Vampire mania hits the small screen with The Vampire Diaries premiering tonight on the CW at 8:00PM ET! On the first episode, we meet Elena (played by Degrassi actress Nina Dobrev) who is returning to high school the fall after a family tragedy.

Psychic BFFs, jealous frenemies, an angry ex -- Elena deals with it all, and becomes close with the new guy at school Stefan (played by Paul Wesley) who has his own problems to deal with including his bad boy brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder) coming back into his life. And then there's the whole him being a vampire trying to live a normal life thing...

Are you going to tune into The Vampire Diaries tonight? What new or returning fall shows have you been watching so far? What show are you most excited about?

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