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"Nielsen numbers will do the talking in the advertising community, which has a deep respect for success." The following is a table with the average estimated number of viewers per episode, each season of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" on ABC Family. Throughout its five seasons, "Secret Life" has been nominated for several Teen Choice Awards, and won a Gracie Allen Award. It won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Show during its premiere season. In 2009, it was nominated for three Teen Choice Awards, including Choice TV Show Drama, Choice TV Breakout Show, and Choice
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"Nielsen numbers will do the talking in the advertising community, which has a deep respect for success." The following is a table with the average estimated number of viewers per episode, each season of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" on ABC Family. Throughout its five seasons, "Secret Life" has been nominated for several Teen Choice Awards, and won a Gracie Allen Award. It won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Show during its premiere season. In 2009, it was nominated for three Teen Choice Awards, including Choice TV Show Drama, Choice TV Breakout Show, and Choice
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aired on Canadian broadcaster City starting on September 3, 2008. In early 2009, City removed "Secret Life" from its schedule. Therefore, MuchMusic started to air the first season in Canada on November 30, 2009, followed by the second season on December 7, 2009. In the United Kingdom Secret Life is available on ABC Studios via sky on demand. It is however broken up into eight seasons in contrast to the original five. Following the success of its first season, ABC Family announced on January 31, 2009, plans to renew "Secret Life". The official press release was released on February 9
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Kagasoff decided to become an actor. After deciding to return to Los Angeles, Kagasoff landed the lead role in a local theater production of "Suburbia," a play that the eponymous 1996 film was based upon. After studying acting, he began auditioning for television and film roles. During one of his first auditions, he impressed producer Brenda Hampton so much that she hand-picked him to star as Ricky Underwood in the ABC Family series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." The show ran for five seasons. It was announced on February 24, 2013 that Kagasoff had been cast as Alex
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viewers, down almost two million from its lead in, "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". The second episode pulled in 1.31 million viewers. Chapter Five ended with 0.66 million viewers and Chapter Six premiered with 1.033 million. In 2007, ABC Family created a website www.virtualrush.com that was to be used in conjunction with the Greek television series. The site was maintained during the first two seasons, in which the users of the site competed in a wide variety of contests in order to become an extra on the show. During the first season of the contest, a five-part online
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Shailene Woodley Shailene Diann Woodley (born November 15, 1991) is an American actress and activist. Brought up in Simi Valley, California, Woodley began modeling at the age of four, and began acting professionally in minor television roles, before gaining two Young Artist Award nominations for her leading roles in the television films "A Place Called Home" (2004) and "" (2005). As a teenager, she rose to fame for her leading role as Amy Juergens on the ABC Family television series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" (2008–13), for which she received five Teen Choice Awards nominations. She garnered critical
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in many different TV shows such as "Victorious", "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and "Modern Family" before landing a main role in ABC Family's "The Nine Lives of Chloe King". Since 2012, Lee has collaborated with Wong Fu Productions (WFP) featuring in more than five short videos including the "Away We Happened" mini-series. On June 26, 2014, it was announced that Lee was cast in WFP's first feature film "Everything Before Us", which focuses on "two couples at different stages of their relationships, set in a world where "all relationship activity is documented and monitored by the Department
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Blossom (TV series) Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast for five seasons on NBC. It debuted as a pilot preview on July 5, 1990, and premiered as a mid-season replacement on January 3, 1991, and aired until May 22, 1995. Don Reo created the series, which starred Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenager living with her father and two elder brothers. It was produced by Reo's Impact Zone Productions and Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchstone Television. The series focuses on the life of Blossom Russo (Mayim Bialik), an Italian American teenager. It began with Blossom's mother having left
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produced the drama series "7th Heaven", which lasted 11 seasons and was nominated for and won a range of awards, including, numerous Young Artist, and Teen Choice Awards and an Emmy nomination. In 2008, Hampton's new television show, "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" was released. The show, created, executive produced and written by Hampton, is filmed in Los Angeles by Hampton's production company, Brendavision. It is a youth-oriented drama series, aired on the ABC Family network. When "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" premiered, it became ABC Family's most-watched series premiere. On February 10, 2010, Hampton accepted
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are "...real and come from families of all stripes — from intact to single-parent households to one boy in foster care..." The pilot episode broke the record for highest rated debut for ABC Family, beating "Kyle XY", with 2.82 million viewers. The season one finale brought in 4.50 million viewers, beating the night's "90210" which had almost half its usual number of viewers. The Secret Life of the American Teenager (season 1) The first season of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", an American television series created by Brenda Hampton, debuted on the ABC Family television network on July
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then talked briefly about ideas we each had and what we thought Ashley would have to say about whatever the storyline was. Then we separated and exchanged our chapters," Courtney stated while talking about the difference between writing a book and writing for television. The series theme, sung by Molly Ringwald, is an upbeat version of Cole Porter's "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)." Other noteworthy music featured in the installments includes: The Secret Life of the American Teenager The Secret Life of the American Teenager (often shortened to Secret Life) is an American teen drama television series created
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The Secret Life of the American Teenager The Secret Life of the American Teenager (often shortened to Secret Life) is an American teen drama television series created by Brenda Hampton. The series aired on ABC Family from July 1, 2008, until June 3, 2013. The series received generally mixed reviews from mainstream critics when it began broadcasting, but was well received among female and teenage viewers. The pilot episode broke the record for the highest rated debut on ABC Family with 2.82 million viewers, a record previously held by "Kyle XY". The season one finale brought in 4.50 million viewers,
