CW Announces Early Pickups

BURBANK: The CW has announced pickups of five series for the 2010/2011 season, including the freshman show The Vampire Diaries.

The Vampire Diaries, launched in the fall of last year, is the network’s most-watched show with 4.6 million viewers, while the premiere generated the largest audience in CW history for a series debut with 5.7 million total viewers.

The CW has also renewed Supernatural for a sixth season, as well as Gossip Girl, 90210 and the reality show America’s Next Top Model for cycles 15 and 16.