TV show's Ratings

    2474 7526
    Completed

    " Expect the unexpected."
    Country
    Runtime 39 – 46 min
    Premiere: World September 3, 2008
    Premiere: USA December 30, 2008
    Channel FreeForm (20:00, United States)
    Digital: World November 6, 2013
    Parental Advisory Sex & Nudity, ...
    • Sex & Nudity

      average

    • Frightening & Intense Scenes

      few

    • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

      few

    • Profanity

      few

    Production Companies Brendavision

    Description

    15 year old Amy ends up pregnant after one night at band camp, throwing her whole life upside down. It doesn’t help that she’s now going to school with that guy.
    s1: e1 — Season 1, Episode 1  

    Falling In Love

    July 1, 2008 6.7
    s1: e2 — Season 1, Episode 2  

    You Are My Everything

    July 8, 2008 6.7
    s1: e3 — Season 1, Episode 3  

    I Feel Sick

    July 15, 2008 7.7
    s1: e4 — Season 1, Episode 4  

    Caught

    July 22, 2008 7.2
    s1: e5 — Season 1, Episode 5  

    What Have You Done to Me?

    July 29, 2008 7.1
    s1: e6 — Season 1, Episode 6  

    Love for Sale

    August 5, 2008 7.3
    s1: e7 — Season 1, Episode 7  

    Absent

    August 12, 2008 7.1
    s1: e8 — Season 1, Episode 8  

    Your Cheatin' Heart

    August 19, 2008 7.2
    s1: e9 — Season 1, Episode 9  

    Slice of Life

    August 26, 2008 7.2
    s1: e10 — Season 1, Episode 10  

    Back To School Special

    September 2, 2008 7.5
    s1: e11 — Season 1, Episode 11  

    Just Say No

    September 9, 2008 6.9
    s1: e12 — Season 1, Episode 12  

    The Secret Wedding Of The American Teenager

    January 5, 2009 7.6
    s1: e13 — Season 1, Episode 13  

    Baked Nevada

    January 12, 2009 6.9
    s1: e14 — Season 1, Episode 14  

    The Father and the Son

    January 19, 2009 6.9
    s1: e15 — Season 1, Episode 15  

    That’s Enough of That

    January 26, 2009 7.5
    s1: e16 — Season 1, Episode 16  

    Chocolate Cake

    February 2, 2009 7.4
    s1: e17 — Season 1, Episode 17  

    Unforgiven

    February 9, 2009 7.4
    s1: e18 — Season 1, Episode 18  

    Making Up Is Hard To Do

    February 16, 2009 7.3
    s1: e19 — Season 1, Episode 19  

    Money for Nothing, Chicks for Free

    February 23, 2009 6.9
    s1: e20 — Season 1, Episode 20  

    Maybe Baby

    March 2, 2009 6.8
    s1: e21 — Season 1, Episode 21  

    Whoomp! (There It Is)

    March 9, 2009 7.0
    s1: e22 — Season 1, Episode 22  

    One Night at Band Camp

    March 16, 2009 7.3
    s1: e23 — Season 1, Episode 23  

    And Unto Us, A Child Is Born

    March 23, 2009 7.5

    Сast and Crew

    Reception

    Secret Life has a score of 48 out of 100 on Metacritic based on reviews from 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The New 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 didn't embrace the show, likening it to 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. Secret Life doesn’t take the fun out of teenage pregnancy, it takes the fun out of television" and called 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 said, "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 could give depth to, it’s a wonder how this show stays on the air."

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