Claim: The Supernatural pilot premiered on a television network.

`` Pilot '' is the first episode of the television series Supernatural . It premiered on The WB on September 13 , 2005 , and was written by series creator Eric Kripke and directed by David Nutter . The Supernatural pilot introduced the characters of Sam -LRB- Jared Padalecki -RRB- and Dean Winchester -LRB- Jensen Ackles -RRB- , brothers who travel throughout the country hunting supernatural creatures , as they battled a ghostly Woman in White -LRB- Sarah Shahi -RRB- while searching for their missing father -LRB- Jeffrey Dean Morgan -RRB- .   Kripke was developing the concept for ten years before it was greenlit as a television series . Before it could be filmed , the script underwent numerous revisions . The episode was produced in Los Angeles , though future episodes were filmed in Vancouver , British Columbia , to save money . The episode established the series ' tradition of a rock-music soundtrack , and included background music scored by Kripke 's friend Christopher Lennertz . It received mixed reviews , with critics praising the horror elements but having varying opinions of the lead actors ' performances .