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The Secret Life of the American Teenager (season 4) The fourth season of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", an American television series created by Brenda Hampton, debuted on the ABC Family television network on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 8:00 PM. During its third season's hiatus, ABC Family announced on January 10, 2011, that the show would be renewed for a fourth season. The fourth season premiered on June 13, 2011, one week after the season 3 finale. The second half of the season premiered on March 26, 2012. On February 2, 2012, ABC Family announced that Secret
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Life was being renewed for a fifth and final season. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The Secret Life of the American Teenager (season 4) The fourth season of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", an American television series created by Brenda Hampton, debuted on the ABC Family television network on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 8:00 PM. During its third season's hiatus, ABC Family announced on January 10, 2011, that the show would be renewed for a fourth season. The fourth season premiered on June 13, 2011, one week after the season 3 finale. The second half of the season premiered on March
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could give depth to, it’s a wonder how this show stays on the air." Brenda Hampton does not mind the poor reviews, saying, "I'd rather get good ratings and bad reviews than bad ratings and good reviews.". Despite its lackluster critical reviews, "Secret Life" received the highest premiere viewership ratings ever for an ABC Family original program. The pilot episode brought in 2.82 million viewers and a 0.9/3 share in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic. "Secret Life" also scored high in the female demographic, registering a 6.5/24 among female teenagers and a 3.1/11 among 12- to 34-year-old females. "Secret Life"'s
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The Secret Life of the American Teenager (season 1) The first season of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", an American television series created by Brenda Hampton, debuted on the ABC Family television network on July 1, 2008. The first season comprises 23 episodes, the first eleven of which ended on September 9, 2008. Despite marketing issues, the remaining twelve ended up as part of the first season, which concluded its initial airing on March 23, 2009. Season one regular cast members include Shailene Woodley, Molly Ringwald, Daren Kagasoff, Kenny Baumann, Francia Raisa, Megan Park, India Eisley, Greg Finley
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The Secret Life of the American Teenager (season 2) The second season of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", an American television series created by Brenda Hampton, debuted on the ABC Family television network on Monday, June 22, 2009 at 8:00PM. Season two regular cast members include Shailene Woodley, India Eisley, Daren Kagasoff, Francia Raisa, Kenny Baumann, Molly Ringwald, Mark Derwin, Megan Park, and Greg Finley II. Following the first season, Jorge Pallo and Luke Zimmerman were demoted to recurring guest stars. Jorge returned for a select number of episodes to wrap up his character's storyline and eventually departed
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cable's No. 1 telecast in females 12-34 and cable's No. 1 scripted telecast in viewers 12-34. The season two mid-season premiere remains cable's No. 1 scripted premiere of the 2009/10 season. It improved nearly one million total viewers over its season two mid-season finale, and was No. 1 in all target demos for the hour. The Secret Life of the American Teenager (season 2) The second season of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", an American television series created by Brenda Hampton, debuted on the ABC Family television network on Monday, June 22, 2009 at 8:00PM. Season two regular
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On January 10, 2011, it was reported that "Secret Life" was picked up for a fourth season to be shown in Summer 2011 and season three would resume on March 28, 2011, after an extended season break. The second half of the fourth season is set to air on March 26, 2012. On February 2, 2012, it was announced ABC Family renewed "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" for a fifth season. "Secret Life" received mixed reviews at the time of its debut. It currently has a score of 48 out of 100 from review aggregator Metacritic. The "New
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for Outstanding Female Rising Star in a Drama Series; the show was nominated as the Choice Summer TV show at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards; Ken Baumann and Daren Kagasoff were nominated as the Choice Male Summer TV Star; and Shailene Woodley was also nominated as the Choice Female Summer TV Star. Each "Secret Life" season is released on DVD in separate volumes. Season one, confusingly, is sold as season one and season two. Season two is sold as volume three and volume four, and similarly for the later seasons. The DVD releases include commentary by cast and crew members
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"Secret Life" doesn’t take the fun out of teenage pregnancy, it takes the fun out of television" and calls the show a "Prime-Time Cautionary Tale". "Variety" magazine reported that "ABC Family's latest original drama wants to be a slow-motion version of "Juno" but settles for being an obvious, stereotype-laden teen soap [...] based on first impressions, "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" should probably stay a secret." ReporterMag's Andrew Rees says, "The show...might be the worst scripted drama on television. Suffering from gag-worthy dialog, horrific plot twists, terrible acting, and characters who not even the best of 3-D glasses
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Luke Zimmerman Luke Zimmerman (born September 11, 1980 in Evanston, Illinois, United States) is an American actor, who is best known for his role as Tom Bowman on ABC Family's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Zimmerman was born with Down syndrome. He played Romeo in the play Romeo and Juliet and performed in the 1990 television movie drama "Daughter of the Streets", as Andrew, alongside Roxana Zal, Harris Yulin, and John Stamos. In 2007, Zimmerman tried out for the role of Tom Bowman, Grace Bowman's adopted older brother on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", which began
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the TV series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". Park also appeared, together with Tyler Hilton, in a music video called "(Kissed You) Good Night" recorded by the American country music group Gloriana. In July 2006, Park started dating actor and singer Tyler Hilton, after meeting him on the set of "Charlie Bartlett". They became engaged in December 2013, and married on October 10, 2015. Megan Park Megan Park (born July 24, 1986) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for her portrayal of Grace Bowman in the television series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager".
