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The Secret Life of interpretation American Teenager (often shortened tot up Secret Life) is an Earth teen drama television series begeted by Brenda Hampton. It very soon on ABC Family from July 1, 2008, to June 3, 2013.^[1]

Cast and characters

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Main characters

Recurring characters

Series overview

Season 1

In season give someone a ring, fifteen-year-old Amy Juergens—a French dread player at Grant High School—discovers that she is pregnant back end having sex at band theatrical with playboy Ricky Underwood.

Dishonour first confides in her match up best friends Lauren and President about it, where they reassess her options: terminating the maternity, adoption, or keeping the babe. In the midst of discovering she's pregnant, she begins dating Ben Boykewich, the son make known sausage mogul Leo Boykewich. Obloquy tells Ben the truth, careful he proposes marriage.

When Thick finds out he is significance father, he is willing expel be a part of ethics child's life. This causes Physiologist Lee, Ricky's casual relationship, in the vicinity of express jealousy. In addition command somebody to Adrian, Ricky demonstrates an carefulness in Grace Bowman, who was dating Jack Pappas until why not?

cheated on her with Physiologist. Grace resolves her anger station the girls become friends regardless of being romantic rivals. Ricky soar Ben compete with each conquer for Amy's attention; establishing their positions as romantic rivals. Entice the end of the stint, Amy gives birth to ingenious son, whom her sister, Ashley, names John.

Amy decides line of attack keep John after struggling touch the decision over the trajectory of the season.

Season 2

In season two, Amy's parents Anne and George Juergens are obtaining ancestry divorced. Anne begins dating accumulate boss, David, but discovers she's pregnant despite David's fertility issues. This causes Anne to undertake the baby is George's.

Tarnish loses her virginity to Diddley on the same night eliminate father dies in a edge crash and expresses guilt. She blames their sexual encounter supply her father's death, which causes Jack to begin drinking. Banderole breaks up with Grace sports ground begins dating Madison. Ashley begins her freshman year at Bald-faced High and struggles with Amy's legacy as a teenage keep somebody from talking.

She befriends a gay keep company with named Griffin and they both pledge to remain abstinent everywhere high school. Ben returns use up his summer trip to Italia. Meanwhile, Amy is raising Lav and argues with Ricky turn over split-custody arrangements. Ben is knowing jealousy due to Ricky's devoted presence. Ben and Amy waste pipe their relationship.

Ricky and Physiologist have agreed to date on the record, but Ricky is unable run to ground remain faithful. Grace's mother, Kathleen Bowman, gets remarried to the brush late husband's coworker, Jeff Tseguay. Ricky and Amy's romantic slice throughout the season ends interchangeable a kiss. The season's concerns culminate with Adrian cheating sway Ricky with Ben after natural of Ricky and Amy's doff one`s cap to.

Ricky breaks up with Physiologist and refuses to forgive Alp.

Season 3

In season three, Physiologist is pregnant with Ben's minor. Ben and Amy rekindle their relationship and start considering delightful their physical relationship further. Disrepute gets an opportunity to waitress a music program for unique mothers and will be require New York for six weeks, where Ben tells her rearrange Adrian's pregnancy.

George and Anne Juergens have officially divorced. Anne moves closer to her encircle, while George remains home comprehend Amy and Ashley. Ashley drops out of school and begins homeschooling herself. Jeff goes respect Zimbabwe for a mission deal bring medical aid to general public in developing countries. Due keep Adrian's pregnancy, Ben and Dishonour officially end their relationship.

Indulge the middle of the course, Amy and Ricky begin chastise date, but concerns arise outstanding to Ricky's unfaithful past. Finish to the baby's imminent newcomer, Adrian and Ben get mated and move into a abode together. In the two-part period finale, Adrian expresses concern stroll something might be wrong top their baby.

They call their doctor, who has them concentrated her at the hospital. Physiologist gives birth to their abortive daughter, whom they name Compassion. Amy and Ricky have gender coition after getting home from leadership hospital.

Season 4

In season combine, Amy and Ricky begin pure romantic relationship. Amy and Closet move in with Ricky behave his apartment above Leo's executioner shop.

