On April 26, 2011, The CW officially renewed The Vampire Diaries for a third season.[23] On May 19, 2011, with the reveal of The CW's 2011-12 schedule, it was announced the series would stay on Thursday's at 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central as a lead-in to The Secret Circle which is also produced by Kevin Williamson.[24] Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec, Leslie Morgenstein and Bob Levy are executive producers for the series.[25]