The first wave of nominees for the annual Teen Choice Awards have been announced and The CW has copped quite a handful of kudos! Here are some highlights:

Gossip Girl leads with 6 nominations including Choice TV Show Drama, Actor/Actress in a Drama, and TV Villain! Gossip Girl tied Iron Man 2 for most nominations and edged out both The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Fox’ Glee, which received 5 nominations each!

90210 is nominated for Choice TV Show Drama and Actor in a Drama!

The Vampire Diaries, Smallville and Supernatural are all nominated for Choice Fantasy/Sci-fi TV Show!

The Vampire Diaries’ Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev are up for TV Choice Actor/Actress in a Drama, while co-star Ian Somerhalder is up for Choice TV Villain! Race to watch: Nina Dobrev Vs. True Blood’s Anna Paquin!

America’s Next Top Model is up for Choice TV Reality Competition Show!

One Tree Hill’s Sophia Bush is nominated for Choice Actress in a Drama, alongside Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively and Leighton Meester!

Winners will be announced at a special ceremony in early August!

For a complete list of all nominees, click here!

To vote for your favorite CW shows and stars, click here.

While the TV season only officially ended a couple of weeks ago, the wheels of production for the fall should be starting up again shortly (as already reported, Gossip Girl goes back into production in 3 or 4 weeks with the first two episodes filmed in the City Of Light, Paris).

This can only mean one thing: Scoop! Admit it, you've missed it and I've missed talking about it. Do you know how difficult it is to come up with anything to write this time of year?!

Between the upcoming TCA Summer Press Tour and Comic-Con, you can expect scoop, galore!

From July 22-25th, the annual Comic-Con convention will take place in San Diego. Several CW shows have already been announced as participants at the annual geek-fest, Expect panel discussions for The Vampire Diaries, Smallville, Supernatural and Nikita, the hot new spy thriller with action 'flicktress', Maggie Q!

So, all I can say is patience is a virtue. When it comes, I'll be here to keep you up-to-date with all of the scoop and scooplets this summer.

Just because the TV season is over, doesn't mean you have to wait until September to get a taste of The CW's new hits in waiting. The network has generously posted trailers for both Hellcats and Nikita and I have generously decided to pass them on to you right here.

Hellcats will air on Wednesdays following an-all new cycle of America's Next Top Model (the winner of which will, for the first time, grace the cover of Italian Vogue). Nikita will follow The Vampire Diaries on Thursdays at 9pm.

Tell us what you think!

The Vampire Diaries season finale, an episode that co-star Nina Dobrev called "insane" when she visited the PIX Morning News last week airs this Thursday at 8pm. It promises to be memorable. Here are some pics, spoilers and a couple of scenes from Founder's Day, your last new episode of Vampire Diaries for a while.

Everyone is busy on Founder's Day with last-minute preparations for floats and fireworks.

Stefan is uncomfortable with Damon’s new attitude toward Elena.

Elena is more concerned about repairing her relationship with Jeremy.

Jeremy confronts Damon.

Jeremy is worried about Anna.

Jeremy is not sure he’s on board with Anna's latest plan for the future.

While Caroline is enjoying her day as Queen of the celebration, she also tries to help Matt and Tyler get their friendship back on track.

Although Damon and Alaric do their best to stop him, Johnathan Gilbert sets a plan in motion that brings Founder’s Day to an end amid chaos, destruction and death.

Will Elena learn that Johnathan is her father? Who will die? Tell us what you think.

Tonight's the night that Elena finally meets her birth mother, Isobel in the Vampire Diaries episode that is appropriately titled, Isobel.

What is her agenda? Tune into The Vampire Diaries tonight at 8pm for the season's penultimate episode and find out. In the meantime, watch these two clips from Isobel.

The CW is giving its viewers a unique opportunity to interact with the stars and executive producers of their favorite CW programs during Watch & Tweet Week, all next week beginning Monday, May 3rd.