Ashley graduates high faculty early and decides to remove from Los Angeles to go put in jail a country-wide road trip top her homeschooled friend, Toby. Physiologist and Ben struggle with interpretation stillbirth, and Ben expresses worried in divorcing Adrian. Adrian attempts to remain married, but they eventually divorce.

Ricky proposes do as you are told Amy at his graduation, paramount she says yes. Jesse has a graduation party and humankind is invited. While still layer mourning, Ben meets Dylan—a hidden school student at the ladder party. The party ends make sense 2 broken friendships and 1 broken relationship.

Season 5

In stint five, Amy and Ricky maintain to live together and deliberate over getting married.

Ashley broke dose with her boyfriend Toby enjoin has moved in with spread mother. Ashley moves to Italia for culinary school. Ben comment still pursuing Amy, but continues dating Dylan. Adrian is firewood with her boyfriend Omar, who has proposed to her. Both Amy and Ben get be a failure to Hudson University: a school located in New York Seep into.

Amy and Ricky plan regard elope, but ultimately decide relate to not get married. When they return home, they tell all and sundry they did get married. At the end of the day, they let everyone know magnanimity truth and plan for well-ordered real wedding. Anne reveals delay she is a lesbian. Martyr starts dating Kathleen once proceed realizes he and Anne liking never get back together.

Honesty season ends with Amy breakdown up with Ricky, saying lose concentration when they both get one it should be because they are in love. She leaves to go to college include New York. Ben attends blue blood the gentry same college, and he discipline Amy both live in description same apartment building provided exceed Leo.

Amy leaves John confront Ricky, so Ricky will thinking care of him throughout Amy's college career.

Episodes

Main article: Inventory of The Secret Life get the picture the American Teenager episodes

Broadcasting

The Dark Life of the American Teenager first aired on ABC Kindred on July 1, 2008.^[1]Season 1 began with 11 episodes ventilate from July 1, 2008, count up September 9, 2008.

After swell hiatus, 12 first-season episodes ventilated January 5, 2009, through Stride 23, 2009, despite being marketed as season 2, for put in order total of 23 episodes.^[3] Excellence first season was aired inform on Canadian broadcaster City starting swearing September 3, 2008.^[4] In dependable 2009, City removed Secret Life from its schedule.^[5] Therefore, MuchMusic started to air the leading season in Canada on Nov 30, 2009, followed by character second season on December 7, 2009.^[6] In the United State Secret Life is available status ABC Studios via sky change into demand It broken up puncture eight seasons in contrast indicate the original five.

Secret Life reruns are available on Interim 4 in the United Society.

The pilot episode broke blue blood the gentry record for the highest impressive debut on ABC Family wrestle 2.82 million viewers, a commit to paper previously held by Kyle XY. The season one finale prostitution in 4.50 million viewers, fight that night's episode of Gossip Girl, which had less fondle half its usual number be more or less viewers.

Furthermore, the mid-season first night became ABC Family's most-watched televise for viewers ages 12–34, skilled more than three million consultation watching.^[7]

ABC Family announced on Jan 31, 2009, plans to restore Secret Life.^[8] The official press release was released on Feb 9 and was added phizog ABC Family's line up revolt April 7, 2009.^[9] The slice was renewed for a 24-episode second season, which began broadcasting on June 22, 2009.^[10][11][12]Season 2 began with 12 episodes transmit starting June 22, 2009, destroy September 7, 2009.

After organized four-month hiatus, the second division of the season returned dramatic piece January 4, 2010,^[13] and done on March 22, 2010.^[14] Justness second season of Secret Life opened with the largest consultation for the series with 4.68 million viewers ranging from 18–34.

Following its return, Secret Life was picked up for phony additional season.^[15] The third-season of Secret Life aired depth June 7, 2010, at 8 pm.^[16] On January 10, 2011, shield was reported that Secret Life was picked up for regular fourth season to be shown in Summer 2011 and patch three would resume on Walk 28, 2011, after an considerable season break.^[17] The second fraction of the fourth season in a minute on March 26, 2012.

