List of The Vampire Diaries episodes

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The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural-fantasy horror television series.[1] The series is based on a book series of the same name by L.J. Smith, and was developed for television by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. The Vampire Diaries premiered on The CW on September 10, 2009 and was renewed for a second season that premiered on September 9, 2010.[2][3] The first season was released on both DVD and Blu-ray formats in the United States and Canada on August 31, 2010.[4]

The Vampire Diaries follows the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), who falls for a handsome century-old vampire named Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley). Their lives grow more and more complicated as Stefan's vicious older vampire brother Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) also returns to town with a vendetta against his brother and the Founding Families's descendants. However Damon quickly becomes their greatest ally in their fight against evil. The series is set in a fictional town heavily charged with supernatural history, known as Mystic Falls, Virginia.

As of May 13, 2016, 155 episodes of The Vampire Diaries have aired.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 22 September 10, 2009 (2009-09-10) May 13, 2010 (2010-05-13)
2 22 September 9, 2010 (2010-09-09) May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12)
3 22 September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15) May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10)
4 23 October 11, 2012 (2012-10-11) May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16)
5 22 October 3, 2013 (2013-10-03) May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15)
6 22 October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02) May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14)
7 22 October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08) May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)

Episodes

Season 1 (2009–10)

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No. in
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season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code		 U.S. viewers
(million)
1 1 "Pilot" Marcos Siega Teleplay by: Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec September 10, 2009 (2009-09-10) 296766 4.91[5]
2 2 "The Night of the Comet" Marcos Siega Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17) 2J5001 3.78[6]
3 3 "Friday Night Bites" John Dahl Barbie Kligman & Bryan M. Holdman September 24, 2009 (2009-09-24) 2J5002 3.81[7]
4 4 "Family Ties" Guy Ferland Andrew Kreisberg & Brian Young October 1, 2009 (2009-10-01) 2J5003 3.53[8]
5 5 "You're Undead to Me" Kevin Bray Sean Reycraft & Gabrielle Stanton October 8, 2009 (2009-10-08) 2J5004 3.52[9]
6 6 "Lost Girls" Marcos Siega Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec October 15, 2009 (2009-10-15) 2J5005 3.88[10]
7 7 "Haunted" Ernest Dickerson Story by: Andrew Kreisberg
Teleplay by: Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec		 October 29, 2009 (2009-10-29) 2J5006 4.18[11]
8 8 "162 Candles" Rick Bota Barbie Kligman & Gabrielle Stanton November 5, 2009 (2009-11-05) 2J5007 4.09[12]
9 9 "History Repeating" Marcos Siega Bryan M. Holdman & Brian Young November 12, 2009 (2009-11-12) 2J5008 4.10[13]
10 10 "The Turning Point" J. Miller Tobin Story by: Barbie Kligman
Teleplay by: Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec		 November 19, 2009 (2009-11-19) 2J5009 3.57[14]
11 11 "Bloodlines" David Barrett Story by: Sean Reycraft
Teleplay by: Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec		 January 21, 2010 (2010-01-21) 2J5010 3.68[15]
12 12 "Unpleasantville" Liz Friedlander Barbie Kligman & Brian Young January 28, 2010 (2010-01-28) 2J5011 3.71[16]
13 13 "Children of the Damned" Marcos Siega Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec February 4, 2010 (2010-02-04) 2J5012 3.99[17]
14 14 "Fool Me Once" Marcos Siega Brett Conrad February 11, 2010 (2010-02-11) 2J5013 3.51[18]
15 15 "A Few Good Men" Joshua Butler Brian Young March 25, 2010 (2010-03-25) 2J5014 3.33[19]
16 16 "There Goes the Neighborhood" Kevin Bray Bryan Oh & Andrew Chambliss April 1, 2010 (2010-04-01) 2J5015 2.80[20]
17 17 "Let the Right One In" Dennis Smith Story by: Brian Young
Teleplay by: Julie Plec		 April 8, 2010 (2010-04-08) 2J5016 3.48[21]
18 18 "Under Control" David Von Ancken Barbie Kligman & Andrew Chambliss April 15, 2010 (2010-04-15) 2J5017 3.15[22]
19 19 "Miss Mystic Falls" Marcos Siega Bryan Oh & Caroline Dries April 22, 2010 (2010-04-22) 2J5018 3.33[23]
20 20 "Blood Brothers" Liz Friedlander Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec April 29, 2010 (2010-04-29) 2J5019 3.39[24]
21 21 "Isobel" J. Miller Tobin Caroline Dries & Brian Young May 6, 2010 (2010-05-06) 2J5020 3.31[25]
22 22 "Founder's Day" Marcos Siega Bryan Oh & Andrew Chambliss May 13, 2010 (2010-05-13) 2J5021 3.47[26]