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the Francis M. Wheat Community Service Award for her work as a child advocate, and for her work on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". Brenda Hampton Brenda Hampton (born August 19, 1951) is an American television show creator, writer and producer. She created, wrote and produced "7th Heaven", "Fat Actress", and "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". Hampton grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. Her father was an electrical engineer for AT&T and a television repairman. She studied journalism at the University of Georgia, graduating in 1973. After finishing her university studies, she worked as a technical writer
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II, Jorge Pallo, Mark Derwin, and Luke Zimmerman. "Kyle XY" was ABC Family's highest rated original series from June 2006 - July 20016, but lost its reign when the series premiere of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" brought in 2.8 million viewers. The season finale brought in 4.50 million viewers, 2.4 million of whom were females. The show was the number one scripted telecast on March 23, 2009 in viewers 12-34 and the number one telecast that night in viewers. The season focuses on the relationships between families and friends dealing with the unexpected teen pregnancy of character
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teen dramedy "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" (starring a then-unknown Shailene Woodley as a girl dealing with becoming a teenage mother, and the romantic lives of her friends and family) in 2008. In July 2009, the network earned its best-ever ratings for that calendar month in prime time and in total viewership due to strong viewership posted by "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" for its sophomore season and the debuts of three new series: the gymnastics-centered freshman drama "Make It or Break It", and sitcoms "10 Things I Hate About You" (based on the 1998 film
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he cheated and also got back with Kathleen. Amy decided to take John away for the weekend. Amy and Ben kiss one last time. Ricky finally is ready to be a dad and married Amy in the season finale. "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" first aired on ABC Family on July 1, 2008. Season 1 began with 11 episodes broadcast from July 1, 2008, to September 9, 2008. After a hiatus, 12 first-season episodes aired January 5, 2009, through March 23, 2009, despite being marketed as season 2, for a total of 23 episodes. The first season was
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Jorge Pallo Jorge Luis Pallo is an American actor of Hispanic descent. He is known for his role as 'Marc Molina' on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and for his appearance on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" also appeared in "." He also played Ignacio "Iggy" Loca on the Syfy channel's "The Lost Room." Born Jorge Luis Christian Pallo in Queens, New York, he of Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian parentage. Pallo was raised by single mother and once aspiring singer Pat Pallo. Though his mother could never figure out how to pursue a career in the entertainment industry, she
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as a guest star on "The Hustler" on Crackle and "iCarly" on Nickelodeon. His first major part was as Grace Bowman's half-brother Jacob on seasons 4 and 5 of ABC Family's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". He portrayed the recurring character Holden Dippledorf on "Liv and Maddie" on the Disney Channel starting in 2015, and has also appeared in "The Thundermans" and "Teen Wolf". He played the surfer gang leader Seacat in the cable TV movies "Teen Beach Movie" (2013) and "Teen Beach 2" (2015). On "", a live performance of "Grease" televised on Fox, Fisher starred as
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role, this time as the love interest of the show's star, Erika Slezak. His character was eventually discovered to be the son of show patriarch Asa Buchanan. Derwin co-starred alongside Bonnie Hunt in the non-traditional primetime sitcom, "Life with Bonnie", which was partly improvised. He recently was seen in the teen comedy "Accepted" (2006), playing the father of protagonist Bartleby Gaines (played by Justin Long). In 2006, 2007 and 2014, he was seen on "How I Met Your Mother", playing Greg. Derwin also played George Juergens on the ABC Family TV show "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" from
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Bruce and Tony Rock on the "Royal Comedy Tour". He later appeared on two episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Curry also starred in Nick At Nite's first-ever original live-action family sitcom, "See Dad Run," which debuted in 2012. On the show he played the role of Marcus, who's a friend of Scott Baio's character. See Dad Run eventually ran for three seasons on the network. In 2014, Curry joined "Sommore's Standing Ovation Comedy Tour" along with Bill Bellamy, Tommy Davidson, and others. In Spring of 2014, Bounce TV launched the sitcom "One Love", starring Curry and
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"Madea's Big Happy Family". He recurred for six seasons as Ruben Enriquez in the ABC Family television series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". He played Nelson in film "The Ode" and had a guest role on the Disney Channel show "Hannah Montana" in 2009 and played Michael Grant in "Castle" in 2010. In 2011, he guest-starred on the Disney Channel show "Shake It Up" (season 1, episode 18: "Model It Up") as designer Napoleon Fontaine and in 2013 on "Modern Family" in the episode "The Big Game", and in 2014 as Mr. Eloquence on "Real Husbands of Hollywood".
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unresolved dramatic cliffhangers. Following the last episode, writer Julie Plec revealed what had been planned for further seasons. She also noted that the season three DVD would contain a "mini wrap-up" feature for the series. The "wrap-up" is called "Kyle XY: Future Revealed", with the writers and actors explaining their plans for future episodes and what would have ultimately happened in the series ending. "Kyle XY" was ABC Family channel’s highest rated original series from June 2006 to July 2008. The show lost its reign when the series premiere of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" brought in 2.8
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Sharing the Secret Sharing the Secret is a 2000 American television drama film about a teenage girl's struggle with bulimia and its effect on her parents and friends. Originally airing on CBS television networks in the United States, the film has also aired on cable television's Lifetime Network. In 2001, the film received a Peabody Award for "an impressive, moving, and candid portrait of a teenager in crisis." By all outward appearances, teenager Beth Moss (Alison Lohman) has a good life. She is attractive, popular, and excels academically and at ballet. Beth, however, feels that she is not living up
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22, 2009, "Secret Life" opened its second season with the largest audience so far, posting a series high in total viewers with 4.68 million viewers, and second-best numbers ever in adults 18–34 with 1.4 million viewers, behind season one's mid-season finale, adults 18–49 with 2.1 million viewers and viewers 12–34 with 2.9 million viewers. In June 2009, "Secret Life" ranked as cable’s number one scripted telecast in females 12–34, and the number one scripted series telecast in viewers 12–34 and female teens. Additionally, "Secret Life" stood as ad-supported cable’s number one telecast this month in female teens. The season debut
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cancelled with its final episode airing on May 24, 2010. He appeared in "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and portrayed the character Cole Waters on the web series "The LXD". In 2011, he played Lloyd Taylor in Disney's theatrical release "Prom", and Billy Ray in Kevin Smith's "Red State". In 2015, he was featured on two tracks on Phantoms' debut EP, "Broken Halo". He provided vocals on the title track and on "Voyeur". He also co-starred with Dakota Johnson in both "Date and Switch" (2014), and "How to Be Single" (2016). Braun is currently an ensemble cast member
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, among others. Callen's television credits include ", "Entourage", "NewsRadio", "Oz", "Frasier", "Suddenly Susan", "NYPD Blue", "", "", ", "7th Heaven", "Rude Awakening", "Less Than Perfect", "The King of Queens", "Kingdom", "Stacked", "Las Vegas", "Reba", "Fat Actress" and "How I Met Your Mother. Callen played Ricky's sexually abusive father on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" on ABC Family. He also makes frequent appearances on "Chelsea Lately". He hosted the E! show "Bank of Hollywood", and currently appears as a commentator of "" on truTV. Bryan Callen also played the role of Coach Mellor in "The Goldbergs" spinoff
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York Post" praised the series for having a set of characters that are "... real and come from families of all stripes – from intact to single-parent households to one boy in foster care..." However, most mainstream critics haven't embraced the show, indicating it as a TV-series version of an after school special, "filled with didactic messages and a lotta wooden acting," in the words of Ken Tucker of "Entertainment Weekly". "The New York Times" claimed that "Secret Life" must surely be the collective effort of an anti-pregnancy cabal. [...] ABC Family means well but could not have done worse.