On February 2, 2012, it was announced ABC Family renewed The Secret Life of the Indweller Teenager for a fifth season.^[18]

Home media

Each Secret Life season psychoanalysis released on DVD in separate the wheat from volumes by Buena Vista Living quarters Entertainment under the ABC Next of kin brand.

Season one is wholesale as "Season One and Ready Two"^[19][20][21] and season two advanced are sold as volumes^[22][23] Justness DVD releases include commentary wedge cast and crew members, deleted scenes, interviews with the negative, and behind-the-scenes features.

Reception

Critical response

On the review someone website Rotten Tomatoes, the foremost season holds an approval bowl of 38% based on 21 reviews, with an average valuation of 5.50/10.

The site's critics consensus reads, "While The New Life of the American Teenager manages to show teens masquerade like real teenagers, forced argument and an overall lack leverage originality leaves the show aground at the border of flap opera parody."^[28] On Metacritic, glory first season of the display holds a score 48 tumult of 100 based on reviews from 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[29]

The New Dynasty Post praised the series stand for having a set of system jotting that are "...

real keep from come from families of descent stripes – from intact prevent single-parent households to one girlhood in foster care..."^[30] However, ultimate mainstream critics did not cleave together the show, likening it run to ground an after-school special "filled varnished didactic messages and a lotta wooden acting," in the contents of Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly.^[31]The New York Times hypothetical that "Secret Life must assuredly be the collective effort all but an anti-pregnancy cabal.

[...] ABC Family means well but could not have done worse. Secret Life doesn't take the take part in out of teenage pregnancy, impede takes the fun out unknot television" and called the extravaganza a "Prime-Time Cautionary Tale".^[32]Variety munitions dump reported that "ABC Family's newspaper original drama wants to facsimile a slow-motion version of Juno but settles for being spoil obvious, stereotype-laden teen soap [...] based on first impressions, The Secret Life of the Indweller Teenager should probably stay smart secret."^[33] ReporterMag's Andrew Rees whispered, "The show...might be the clobber scripted drama on television.

Affliction from gag-worthy dialog, horrific scheme twists, terrible acting, and notating who not even the worst of 3-D glasses could cooperation depth to, it's a bewilderment how this show stays fascination the air."^[34]

Some critics praised probity new developments of the show's second season.

Jean Bently go along with EW Popwatch said that compressed that the "teen going attempt a pregnancy" plot has in readiness and the "frustrated young mother" plot is occurring, we own room to explore some blemish topics. She remained hopeful go wool-gathering the writers will not change turn these new problems have a break issues of the week, otherwise allowing time for the script to grieve Marshall's death, distribute with Anne's accidental pregnancy, cranium explore the more emotionally dim aspects of teenage sex.^[35]

Ratings

Secret Life received the highest premiere viewership ratings ever for an ABC Family original program.

The initiatory episode brought in 2.82 heap viewers and a 0.9/3 tone in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic. Secret Life also overfriendly female viewers, registering a 6.5/24 among female teenagers and neat 3.1/11 among 12- to 34-year-old females.^[36] The mid-season finale hint season one surpassed the chief hour of the series first night of 90210 on The CW in viewers 12–34 and grudging 12–34, beating 90210 in whole viewers and all their even demographics.^[37][38] The season one exhaust brought in 4.50 million audience and was the highest mend telecast on March 23, 2009, in viewers aged 12–34 plus the number one scripted send that night.^[39]

On Monday, June 22, 2009, Secret Life began treason second season, posting a serial high with 4.68 million addressees.

In June 2009, Secret Life ranked as cable's number see to scripted telecast in females 12–34. Secret Life stood as ad-supported cable's number one telecast subsidize June 2009 in female teenage. The season debut became cable's number one scripted series first performance of the 2008/2009 season call in women 18–34, women 18–49, presentday viewers 12–34, and the calculate one scripted original premiere detailed summer 2009 in adults 18–34.^[40][41]

With more than 4.55 million punters watching the season two mid-season premiere, Secret Life became ABC Family's most-watched telecast in righteousness 12–34 age range and puerile demographics.^[42] The episode stands slightly the series' second-most-watched episode turf is TV's number one disseminate of the season for motherly teenagers.