Season 2 (2010–11)

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No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code		 U.S. viewers
(million)
23 1 "The Return" J. Miller Tobin Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec September 9, 2010 (2010-09-09) 2J5251 3.28[27]
24 2 "Brave New World" John Dahl Brian Young September 16, 2010 (2010-09-16) 2J5252 3.05[28]
25 3 "Bad Moon Rising" Patrick Norris Andrew Chambliss September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23) 2J5253 3.57[29]
26 4 "Memory Lane" Rob Hardy Caroline Dries September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30) 2J5254 3.18[30]
27 5 "Kill or Be Killed" Jeff Woolnough Mike Daniels October 7, 2010 (2010-10-07) 2J5255 3.47[31]
28 6 "Plan B" John Behring Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain October 21, 2010 (2010-10-21) 2J5256 3.62[32]
29 7 "Masquerade" Charles Beeson Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28) 2J5257 3.55[33]
30 8 "Rose" Liz Friedlander Brian Young November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04) 2J5258 3.63[34]
31 9 "Katerina" J. Miller Tobin Andrew Chambliss November 11, 2010 (2010-11-11) 2J5259 3.50[35]
32 10 "The Sacrifice" Ralph Hemecker Caroline Dries December 2, 2010 (2010-12-02) 2J5260 3.46[36]
33 11 "By the Light of the Moon" Elizabeth Allen Mike Daniels December 9, 2010 (2010-12-09) 2J5261 3.16[37]
34 12 "The Descent" Marcos Siega Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain January 27, 2011 (2011-01-27) 2J5262 3.55[38]
35 13 "Daddy Issues" Joshua Butler Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03) 2J5263 3.22[39]
36 14 "Crying Wolf" David Von Ancken Brian Young February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10) 2J5264 2.78[40]
37 15 "The Dinner Party" Marcos Siega Andrew Chambliss February 17, 2011 (2011-02-17) 2J5265 3.07[41]
38 16 "The House Guest" Michael Katleman Caroline Dries February 24, 2011 (2011-02-24) 2J5266 2.98[42]
39 17 "Know Thy Enemy" Wendey Stanzler Mike Daniels April 7, 2011 (2011-04-07) 2J5267 2.73[43]
40 18 "The Last Dance" John Behring Michael Narducci April 14, 2011 (2011-04-14) 2J5268 2.81[44]
41 19 "Klaus" Joshua Butler Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec April 21, 2011 (2011-04-21) 2J5269 2.70[45]
42 20 "The Last Day" J. Miller Tobin Andrew Chambliss & Brian Young April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28) 2J5270 2.68[46]
43 21 "The Sun Also Rises" Paul M. Sommers Caroline Dries & Mike Daniels May 5, 2011 (2011-05-05) 2J5271 2.84[47]
44 22 "As I Lay Dying" John Behring Turi Meyer & Al Septien & Michael Narducci May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12) 2J5272 2.86[48]

Season 3 (2011–12)

