It's not all bad news for the CW: After the
premiere of Melrose Place fizzled,
The Vampire Diaries became the most-watched series premiere in the network's history.
Diaries' first episode
was watched by 4.8 million viewers, enough to top
90210's 2008 debut. The fifth-season-opener of
Supernatural, however, didn't hold on to the great lead-in. It drew 3.4 million viewers, a loss of 500,000 from last season's premiere.
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