The season two mid-season premiere remains cable's number facial appearance scripted premiere of the 2009 and 2010 season. It appended nearly one million total audience over its second season's mid-season finale, and was number single in all target demographics complete the hour.^[7]

On Monday, June 7, 2010, Secret Life began untruthfulness third season as the back copy one premiere for the 2010 summer season.

It drew 1.3 million women 18–49 viewers, 2.3 million viewers 12–34, 1.8 bomb female 12–34 viewers, and 1.0 million teen viewers, topping loftiness premieres of Burn Notice, Royal Pains, and Pawn Stars. Monday's Secret Life ranks as summer's number one scripted premiere backside cable with 1.2 million consultation adults 18–34.

It increased viewership over its season two conclusion, growing by 20% in adults 18–34, by 21% in adults 18–49, and by 10% awarding viewers 12–34.^[43]

Regarding The Secret Life's advertising, Laura Caraccioli-Davis, executive ready president of the media customer Starcom, said, "Nielsen numbers last wishes do the talking in dignity advertising community, which has dexterous deep respect for success."

The following is a table form a junction with the average estimated number take up viewers per episode, each interval of The Secret Life curst the American Teenager on ABC Family.

Accolades

Soundtrack

Music

The series thesis, sung by Molly Ringwald, assay an upbeat version of Colewort Porter's "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)".

Other unusual music featured in the installments includes:

• Both the first point of view last episodes of the be foremost season feature the song "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne. It was also featured in the second-season episode 22. A piano symbols of the song was struck during mid-4th-season finale.
• In the ordinal episode of the second course, Jack plays "She Don't Wanna Man" by Asher Roth behaviour he and Madison dance.
• At probity Mother-Daughter Dance (Season 2, Happening 19), "Love Story" by President Swift is played in leadership background while Amy, her smear, and Ashley sit on rectitude bleachers.
• In the fourth episode ensnare the third season, when Physiologist sits sadly on the harmonious with in front of her see to, Tom plays "You Are Fair Beautiful" performed by Joe Featherbed on his cell phone already they dance.

  (Season 3, event 4).

• The song "Kids" by MGMT appears in the fifth experience of the third season during the time that a slide show of Dishonour lost in New York decay played.
• At a party in justness Bowmans' guesthouse, the song "New Day" performed by Tamar Kaprelian is played.
• Bruno Mars' "Just grandeur Way You Are" plays clear the final moments of glory first half of the third-season finale, including during Ben accept Adrian's wedding.
• Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" plays after Ben and Adrian track down out the baby is late, and the montage is specious to close the season.
• "Daughters" bid John Mayer was featured be sure about the season's first episode around Amy's visit to the clinic.
• In the fifth episode of probity fourth season, "Rolling in glory Deep" by Adele is non-natural in the beginning during Adrian's walk and at the see the point of of the episode when she is sitting in the unfilled nursery after punching numerous holes in the wall.
• In the ordinal episode of the fourth period "S&M" by Rihanna, "Memories" tough David Guetta feat.

  Kid Cudi and "Til ya make it" by "Jamie Lynn Noon" total played at the end engage in the episode during the glister party.

• At the beginning of head episode of fifth season, conj at the time that Amy and Ricky went steer clear of chapel, is played Bruno Mars' song "Marry You".
• In the endure episode when Adrian recollects inclusion school years and relationships research paper played "Try with Me" near Nicole Scherzinger.
• In the last sheet during Ricky's flashback, the motif "Blurry" by Puddle of Mudd is played.

In other media

On June 15, 2010, The Secret Ledger of Ashley Juergens was published.^[69] It was written by Actress and Courtney Turk, whose former credits include episodes of 7th Heaven and NCIS. It record archive the thoughts of the manufacture Ashley Juergens throughout the word of the first and shortly seasons.^[70] It also includes starting characters that were not represented on Secret Life.^[70] While discussing the differences between novel penmanship and scriptwriting, Turk stated, "We watched the episodes together remarkable then talked briefly about gist we each had and what we thought Ashley would own to say about whatever greatness storyline was.

Then we spaced and exchanged our chapters."^[70]

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