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No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code		 U.S. viewers
(million)
45 1 "The Birthday" John Behring Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15) 2J6001 3.10[49]
46 2 "The Hybrid" Joshua Butler Al Septien & Turi Meyer September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22) 2J6002 2.52[50]
47 3 "The End of the Affair" Chris Grismer Caroline Dries September 29, 2011 (2011-09-29) 2J6003 2.74[51]
48 4 "Disturbing Behavior" Wendey Stanzler Brian Young October 6, 2011 (2011-10-06) 2J6004 2.63[52]
49 5 "The Reckoning" John Behring Michael Narducci October 13, 2011 (2011-10-13) 2J6005 2.89[53]
50 6 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Rob Hardy Julie Plec & Caroline Dries October 20, 2011 (2011-10-20) 2J6006 3.03[54]
51 7 "Ghost World" David Jackson Rebecca Sonnenshine October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27) 2J6007 3.28[55]
52 8 "Ordinary People" J. Miller Tobin Story by: Nick Wauters
Teleplay by: Julie Plec & Caroline Dries		 November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03) 2J6008 3.51[56]
53 9 "Homecoming" Joshua Butler Evan Bleiweiss November 10, 2011 (2011-11-10) 2J6009 3.17[57]
54 10 "The New Deal" John Behring Michael Narducci January 5, 2012 (2012-01-05) 2J6010 3.32[58]
55 11 "Our Town" Wendey Stanzler Rebecca Sonnenshine January 12, 2012 (2012-01-12) 2J6011 2.86[59]
56 12 "The Ties That Bind" John Dahl Brian Young January 19, 2012 (2012-01-19) 2J6012 2.71[60]
57 13 "Bringing Out the Dead" Jeffrey Hunt Turi Meyer & Al Septien February 2, 2012 (2012-02-02) 2J6013 2.74[61]
58 14 "Dangerous Liaisons" Chris Grismer Caroline Dries February 9, 2012 (2012-02-09) 2J6014 3.08[62]
59 15 "All My Children" Pascal Verschooris Evan Bleiweiss & Michael Narducci February 16, 2012 (2012-02-16) 2J6015 2.90[63]
60 16 "1912" John Behring Julie Plec & Elisabeth R. Finch March 15, 2012 (2012-03-15) 2J6016 2.64[64]
61 17 "Break On Through" Lance Anderson Rebecca Sonnenshine March 22, 2012 (2012-03-22) 2J6017 2.69[65]
62 18 "The Murder of One" J. Miller Tobin Caroline Dries March 29, 2012 (2012-03-29) 2J6018 2.44[66]
63 19 "Heart of Darkness" Chris Grismer Brian Young & Evan Bleiweiss April 19, 2012 (2012-04-19) 2J6019 2.21[67]
64 20 "Do Not Go Gentle" Joshua Butler Michael Narducci April 26, 2012 (2012-04-26) 2J6020 2.22[68]
65 21 "Before Sunset" Chris Grismer Story by: Charlie Charbonneau & Daphne Miles
Teleplay by: Caroline Dries		 May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03) 2J6021 2.54[69]
66 22 "The Departed" John Behring Story by: Brett Matthews & Elisabeth R. Finch
Teleplay by: Julie Plec		 May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10) 2J6022 2.53[70]

Season 4 (2012–13)

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Main article: The Vampire Diaries (season 4)
No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code		 U.S. viewers
(million)
67 1 "Growing Pains" Chris Grismer Caroline Dries October 11, 2012 (2012-10-11) 2J6651 3.18[71]
68 2 "Memorial" Rob Hardy Jose Molina & Julie Plec October 18, 2012 (2012-10-18) 2J6652 2.91[72]
69 3 "The Rager" Lance Anderson Brian Young October 25, 2012 (2012-10-25) 2J6653 2.87[73]
70 4 "The Five" Joshua Butler Brett Matthews & Rebecca Sonnenshine November 1, 2012 (2012-11-01) 2J6654 3.27[74]
71 5 "The Killer" Chris Grismer Michael Narducci November 8, 2012 (2012-11-08) 2J6655 3.02[75]
72 6 "We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes" Wendey Stanzler Evan Bleiweiss & Julie Plec November 15, 2012 (2012-11-15) 2J6656 2.84[76]
73 7 "My Brother's Keeper" Jeffrey Hunt Caroline Dries & Elisabeth R. Finch November 29, 2012 (2012-11-29) 2J6657 2.86[77]
74 8 "We'll Always Have Bourbon Street" Jesse Warn Charlie Charbonneau & Jose Molina December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06) 2J6658 2.42[78]
75 9 "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Pascal Verschooris Michael J. Cinquemani & Julie Plec December 13, 2012 (2012-12-13) 2J6659 2.81[79]
76 10 "After School Special" David Von Ancken Brett Matthews January 17, 2013 (2013-01-17) 2J6660 2.95[80]
77 11 "Catch Me If You Can" John Dahl Brian Young & Michael Narducci January 24, 2013 (2013-01-24) 2J6661 2.71[81]
78 12 "A View to a Kill" Brad Turner Rebecca Sonnenshine January 31, 2013 (2013-01-31) 2J6662 2.56[82]
79 13 "Into the Wild" Michael Allowitz Caroline Dries February 7, 2013 (2013-02-07) 2J6663 2.50[83]
80 14 "Down the Rabbit Hole" Chris Grismer Jose Molina February 14, 2013 (2013-02-14) 2J6664 2.31[84]
81 15 "Stand by Me" Lance Anderson Julie Plec February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21) 2J6665 2.91[85]
82 16 "Bring It On" Jesse Warn Elisabeth R. Finch & Michael Narducci March 14, 2013 (2013-03-14) 2J6666 2.41[86]
83 17 "Because the Night" Garreth Stover Brian Young & Charlie Charbonneau March 21, 2013 (2013-03-21) 2J6667 2.65[87]
84 18 "American Gothic" Kellie Cyrus Evan Bleiweiss & Jose Molina March 28, 2013 (2013-03-28) 2J6668 2.46[88]
85 19 "Pictures of You" J. Miller Tobin Neil Reynolds & Caroline Dries April 18, 2013 (2013-04-18) 2J6669 2.14[89]
86 20 "The Originals" Chris Grismer Julie Plec April 25, 2013 (2013-04-25) 2J6670 2.24[90]
87 21 "She's Come Undone" Darnell Martin Michael Narducci & Rebecca Sonnenshine May 2, 2013 (2013-05-02) 2J6671 2.17[91]
88 22 "The Walking Dead" Rob Hardy Brian Young & Caroline Dries May 9, 2013 (2013-05-09) 2J6672 2.28[92]
89 23 "Graduation" Chris Grismer Caroline Dries & Julie Plec May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) 2J6673 2.24[93]