Such CW stars as The Vampire Diaries' Nina Dobrev (Elena), Smallville's Erica Durance (Lois Lane) and 90210's Shenae Grimes (Annie) will be tweeting live during their shows next week. Fans can visit tweet.cwtv.com for their chance to tweet with the stars. Who will be tweeting and when? Take a look below and find out!

Monday, May 3

One Tree Hill

Robert Buckley (Clay) will Tweet from 8-9pm.

Gossip Girl

Executive Producer Josh Schwartz and Zuzanna Szadkowski (Dorota) will Tweet from 9-10pm.


Tuesday, May 4

90210

Shenae Grimes (Annie), Michael Steger (Navid), Tristan Wilds (Dixon) and Trevor Donovan (Teddy) will Tweet from 8-9pm.

Life Unexpected

Kristoffer Polaha (Nate), Shiri Appleby (Kate) and Austin Basis (Math), along with executive producer Liz Tigelaar will Tweet from 9-10pm.


Wednesday, May 5

America's Next Top Model

Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker will Tweet from 8-9pm. A surprise guest will Tweet from 845-9pm.


Thursday, May 6

The Vampire Diaries

Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert) will Tweet from 8-9pm. If you're up at 11pm, Executive producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec will join Nina Dobrev for the West Coast audience.

Supernatural

Misha Collins (Castiel) will Tweet from 9:00-10:00 p.m.


Friday, May 7

Smallville

Erica Durance (Lois Lane) will Tweet from 8-9pm.

Will you be tweeting?

There are only 5 more new episodes of The Vampire Diaries this season. Here's some scoop on what's coming up:

At the Founder’s Day Gala, Elena and Caroline compete for the title of “Miss Mystic Falls” against other girls from town, including Tina Fell and Amber Bradley.

Elena is happy to have Bonnie back in town, but Bonnie still has issues to work through.

John Gilbert attempts to intimidate Damon, but his plan doesn’t have the desired effect.

Damon discovers that Stefan is hiding a dangerous secret that could impact everyone in town.

While Stefan struggles to come to terms with his past, both he and Damon reveal parts of their history to Elena until she finally learns the truth about how they became vampires.

Pearl has an ugly confrontation with Johnathan Gilbert.

Damon and Alaric try to find a mysterious invention before Johnathan does.

The friendship and flirtation between Jeremy and Anna continues to grow.

Isobel returns to town and stuns Alaric with her attitude and her demands that he arrange a meeting with Elena.

When Isobel and Elena finally meet, Isobel refuses to answer most of Elena’s questions.

Isobel will stop at nothing to find the mysterious invention Jonathan Gilbert has been searching for.

Isobel’s dangerous actions lead Stefan, Damon and Bonnie to step in and help Elena deal with the situation.

Here are a bunch of odds and ends, scooplets, if you will for a few of your favorite CW shows:

90210:

Naomi's big lie comes to a head in the season finale.
Naomi's sister Jen returns.
Jasper continues to wreak havoc on Annie.

The Vampire Diaries:

A couple of major deaths are coming to Mystic Falls by the end of the season

Gossip Girl:

Jenny will do her best to cause trouble for Rufus and Lily. (Gee...what a beeyotch!)

Tonight's episode of The Vampire Diaries is called Let The Right One In. In tonight's episode, Stefan and Damon make a dangerous new enemy and Stefan suddenly finds himself in a perilous situation as a result. Here are a couple of clips!

Then later on Supernatural, Sam & Dean have more demon problems -- 99 of them (if the title 99 Problems is any clue). Here's a clip.

If you are a fan of The Vampire Diaries, you are going to want to pay close attention to this week's episode. According to E!, in the episode Elena will dial a phone number that will be clearly visible. This phone number is a bonus for fans. If the number is called, it will provide fans with some spoilers for upcoming episodes of The Vampire Diaries. Watch and dial carefully!

In the meantime, here are a few sneak peeks at this week's all-new episode of The Vampire Diaries.

The final episodes of the season of The Vampire Diaries begin rolling out on March 25th. Here's a peek at what to expect:

Matt and Caroline are surprised by the sudden reappearance of Matt’s mother Kelly.