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mentioned on their website's list of alumni. From 2002 to 2006, she appeared in the TV sitcom "Still Standing" as middle sister Lauren Miller. Olstead was presented with the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy) - Supporting Young Actress for "Still Standing" in 2002. She also had a small part in the 2004 film "13 Going on 30". She co-starred in the ABC Family series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", about fifteen-year-old Amy Juergens's struggle through her unexpected pregnancy and how it affected her peers. Olstead played the character Madison Cooperstein, one of
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finale, "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" fourth season. and in the Scandal's Pilot promo. "Rolling in the Deep" was used as the theme song for E4's reality series "Made in Chelsea" and appeared in "So You Think You Can Dance" eighth season during contestant Mitchell Kelly's solo performance. In Renny Harlin's 2016 film "Skiptrace""," a drunk Jackie Chan sang "Rolling in the Deep" at the tune of local instruments in a Mongolian village only to be taken by surprise by how the song was already popular among the non-English speaking locals, when they started to sing with him.
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in "The Secret Life" as Heather, a pregnant girl in the episode "Knocked Up Who's There?". She interacted with Ben in a way that got Amy jealous. Actor Austin Stowell was cast as Lauren's new boyfriend, Jesse, who has a recurring role in the season. Their relationship sparks the discussion of interracial dating, as Jesse believes that Lauren is not interested in having sex with him because of his race. On Monday, June 22, 2009, "Secret Life" opened its second season with the largest audience so far, posting a series high in Total Viewers with 4.68 million viewers, and second-best
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series, such as the fantasy drama "Kyle XY", college-set dramedy "Greek", and drama series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", proved popular for the network; the premieres of "Kyle XY" and "Secret Life" set viewership records for the channel. In July 2009, the network earned its best-ever ratings for the month of July in primetime and in total viewership, credited to the strength of "Secret Life" and new series "Make It or Break It", "10 Things I Hate About You" and "Ruby & the Rockits", along with airings of the "Harry Potter" film franchise and the television premiere of
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Amy Juergens, portrayed by Shailene Woodley. Probably the last girl anyone would expect to suffer such a scandalous event, Amy's world begins to expand as she discovers that virtually every student at her high school deals with some secret or unexpected problems, from the religious good-girl Grace to the tough-kid Ricky and to clingy loving Ben. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The series received a mixed reception when it began broadcasting. Many mainstream critics praised the messages presented in the series, although it was also criticized for its direction and writing. "New York Post" praised the series for having a set of characters that
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on selected episodes, deleted scenes, interviews with the cast, and behind-the-scenes featurettes. The season two, volume two DVD includes a preview of "Ashley Juergen's Secret Diary", a novella released on June 15, 2010. On June 15, 2010, "The Secret Diary of Ashley Juergens" was published. Written by Kelly and Courtney Turk, whose previous credits include episodes of "7th Heaven" and "NCIS", it documents the thoughts of the character Ashley Juergens in the events chronicling the first and part of the second season. It also includes new characters that were not shown on "Secret Life". "We watched the episodes together and
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Carbon". Marlene Forte Ana Marlene Forte Machado is a Cuban American actress and producer. She is known for her role as Carmen Ramos on the TNT drama series, "Dallas" (2012–2014). Forte was born in Havana, Cuba. She has appeared in many independent films since the early 1990s. She received an Imagen Foundation Awards nomination for performance in the 2008 movie "". On television, Forte appeared in recurring roles on "House of Payne", "Crossing Jordan", and "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". Her film appearances include the transporter chief in the 2009 "Star Trek" reboot and Mrs. Glass in "Real
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Marlene Forte Ana Marlene Forte Machado is a Cuban American actress and producer. She is known for her role as Carmen Ramos on the TNT drama series, "Dallas" (2012–2014). Forte was born in Havana, Cuba. She has appeared in many independent films since the early 1990s. She received an Imagen Foundation Awards nomination for performance in the 2008 movie "". On television, Forte appeared in recurring roles on "House of Payne", "Crossing Jordan", and "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". Her film appearances include the transporter chief in the 2009 "Star Trek" reboot and Mrs. Glass in "Real Women
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one summer premiere for the 2010 summer season. It drew 1.3 million women 18–49 viewers, 2.3 million viewers 12–34, 1.8 million female 12–34 viewers, and 1.0 million teen viewers, topping high profiles premieres of "Burn Notice", "Royal Pains", and "Pawn Stars". Additionally, Monday’s "Secret Life" ranks as summer’s number one scripted premiere on cable with 1.2 million viewers adults 18–34. It improved over its season 2 finale, growing by 20% in adults 18–34, by 21% in adults 18–49, and by 10% in viewers 12–34. Regarding "The Secret Life"'s advertising, Laura Caraccioli-Davis, executive vice president of the media buyer Starcom, says,
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Real World, Snooki & JWoww, Teen Mom, 16 and Pregnant, True Life, , Bad Girls Club, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Life Unexpected, Are You the One?, Friendzone, 90210, , I Used To Be Fat, and Life Unexpected. In 2012, Schmidt moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he and his brother Dane Schmidt founded WeVolve Music, a music management, publishing and artist development company. In April 2015, Jordan Schmidt became the first writer/producer signed to Tree Vibez Music, founded by Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line. In July 2016, Jordan celebrated his first #1 song with
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and was added to ABC Family's line up on April 7, 2009. The show was renewed for a 24-episode second season, which began airing on June 22, 2009. Season 2 began with 12 episodes broadcast starting June 22, 2009, through September 7, 2009. After a four-month hiatus, the second half of the season returned on January 4, 2010, and concluded on March 22, 2010. Following their record-breaking, mid-season returns, "Make It or Break It", and "Secret Life" were both picked up for an additional season. The third-season premiere of "Secret Life" was aired on June 7, 2010, at 8 pm.
