ABC Family Sets Summer Slate

Three new original series, ‘Revenge of Bridesmaids' movie on tap

By Alex Weprin -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/29/2010 11:51:57 AM

ABC Family has unveiled its summer programming lineup. On tap are three new originals and one original movie, along with two returning series and the network debut of the theatrical Wild Child.

Among the new series is one hour scripted drama Pretty Little Liars, which follows four estranged friends who reunite when one goes missing. The group starts receiving messages from an anonymous person who seems to know all their secrets.

Pretty Little Liars will debut Tuesday, June 8 at 8 p.m.

Huge is also a one hour scripted drama, set at a weight loss camp. It will premiere Monday, June 28 at 9 p.m.

Melissa & Joey is a half hour sitcom starring and executive produced by Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence, and will debut in August.

Secret Life of the American Teenager will return for season three Monday, June 7 at 8 p.m., with the sophomore season of Make It or Break It returning for its sophomore season Monday, June 28 at 10 p.m.

Original movie Revenge of the Bridesmaids will premiere on the network in July.

ABC Family's Campus Crush programming event will run August 1-August 10, and will be anchored by theatrical acquisition Wild Child Sunday August 8 at 8 p.m.

In addition, the network will televise its annual Harry Potter weekend event, with the first five films of the franchise set to run.