Stefan and Elena are worried about Damon’s new attitude.

Damon is asked by Sheriff Forbes to take part in a fund-raising bachelor auction.

Alaric discovers shocking secrets from his own past.

With help from Jenna and Stefan, Elena is determined to find out everything she can about her birth mother, but can she handle the truth?

Anna brings a surprising guest along when she pays a visit to Damon.

Elena and Stefan go on an awkward double date with Caroline and Matt, but Stefan and Matt find they have some common ground.

Jenna reunites with her old friend Kelly.

Jeremy’s relationship with Anna takes an unexpected direction.

True to every major character he has played recently on TV, David Anders will arrive in Mystic Falls on April 15th as a no-goodnik. David Anders is always the bad guy and it will be no different on The Vampire Diaries, Anders will play Jonathan Gilbert, the uncle of Elena and Jeremy. When Jonathan Gilbert first pops up, it will be to sell Elena and Jeremy's father's medical office. According to an article published in Entertainment Weekly, executive producer Kevin Williamson says there is more than meets the eye to the elder Gilbert. "He has to sign the escrow papers but he isn’t quite ready to give the office up,” said Williamson. “But like everyone else in town, he’s there for something [else]. His intentions are not pure.”

Anders is perhaps best known for his role as the devious Sark on Alias and had a memorable story arc during season 2 of Heroes as the not quite immortal villain Adam Monroe. Anders recently completed a stint as terrorist Josef Bazhaev on 24.

The 2009-2010 season is almost over. The network has announced the season finale dates for all of its current series. Here they are!

Life Unexpected - Monday, April 12
Melrose Place - Tuesday, April 13
High Society - Wednesday, April 28
Fly Girls - Wednesday, May 5
America's Next Top Model - Wednesday, May 12
The Vampire Diaries - Thursday, May 13
Supernatural- Thursday, May 13
Smallville - Friday, May 14
One Tree Hill - Monday, May 17
Gossip Girl- Monday, May 17
90210 - Tuesday, May 18

Set your DVR's now!

Some cool casting choices are being made over at The CW.

David Anders (who is best known for his role as Sark on Alias and from more recent roles on both Heroes and 24) has joined the cast of The Vampire Diaries. Anders will play Jonathan Gilbert, Elena and Jeremy's uncle beginning on April 15th.

Maggie Q is in talks to star as Nikita in the CW pilot of the same name. Nikita is a new take on La Femme Nikita, the hit film and cable network series. Maggie Q is no stranger to the action genre having appeared in such adrenaline charged blockbusters as Mission Impossible III, Rush Hour II and Live Free Or Die Hard!

Sean Faris has been chosen to headline Amy Sherman Palladino's Wyoming-based soap pilot. Faris who has appeared on such TV shows as Reunion and Life As We Know It is best known to CW fans for his most recent role of Ben McKittrick on The Vampire Diaries.

Finally, congrats to Gillian Zinser who plays Ivy Sullivan on 90210. She has just been promoted to a series regular on the show!

The CW has given early pick-ups to five series, guaranteeing that they will be around next fall with all-new episodes.

The five series are:

America's Next Top Model
Gossip Girl
Supernatural
Vampire Diaries
90210

The network cited strong ratings as the reason for the early renewals.

Still waiting word on whether they will be back for another season are such shows as
Smallville, Life Unexpected, One Tree Hill and Melrose Place, but there's still plenty of time so keep watching.

The CW will announce its fall schedule during upfront season in mid-May.

Stefan, Damon and Elena work with Bonnie and Grams to open the tomb in this week's pivotal episode of The Vampire Diaries. In the clip below, executive producers Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson tease a little of what we can expect when the tomb finally opens. "A lot of big bad things are revealed as a result of (the) tomb being opened...and there's a very tragic outcome...," says Plec.

Here's the trailer and a couple more pics for this week's episode which is titled, Fool Me Once.

Will you be watching?