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numbers ever in Adults 18-34 with 1.4 million viewers, behind season one's mid-season finale, Adults 18-49 with 2.1 million viewers and Viewers 11-34 with 2.9 million viewers. In June 2009, "Secret Life" ranked as cable's No. 1 scripted telecast in Females 11-34, and the No. 1 scripted series telecast in Viewers 11-34 and Female Teens. Additionally, "Secret Life" stood as ad-supported cable's No. 1 telecast this month in Female Teens. Impressively, the season debut became cable's No. 1 scripted series premiere of the 2008/2009 season to date in Women 18-34, Women 18-49'and Viewers 11-34, and the No. 1 scripted original
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a grayscale video of Mayer playing the guitar and singing the song in a dark studio, intercut between scenes of a girl (i.e., a "daughter"). The video clip, directed by Mario Sorrenti, features the Australian supermodel Gemma Ward. All songs are by Mayer unless otherwise noted. "Come Back to Bed" and "Home Life" are the same live versions that appear on Mayer's as/is volumes released in 2004 Daughters was played at the end of the 7th Heaven episode "The Fine Art of Parenting". It was also in the first episode of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". Mayer performed
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(1986). He has gone on to direct many episodes for a variety of television series, including "The Pretender", "Beverly Hills, 90210", "Melrose Place", "seaQuest 2032", "", "", "", "", "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and "Charmed". He also directed several episodes of the TV series "7th Heaven". Despite his success as a director and producer, Williams has occasionally returned to his work on "Happy Days" in retrospective ways. He played himself in a 1996 "Happy Days"-themed "Boy Meets World" episode (which also featured former castmates Tom Bosley and Pat Morita). While directing a 2003
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the channel. On February 3, 1997, the network was relaunched as Challenge TV, which changed the network's primary focus to game shows. With the 2006 introduction of new shows to the network by Disney, many parents reacted negatively to ABC Family's programming, feeling that the network has gone from family friendly to "too risqué," and that content in shows such as "Greek", "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", "The Fosters," and "Becoming Us" was far too racy for family viewing. Critics felt that ABC Family executives were only after attracting viewers, without concern about showing young people in questionable
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Gomes in the role of young Mariah Carey. Her television movie credits include the Disney Channel Original Movie "Tiger Cruise", the George Lopez holiday movie "Naughty or Nice", and the MTV musical "The American Mall". Bianca's additional television credits include guest starring in episodes of "Law & Order", "Strong Medicine", "House" and "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". From 2004 to 2007, Bianca played Patti Perez on "Unfabulous", starring alongside Emma Roberts. From 2010 to 2011, she played Lulu on "Gigantic" until its cancellation. These are her biggest roles, and take advantage of her teen/tween friendly image. Bianca is
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the sauce. The sauces do not contain any additives whatsoever and the tomatoes used in the sauces are imported from Italy. Schirrippa married Laura Lemos on April 22, 1989. They have two children, daughters Bria and Ciara. Steve Schirripa Steven Ralph Schirripa (, ; born August 1, 1958) is an American actor, producer, author, and voice artist. He is best known for portraying Bobby Baccalieri on "The Sopranos". Schirripa is a producer and host of two Investigation Discovery series "Karma's A B*tch!" and "Nothing Personal". He was a regular cast member of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and
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storyline of the show. Kenny Baumann, the actor who plays Ben Boykewich, confirmed that someone would die in the second season of "Secret Life". The character would be a "significant male character" and the death would be a terrible tragedy. It was later revealed that John Schneider, who portrayed the role as Grace's father, Marshall, left the show due to multiple shows and projects he has. Marshall was written out of the series in "The Big One". Actor Brando Eaton was cast as Ashley's new gay sidekick, Griffin, who has a recurring role in the season. Actress Rumer Willis, appeared
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viewers watching. The mid-season premiere also brought in the show's second largest audience in total viewers, with more than 4.55 million people watching. This season, Amy Juergens must deal with juggling motherhood and high school, while her family and friends experience relationship challenges of their own. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Though it came as a surprise, writers of "The Secret Life" were faced with a challenge when writing began for the second season. In January 2009, Molly Ringwald announced that she was expecting twins of her own. She told People Magazine that Brenda Hampton was working on writing her character's pregnancy into the
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beating that night's episode of "Gossip Girl", which had less than half its usual number of viewers. Premiering to mostly positive reviews from critics and being well received among viewers, the second season of "Secret Life" opened with the largest audience for the series, posting a series high in total viewers with 4.68 million viewers; in adults 18–34, it was the number one scripted original premiere of summer 2009. Furthermore, the mid-season premiere became ABC Family's most watched telecast of all time with viewers ages 12–34, with more than three million viewers watching. The show earned the Teen Choice Award
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parking—combined with the ease of moving equipment around. Grant High School is also recognized as among the best high schools in the country for its film/video productions made by students of the communications/technology magnet. Among the professional film and television productions that have utilized Grant High School as a filming location: Many music videos including: Colony The Secret Life of the American Teenager Grant High School (Los Angeles) Ulysses S. Grant High School is a secondary school in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in the east-central San Fernando Valley. It is located adjacent to Los Angeles Valley
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self-released 2008 EP, "You Can’t Go Back", including singles “Secret Life (You & Me)“ and “Courage Is…” The band signed a record deal with indie label, Krian Music Group, and released their first nationally distributed full-length album, "Chasing Shadows", on April 10, 2012. The band first gained national attention when their song "Courage Is...", from their self-released debut "You Can't Go Back" EP, was used in trailers and promotions for the new hit ABC Family series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" in 2008. "Lyrically and tonally, the song couldn't have been more perfect for the show," says Stacy
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in Studio City, California with her Producer/Lead songwriter husband Jay Lyons. Albums EPs Sofia J Sofia J was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in Queens, NY. She is a singer/songwriter. She refers to her music genre as "positive peppy pop". Sofia is a singer/songwriter whose songs have been featured on many TV shows, such as "Gossip Girl" and "One Tree Hill" on the CW Network, and also on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" on ABC Family. Her song "Do You Believe in Me Now" is the theme song for MTV's "MADE". Sofia holds a music
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Sofia J Sofia J was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in Queens, NY. She is a singer/songwriter. She refers to her music genre as "positive peppy pop". Sofia is a singer/songwriter whose songs have been featured on many TV shows, such as "Gossip Girl" and "One Tree Hill" on the CW Network, and also on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" on ABC Family. Her song "Do You Believe in Me Now" is the theme song for MTV's "MADE". Sofia holds a music degree from Belmont University in Nashville, TN. After college, Sofia and her band
