CW orders 'Vampire Diaries' spin-off, renews 'Hart of Dixie' and 'Beauty and the Beast'

A backdoor pilot for a potential "Vampire Diaries" spin-off -- titled "The Originals" --aired Thursday night, and less than a day later, CW placed an order for the show's first season. "As soon as we saw last night's episode of 'The Vampire Diaries,' we knew we wanted more of 'The Originals,'" CW president Mark Pedowitz said in a statement on Friday afternoon.