The Secret Life of the American Teenager

People's Choice Award Nominees: 'True Blood,' 'Gossip Girl' and the Usual Suspects

editor@buddytv.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:03:59 GMT

This morning the People's Choice Award nominations were revealed, and as always, it's populism at its best. On the TV side, the nominees often look like the top of the Nielsen ratings list, with a few notable and surprising exceptions. Shows like True Blood and Gossip Girl crept into the Favorite TV Actress categories while Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show features Lost, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural.

However, those are the very cool exceptions. For the most part, the list is full of CSI, NCIS, Grey's Anatomy, Two and a Half Men and other top-rated shows. Here are the major television nominees for this year's People's Choice Awards.

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'Secret Life' Star Predicts Anne-Amy Relationship Will be 'Fun'

editor@buddytv.com — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:16:08 GMT

If Secret Life of the American Teenager star Ken Baumann were to be trusted, the dynamics between pregnant Anne (Molly Ringwald) and Amy (Shailene Woodley) will be "fun" as the sophomore season of the ABC Family drama unravels and the daughter will think that her mom is a hypocrite.

"As a sassy, post-pregnant teenage girl will naturally be toward the mom if she gets pregnant too, I think she's going to feel like a little bit of her thunder was stolen ... It will be interesting to watch. It's certainly an ongoing fight and struggle between mom and daughter."

'Dancing with the Stars' Champ to Appear on 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager'

editor@buddytv.com — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT

After making a cameo appearance on The Secret Life of the American Teenager's mid season finale episode entitled "Just Say No," which aired on September 9, 2008, Dancing with the Stars champ Shawn Johnson is set to return on the ABC Family drama.

For her second appearance, according to TV Guide, Johnson will play a student at Ulysses S. Grant High School who interacts with Jack (Greg Finley) and Grace (Megan Park) in an episode scheduled to air in early 2010. She is scheduled to film her appearance on August 3, just a few days before the Teen Choice Awards, where she's nominated in three categories and is serving as a presenter.

'Secret Life of the American Teenager' Cast Talks About Future of her Character

editor@buddytv.com — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:50:58 GMT

Josie Bissett, who plays Grace's (Megan Park) mother Katherine on the Secret life of the American Teenager, revealed that she's glad her character is finally moving on with her life, after her husband died on the pilot of the second season of the ABC Family drama, and a "sexy young man" is helping her.

"People have seen that my husband on the show has passed away, so I've been dealing with death. But miraculously, six months later, I'm moving on to a sexy young man, played by Reid Scott, and he has been with us for about three episodes. I'm glad they took Kathleen out of mourning and into something fun."

John Schneider Packs Up For '90210'

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:51:25 GMT

It's been a while since John Schneider left Smallville--or, should I say, it's been a while since Jonathan Kent left us by dying of a heart attack? He is returning to the CW, though, playing another one of those father roles--but Clark Kent ain't getting his adoptive dad back. Someone else will.

Schneider's joining the cast of another CW drama, 90210, and he's set to play Liam's stepdad from the second episode of the show's upcoming season. You might know that Liam's not exactly chummy-chummy with his stepdad, who works as a plastic surgeon, sources told Zap2it.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Preview of Episode 2.5 "Born Free"

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:34:50 GMT

On tonight's episode of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, a secret of Grace's (Megan Park) will be revealed, while Amy (Shailene Woodley) will try to find a way to tag along with Ben (Kenny Baumann) on his trip. She also starts learning Italian for Rome, while Ashley questions why she's bent on bringing baby John to Italy, reasoning that her nephew is too young to know what's going on around him anyway. Amy, meanwhile, says she wants her son to be "exposed" to other cultures as early as possible. In the end, she tells Ashley to go with Ben, her, and John to Italy to get away from everything. Ashley considers the idea and even asks her father George (Mark Derwin) to come along.

Elsewhere, Adrian (Francia Raisa) and Ricky (Daren Kagasoff) are concerned about getting more privacy, so she talks to her mother about getting a new house. This, somehow, leads to a discussion of whether or not her mom was having sex with Reuben and if so, is she pregnant (which she denies).

