The CW has picked up its first pilot for the 2013-14 season,
The Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals, the network announced
Friday.
Originals aired as a back-door pilot during
Thursday's episode of TVD, averaging a 1.6 rating with the net's target
women 18-34 demo and a 1.0 rating with adults 18-34 and 2.24 million total
viewers.
"As soon as we saw last night's episode of The Vampire Diaries, we knew we wanted
more of The Originals -- Julie Plec
and Kevin Williamson have done a fantastic job with The Vampire Diaries, which is as fast-paced and well-written as
ever, and Julie has created an equally compelling world for The Originals," said CW president Mark
Pedowitz.
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The CW also renewed freshman drama Beauty and the Beast,
which is averaging a 0.5 rating with adults 18-49, and picked up Hart of
Dixie, which is averaging a 0.6 rating, for a third season.
Those join Arrow, The Vampire Diaries
and Supernatural on the network's slate for next season. The fate of Nikita and The Carries Diaries remains uncertain.
