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Secret Life & Make It or Break It Renewed

-Congrats to the casts and crews of ABC Family’s “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” & “Make It or Break It.” The shows were renewed for a third and second season, respectively. “We’re thrilled to announce both ‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’ and ‘Make It or Break It’ will be coming back this summer for new seasons,” said Paul Lee, president, ABC Family. “Both returned last week to record numbers – our Millennial audience is just so passionate about these shows and has responded to both of these dramas in such a big way.”

Last week’s mid-season premiere (01/04/10) of “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” hit series highs, becoming ABC Family’s most-watched telecast of all time in Viewers 12-34, Females 12-34, Teens and Female Teens. In addition, the January 4th episode stood as the show’s 2nd-most-watched episode on record in Total Viewers, behind only last summer’s Season 2 debut (06/22/09). The mid-season premiere episode debuted as TV’s No. 1 telecast of the 2009/10 season in Female Teens, cable’s No. 1 telecast in Females 12-34 and cable’s No. 1 scripted telecast in Viewers 12-34. In its time period, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” swept cable’s No. 1 rank in the hour across all target demos, and stood as cable’s No. 1 scripted telecast in the hour in Total Viewers.

Last week’s mid-season premiere (01/04/2010) of the freshman hit “Make It or Break It” garnered series highs in Total Viewers, Adults 18-49, Women 18-49, Viewers 12-34, Females 12-34, Teens and Female Teens. The series drove ABC Family to its best deliveries in the hour ever in Viewers 12-34, Females 12-34, Teens and Female Teens, and posted the network’s best ratings with regular programming ever in Total Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Women 18-49. “Make It or Break It” stood as Monday’s No. 2 cable telecast in Females 12-34, Teens and Female Teens, behind “Secret Life,” cable’s No. 3 telecast in Women 18-34 and No. 4 in Viewers 12-34. In addition, “Make It or Break It” vaulted over its summer debut (06/22/09) across all demos, including by 8% in Total Viewers, 16% in Adults 18-34, 20% in Adults 18-49 and 31% in Viewers 12-34.

ABC Family’s hit comedy, “10 Things I Hate About You” will start the second half of it’s first season on March 29.

Credit: ABC Family



Behind the Scenes DVD Clips of “Make It or Break It” & “10 Things”

-The DVD’s for ABC Family’s shows “Make It or Break It” and “10 Things I Hate About You” hit stores yesterday. Check out some clips from the DVD’s bonus features. It was just announced that “10 Things” will be returning on March 29. Check back soon for pictures from the TCA press presentation.

We will also be talking with “Make It or Break It” star Ayla Kell next week. Let us know if you have any questions for her!

MIOBI: Casting

MIOBI: Stunt Doubles

10 Things: Blooper Reel Clip

10 Things: Sisterly Love



New DVDs Out Today

-Some great DVDs are hitting the shelves today. Be sure to pick up the first seasons of ABC Family’s hit shows, “10 Things I Hate About You” and “Make It or Break It”. Both DVDs contain the first 10 episodes of the show plus great bonus features. You can read our reviews HERE and HERE.

Also out on DVD is Fame starring Kay Panabaker, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Asher Book and more. The Extended Dance Edition contains over 15 minutes of dance footage that wasn’t seen in theaters. Postgrad starring Alexis Bledel & Jane Lynch is also in stores now.



Review: ‘Make It or Break It’ Volume 1 DVD

-Get ready to step inside The Rock! ABC Family’s hit drama, “Make It or Break It” Extended Edition, is now available on DVD. Follow the journey of Kaylie Cruz (Josie Loren), Payson Keeler (Ayla Kell), Lauren Tanner (Cassie Scerbo) and Emily Kmetko (Chelsea Hobbs) as they train and compete for their chance to be on the National Women’s Gymnastics Team.

The show follows a group of four Elite gymnasts training at Boulder’s top gym, The Rock. Emily is the girl from the “other side of the tracks”, Lauren is the girl you love to hate, Payson is the one that lives and breathes gymnastics, and Kaylie is the golden girl. While the show doesn’t take place in a high school, it still has it’s fair share of drama. Emily struggles with being the new girl, Kaylie’s secret relationship with Carter (Zachary Abel) is full of drama, Lauren always has to be the center of attention and will do anything to get it, even if it means hurting her friends, and Payson is too focused on gymnastics to really be in touch with anything else. Over the course of the 10 episodes, we see relationships build, break and do a complete 360. It all ends with the biggest meet of their lives as they see who will make the National Team.

The DVD is out just in time for fans to get caught up on all the action. The second half of the season just premiered on January 4. The DVD contains all 10 episodes from the first half, plus the last episode is extended just for the DVD. Bonus features include some deleted scenes plus a special feature called “Making It” which gives an inside look into the training the actors had to endure for the show, as well as how the stunts are performed and how the show gets that authentic gymnastics feel.

Be sure to pick up your copy of “Make It or Break It Volume 1: Extended Edition” in stores now.