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the series after its January return. Following the success of its first season, ABC Family announced on January 31, 2009, plans to renew "Secret Life", following the cancellation of its hit sci-fi TV show, "Kyle XY". The official press release was released on February 9 with ABC Family ordering 24 episodes for season two. Season 2 began with 12 episodes broadcast starting June 22, 2009. Though marketed as the season finale, the mid season finale aired on September 7, 2009, with the second half of the season returning on January 4, 2010. The second 12 episodes finished their run on
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in Miami. She gave birth to her son Max in 1983. She divorced Fuse in 1989. In 1991 Hussey married American rock musician David Glen Eisley, a son of the late actor Anthony Eisley. In October 1993 she gave birth to her daughter, India Eisley. India, also an actress, played her first major role in the American teen drama "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" in 2008. Her memoir, "The Girl on the Balcony: Olivia Hussey Finds Life After Romeo and Juliet", was released on July 31, 2018. In the book, she alleges that during a relationship with actor
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mid-season finale episode of season one defeated the first hour of the much-publicized series premiere of "90210" on The CW in viewers 12–34 and females 12–34, beating "90210" in total viewers and all their key demographics, and bringing in some of the best ratings of the season for "Secret Life". The season one finale brought in 4.50 million viewers and was the highest rated telecast on March 23, 2009 in viewers aged 12–34 and the number one scripted telecast that night. The episode also beat "90210", which had 2.20 million viewers, more than half the usual number. On Monday, June
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telecast ever in the key 12–34 and teen demos. The episode stands as the series’ second-most-watched episode in viewers and is TV’s number one telecast of the season in female teens, cable’s number one telecast in females 12–34, and cable’s number one scripted telecast in viewers 12–34. The season two mid-season premiere remains cable’s number one scripted premiere of the 2009/10 season. It improved nearly one million total viewers over its season two mid-season finale, and was number one in all target demos for the hour. On Monday, June 7, 2010, "Secret Life" opened its third season as the number
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March 22, 2010. The season premiere of "Secret Life" brought in the largest audience for the show so far, with a record breaking 4.68 million viewers. It brought in the second largest audience in adults 18-34 with 1.40 million viewers, behind season one's mid-season finale. 2.10 million adults 18-49 watched "The Big One" along with 1.60 million females between the ages 18–34. The season premiere remains the number one scripted original premiere of Summer 2009 in Adults 18-34. Furthermore, the mid-season premiere became ABC Family's most watched telecast of all time with viewers ages 12–34 with more than three million
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was revisited at one point in 2003, serving as a program block entitled "The XYZ.", showing programs and movies aimed at the above groups. The network was also used as a buffer to burn off failed ABC series, such as "All American Girl", which featured former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell. Since 2006, the critics have gone after programming on ABC Family. Most critics of the network feel it has gone from family friendly to "too risqué", and shows like "Greek" and "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" are far too racy for "family viewers." Critics feel the executives at
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David Hewlett. She later appeared as Julie Camden Hastings on the television show "7th Heaven" and as Dr. Hightower in the ABC Family teenager series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". Raffin was born in Los Angeles to Trudy Marshall, a Brooklyn-born former movie actress, and Phillip Jordan Raffin, a restaurateur and business executive. Her father was Jewish, and her mother was from a Christian background; Raffin identified with Judaism. Raffin married movie producer Michael Viner in 1974. The couple later became audiobook publishers. They had one child, and divorced in 2005. Raffin died from leukemia in her native
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Kinney co-authored with Cindy Ratzlaff a book entitled "Queen of Your Own Life: The Grown-up Woman's Guide to Claiming Happiness and Getting the Life You Deserve", published by Harlequin. Kinney has also been doing guest spots on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". Beginning in March 2011, Kinney appeared in "Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza". Kathy Kinney Kathy Kinney (born November 3, 1954, Stevens Point, Wisconsin) is an American actress and comedian. She gained considerable popularity in the late 1990s for playing Mimi Bobeck, the outrageously made-up, flamboyantly vulgar, and vindictive nemesis of Drew Carey on the sitcom "The Drew Carey
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becomes clear that terrorists have infiltrated the Secret Service. When President Jerrison recovers consciousness, he can remember Kadeem Adams' life as well as his own. Kadeem Adams finds himself able to remember the life of someone else who was nearby in the hospital, and others nearby are similarly affected. This raises the possibility that someone in the vicinity has access to President Jerrison's memories, some of which are extremely secret; these include plans for a major, morally questionable, anti-terrorist action codenamed Counter Punch. In large part, the book has a thriller type plot. Learning how the memories of many of
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was presented with the "Distinguished Alumnus Award" from Texas State University. Carter first began his film career as an actor. His first roles included working in television shows/movies such as: "M*A*S*H", "Lou Grant", "What's Happening!!", "The Secret of Isis", "Whose Life Is It Anyway?", "The Blue Knight", "Good Times", and "Hill Street Blues". He was a regular on the sitcom "Szysznyk" (1977). Carter is most known for his appearance on the series "The White Shadow" between the years 1978 through 1980. "The White Shadow", which ran three seasons from 1978 to 1981. Carter played James Hayward, a troubled teenager with
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Secret Cutting Secret Cutting (also known as Painful Secrets) is a 2000 television film directed by Norma Bailey, starring Kimberlee Peterson and Rhea Perlman, about a self-harming teenager, focusing on and her relation with family, friend and acquaintances. The story of the television film is based on the novel "The Luckiest Girl in the World", which was written by Steven Levenkron. The film aired on the USA Network. Shy and withdrawn Dawn Cottrell (Kimberlee Peterson) feels as if she is unable to assert any control over her life. She is a teenager who attempts to please the world but feels
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and Alternative Rock Recording of the Year at the 2007 Music P.E.I. Awards. Their songs have also garnered some airplay on several American television shows, including "Gossip Girl", "The OC", "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", "One Tree Hill" and "Castle". Most recently their songs have been featured on CBC's new comedy "18 to Life". In 2008, "Little Jabs" was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize. The band's 2009 album, "Territory" was produced by Plaskett as well, and mixed by Howard Redekopp. The album showcases a slightly darker and more atmospheric sound than its predecessor. Two Hours Traffic were
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Denzel Whitaker ("The Great Debaters", "Training Day") and Nicole Travolta ("The Secret Life of the American Teenager"). Johnson died from a heart attack in 2010. Before her death, Johnson had increasingly been cast in feature films, playing opposite Rosanna Arquette, Tom Arnold, Ian Somerhalder and Bijou Phillips and was slated to produce and direct two feature horror/fantasy films, "The Dark Sisters" and "Anomaly". She was the director of two short films, "Texas Toast" and "Pony Man", which are set to play on the film festival circuit in 2011. Her short film "First" screened at the 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival.