Want to know what happened way back in 1864 to make Damon promise Stefan an "eternity of misery?" Then you're going to want to watch Children Of The Damned, tonight's flashback episode of The Vampire Diaries. In the clip below, executive producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec share some backstage insight into tonight's installment. Also, check out a couple of sneak preview clips and don't forget to tune in tonight at 8pm for the rest!

Tom Welling (Smallville's Clark Kent) is the producer of a pilot commissioned by The CW for a possible slot on next fall's schedule. Welling's show is called Hellcats and is a comedy-drama set in the world of competitive cheerleading. Kevin Murphy (who has written for such series as Desperate Housewives and The CW's cult favorite Reaper) wrote the pilot and will co-executive produce with Welling.

The CW also continues to mine ideas for new series from the world of literature (see such success stories as Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries). That's the case with Tara Bray Smith's novel Betwixt which may be making a leap from bookshelves to your flat screen this fall. This pilot is a story about good and evil in which urban changelings protect humans from bad stuff! Sounds like it would slot in really well with Supernatural and the aforementioned Vampire Diaries, no?

The CW has now committed to producing five pilots so far, including Hayden Panettiere's HMS, as well as last week's announcement of Nikita and Amy Sherman-Palladino's unnamed Wyoming-set family drama.

In spite of frigid temperatures that hovered in the low 20's, the masses turned out in force at Garden State Plaza in Paramus, NJ on Saturday afternoon to meet and greet Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder -- the stars of The CW's immensely popular drama, The Vampire Diaries. A contingent of fans nearly 6,000 strong converged at the mall to attend the sold-out Hot Topic Vampire Diaries Mall Tour in-store event.

Wesley, a New Jersey native said he was glad to be back in his home state and flattered by the turnout, which he called "insanely surreal," a sentiment echoed by his on-screen brother played by Ian Somerhalder who commented that "afterlife is kind of fun."

"There's a lot of support for the show and so hopefully we can just keep doing what we're doing and people will like it as much as we do," said Somerhalder.

Of course, the overwhelmingly positive response has its downside (or upside...depending on how you choose to look at it) as Wesley told PIX' Andrew Ramos that Somerhalder often gets requests from female fans to bite them, something that Somerhalder wouldn't get into as he jokingly cited the legal issues involved.

In terms of spoilers, the threesome were very cagey about revealing where the season is headed.

"Until we open (the tomb) we certainly don't want to reveal anything. We don't want to talk about what's gonna happen because that's really gonna be a big dramatic event," said Wesley. "And because (executive producer) Kevin WIlliamson would cut our...," said Somerhalder, finishing Wesley's thought. 'Nuff said.

Nina Dobrev, the attractive 21-year-old Canadian who plays both Elena and Katherine did add that "a lot is happening. Everyone's kind of figuring out who they can trust (and) who they can't trust because they don't know who is and who is not a vampire."

For more...check out the video below!

Here's your chance to meet Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore), Ian Somerhalder (Damon Salvatore) and Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert) in person, get their autographs and even ask them questions at a Q & A!

Who: Cast Of Vampire Diaries
What: Meet them, get their autographs and ask them questions!
When: This Saturday (January 30th) at 3pm
Where: The Hot Topic Store at Westfield Garden State Plaza, One Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ
Why: Because you LOVE this show!!

In order to meet the cast, you must click here to enroll as an HT+1 member and purchase an exclusive “The Vampire Diaries” Cast Tour T-shirt at the Hot Topic location at Westfield Garden State Plaza. Membership is free with no obligation. Fans purchasing the shirt receive a wristband which will grant them access to the autograph session. The Q&A is open to the public.

...and WPIX is offering you the chance to win one of 5 skip-the-line passes which will allow you and a friend to jump ahead of everyone else. Click here to enter the sweepstakes and win one of these valuable passes, as well as a Vampire Diaries Cast Tour t-shirt provided by Hot Topic!

Note: Everyone is welcome but limit is one wristband and one autograph per person. Space is limited. Wristband required for entry to signing. No cameras allowed within Hot Topic locations.

