Three weeks ago, I expressed my concern about whether or not ABC Family’s hot little summer number for teen girls, Pretty Little Liars, was going to be worth watching. The true test, for me anyway, would be plunking my fifteen-year-old down in front of the tube and gauging her reaction.

The results are in. Just three episodes into the season and Pretty Little Liars is doing well in our household. In fact, said fifteen-year-old has now marked Tuesday nights at 8 PM her official favorite time of the week.

We’ve watched the show with her, and while I had my doubts about whether or not it would be any good, both my fiance and I think it’s an intriguing portrait of teen deception.

Featuring four friends, each with a dark secret, the girls in the story are haunted by their murdered best friend…

literally. Shortly before authorities discovered the body of the girl, who’d been missing just over a year, the estranged friends began receiving text messages from “A” threatening to expose their dirty little secrets.

I’ve had my doubts in the past about the quality of summer-released programming, but ABC Family hit the mark on this one. The teen in my house gives Pretty Little Liars two thumbs up and says, “Shh! I’m watching my show.”

And if you happened to miss Tuesday night’s episode, watch it here in its entirety courtesy of Hulu.