The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Molly Ringwald Welcomes Twins

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:28:27 GMT

After her onscreen daughter said hello to motherhood on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, this time it's Molly Ringwald who is, once again, saying hello to babies - not just one, but two. The Breakfast Club star gave birth to twins Friday in Los Angeles, as reported by UsMagazine.com.

The twins - daughter Adele Georgiana and son Roman Stylianos - is the latest addition to Ringwald's family, previously composed of just husband Panio Gianopoulos and 5-year-old daughter Mathilda Ereni.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Preview of Episode 2.4 "Ciao"

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:42:39 GMT

On tonight's episode of The Secret Life of the American Teenager - "Ciao" - Amy's (Shailene Woodley) sister and father Ashley and George decide to help her out with her hectic schedule. Apparently, Amy is having trouble now that she has school and a baby to look after. Elsewhere, Ben (Kenny Baumann) makes plans for the summer.

Outside her character, however, we previously reported that Woodley is having the time of her life filming with the two babies who act as her on-screen son.

'Secret Life' Star Says Working with Babies a Joy

editor@buddytv.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:56:00 GMT

Now that the baby is out, The Secret Life of the American Teenager star Shailene Woodley says that working without the baby bump has been good, but what she enjoys more about filming the second season of the ABC Family drama is the twin stage babies that play her son.

"It's so adorable," Woodley tells Starpulse. "They look identical. They're actually incredible. They've never screamed with me in scenes I've done with them. But I was holding one of them once and he was staring up at the boom mike and waving to people behind the camera, paying attention to everything but the scene."

'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' Bad Girl Talks About Second Season

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:05:48 GMT

From the first season of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, we got to know Adrian Lee - the supposedly slutty majorette whose flight attendant mom is always away and father she never saw when growing up. In an interview with The Deadbolt, Francia Raisa, the 20-year-old Latina who plays Adrian on the ABC Family drama, revealed that season 2 will bring some pretty drastic changes to her character plus the way she deals with the whole Amy (Shailene Woodley) having a baby issue.

"She gets more involved in Amy and Ricky's life and the baby's life, actually, because her and Ricky get a little more serious as far as their relationship," she says. "There's a conflict that goes on between Amy and Adrian, because Adrian is afraid that Amy is going to end up taking Ricky away because she is the mother of his baby. Then Amy is afraid that I'm going to spend so much time with the baby that the baby will consider me a mother and not her. So there's just a lot of drama that goes on between all three of us and Amy and I just don't get along."

The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Preview of 2.3 "Par for the Course"

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:25:16 GMT

On tonight's episode of The Secret Life of the American Teenager - "Par for the Course" - Ricky (Darren Kagasoff) tries to help Grace (Megan Park) after she withdraws from everyone. If we'd recall, she had sex with her boyfriend Jack this season, something which coincided with her dad being killed in a plane crash. She was sort of blaming herself from what happened. She was even shown laying in bed crying, trying to apologize to her dead father.

On the last episode of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Grace was already struggling with what happened. As we saw, Grace was inconsolable; even with Adrian going over to try to help her, she still refused to get out of bed. Elsewhere on that episode, Ben (Kenny Baumann) needed to come to terms with the part that he's going to play in Amy's (Shailene Woodley) new life. After giving birth, Amy had been very grumpy, until Ben kissed her. Only she told him she didn't want to have sex any time soon.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Who's the Father of Anne's Baby?

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:32:49 GMT

The younger cast members of ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager recently appeared on Good Morning America on the occasion of the teen drama's sophomore season launch. Predictably, they answered questions about the show's purportedly controversial theme, something that had been exhausted last season. Shailene Woodley, who plays teenage mother Amy Juergens on the show, said she does not feel awkward at all about the topics they cover on the show because they're realistic.

"It's so true to life," she told weatherman Sam Champion. "I feel like in normal high schools, you know, these things do go on so I think that, you know, it opens conversations for adults and teenagers, and I think that's important."