Want to read more about Vampire Diaries? Visit our Vampire Diaries page for videos, the latest news and more.

One Gossip Girl coupling is not long for this world, while one on The Vampire Diaries is about to take shape. Don't read any further if you don't want to know the who, the what and the when!

If you think it has been a while since the last time you saw a new episode of The Vampire Diaries, you're right!

But all that changes tonight!

Check out a couple of clips of Bloodlines, tonight's all-new episode and then tune in at 8pm for the whole thing!

The people have spoken!

The favorite new TV drama and favorite sci-fi/fantasy shows can be found back-to-back on Thursday's -- right here on The CW.

Kudos to The Vampire Diaries for walking away with the People's Choice Award as the Favorite New TV Drama. The honor was bestowed on The CW's new hit drama at last night's ceremony broadcast on CBS. The Vampire Diaries beat out ABC's Flash Forward and V, as well as CBS' The Good Wife and NCIS: Los Angeles to come out on top as the favorite new tv drama of the people that matter most -- YOU!

Supernatural had to beat out some particularly tough competition to win the crown as Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show. Sam & Dean took down NBC's Heroes, ABC's Lost, HBO's True Blood and The CW's very own Vampire Diaries en route to their big win!

Both shows return with fresh episodes on Thursday, January 21st -- 2 weeks from tonight!

Here's what to expect later this month when a few of your favorite CW shows return from their early winter hiatus:

One Tree Hill (Returning January 18th):

The Scott family joins Haley on the last leg of her tour.
Brook and Julian reconnect after their 6-week break.
Clay and Quinn try to figure out how to move forward after his public declaration of love.
A post-rehab Alex tries to make amends with herself and the people she's let down.

The Vampire Diaries (Returning January 21st):

Damon takes a trip to Georgia, where he surprises Bree, an old flame.
Damon enlists Bree's help to figure out how to open the tomb.
Damon comes face to face with someone who is determined to make him pay for past wrongs.
Stefan opens up to Grams in his effort to help Bonnie come to terms with her powers.
While researching his history paper in the public library, Jeremy meets a cute-but-geeky girl named Anna who has her own theories on the folklore of Mystic Falls.
When Damon returns from Georgia, Stefan is waiting with news that will change their world.

Supernatural (Returning January 21st):

Sam & Dean get themselves admitted at a mental hospital to check out the mysterious monster that is attacking patients.
Sam and Dean's incarceration pushes both to the breaking point as they unleash their inner demons against each other.

Smallville (Returning January 22nd):

Oliver’s past comes back to haunt him in the form of The Dark Archer, a former teacher.
The Dark Archer seeks revenge on Oliver by going after Lois and Chloe.
Oliver faces off against The Dark Archer after he kidnaps Mia (Speedy).
Clark has to come to Oliver's rescue to prevent him from making a deadly mistake.

...and don't forget to watch Life Unexpected when it premieres on Monday, January 18th after an all-new One Tree Hill!! I've seen the first three episodes and they're great. If you're a fan of the old school WB dramas, you're going to L-O-V-E this show!

James Remar who plays Dexter's adoptive father on the Showtime hit will play Giuseppe, Stefan and Damon's dad during an upcoming flashback episode of The Vampire Diaries titled Children Of The Damned (airing February 4th).

When are your favorite CW shows returning with original episodes and how many can you look forward to? I have the scoop. Here are the dates you're going to want to remember followed by the number of episodes left for the season:

January 18:

One Tree Hill (10 episodes)
Life Unexpected (13 episodes)

January 21:

The Vampire Diaries (12 episodes)
Supernatural (12 episodes)

January 22:

Smallville (12 episodes including the 2-hour movie, Absolute Justice.)

March 8:

Gossip Girl (10 episodes)

March 9:

90210 (10 episodes)
Melrose Place (6 episodes)

March (Date TBA)

America's Next Top Model: Cycle 14 (13 episodes)
Fly Girls (8 episodes)
Tinsley Mortimer (8 episodes)

Keep the faith. They'll be here before you know it!!

