ABC Family Shows Headed to MTV Russia

MOSCOW: The first two seasons of the ABC Family series Make It or Break It and The Secret Life of the American Teenager are set to air on MTV Russia.

The deal signed by The Walt Disney Company Russia & CIS also includes the ABC Studios series Scrubs and ABC Family show Greek. The Secret Life of the American Teenager recently achieved ABC Family’s highest ever viewing figures with key teen and adult audiences with its January 2010 premiere in the U.S. The show centers on an intelligent and talented teenager who finds herself unexpectedly dealing with being pregnant and motherhood. Make It or Break It is set on the world of competitive gymnastics.

Marina Jigalova-Ozkan, the managing director of The Walt Disney Company Russia & CIS, commented: “Disney Russia is delighted to offer popular ABC Family shows of highest quality to Russian young adults. We hope that our partnership with MTV Russia will be very successful and long-standing.”