The Secret Life of The American has been given a fifth season by Disney’s ABC Family, which means that the show is on it’s way to doing it’s 100th episode this year.

The series, which is currently running its fourth season, will culminate on March 26. After which, it will be back in the fall to do its fifth run.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager is enjoying cable popularity according to ABC Family as it is currently ranked as the third most popular series among female viewers between the age of 12 through 34.

Here is part of the press release from ABC Family:

“The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” a heartfelt one-hour drama from creator Brenda Hampton (“7th Heaven”), focuses on the relationships between families and friends, including how they deal with an unexpected teen pregnancy. The series cast includes Golden Globe nominee Shailene Woodley, Ken Baumann, Mark Derwin, India Eisley, Greg Finley, Daren Kagasoff, Megan Park, Francia Raisa, with Steve Schirripa and Molly Ringwald. The series is picked up for a record breaking 5th season, taking it into over 100 episodes – a first for the network. “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” will continue its fourth season with all-new episodes beginning Monday, March 26, 8:00PM–9:00PM ET/PT. Just released today is the beautiful new key art featuring Shailene Woodley which hints at a wedding – but ultimately, will Amy and Ricky make it down the aisle?

If I were to assess this, Shailene Woodley really has her career made and she is fast becoming a star in the Hollywood circle. Her being part of this February’s Vanity Fair cover sort of confirms her new status. Only the best and the brightest rising stars are usually included. The annual cover is like an indicator of who is going to be the next big thing and Shailene joins the likes of Mia Wasikowska, Jennifer Lawrence, Rooney Mara, Elizabeth Olsen and Lily Collins, among others this year.

The cover had all the girls donning 30′s boudoir look which was styled by Jessica Diehl for the magazine. The shoot was done by Mario Testino and this was presented in an art deco setting.

Shailene has had such a terrific end to 2011 because of the movie The Descendants, where she played one of George Clooney’s daughters and where she received critical praise, nominations and awards for it.

The actress was, in fact, nominated at the Golden Globes, which is again another confirmation and honor for this budding celebrity.

Shailene Woodley, the star of The Secret Life of The American Teenager, has had such a wonderful year last year, after starring in a movie with George Clooney in The Descent and then getting a Golden Globe nod for Best Supporting Actress for it, as well as winning the same award at the National Board of Review.

I’ve seen the movie. And it’s about a family moving forward after the matriarch had an accident and was in a comma, and then eventually died because of it. Shailene played the eldest daughter who, prior to her mother’s accident, had been estranged from her because of a fight between them.

Shailene was such a natural in this film that the nominations came as no surprise. However, her being left out on the Academy Awards list became the big surprise since people had been expecting her name to be part of it.

Instead, the nominations included Bérénice Bejo for The Artist, Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids, Octavia Spencer for The Help, Jessica Chastain for The Help and Janet McTier for Albert Knobbs.

Shailene’s film, however, has earned a lot of other nominations including Best Picture.

The Secret Life of the American Teenager is currently on its hiatus, but viewers need not fret, for the show is returning on March 26 to continue with its fourth season.

The drama show running on ABC Family ended last fall, but the cable network says that it will pick up where it left off with Amy saying yes to her boyfriend’s marriage proposal. Amy and Ricky, who incidentally is the father of her baby, are finally talking the plunge and moving forward. In the same way, Adrian and Ben are also moving forward, ready to get past the tragedy they went to.

The return of the show is actually the second half of the fourth season, and there will be new characters to be introduced.

Are you excited about its return and do you look forward to meeting the new characters?

If you’ve been missing out on the episodes for the show, then perhaps now is the best time to catch up on it and be updated right before it’s back on air.

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