Rating: 8/10



“Make It or Break It” Girls Are Red Carpet Glam

-Chelsea Hobbs, Josie Loren, Cassie Scerbo & Ayla Kell from ABC Family’s “Make It or Break It” blow the cameras a kiss on the red carpet of the People’s Choice Awards on Wednesday evening. The Monday night premiere of the hit drama about gymnastics, along with ABC Family’s other hit, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager, set records for the channel.

According to TVbytheNumbers, “Make It or Break It” received series highs in Total Viewers (2.7 million), Adults 18-49 (1.2 million/0.9 rating), Women 18-49 (926,000/1.4 rating), Viewers 12-34 (1.7 million/1.8 rating), Females 12-34 (1.5 million/3.3 rating), Teens (1.0 million/4.1 rating) and Female Teens (931,000/7.7 rating).

* “Make It or Break It” stood as Monday’s No. 2 cable telecast in Females 12-34, Teens and Female Teens, behind “Secret Life,” cable’s No. 3 telecast in Women 18-34 and No. 4 in Viewers 12-34.

* “Make It or Break It” recorded ABC Family’s best deliveries in the hour ever in Viewers 12-34 (1.7 million), Females 12-34 (1.5 million), Teens (1.0 million) and Female Teens (931,000), and the net’s best numbers on record with regular programming (excludes “25 Days of Christmas”) in Total Viewers (2.7 million), Adults 18-49 (1.2 million) and Women 18-49 (926,000).

* “Make It or Break It” vaulted over its 1A debut across all demos including by 8% in Total Viewers (2.7 million vs. 2.5 million), by 16% in Adults 18-34 (701,000 vs. 605,000), by 20% in Adults 18-49 (1.2 million vs. 1.0 million) and by 31% in Viewers 12-34 (1.7 million vs. 1.3 million)

Are you a MIOBI fan? Nicole Anderson returns in the 2nd episode, airing this Monday. Check out some sneak peek of the episode HERE.



Nicole Anderson & Cassie Scerbo Follow the Leader

-Nicole Anderson practices her beam while Cassie Scerbo sticks a landing in these new stills from ABC Family’s “Make It or Break It.” In the episode entitled “Follow the Leader,” Kaylie’s (Josie Loren) gymnastics career continues to soar as she struggles to help Payson (Ayla Kell) deal with her injuries and, at the same time, tries to keep her arch enemy, Kelly Parker (guest star Nicole Anderson), in check. With all this added pressure, she also has to deal with Marty (Erik Palladino) as her new coach. This leaves her feeling alone, and the only person she can talk to is Carter (Zachary Abel). And as the girls prepare for competition, they want someone they know and trust to help coach the team, so they conspire to get Marty fired. Meanwhile, Payson’s negative feelings about her back injury finally turn into something positive. Also, Emily’s (Chelsea Hobbs) grades in math are slipping, and when a tutor is recommended, Chloe hires Razor (Nico Tortorella). Will he help Emily turn her grades into A’s, or is it an excuse for more one-on-one time?

“Follow the Leader” premieres on ABC Family on January 11, 2010 at 9pm EST. Also, to help promote the upcoming premiere, fans can head over to ABCFamily.com and create and track progress on their own New Year’s Resolutions. The process starts when users click the “Get My Resolution” button in the main section of the “Make It or Break It” page on ABCFamily.com. Once the user accepts the suggested resolution, a screen appears that includes boxes that the user can check to indicate whether the steps to accomplish the resolution have been met. Users can also choose to share their resolution with their Facebook friends, who can vote on whether or not they will “Make It” or “Break It.”

“Make It or Break It” returns on Monday, January 4 (9PM-10:00PM ET/PT) and stars Chelsea Hobbs, Ayla Kell, Josie Loren, Cassie Scerbo, Zachary Burr Abel, Peri Gilpin, Candace Cameron Bure and Susan Ward. Below, also check out the teaser for the new season as well as the girls recent interview with Teen.com.

Credit: Adam Taylor/ABC Family



Interview: Josie Loren Dishes on “Make It or Break It”

-Only 1 week left until ABC Family’s hit show, “Make It or Break It” returns with all new episodes on January 4, 2010 at 9pm EST. To get you ready for the second half of season 1, we have a new interview with star Josie Loren who plays “Kaylie Cruz” on the show. SO-M, along with other online sites, participated in a phone interview with the 22-year-old actress recently and got all the scoop on what’s ahead.

SO-M: In the first ten episodes, we see the Cruz family as this golden family and then near the end, they start to crumble with the affair becoming public and the lies between the dad and Carter and everything. Are we going to see that family built up again in the next ten episodes?
Josie: Yes, the immediate answer right now is yes, but that’s all subject to change. They’ve kind of set it up so it will change. It’s funny because right now after having just finished the sixth episode, we’re at this point where you don’t know what’s going to happen between Ronnie and Alex, my parents. I’m very curious to see what is going to come in the next episode. But as of right now, the Cruz family has really kind of bonded together. My dad is having a hard time stepping back from the spotlight and not managing me. He kind of lets my agent take that position. And it’s really helped Kaylie’s relationship with her father and also the relationship between Ronnie and Alex having him step down from that spot and letting to go to somebody else. So right now, all is good. But who knows what the next four episodes will bring?

SO-M: We had recently talked with Nicole Anderson (“JONAS”) who told us she was coming back for a few more episodes. Do you have any other guest stars you can maybe hint at?
Josie: Yes, she’s in the next episode. I’m really excited to work with her again. They keep us so in the dark in terms of what’s coming next. I know the script of the next episode and that’s it. Other than that, we have no idea what’s in store for our characters or who’s going to be on board. We’re just kind of always waiting for somebody to drop us a line. But usually, that line doesn’t come. So, no, I have no clue. I’m just really happy that she’ll be back.

SO-M: The cast seems to be pretty close. Is there a fun fact you can tell us about each of your costars maybe?
Josie: Well, Ayla [Kell] is a certified cake maker, so she’s kind of like our Martha Stewart who we love and adore. Cassie [Scerbo], I can’t even like say Cassie’s name without laughing. Cassie is like the—she’s the glamorous one on set. She’s the one that will walk on set wearing her leotard and like the heels that she brought on to work today. It looks absolutely ridiculous and hilarious, but that’s Cassie and that’s why we love her. She always has the funny comments and the things that you’re just like, “Really, did you really just say that?” So we’re just constantly laughing with her.

Chelsea [Hobbs], what can I say about Chelsea? She’s the momma of the group. I was sick one time and she literally made me a list of what I had to buy from Whole Foods to get better quickly. It was like wellness formula. She introduced me to all of these different vitamins and literally wrote them out, so I could go that day to Whole Foods and buy all of these things to get better quickly. She’s definitely the momma of the group, so we’re lucky to have her.

SO-M: Now that the first ten episodes have aired, do you get recognized more when you’re out and about?
Josie: Yes, I definitely do. It’s kind of strange. I haven’t gotten completely used to it yet. I’m actually home right now for the holidays. I’m in Miami. I’ve been recognized actually every day since I’ve been here the past three days a few times here and there. My family, they’re such hams. They love it so much. I’m more kind of weirded out by it still. I mean it’s completely flattering, but you’re not used to it, but they love it. My brothers and sisters, my mom, they get such a kick out of it. As long as I can give them a laugh, that’s what counts, I guess.

Q: What about your role continues to challenge you?
Josie: Well, we have a great team of writers. I feel like our characters are always developing. Kaylie started off as one thing and she’s now going into something else completely different. So I have different things that I have to deal with, different issues, different troubles that have to deal with these ten episodes that I didn’t have to in the last ten. In last ten episodes, Kaylie kind of played this golden girl, very naïve. I thought she was kind of—she’s really just soft and she’s now stepped into the role of national champion. And just dealing with all of those things that the writers are giving me, dealing with envy, having to be even more aggressive now because she actually has the title. I think that that’s very challenging because it’s just all different.

Read the full interview HERE.

Be sure to watch “Make It or Break It” when it returns with new episodes to ABC Family on January 4, 2010, following “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.” Be sure to check out the official site HERE and follow Josie on twitter: @josloren.



“10 Things” & “Make It or Break It” Casts Try to Christmas Carol

-Get in the Holiday spirit with the casts of ABC Family’s hit shows “10 Things I Hate About You” and “Make It or Break It.” ABC Family has uploaded some great new videos with the casts just in time for the Holiday season as part of the “25 Days of Christmas.” Watch as they show off, or not, their singing skills to classic Christmas songs. Can they finish the lyric? They also talk about their favorite holiday memory, favorite gifts, and their resolutions.

Which cast did better on the carols?

In the videos are Larry Miller, Lindsey Shaw, Ethan Peck, Nicholas Braun, Meaghan Martin, Ayla Kell, Zachary Abel, Josie Loren, Cassie Scerbo & Chelsea Hobbs.


Video links:

-”10 Things” Cast: Sing Christmas Carols
-”10 Things” Cast: Best Holiday Gift
-”10 Things” Cast: Best Holiday Memory
-”10 Things” Cast: New Year’s Resolutions

-”Make It or Break It” Cast: Sing Christmas Carols
-”Make It or Break It” Cast: Best Holiday Gift
-”Make It or Break It” Cast: Best Holiday Memory
-”Make It or Break It” Cast: New Year’s Resolutions



Nicole Anderson Dishes on “MIOBI,” “JONAS” & More

-We chatted with Nicole Anderson recently at the premiere of Disney’s The Princess & the Frog. The 19-year-old actress dished to us about going back to work on ABC Family’s “Make It or Break It,” her reaction to finding out “JONAS” was renewed, who she would like to model her career after and more. She even gives you the fans a special message. She also told us that a movie she filmed recently called “Accused at Seventeen” was just picked up by Lifetime and should air some time next year. Congrats Nicole! Check out the interview below.



“Secret Life” & “Make It or Break It” Returning January 4

-ABC Family’s hit dramas “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” and “Make It or Break It” are now returning on January 4, a week earlier than previously announced. “Secret Life” will air at 8pm EST followed by “Make It or Break It” at 9pm EST. Then starting January 25, the networks other show “Greek” will return at 10pm EST, for a 3 hour block of original programming.