Spoilers ahead.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Preview of Episode 2.2 "What's Done is Done"

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:26:04 GMT

On tonight's episode of The Secret Life of the American Teenager - "What's Done is Done" - Grace (Megan Park) believes her actions (read: sex) are responsible for her father's death, and is understandably very guilty, while Ben (Kenny Baumann) searches for a place in Amy's (Shailene Woodley) life.

On the ABC Family drama's sophomore season opener, we found out that with Amy no longer pregnant, someone on The Secret Life of the American Teenager should be sporting a baby bump in the next few months (or faster in the television universe) - Anne (Molly Ringwald), only we don't know who the father is, George of her boss David, who previously said that he's been neutered, but you can't really trust those things, can you.

'Secret Life of the American Teenager' Star Reveals Season 2 Changes

editor@buddytv.com — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:30:57 GMT

Other than the pregnancy and death that will kick off The Secret Life of the American Teenager's sophomore season, star Ken Baumann tells TV Guide that some "very dramatic changes" will rage on the high-rating ABC Family series. For starters, the 19-year-old who plays Ben Boykewich on the drama says he thinks people won't lose interest just because Amy (Shailene Woodley) has given birth.

"I think everybody has that small concern ... [But] at the same time, life only gets a thousand times more complicated once you have the child. Just reading the scripts, I think they've gotten better since the first season so there will be a lot more drama and excitement."

A Pregnant Molly Ringwald Talks Motherhood on 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager'

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:04:05 GMT

The 40-year-old actress who plays mother to a pregnant teenager on The Secret Life of the American Teenager is welcoming good news of her own. Molly Ringwald, who plays Anne Juergens on the ABC show, is said to be expecting twins.

The 80s icon told People exclusively that she and husband Panio Gianopoulos are excited to have two bundles of joy come August. Hoping to greet their second daughter and first son, the couple already has a 5-year-old girl, Mathilda Ereni.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Preview of Season 2 Premiere "The Big One"

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:34:15 GMT

After her labor that lasted more than an episode on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Amy (Shailene Woodley) pushed with all her might, while Ricky (Darren Kagasoff) tried to come to terms with his feelings for what's happening. He talked with Ben (Kenny Baumann) as they waited for Amy to deliver. The verdict: he didn't deserve to have a baby with someone ads nice as Amy. And Henry (Allen Evangelista) and Alice (Amy Rider) officially got back together judging from how they didn't want to part lips.

As ABC Family's record-breaking series returns for its sophomore season tonight, Anne (Molly Ringwald) has to deal with the surprising news of her own pregnancy, while Amy tries to slowly adjust to motherhood, otherwise known as the life filled with having to wake up in the middle of the night to feed her baby and change the diaper. Meanwhile, Grace (Megan Park) and Jack (Greg Finley) renew their relationship, and Ben struggles to find his place with Amy now that Ricky has positioned himself to take an active role in the life of the baby. On top of everything, an "unexpected tragedy" is set to befall one of the teens, which will reportedly change everything.

Teen Choice Awards Announce Gigantic List of Nominees: The TV

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:46:21 GMT

Choice TV Show: Drama
90210
Gossip Girl
Grey's Anatomy
House
The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Choice TV Show: Action Adventure
024
Heroes
Lost
Smallville
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Choice TV Show: Comedy
Hannah Montana
How I Met Your Mother
iCarly
The Office
Ugly Betty

Choice TV: Animated Show
American Dad
Family Guy
The Simpsons
South Park
SpongeBob SquarePants

Choice TV: Reality
The Hills
Jon & Kate Plus 8
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory

Choice TV: Reality Competition
America's Best Dance Crew
America's Next Top Model
American Idol
The Bachelor
Dancing With The Stars

Choice TV Actor: Drama
Penn Badgley, Gossip Girl
Ken Baumann, The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl
Joshua Jackson, Fringe
Dustin Milligan, 90210

