How did The CW’s new Thursday block pairing returning hit Vampire Diaries and newcomer The Secret Circle do in the ratings?
Not too shabby. Though Vampire Diaries (3 million viewers, 1.4 adults 18-49 rating) dipped from its premiere last year, The Secret Circle (3 million, 1.3) retained nearly all of its lead in from the network’s top-rated show. VD was down 13 percent from last year’s second season debut. Secret Circle was down a tenth from Nikita‘s debut in the slot last year in the adult demo, but tied Nikita in the network’s 18-34 target demo (and with its stronger lead-in, the witchcraft drama managed to pull a higher number than Ringer‘s premiere on Tuesday).
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/09/16/se...ircle-ratings/
Kevin Williamson should just take over the CW!