series Pretty Little Liars returns on Tuesday, January 6 at 8 p.m. ET/PT with the Liars still reeling from Mona’s death and determined to prove Alison’s guilt. Pretty Little Liars won six Teen Choice Awards in 2014, including Choice TV Show, Choice TV Actress Drama – Lucy Hale, Choice TV Actor Drama – Ian Harding, Choice Summer TV Actress – Ashley Benson, Choice Summer TV Actor – Tyler Blackburn and Choice TV Breakout Star: Female – Sasha Pieterse. ABC Family will air a special Pretty Little Liars marathon on Tuesday, January 6, from 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. ET/PT, leading up to the premiere. An all-new special holiday episode of Pretty Little Liars, airing during ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas, premieres Tuesday, December 9th at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Live Tweet with Janel Parrish, Andrea Parker, Bryce Johnson & Val Chermkovskiy During 'Pretty Little Liars: We Love You To DeAth' Halloween Special

Janel Parrish (Mona), Andrea Parker (Mrs. DiLaurentis) and Bryce Johnson (Det. Darren Wilden) will live tweet with fans during the East Coast broadcast of the fan appreciation special Pretty Little Liars: We Love You To DeAth on Tuesday, October 21.

Janel Parrish is currently competing in this season's Dancing With The Stars on ABC, so also joining the #PLLChat will be Janel's professional dance partner, Val Chmerkovskiy!

Starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, fans can tweet with the cast at the following handles using #PLLChat in their message.

Janel Parrish - @janelparrish
Andrea Parker - @TheAndreaParker
Bryce Johnson - @BryceOJohnson
Val Chermkovskiy - @iamvalc

"25 Days of Christmas" Begins December 1 on ABC Family

ABC Family's "25 Days of Christmas" returns with 25-continuous days of holiday-themed entertainment for the whole family. From December 1 - 25, viewers can ring in the holidays with new holiday episodes of original series, holiday specials and returning favorites.

This year, "25 Days of Christmas" will feature original holiday episodes of comedy series Melissa and Joey, and Baby Daddy. And for the first time, holiday episodes of drama series Pretty Little Liars, The Fosters, Switched at Birth and Chasing Life will also make their debut during the week of December 8.

The holiday cheer continues with the network-television premiere of the delightful holiday movie Arthur Christmas, featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie and Jim Broadbent as Santa, on Saturday, December 6 (9:00- 11:00 p.m. ET/PT) and the ABC Family debut of the new Christmas special "Toy Story That Time Forgot" on Sunday, December 7 (8:00- 8:30 p.m. ET/PT)

On Sunday, December 21, the network will air a Rankin Bass holiday classics marathon, featuring such beloved programs as The Little Drummer Boy (1:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET/PT), Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (3:00-4:00 p.m. ET/PT), and The Year Without a Santa Claus (4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET/PT). Other returning favorites include National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Monday, December 1, 6:00-8:00 p.m.), holiday classic Elf (Monday, December 1, 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT,) and a The Santa Clause double feature (begins Tuesday, December 2, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT).

Below is a "25 Days of Christmas" day-by-day programming guide:

'Pretty Little Liars: We Love You To DeAth' Special to Air on October 21

Troian Bellisario, Sasha Pieterse, Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson and Shay Mitchell.
Photo Credit: ABC Family/Eric McCandless

The town of Rosewood is a perfect setting for things that go bump in the night, and this Halloween ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars will give its devoted fans an inside look at the show with interviews with PLL cast and crew. The fan special Pretty Little Liars: We Love You To DeAth will air on Tuesday, October 21 at 8 p.m. ET/PT as part of ABC Family's "13 Nights of Halloween."

'Pretty Little Liars' Christmas Episode Sneak Peek Will Air During ABC Family's 'Hunger Games' Weekend

ABC Family has a special sneak peak for all those gathering for the Reaping with an exclusive look at the Pretty Little Liars Christmas special episode during the first hour of The Hunger Games on Sunday, October 12th at 8 p.m. ET/PT.