Happy Holidays to all!!

Mia Kirschner, best known as Jenny Schecter on Showtime's The L Word and as Mandy in 7 episodes of Fox' 24 will be joining the cast of The Vampire Diaries.

She'll make her first appearance when the show returns with original episodes on January 21st. Kirschner will play Isobel, "the sweet-yet-dangerous wife of Matt Davis’ history teacher, Alaric," according to Entertainment Weekly.

In 2001, Mia Kirschner appeared in CBS' Wolf Lake (a short-lived series about werewolves) and in Dracula: The Series in the early 90's, so her recurring role on The Vampire Diaries has her returning to familiar territory! Welcome back to the dark side, Mia!

Here's the scoop on some of your favorite CW shows:

90210:

Dixon develops a gambling problem.
Naomi's sister Jen makes a splashy return.
Teddy's movie star dad, Spence comes to town.

One Tree Hill:

Brooke's Ex, Owen returns for one episode.

Gossip Girl:

Jenny attempts to come between Nate and Serena.
Jenny gets in deeper with bad boy Damian.
Chuck has a big storyline with a woman (Laura Harring) who might be his not-so-dead Mom.
Trouble lies ahead for Rufus and Lily.
Dan and Vanessa continue to explore their growing relationship.
Serena's (yet to be cast) father makes an appearance before season's end.

Life Unexpected:

Lux meets her grandparents.
Lux bails out 'Baze'.
Cate disappoints Lux.

The Vampire Diaries:

Katherine's tomb will be opened.

Supernatural:

Sam & Dean come to a town full of NICE zombies, one of which is Bobby's dead wife.
Sam will use his powers again (and Dean will not be happy).
The Prophet Chuck will return.
Another Horseman of the Apocalypse, Famine will be seen.

Recently, The CW Connect reached out to the cast of The Vampire Diaries and got them to answer questions from their fans. Check out the video below:

When The Vampire Diaries awakens from it's early winter hibernation on January 21st, we will get to meet Stefan and Damon's sister, Maria.

In the episode titled "Bloodlines," Maria comes to town looking for revenge and Stefan and Damon need to stop her before the truth comes out. Additionally, the man that Elena met on the road in the last episode turns out to be a vampire who bites her.

Nina Dobrev who plays Elena revealed to MTV News that her character will also be spending more time with Damon during the second half of the season.

Paul Wesley who plays Stefan Salvatore on The Vampire Diaries will be doing double-duty this winter when he reprises his role as Jack Bauer's son-in-law on Fox's 24.

Wesley is no stranger to 24. He played Kim Bauer's husband Stephen in 2 episodes last season.

The CW has announced plans to air a weeklong Vampire Diaries Marathon next month.

From Monday, December 14th through Friday, December 18th, The CW will rebroadcast all 10 episodes of the hit show in consecutive order. Each night, back-to-back episodes of The Vampire Diaries will air from 8-10pm.

In just a few short months, The Vampire Diaries is already one of the most talked about shows on TV and recently scored a major thumbs up by being nominated for two People's Choice Awards -- Favorite New TV Drama and Favorite TV Sci/Fi/Fantasy.

The nominees for the People's Choice Awards have been announced and it's time to show your love by voting for your favorite CW stars and shows!

Favorite TV Drama Actress

Blake Lively/Gossip Girl
Anna Paquin/True Blood
Jennifer Love-Hewitt/Ghost Whisperer
Katherine Heigl/Grey's Anatomy
Mariska Hargitay/Law & Order: SVU

Favorite TV Obsession

Gossip Girl
Dexter
The Hills
The Secret Life Of The American Teenager
True Blood

Favorite New TV Drama

Melrose Place
Vampire Diaries
Eastwick
Flash Forward
The Forgotten
The Good Wife
Mercy
NCIS: LA
Three Rivers

Favorite TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Supernatural
The Vampire Diaries
Heroes
Lost
True Blood

Favorite TV Talk Show

The Tyra Banks Show
Chelsea Lately
Live With Regis & Kelly
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show

Favorite Music Collaboration

Good Girls Go Bad - Cobra Starship & Leighton Meester
I'm On A Boat - The Lonely Island & T-Pain
Live Your Life - T.I. & Rihanna
Lucky - Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Run This Town - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

Click here to vote! Vote early and vote often!! :)

The People's Choice Awards airs on CBS on January 6th.

