The CW Orders Additional Scripts for The Originals, The Tomorrow People, and Reign

Deadline is reporting that The CW has ordered three additional scripts for each of its new fall offerings: Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals, British adaptation The Tomorrow People, and costume drama Reign. While a script order is not the same thing as a back nine episode order and doesn t guarantee that episodes will be made for every script, it s a vote of confidence from the network that bodes well for how they ll treat each new fall drama this season. The Originals has already aired two episodes one behind The Vampire Diaries and one in its regular Tuesday time slot leading into Supernatural, with the former showing strong retention (and stronger L+3 numbers) out of its mothership. The most recent episode dipped very slightly against NCIS, The Voice, and Marvel s Agents of SHIELD, a good sign for the show s viability when leading off a night and airing away from Vampire Diaries. Meanwhile, the series premiere of The Tomorrow People matched the season premiere of Arrow in the

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