'The Secret Life of the American Teenager'
Network: ABC Family
Air Date: Mondays, 8PM ET
Starring: Shailene Woodley, India Eisley, Daren Kagasoff, Ken Baumann, Megan Park, Francia Raisa, Greg Finley, Renee Olstead, Molly Ringwald, Mark Derwin, Josie Bissett, Steve Schirripa, Jennifer Coolidge, Kathy Kinney
TV Rating: TV-14 D, for suggestive dialogue

What's It All About?
All it took was a one night stand at band camp to change Amy Juergens' life forever. Now with a young son, Amy spends her high school years as a teen mom while while trying to maintain a semblance of a normal teenage life.

It looks like A's sticking around to terrorize the girls of 'Pretty Little Liars' a little while longer -- ABC Family announced today that the freshman show, along with veteran series 'Secret Life of the American Teenager,' have been given early season renewals.

'Pretty Little Liars' will be back for season 2 and 'Secret Life' for season 4 during the 2011-12 season. The announcement was made during ABC Family's panel at the Television Critics Association press tour. Earlier in the day, ABC announced the renewal of six of its flagship shows.

'Pretty Little Liars' debuted to 2.47 million viewers in June of 2010. Last week's winter premiere was seen by almost double that amount, with 4.20 million viewers tuning in to the mid-season premiere.

The 'Secret' is out: In what will be her acting debut, Bristol Palin is set to make a cameo on an upcoming episode of ABC Family's 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager.' She'll play herself in the episode, which will have her working at a music program for teen moms. "I am thrilled to be on this show and to be part of a program that educates teens and young adults about the consequences of teen pregnancy," she said in a statement. Top that, Levi. [ABC News]

More casting news after the jump.

It looks like ABC Family is going to 'Make It' after all.

The Hollywood Reporter brings news that ABC Family has renewed two of its highly successful television series: 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' for a third season and 'Make It or Break It' for a second season.

• At 8, ABC has the season premiere of The Bachelor, followed by Conveyor Belt of Love.
• NBC has a new two-hour Heroes at 8, then a new Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl at 8, Boise State vs. Texas Christian.
• PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8.
• ABC Family has the season premiere of Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, then the season premiere of Make It or Break It.
• Food Network has a new Good Eats at 8.
• TLC has a new Little People, Big World at 8.
• Also at 8: Spike has a new TNA Wrestling.
• At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
• TLC has a new Cake Boss at 9.
• E! has a new Bank of Hollywood at 9.
• There's a new Unwrapped on Food Network at 9.
• At 10, TNT has a new Men of a Certain Age.
• A&E has a new Hoarders at 10.
• Bravo has a new Chef Academy at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

Yes, we're in the middle of a slow period when it comes to new DVD releases. You would think there would be more new things released during the holidays, but I guess all of the companies released everything in the months of October and November. But we do have a few DVD sets for TV fans, including another Star Wars takeoff by the folks at Family Guy and a complete series set for Taxi (along with the season five set, the last season).

Huh. I always thought Taxi lasted a few more seasons than that. Then again I haven't seen an episode of the show in over ten years.

• Family Guy - Something Something Something Dark Side
• Guyver - Complete Series (Viridian Collection)
• Kyle XY - Season 3
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager - Season 3
• Taxi - Season 5 and Complete Series

This week on TV: 'Melrose Place' gets a makeover, 'Glee' returns and 'True Blood' takes one last bite. -- By Kimberly Potts

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' (8PM, ABC Family) 2nd summer finale
It's the summer finale and that likely means a cliffhanger or two, especially since everyone is experiencing relationship woes. Grace and Jack seem to be at an impasse when they can't agree on some major decisions, while Amy and Ben are also struggling and Adrian and Ricky go to counseling. And then there's Amy's mom Anne, who goes into labor, and may not have enough time to make it to the hospital. Grace and Jack hit a roadblock; Amy and Ben try to work on their relationship.

I watched the feature film In the Loop the other day, a documentary-style comedy that looks behind the scenes of the British and U.S. governments. James Gandolfini plays Lt. Gen. George Miller, and all I could think was, "Hey, there's Tony Soprano in a U.S. military uniform." I think his character may have even said something along the lines of, "I'll break your kneecaps if..."

I know James Gandolfini has done a lot of projects since The Sopranos, but Tony Soprano is so cemented in my mind, I wonder if I'll ever see him as anything else. I have the same reaction when I see Steve Schirripa playing Leo on The Secret Life of the American Teenager. "Hey, that's Bobby Baccalieri!"

I suppose if you want to be cynical, you could say that Mayim Bialik is in the midst of a comeback, with several recent television roles, including guest stints on Bones, Secret Life of the American Teenager, and now, Saving Grace. However, it's not as though the erstwhile star of Blossom has spent the last fifteen years sitting around waiting for the phone to ring. After the series' end, she attended UCLA, got married, had two children, and even earned her PhD last year.

Ms. (er, Dr.) Bialik has indeed been busy, but she is now looking to make her way back into Hollywood. She's guest-starring on Saving Grace tonight as Esther, a Hasidic Jewish mother of seven, whose own mother is found murdered in a field full of dead cows. I spoke with Mayim about Saving Grace, the lasting legacy of Blossom, and how she hopes people see her today.

The other night I was watching a special on BBC America about all of the pregnant girls in the Gloucester, MA (where I was born) high school. That has nothing to do with this show, of course, but every time I see a show about a pregnant teen I think of that real-life story. I'm waiting for the inevitable movie that Lifetime will make about the situation.

Last night's episode of The Secret Life of the American Teenager was about how Ben's preoccupation with sex is causing trouble with Amy. More than the trouble it has already caused, that is. Yo, Adrian!

• At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour episode of The Bachelorette, followed by a new Here Come The Newlyweds.
  
• ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager, then a new Make It Or Break It.
• Versus has the Tour de France at 8.
• At 9, PBS has a new History Detectives.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• TNT has a new episode of The Closer at 9, then a new Raising The Bar.
• At 10, NBC has a new Dateline.
• Showtime has a new Weeds at 10, followed by a new Nurse Jackie.
• TLC has a new Cake Boss at 10.
• Spike has a new 4th and Long at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

Last night was the second season premiere of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, a show that's really superficial. That's not me saying that, it's Tom Shales at the Washington Post, who says that the show is "an unabashed throwback to soaps of ages past" and one that "makes no attempt to camouflage artifice and superficiality." And I think he likes the show (though it sounds like he hasn't watched a soap opera since 1976).

What did you think of the season opener?

• At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour episode of The Bachelorette, followed by a new Here Come The Newlyweds.
• NBC has a new I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here at 8, then a new Dateline.
• ABC Family has the season premiere of Secret Life of the American Teenager, followed by the series premiere of Make It Or Break It.
• Also at 8: Food Network has a new Good Eats.
• At 9, PBS has a new History Detectives at 9.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• TNT has a new episode of The Closer at 9, then a new Raising The Bar.
• TLC has a new Jon & Kate Plus 8 at 9, followed by a new Cake Boss.
• History Channel has The Crumbling of America at 9.
• Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 9.
• At 10, Bravo has a new Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List.
• Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives at 10.
• TCM has Shane at 10.
• Showtime has a new Weeds at 10, then a new Nurse Jackie.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

We all watched her grow up on Full House and then we watched her disappear from our television screens, seemingly forever. I don't know if I'll go so far as to say Candace Cameron was to the early '90s what Alyssa Milano was to the late '80s, but that's because I'll be forever loyal to my boyhood crush on Samantha Micelli. But while Milano has been on the airwaves virtually every season since the question of Who's the Boss? was answered when the network canceled it, not so for Cameron.

She got married and went off to raise her kids for ten years, giving us only a few appearances in that time. Now 33 and ready to get back to work full time, Candace Cameron Bure will be one of the stars in ABC Family's gymnastic-themed Make It or Break It, premiering tonight at 9pm ET.

'Grey's Anatomy,' 'The Office' and 'American Idol' may be over, but the 2009 TV season is just heating up.

We're giving you the lowdown on all of this summer's hottest returning shows -- 'Mad Men,' 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'The Closer,' just to name a few -- to keep TV fans cooking over the next three months.

Check out all the big returning shows in our 2009 Summer TV gallery.