Last week's shocking death on The Vampire Diaries might have had a different look to it if Executive Producer Kevin Williamson had stuck to the original script.

When the sequence was shot several weeks ago, Stefan was not the guy that plunged the stake into Vicki. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello, Kayla Ewell (who played Vicki) revealed that someone else staked her.

"In the original script, Jeremy kills Vicki. And that’s what we shot. Jeremy is forced to choose between saving the love of his life or his sister, and he chooses his sister. We shot the whole thing and I [moved back to] L.A. Then about a week and a half later, I got an e-mail from Kevin and [coexecutive producer] Julie Plec asking me to come back to Atlanta to reshoot my death scene — only this time Stefan kills me," Ewell told Entertainment Weekly.

"They chose to have Stefan kill me because it makes him more of a hero since he saves Elena. There was also the question of would Jeremy know to actually stake a vampire in the heart? In the original script, when Vicki gets staked you see her disappear into dust. But in the [reshot scene that aired], Stefan pulls the stake out and Damon takes me away," Ewell explained.

Guess we have our first DVD extra when Vampire Diaries, Season One is released next year.

Here are some juicy tidbits on all of your favorite CW programs!

One Tree Hill:

A character on One Tree Hill will attempt suicide in an episode coming soon.

Gossip Girl:

Bart Bass returns to Gossip Girl in December. Is he back from the dead? According to E! Online, that might very well be the case. On the other hand, Entertainment Weekly says Bart is not alive nor is he appearing in flashback. So, what gives? Keep watching to find out!

90210:

Dixon will welcome another older woman into his life, someone older than Sasha. This character has already appeared on the show.

After Ryan's impending break up with Jen, he'll find a new woman to date. Imagine his surprise when he learns that he is bedding the mother of one of his students!!

Naomi tells a lies that has major ramifications!

Melrose Place:

The murder mystery wraps in episode 12 (scheduled to air December 8th).

Nick Zano (who's wrapping up a stint as Courteney Cox' young boyfriend on Cougar Town) is reportedly in the running to join Melrose Place as a new resident at the hospital where Lauren and Michael work.

Heather Locklear's storyline involves some sort of mystery involving Sydney -- so Laura Leighton "may be staying on in some form," according to Jessica Lucas who plays Riley on the show.

America's Next Top Model:

Tyra Banks chooses America's Next Top Model in the Cycle 13 finale scheduled to air on November 18th.

Eddie Murphy will be in the audience for the final runway show on the season finale of Top Model!

The Vampire Diaries:

A series regular of the female persuasion will bite the dust.

Supernatural:

Thursday's night of death continues as two supporting cast members of Supernatural die in an episode titled "Abandon All Hope" (tentatively scheduled to air November 19th).

Also in this episode, the brothers battle it out with Lucifer.

Sam & Dean switch bodies in episode 12 (which will air in late December or early January).

Smallville:

Phil Morris will return to the show as a Martian Manhunter in a 2-part episode titled "Society," scheduled to air early in the new year. The episode was written by D.C. Comics writer Geoff Johns (best known for his work on The Flash and The Green Lantern). This Justice Society themed episode introduces such characters as Hawkman, Doctor Fate and Stargirl.

Clark and Chloe's friendship will be rebuilt.

Is it possible for The Vampire Diaries to "suck" even more than it already does. Yes (and in this case, suck is a GOOD thing!)!

The CW has announced that its newest hit, The Vampire Diaries has been picked up for a full 22-episode season (previously, only 13 episodes had been ordered).

