90210 (season 5)
The fifth and final season of "90210" was announced on May 3, 2012. On May 17, 2012, it was announced that the show's fifth season would be moving back to Mondays at 8:00pm Eastern/7:00pm Central followed by the sixth season of "Gossip Girl" at 9:00pm. The season premiered on October 8, 2012. The fifth season of "90210" follows the group from West Beverly kids as they navigate life after high school. Their journey into adulthood will find them heading in different directions while trying to keep the same closeness that worked so well for them in high school.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
"Secret Life"'s mid-season finale episode of season one defeated the first hour of the much-publicized series premiere of "90210" on The CW in viewers 12–34 and females 12–34, beating "90210" in total viewers and all their key demographics, and bringing in some of the best ratings of the season for "Secret Life". The season one finale brought in 4.50 million viewers and was the highest rated telecast on March 23, 2009 in viewers aged 12–34 and the number one scripted telecast that night. The episode also beat "90210", which had 2.20 million viewers, more than half the usual number.