The Vampire Diaries
The series premiere of "The Vampire Diaries" on September 10, 2009, gave The CW its biggest series premiere, scoring 4.91 million viewers. Adding in DVR numbers, the ratings for the premiere swelled to an official 5.7 million viewers. In 2016, a "New York Times" study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that "as with several other shows that focus on the supernatural", "The Vampire Diaries" was "slightly more popular outside of cities. That said, the show's fandom has the smallest amount of spatial variation of all 50 shows".
Original Vampires (The Vampire Diaries)
In February 2013, it was announced that Daniella Pineda was cast as the witch Sophie for episode 4x20 of "The Vampire Diaries". This episode serves as a backdoor-pilot for the spin-off series, revolving around "the Originals" and taking place in the French Quarter of New Orleans. She was a regular cast member for first thirteen episodes of the series.