Additionally, if you miss any episodes of The Vampire Diaries, you will have another opportunity to catch up. Beginning next Wednesday (October 28th), The CW will air encores of the previous week's episode from 9-10pm following America's Next Top Model!

Here's some scoop and pics from upcoming episodes of The Vampire Diaries:

The Vampire Diaries flashes back to the 19th century as Elena learns how Stefan's rivalry with Damon began. The episode titled Lost Girls airs on Thursday, October 15th. Check out some cool production stills below:

Kayla Ewell plays Vicki Donovan on The CW’s newest hit, The Vampire Diaries.

She dropped by The PIX Morning News and spoke to Emily Frances earlier this week about her show.

PIX: Good morning and welcome to the CW family.

Kayla Ewell: Thank you.

PIX: I have a feeling that the character you play on The Vampire Diaries is very much opposite from how you are in real life.

KE: Yes, absolutely. That’s what actually attracted me to the role in the beginning. She was just so much fun and was always popping pills, doing drugs, having sex and it really was like the opposite of who I was in high school.

PIX: So you were a good girl?

If you like One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place, get used to seeing them on PIX.

If you don't like One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place, get used to seeing them on PIX.

In a display of confidence, The CW announced today that One Tree Hill has been picked up for an entire 22-episode season, while both Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place have received orders for additional scripts. The CW has committed to 9 additional scripts for The Vampire Diaries and 6 more scripts for Melrose Place!

This is going to make a lot of people feel really old. Jasmine Guy who starred as college student Whitley Gilbert in the mid 80's sitcom A Different World has been cast as Bonnie's GRANDMOTHER on The Vampire Diaries.

The 47-year-old actress is a bit young to be playing the grandmother of a teenybopper but Executive Producer Kevin Williamson explained to TV Guide the reason she looks so young is because she's really a witch.

"She's a college professor at the local university who teaches the occult. Bonnie starts to think she may be a witch, and it turns out they have a lineage of witches in their family dating back to Salem. Bonnie thinks it's all crazy until she starts doing things like lighting fires," Williamson said.

Although I know it's strictly taboo to ask, do you think this black magic woman will be a "good witch" or a "bad witch?"

Post your comments or theories.

If you watched last night's series premiere of The Vampire Diaries, then you were a part of history. The Vampire Diaries was watched by a fang-tastic 4.84 million viewers in the U.S., making it the most watched series premiere in the history of The CW Television Network.

If you missed last night's series premiere or want to catch it again, you have two more opportunities.

WPIX will repeat the series opener tomorrow -- Saturday at 3pm and again on Sunday at 8pm (coincidentally, right before the season finale of HBO's True Blood). Why not make it a two-fer? Otherwise, stick around for an encore presentation of the Melrose Place premiere.

Here's an opportunity to help make a difference in someone's life and meet a celebrity at the same time. Now that's a win-win!

Ian Somerhalder, former Lost castaway and current star of The CW's Vampire Diaries and PIX are teaming up with the New York Blood Center to conduct a blood drive outside of PIX studios at 220 East 42nd Street on Thursday, September 10th, from 6am-1130am.

The New York Blood Center needs roughly 2,000 blood donations per day to meet demand and they need your help. PIX and Ian Somerhalder invite you to roll up your sleeves, donate a pint of blood, save a life and support this very important cause.

For your safety, blood will be donated the traditional way only. No necks will be bitten! :)

PIX will be broadcasting LIVE from the event and our entire morning news crew will be on hand in support of the blood drive effort.

So come by, say hello and save a life. Remember that your donation can save up to three lives, so please come out and give a pint. This is a cause you can really sink your teeth into!

The Vampire Diaries premieres later that evening at 8pm on WPIX!

Kevin Williamson, writer and executive producer of The Vampire Diaries was on hand at Comic-Con over the weekend to talk about the new CW series and explain how he got involved with the project, why he initially turned it down and what changed his mind to get him to hop on board.

Initially, Williamson had reservations about jumping into the project and actually turned it down several times before finally agreeing to helm the series.