FAMILY DINNERS BRING OUT SOME FAMILY SECRETS ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF "THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER," MONDAY, APRIL 9 AT 8:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

Burbank, CA (April 5, 2012) - When the principal encourages parents to eat dinner with their kids, revelations come to light, on an all new episode of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," premiering on Monday, April 9 (8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT).

In the one-hour episode, "They Gotta Eat," inspired by the principal's suggestion, George invites Amy to dinner, and Lauren and Madison are tricked into attending by their well meaning fathers, who are determined to mend the girls' friendship without knowing what caused the rift. Leo invites Dylan and her parents over to discuss Ben and ends up clearing the air as to what really happened with the pot. Ricky has dinner with Nora, further strengthening their relationship. And Grace, missing her mother while she's away, decides to come clean about her summer plans and ends up learning a shocking secret.

The series cast includes Shailene Woodley, Ken Baumann, Mark Derwin, India Eisley, Greg Finley, Daren Kagasoff, Megan Park, Francia Raisa with Steve Schirripa and Molly Ringwald. In "They Gotta Eat," the guest stars include Anne Ramsay, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Paola Turbay, Renee Olstead, Camille Winbush, William R. Moses, Ana Lucasey, Mindy Cohn, Larry Clarke, Jordan Fisher and Ernie Hudson, with special guest star Josie Bissett.

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