Season 5 (2013–14)

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Main article: The Vampire Diaries (season 5)
No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code		 U.S. viewers
(million)
90 1 "I Know What You Did Last Summer" Lance Anderson Caroline Dries October 3, 2013 (2013-10-03) 2J7501 2.59[94]
91 2 "True Lies" Joshua Butler Brian Young October 10, 2013 (2013-10-10) 2J7502 2.14[95]
92 3 "Original Sin" Jesse Warn Melinda Hsu Taylor & Rebecca Sonnenshine October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17) 2J7503 2.93[96]
93 4 "For Whom the Bell Tolls" Michael Allowitz Brett Matthews & Elisabeth R. Finch October 24, 2013 (2013-10-24) 2J7504 2.63[97]
94 5 "Monster's Ball" Kellie Cyrus Sonny Postiglione October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31) 2J7505 2.07[98]
95 6 "Handle with Care" Jeffrey Hunt Caroline Dries & Holly Brix November 7, 2013 (2013-11-07) 2J7506 2.59[99]
96 7 "Death and the Maiden" Leslie Libman Rebecca Sonnenshine November 14, 2013 (2013-11-14) 2J7507 2.72[100]
97 8 "Dead Man on Campus" Rob Hardy Brian Young & Neil Reynolds November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21) 2J7508 2.67[101]
98 9 "The Cell" Chris Grismer Melinda Hsu Taylor December 5, 2013 (2013-12-05) 2J7509 2.36[102]
99 10 "Fifty Shades of Grayson" Kellie Cyrus Caroline Dries December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12) 2J7510 2.44[103]
100 11 "500 Years of Solitude" Chris Grismer Julie Plec & Caroline Dries January 23, 2014 (2014-01-23) 2J7511 2.72[104]
101 12 "The Devil Inside" Kellie Cyrus Brett Matthews & Sonny Postiglione January 30, 2014 (2014-01-30) 2J7512 2.42[105]
102 13 "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Darren Genet Rebecca Sonnenshine & Holly Brix February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06) 2J7513 2.16[106]
103 14 "No Exit" Michael Allowitz Brian Young February 27, 2014 (2014-02-27) 2J7514 2.03[107]
104 15 "Gone Girl" Lance Anderson Melinda Hsu Taylor March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06) 2J7515 2.19[108]
105 16 "While You Were Sleeping" Pascal Verschooris Caroline Dries March 20, 2014 (2014-03-20) 2J7516 2.28[109]
106 17 "Rescue Me" Leslie Libman Brett Matthews & Neil Reynolds March 27, 2014 (2014-03-27) 2J7517 1.73[110]
107 18 "Resident Evil" Paul Wesley Brian Young & Caroline Dries April 17, 2014 (2014-04-17) 2J7518 1.66[111]
108 19 "Man on Fire" Michael Allowitz Melinda Hsu Taylor & Matthew D'Ambrosio April 24, 2014 (2014-04-24) 2J7519 1.81[112]
109 20 "What Lies Beneath" Joshua Butler Elisabeth R. Finch & Holly Brix May 1, 2014 (2014-05-01) 2J7520 1.84[113]
110 21 "Promised Land" Michael Allowitz Rebecca Sonnenshine May 8, 2014 (2014-05-08) 2J7521 1.50[114]
111 22 "Home" Chris Grismer Caroline Dries & Brian Young May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15) 2J7522 1.61[115]

