Daren Kagasoff and Shailene Woodley of ‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’
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ABC Family has made a heft commitment to “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” ordering an extra-long second season for the hit drama.
On Monday (Feb. 9), ABC Family announced the pick-up of a 24-episode second run of “American Teenager” tentatively set to return in the summer of 2009.
That will leave fans of the show with only a brief window with “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” which will complete its first season on March 23.
“‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’ has really struck a chord not just with our Millennial audience, but with viewers across the board,” says Kate Juergens, ABC Family’s executive vice president for original series programming and development. “We’re delighted to announce the series will return. The success of this show goes directly to creator Brenda Hampton’s telling of this heartfelt story and is backed by the standout performances of our talented cast.”
After a successful summer premiere, ABC Family moved “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” into a Monday night 8 p.m. slot opposite “Gossip Girl.” The drama has thrived in that slot, ranking as TV’s most watched program in the hour among females 12-34 (2.1 million) and as cable’s most watched show in total viewers (3.7 million) and adults 18-49 (1.7 million).
The show’s first season, focusing on the various relationships impacted by an unplanned teen pregnancy, was 23 episodes. The series stars Shailene Woodley, Molly Ringwald, Mark Derwin, India Eisley, Ken Baumann, Daren Kagasoff, Francia Raisa, Megan Park and Greg Finley.
The renewal of “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” had been expected for some time. ABC Family also just ordered up new seasons of “Greek” and “Liberty Heights,” plus 10 episode seasons of the comedies “Ruby and the Rockits” and “10 Things I Hate About You,” as well as the drama “Perfect 10.”
Source: HitFlix
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Tiffany Storar
/ March 12, 2009Oh my God I’m so freaking excited about the new season coming up. Thank you so much for continuing the series you guys are absolutely amazing and i love Amy and Ben’s characters. They are sooo freakin Cute!
Thanks Again for a Great Show!!!
Irish
/ March 18, 2009I am soooo excited to find out what happens!! I watch this show more than i drink water, its quite sad!!!
I really need to see what happens! I used to hate mondays cuz of school, but now I cant wait! I have to see what happend between her a ben and her a ricky! I also want to know what she names the baby!! UGH THIS IS KILLING ME!!!!!!
thank you for making one of the best shows ever. Its really awesome that you talk about real life issues too.
Always,
Freakishly obsessed Irish
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Tiffany Storar
/ March 18, 2009Well if things manage to work out i think she should at least stay friends with Ricky cause of course it his baby and i think he might still have feelings for her and same goes for Amy i think she still might like him. But we will see cant wait til monday!!! hope their’s goign to be a new season.
dani
/ April 10, 2009I can’t wait till the new season comes! I definently think Ricky and Amy should be 2gether and Amy and Ben should just be friends. At first Ricky was a jerk but when he found out he was going to be a dad he really shaped up. Ricky+Amy+John=cute family.
gabby
/ July 16, 2009i think that amy and ricky will get together and that amy will need help with her baby
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Maurice Taylor
/ January 5, 2010I think that Amy and Ben should and stay friends. Ben should date Grace. Ricky and Amy dnt need 2 be 2gether either. They should both jus focus on their child and not be in a relationship. TEAM BEN 4EVER