Choice TV Actress: Drama
Minka Kelly, Friday Night Lights
Blake Lively, Gossip Girl
Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl
Olivia Wilde, House
Shailene Woodley, The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Choice TV Actor: Action Adventure
Thomas Dekker, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Matthew Fox, Lost
Josh Holloway, Lost
Milo Ventimiglia, Heroes
Tom Welling, Smallville

Choice TV Actress: Action Adventure
Kristen Bell, Heroes
Summer Glau, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Kristen Kreuk, Smallville
Ali Larter, Heroes
Hayden Panettiere, Heroes

Choice TV Actor: Comedy
Steve Carell, The Office
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Jonas Brothers, JONAS
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
Jerry Trainor, iCarly

Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Miranda Cosgrove, iCarly
Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Jenna Fisher, The Office
Eva Longoria Parker, Desperate Housewives

Choice TV: Personality
Tyra Banks, America's Next Top Model
Simon Cowell, American Idol
Lil Mama, America's Best Dance Crew
Mario Lopez, America's Best Dance Crew
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol / E! News

Choice TV: Breakout Show
90210
Fringe
Glee
JONAS
The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Choice TV: Breakout Star Female
Demi Lovato, Sonny with a Chance
AnnaLynne McCord, 90210
Lea Michele, Glee
Chelsea Staub, JONAS
Anna Torv, Fringe

Choice TV: Breakout Star Male
Frankie Jonas, JONAS
Daren Kagasoff, The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Danny McBride, Eastbound & Down
Cory Monteith, Glee
Tristan Wilds, 90210

Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star
Kris Allen, American Idol
Rob Dyrdek, Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory
Brody Jenner, Bromance
Adam Lambert, American Idol
Ryan Sheckler, Life of Ryan

Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star
Teyona Anderson, America's Next Top Model
Lauren Conrad, The Hills
Paris Hilton, Paris Hilton's My New BFF
Shawn Johnson, Dancing With The Stars
Kim Kardashian, Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Choice TV: Villain
Spencer Pratt, The Hills
Zachary Quinto, Heroes
Michael Rosenbaum, Smallville
Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

Choice TV: Sidekick
Jake T. Austin, Wizards of Waverly Place
Allison Mack, Smallville
Jennette McCurdy, iCarly
Emily Osment, Hannah Montana
Michael Urie, Ugly Betty

Choice TV: Parental Unit
Billy Ray Cyrus, Hannah Montana
Rob Estes and Lori Loughlin, 90210
Tony Plana, Ugly Betty
Molly Ringwald and Mark Derwin, The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Matthew Settle, Gossip Girl

Teen Choice Awards Music Nominees >>

--Abbey Simmons, BuddyTV Staff Writer

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The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Season Finale Preview

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

It took almost nine months but the wait is finally over! At last, fans will witness the highly anticipated birth of Amy's baby on the first season finale of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, airing tonight at 8pm on ABC Family.

Last time we saw The Secret Life of the American Teenager, viewers were treated with a pivotal flashback episode that shed light on how Amy (Shailene Woodley) and Ricky (Daren Kagasoff) first met that night at band camp. In a series of flashbacks that took place as Amy lay in her hospital bed waiting to give birth to their son, she reflected on the events that led her to this unexpected point in her life.

ABC Family Orders More "Secret Life of the American Teenager'

editor@buddytv.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Fans expecting another season of The Secret Life of the American Teenager won't be disappointed. ABC Family has picked up the highest rated original series in the network's history this past summer for yet another season. The sophomore season order, which was announced Monday by network vice president Kate Juergens, consists of 24 episodes that will tentatively return in the summer.

The renewal follows ABC Family's recent orders of several series, including 10 Things I Hate About You, which is based on the theatrical of the same name, gymnast series Perfect 10, and comedy Ruby and the Rockits. Additionally, the network has also ordered 20 and 10 episodes of Greek and Lincoln Heights respectively. Both shows are expected to return in the summer as well.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Preview of Episode 14 "The Father and the Son"

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:00:00 GMT

From ABC Family's official press release:

Ricky's abusive father shows up unexpectedly and Amy seriously considers giving the baby up for adoption on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Monday, January 19, 2009 on ABC Family.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Preview of Episode 13 "Baked Nevada"

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT

From ABC Family's official press release:

Amy and Ben realize their marriage is not legal, while Anne and George have a brief reunion, on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Monday, January 12 on ABC Family.

Anson Williams (Happy Days) Returns as Director.

ABC Family Brings Back 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' Tonight

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Amy Juergens and the rest of the gang are finally back with new episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager. The break-out summer hit ended its first run of 11 episodes on September 9, 2008, with the remaining 13 installments slated to air on a new Monday timeslot beginning tonight at 8pm ET/PT.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager, a teen drama that centers on relationships between families and friends dealing with the unexpected pregnancy of character Amy Juergens, portrayed by Shailene Woodley, ranked number one with ABC Family's key demographic in its debut time slot versus cable television shows, and averaged 4 million total viewers per episode last summer. The show also earned the Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Show during its premiere season.

'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' Star Talks About Her Controversial Role

editor@buddytv.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:30:00 GMT

The ABC Family newbie The Secret Life of the American Teenager has garnered massive success in terms of ratings in its freshman run and the series was immediately renewed for season 2, which fans hope to see early next year. While not all critics agree to the success the show has experiencing, the viewers have expressed their love for the new show that has brought the issue of teenage pregnancy to the forefront of primetime viewing.

Meanwhile, the stars of the show are very thankful to the fans and viewers who have been supporting the ABC Family series, which features Shailene Woodley and Daren Kagasoff as the teen parents of the yet-unborn child. Both Woodley and Kagasoff have seen the widespread buzz on their new endeavor and have been very thankful for the reception of the show.

'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' Gets Mixed Reviews

editor@buddytv.com — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:30:00 GMT

It seems that ABC Family has hit another jackpot by slinging us the midseason series The Secret Life of the American Teenager. The controversial new series has experienced unparalleled success, having been renewed for a sophomore season as soon as it aired for a few weeks. The ratings that it pulled in were very impressive, especially for its season finale, which aired last week. In fact, the last episode reaped as much as 4.5 million total viewers, setting an impressive series high in the 18 to 49 demographic.

More importantly, the ABC Family newbie performed better than comeback Gossip Girl and competitor, 90210. So what does make The Secret Life click? Read on to find out the thoughts of the most respected television critics in the nation.

'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' Posts Record Numbers, Whips '90210'

editor@buddytv.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT

The much hyped-about remake of the '90s icon 90210 apparently got a lashing from the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager during the latter's midseason finale on Tuesday night. Throughout its 11-week run, the final episode of controversial series attracted some 4.5 million viewers – a series high in several key demographics and ABC Family's most-watched original series telecast in history. 3.2 million tuned in to 90210's premiere.

The network behind The Secret Life of the American Teenager claims that it outperformed CW's trendy series Gossip Girl. It likewise edged out the highly anticipated return of 90210 by some double-digit percentages. The Secret Life of the American Teenager, which returns in January 9 with 12 new episodes, stars Shailene Woodley in the role as a goody-goody teenager who gets pregnant at band camp.

'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' Ends Tonight, Looks Forward to Season 2

editor@buddytv.com — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:30:00 GMT

Fans who are disappointed to hear that their favorite teen drama is going to end tonight with its freshman season finale mustn’t worry. The Secret Life of the American Teenager, which successfully debuted in July with very impressive ratings, was renewed almost as soon as it aired for a couple of weeks. In fact, we previously reported in mid-July that ABC Family was happy to announce that they have renewed the series for another 13-episode long season, which will be aired early next year.

Tonight, though, fans will catch a glimpse of the end of season 1, titled “Just Say No.” The episode will see the disappearance of Adrian (Francia Raisa) from the school, which sparks a nasty rumor about her. Her father calls the police, while Grace (Megan Park) receives multiple warnings about Ricky (Daren Kagasoff). Amy (Shailene Woodley) and Ben (Kenny Bauman), on the other hand, will be deciding what’s next for their relationship.