Aja Romano, writing for The Daily Dot, stated that Ted the Caver was arguably the earliest example of creepypasta. The story, posted on Angelfire in 2001, was written in the first person from the perspective of Ted as he and several friends explored an increasingly frightening cave system.

The story of Sonic.exe starts in 2011, when a web user by the name JC the Hyena  posted a short story to the Creepypasta Wiki that described a disturbing and violent Sonic game his friend supposedly mailed him. ... Eggman are each hunted down and killed by a demonic version of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Over the course of those 15 years, it has become a fan favorite and a staple of television networks in syndication. Besides being the longest-running fantasy show to have ever been broadcast in the US, Supernatural is also considered one of the greatest fantasy shows of all time.

No, not in terms of size or sheer numbers, at least not just. While ratings have been fine compared to most shows, viewership has been on a steady decline ever since season 11, with the 13th season averaging a 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.687 million total viewers, per TVSeriesFinale.