Though it’s done well for The CW, The Originals has never matched the ratings for The Vampire Diaries. As the latter show goes through a creative shakeup this season, could this be the year that the spin-off surpasses it? Is The Originals essentially guaranteed to be renewed for a fourth season because of potential syndication profits or, could it possibly be cancelled? Stay tuned.
A Vampire Diaries spin-off, The Originals revolves around the world’s first vampires who’ve returned to reclaim New Orleans. The cast includes Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Phoebe Tonkin, Charles Michael Davis, Leah Pipes, Danielle Campbell, Yusuf Gatewood, and Riley Voelkel.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
3/11 update: The CW has renewed this TV show and 10 others for the 2016-17 season.
5/21 update: You can see the latest night’s ratings in context.
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For comparisons: The second season of The Originals averaged a 0.59 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.31 million total viewers.
Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like The Originals TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a fourth season?
great episode., 2\ 26/ 16,. originals have dam good writers.!! love the cross over., to the fans, we need ratings up.
If the ratings are UP ONLY due to this X-OVER, then the series isn’t WORTH SAVING since T.O. and TVD are DEAD SHOWS, rating-wise, anyways..There is NO POINT!
i know.!! but kay we got to try.!! maybe they might put the shows together again.?? T.O. is the better show, to me.!!?
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Get it together CW, You put TVD and the Originals on Friday nights?? Smh These are great shows. Do not cancel The Originals! Put your kid loving shows on Friday nights when they can stay up later and move the blood and gut shows during the week when the kids have to go to bed early, watch the rating go up. Kids always take over the tv on Friday nights when the adults are doing other things. You should know this!!
By far one of the best shows to come out on tv. Do not cancel. Don’t know y the ratings r the way they r
i hope it get canceled. this show is bull ****
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Great series please do not cancel The Originals!
So many people in Net watch the show….Please do not look on rating, CW!!! Coz it really wonderful show! And for ratings this week is so strange. Many shows with really great eps shows rating even low than earlier
But in Internet there are so many viewers
write this to CW on facebook and instagram or post it on twitter and tag CW so they can se it
I love the originals please do not cancel this show far better than the vampire diaries people in the tv buisness need to understand most people stream now lives are to busy to sit there when it comes out plus i live in the uk and i can only watch it a day after it airs so the rating figures are probably way off DO NOT CANCEL!
I used to watch Vampire Diaries but the Originals is far better in my opinion, can’t believe the ratings are so low. Keep the show on its brilliant!
My two favorite shows. I realize VD is transitioning without Elena and it shows. And now her body is destroyed as of the last episode. I’m hoping that means they will simply replace her “body” but not her character. (i.e. Rebecca’s witch body in TO). Have to get past the hump of this and get back to a better story line than the haertics (sp?). As far as TO. – I like the way it’s going. Just wish you would move production of the show to LA or pieces of it so Rebecca could be a full-time character again. She… Read more »
i dont watch the VD. but i dont knock the show, or its fans., so arx your opinion, to your self. the originals is a great show.
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The Originals and TVD are my favorite shows
I watch Vampire diaries.
The Original has one big problem why I stopped watch it a long while ago. You always know that none of the main characters will die, bc they are in the vimpire diarys series thats is the originals future.
That’s not true, already Kol and Phinn have died off. They also have a chance of getting their hearts ripped out, set on fire or their heads chopped off. You don’t know…
Both TVD and TO scored DOWN! Now if only one or both are cancelled then I’ll have what I WANT!
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if you don’t like watching TVD and TO my advice is you might be interested in watching other shows on other network TVD and the TO are my favorite shows
Renew please !! Love tvd and the originals
friday is going to hurt this show.!! CW put it on the same time has GRIMM on nbc.!! the originals is a better show., but grimm is on its last season, i still choose the originals.