ABC Family’s Monday one-two punch of “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” and “Make it or Break It” premiered to monster ratings.
“Secret Life,” the network’s flagship show, opened with 4.5 million viewers, 3 million of whom were between 12 and 34. The show averaged 2.12 million in adults 18-49 and 1.6 million among teens.
Lead-out “Make it or Break It” kicked its season off with 2.7 million viewers. Demographically, the show did 1.7 million in 12-34, 1.2 million in adults 18-49 and 1 million among teens.
Though it lost a considerable portion of its lead-in, “Make it or Break It” still performed admirably for an ABC Family series–its viewership, in fact, easily tops the seasonal averages for The CW’s “90210” and “Gossip Girl.”
While the shows’ gradual summer ratings decline will likely repeat itself for the winter/spring season, the strong start still indicates that people were buzzing about ABC Family on Monday.
