A SALON IS TERRORIZED BY A GIANT RODENT ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF ABC FAMILY'S "FREAK OUT," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22nd AT 10:30PM ET/PT

Burbank, CA (April 9, 2015) - A salon is taken over by a huge rodent on the loose in an episode of "Freak Out," airing Wednesday, April 22nd (10:30 PM ET/PT).

Each episode of "Freak Out" will feature an unsuspecting mark, whose fears come to life before their eyes with elaborate special effects, intricate makeup, twisted actors, and multiple cameras capturing the scenario from every angle. Every frighteningly hilarious prank is deviously tailored with help from the victim's friends and family to turn an everyday situation into someone's scary moment, until they realize - they've been pranked.

First up, a group of women take advantage of a free day at a brand new salon until a human-sized rodent gets loose.

Then, Dustin finds himself trapped in a car, in pitch blackness, as two criminals terrorize him.

Finally, a girl helps out at a cosmetics factory but soon finds herself in hot water when the repairman is burned with acid.

"Freak Out" is produced by 495 Productions with Founder and President SallyAnn Salsano serving as Executive Producer, along with Joel Zimmer of 495 Productions. Salsano is the creative force behind numerous successful reality television series including: MTV's "Jersey Shore," CMT's "Party Down South," SPIKE's "Tattoo Nightmares," Lifetime's "Big Women: Big Love," VH1's "Tool Academy," TV Guide's "Nail Files," Oxygen's "Dance Your Ass Off," several seasons of HGTV's "Design Star," and many others. 495, along with Telepictures also produce the hit daytime talk show "The Real," where Salsano serves as Executive Producer.

Part of the Disney/ABC Television Group, ABC Family is distributed in 94 million homes. ABC Family entertains and connects to audiences with bold, relatable programming that celebrates the epic adventure of becoming an adult, from first kiss to first kid. ABC Family's programming is a combination of network-defining original series and original movies, quality acquired series and blockbuster theatricals. "WATCH ABC Family" is an authenticated service which allows viewers with participating TV subscription services access to 24/7 live viewing of the network, as well as continued on demand access to such popular series at home and on the go via a wide array of devices. ABC Family is also the destination for annual Holiday events with "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas."