The Secret Life of the American Teenager
ABC Family | Release Date: July 1, 2008
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: It's far more realistic in scope and situations than "Gossip Girl," but there's such an earnestness and one-dimensionality to the characters that they seem a lot less believable. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: Shailene Woodley is terrific as the teen in question. Unfortunately, other parts of the show feel so contrived they border on soap opera parody. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: A good girl’s surprise pregnancy is a strong premise, but creator Brenda Hampton (7th Heaven) undercuts it by surrounding Amy with an uninspired ensemble of precociously cardboard classmates. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: It feels thin, mechanical and confused. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: From the tramp to the Christians, everyone but Amy feels more like a type than a genuine character. Although a degree of shorthand is to be forgiven, these characters are caricatures at best as the series careens all over the place. Read full review
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