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Freeform show, "Grown-ish," executive produced by "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris. She will star in Freeform's 2018 television film, "Life-Size 2", opposite Tyra Banks. Raisa was born in Los Angeles. In the summer of 2017, Raisa donated one of her kidneys to her friend, actress and singer Selena Gomez, who has lupus. Francia Raisa Francia Raisa Almendarez (born July 26, 1988) is an American actress. Raisa is known for her roles in "", "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and "Grown-ish". Raisa was born and raised in Los Angeles, California to mother Virginia Almendárez (née Pelayo) and father Renán Almendárez
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his next full-length album. On August 19, 2008, "In Loving Memory" was featured on ABC's The Secret Life of the American Teenager. After six months of writing and recording, Schmidt released Love vs. Life, his first solo album as Jamestown Story. The album eventually sold over 70,000 songs on iTunes, received millions of plays on Myspace, and had songs featured on Dr. Phil, Jersey Shore, The Real World, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, 16 & Pregnant, True Life, I Used To Be Fat, The Challenge, Bad Girls Club, 90210, Bad Sex, and Couples Therapy. Schmidt continued to promote and sell
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Kel", "Grounded for Life", "The Tracy Morgan Show", "The Bernie Mac Show", "Everybody Hates Chris", "My Boys", "Girlfriends", "Jimmy Kimmel Live", "Real Time with Bill Maher", "7th Heaven", "Fat Actress", "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". Keith Truesdell Keith Truesdell is an American television director and producer. He is best known for directing a number of stand-up comedy television specials for the likes Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Kathy Griffin, Janeane Garofalo, Joan Rivers and others as well as episodic television series. He is co-owner of Production Partners, Inc. a Los Angeles bases television production company. He has received two
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gain a relationship with his son, he decides to bring the boy on tour with him. To Job, who has only heard his mother's version of their relationship, and who views the military school as home, and aspires to a military career, his father's life and career are as foreign as life on Mars. What follows are lessons for both as Chris learns how to set limits, how to talk (and listen to) a teenager; and Job learns how to loosen up and enjoy life. They clash frequently on their way to understanding each other, but the denouement in the
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in the season finale with a proposal that he and Kathleen return to live and explore the world. Kathleen is hesitant to accept, not wanting to leave Grace and Tom behind by themselves. Towards the middle of the season, Amy and Ricky begin to date, and everyone is doubtful that Ricky will be faithful. Adrian and Ben decide to get married and the ceremony occurs near the end of the season. In the two-part season finale, Ben and Adrian are living together in their condo and Adrian begins to sense that something might be wrong with their baby. They decide
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learn how to control her powers and deal with her school life that gets mixed up by the popular but envious girl Tuğçe. <br>Together with her friend Ceren and her secret crush Selim, she's going through many adventures. Acemi Cadı Acemi Cadı is a popular Turkish comedy TV series produced by Star TV. It is based in large part on the American TV series "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch". On her 16th birthday, Ayşegül finds out that she is part of a witch family. Not only does she learn that she and her aunts Selda and Melda are witches, their cat
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for Choice Summer TV Show during its premiere season, and spawned a book entitled "The Secret Diary of Ashley Juergens". In season one, fifteen-year-old Amy Juergens finds out that she is pregnant after having sex at band camp with a handsome and popular boy, Ricky Underwood. Amy first confides in her two best friends Lauren and Madison about it. Amy also tells Ben Boykewich (the guy she started dating after becoming pregnant) the truth, but he is surprisingly supportive and offers to marry her anyway, despite the protests of his friends, Henry and Alice. When Ricky finds out he is
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child, a boy whom her sister, Ashley, names John. Amy decides to keep John, after struggling with the decision over the course of the season. Ricky said he would do anything to take care of his new son, John. In season two, Amy's parents Anne and George are divorced, and Anne even begins dating again, but when she becomes pregnant again, it is revealed that the baby is George's. At the same time, Ashley begins her freshman year at Grant High and resents the legacy Amy has accidentally created as a teenage mother so she befriends a gay classmate named
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made her Broadway debut in 1945. Her theater credits included "Summer and Smoke", "Arms and the Man", "Luv", "The Waltz of the Toreadors", "Mr. Peters' Connections" and "Lost in Yonkers". Jackson's screen credits include "The Tiger Makes Out", "The Secret Life of an American Wife", "How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life", "Lovers and Other Strangers", "Dirty Dingus Magee", "Folks!", and "The Shining". Her many television appearances include "Armstrong Circle Theatre", "Academy Theatre", "The Philco Television Playhouse", "Studio One", "The Untouchables", "The Defenders", "Gunsmoke", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "Rhoda", "The Facts of Life", "Highway to Heaven", "Law & Order",
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Life Unexpected Life Unexpected is an American teen drama television series that aired for two seasons from 2010 to 2011. It was produced by Best Day Ever Productions and Mojo Films in association with CBS Productions and Warner Bros. Television and broadcast by The CW. Created by Liz Tigelaar, who served as an executive producer with Gary Fleder and Janet Leahy, the series stars Britt Robertson, Shiri Appleby, Kristoffer Polaha, and Kerr Smith. Set in Portland, the story follows Lux Cassidy, a teenager who was given up at birth and has spent her life in foster care who finds her
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The American Seasons The American Seasons is an album by Mark O'Connor, recorded with the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Scott Yoo. It is composed of three original orchestral works by O'Connor. First is his piece for violin and orchestra, "The American Seasons" loosely structurally based upon Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons", and is conceptually a piece on American life, grounded in American folk music. "Strings & Threads Suite" follows, which traces O'Connor's "version of how folk music on the violin evolved in America" (liner notes) through thirteen pieces in progressively more modern styles. The album concludes with an arrangement of
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O'Connor's Appalachia Waltz, arranged for orchestra without soloist. All music was written by Mark O'Connor. also The American Seasons The American Seasons is an album by Mark O'Connor, recorded with the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Scott Yoo. It is composed of three original orchestral works by O'Connor. First is his piece for violin and orchestra, "The American Seasons" loosely structurally based upon Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons", and is conceptually a piece on American life, grounded in American folk music. "Strings & Threads Suite" follows, which traces O'Connor's "version of how folk music on the violin evolved in America" (liner
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2008–2009, he played the role of Jason in ten episodes of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". He had a small role in the 2009 parody film "Dance Flick" and an upcoming role in "Just Peck". Andrew McFarlane (American actor) Andrew McFarlane (born August 3, 1986) is an American actor and former model. He is best known for his role as Tony Jeffers on the ABC sitcom "My Wife and Kids". Originally from Florida, he began modeling at age of 12, and soon began appearing in commercials and on the stage. He made his first appearance on television in
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Francia Raisa Francia Raisa Almendarez (born July 26, 1988) is an American actress. Raisa is known for her roles in "", "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and "Grown-ish". Raisa was born and raised in Los Angeles, California to mother Virginia Almendárez (née Pelayo) and father Renán Almendárez Coello, an American radio personality. She is of Mexican and Honduran descent. She has two younger sisters. A few years after Raisa was born, her father started using his new Latin radio personality, "El Cucuy". Raisa attended Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California, where she was a cheerleader. Raisa
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Katelyn Tarver Katelyn Tarver (born November 2, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her recurring roles as Jo Taylor on the Nickelodeon series "Big Time Rush", Natalie on the ABC series "No Ordinary Family", and Mercedes on ABC Family "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". In 2003, Tarver took part in the reality television program "American Juniors". On August 12, 2003, Tarver was eliminated from the competition for a spot on the 5-member band. Tarver released her debut album, "Wonderful Crazy", featured songs written and produced by Mattias Gustafsson (Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Savigar
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Katelyn Tarver Katelyn Tarver (born November 2, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her recurring roles as Jo Taylor on the Nickelodeon series "Big Time Rush", Natalie on the ABC series "No Ordinary Family", and Mercedes on ABC Family "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". In 2003, Tarver took part in the reality television program "American Juniors". On August 12, 2003, Tarver was eliminated from the competition for a spot on the 5-member band. Tarver released her debut album, "Wonderful Crazy", featured songs written and produced by Mattias Gustafsson (Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Savigar
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became cable’s number one scripted series premiere of the 2008/2009 season to date in women 18–34, women 18–49, and viewers 12–34, and the number one scripted original premiere of summer 2009 in adults 18–34. "Secret Life’s" second season debut stands as cable’s number one scripted original series season premiere of summer 2009 in adults ages 18–34 and across core female 18–34, 18–49 and 12–34 demos, ahead of such high profile series as USA’s "Royal Pains" and "Burn Notice", and TNT’s "The Closer". Some critics praised the new developments of the show's second season, saying they could be "interesting material to
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premiere of Summer 2009 so far in Adults 18-34. "Secret Life's" second season debut now stands as cable's No. 1 scripted original series/season premiere this summer in Adults ages 18–34 and across core female 18-34, 18-49 and 11-34 demos, ahead of such high-profile series as USA's "Royal Pains" and "Burn Notice" and TNT's "The Closer". Some critics praised the new developments of the show, saying they could be "interesting material to build on." Jean Bently of EW Popwatch says that now that the whole "teen going through a pregnancy" plot has played out and the "frustrated young mother" thing is
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The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe is a 2015 American made-for-TV drama film on Marilyn Monroe. It stars Kelli Garner, Susan Sarandon, Emily Watson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Eva Amurri Martino and was first aired on Lifetime on May 30 and May 31, 2015. The (two-hour forty-seven minute) miniseries is based on "The New York Times" bestseller of the same name by J. Randy Taraborrelli. It has been nominated for 3 Creative Arts Emmy Awards A chronicle of Marilyn Monroe's family life, her relationship with her mother, Gladys Baker, and how she succeeded in
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things that he perceives as threats, causing more harm than good. On the fourth time protecting Taylor, Aden eventually reveals that he is an A.S.S., and explains the backstory of the S.I.N.S. and the A.S.S. When Taylor tells him to leave, he is forced to explain his actions, and she sympathetically helps him learn how to be a normal teenager. On the day of the school dance, Aden again tries to save Taylor's life from Melvin (D-Trix), angering Taylor. Aden leaves Taylor with Melvin, only to realize Melvin is actually the S.I.N.S. assassin, which eventually leads to a chase scene
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in the WB comedy "The Help". In 2010, Cohn played the role of Violet, the leading character in Casper Andreas's movie "Violet Tendencies," and appeared on the Season 8 premiere of TLC's "What Not to Wear" on October 29, 2010. She appeared in an episode of "Hot in Cleveland" on July 13, 2011, on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" on March 26, 2012, and in "The Middle" on May 21, 2014. Cohn said that one of the reasons she did "The Facts of Life Reunion" in 2001 was that the actors in the long-running series have been wrongly
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on the popular Disney channel Family show "Life with Derek" as Amy, a love interest of Derek and head cheerleader ex-girlfriend to Max. Her largest role to date has been in the ABC Family series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", where she plays one of the main characters, Grace Bowman, a conservative Christian teen and cheerleader who, along with her boyfriend, struggle with her purity vow until marriage. In 2013, Park lost the role of Nicki in the sitcom "Undateable" to Briga Heelan. Heelan had originally been cast in the role, but was believed to be unable to
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His television work also includes the WB show "What I Like About You" and a February 2006 appearance on "Without a Trace". Priestley has also made several films, his most notable role perhaps being in 1997's "Love and Death on Long Island", in which he played a teen idol struggling to be taken seriously as an actor. He directed the 19th episode in the final season of "7th Heaven". He also directed two episodes of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager": "Slice of Life" and "Just Say No." They appeared on August 26, 2008, and September 9, 2008, on
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Cutters Don't Cry Cutters Don't Cry is a young adult novel written by American author Christine Dzidrums, first published in 2010. The novel centers on Charity Graff, a depressed teenager, who lives her life as a secret cutter. She lives alone with her mother and cannot remember her father who left when she was an infant. After a kind therapist gives her the gift of a journal, the college student uses it to write to her father, filling him in on what's happened in her life since he left her nearly 18 years ago. Over time Charity opens up to
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Hannah Montana Hannah Montana, also known as Hannah Montana Forever in its fourth and final season, is an American musical comedy television series created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll, and Barry O'Brien. It focuses on Miley Stewart (portrayed by Miley Cyrus), who is a teenager living a double life as an average schoolgirl by day and as the famous recording artist Hannah Montana by night, which she keeps secret and only a few people know of her alter ego. The story follows the daily life of Stewart, her brother Jackson, her best friends Lily and Oliver, and her father Robby
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to influence his congregation, and possibly even further on to Puritan society. However, he pays a high price for this parable: The community's admiration for him turns to confusion and fear, and he is forced to live a lonely, isolated life. Many people in the congregation assume that Hooper is keeping a secret sin from them and in turn and since black veils are a sign of mourning, they thus assume death. The black veil is a symbol of secret sin and how terrible human nature can be. This could represent the secret sin that all people carry in their
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