Earlier this month ABC announced its renewal to a bunch of their shows, eight shows to be exact, they included:

A renewal of “Pretty Little Liars” for a second season, along with their other series “Secret Life of the American Teenager” for its fourth season.  The announcement was made during ABC Family’s panel at the Television Critics Association Press.  ”Pretty Little Liars” brought in high ratings in June 2010 and keeps on bringing high numbers.  It’s a series based on the novels by Sara Shepard, which tells the story of four girls who lose their queen bee only to be terrorized by the person whom they think may have killed their friend.  ”Secret Life of the American Teenager” has been a ratings hit ever since its launch and it tells the story of a teenager getting pregnant in high school and the way she has to deal with it. [Link]

ABC also announced a renewal for six other shows: “Grey’s Anatomy” and it’s sister series “Private Practice each renewed for an eighth and fifth season; “Castle” gets a fourth season; “Modern Family”, “Cougar Town” and “The Middle” were each renewed for a third season making their Wednesday Comedy Block solid! [Link]

Shows not yet renewed include: “Detroit 1-8-7″, “Desperate Housewives”, “Brothers and Sisters”, and “Better With You”.  Here is hoping there is more good news to go around.