Season 6 (2014–15)

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Main article: The Vampire Diaries (season 6)
No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code		 U.S. viewers
(million)
112 1 "I'll Remember" Jeffrey Hunt Caroline Dries October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02) 2J7851 1.81[116]
113 2 "Yellow Ledbetter" Pascal Verschooris Julie Plec October 9, 2014 (2014-10-09) 2J7852 1.67[117]
114 3 "Welcome to Paradise" Michael Allowitz Brian Young October 16, 2014 (2014-10-16) 2J7853 1.83[118]
115 4 "Black Hole Sun" Kellie Cyrus Melinda Hsu Taylor & Neil Reynolds October 23, 2014 (2014-10-23) 2J7854 1.66[119]
116 5 "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" Leslie Libman Brett Matthews October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30) 2J7855 1.58[120]
117 6 "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" Garreth Stover Chad Fiveash & James Stoterau November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06) 2J7856 1.59[121]
118 7 "Do You Remember the First Time?" Darren Genet Rebecca Sonnenshine November 13, 2014 (2014-11-13) 2J7857 1.54[122]
119 8 "Fade Into You" Joshua Butler Nina Fiore & John Herrera November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20) 2J7858 1.68[123]
120 9 "I Alone" Kellie Cyrus Brian Young & Holly Brix December 4, 2014 (2014-12-04) 2J7859 1.49[124]
121 10 "Christmas Through Your Eyes" Michael Allowitz Caroline Dries December 11, 2014 (2014-12-11) 2J7860 1.82[125]
122 11 "Woke Up with a Monster" Paul Wesley Melinda Hsu Taylor January 22, 2015 (2015-01-22) 2J7861 1.63[126]
123 12 "Prayer for the Dying" Jeffrey Hunt Brett Matthews & Rebecca Sonnenshine January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29) 2J7862 1.47[127]
124 13 "The Day I Tried to Live" Pascal Verschooris Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux February 5, 2015 (2015-02-05) 2J7863 1.61[128]
125 14 "Stay" Chris Grismer Brian Young & Caroline Dries February 12, 2015 (2015-02-12) 2J7864 1.52[129]
126 15 "Let Her Go" Julie Plec Julie Plec February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19) 2J7865 1.41[130]
127 16 "The Downward Spiral" Ian Somerhalder Brian Young & Caroline Dries March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12) 2J7866 1.30[131]
128 17 "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" Joshua Butler Neil Reynolds March 19, 2015 (2015-03-19) 2J7867 1.59[132]
129 18 "I Never Could Love Like That" Leslie Libman Story by: Matthew D'Ambrosio
Teleplay by: Chad Fiveash & James Storeaux		 April 16, 2015 (2015-04-16) 2J7868 1.35[133]
130 19 "Because" Geoff Shotz Melinda Hsu Taylor April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23) 2J7869 1.37[134]
131 20 "I'd Leave My Happy Home for You" Jesse Warn Brett Matthews & Rebecca Sonnenshine April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30) 2J7870 1.21[135]
132 21 "I'll Wed You in the Golden Summertime" Michael Allowitz Brian Young May 7, 2015 (2015-05-07) 2J7871 1.32[136]
133 22 "I'm Thinking of You All the While" Chris Grismer Julie Plec & Caroline Dries May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14) 2J7872 1.44[137]

Season 7 (2015–16)

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No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code		 U.S. viewers
(million)
134 1 "Day One of Twenty-Two Thousand, Give or Take" Pascal Verschooris Caroline Dries October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08) 3J5701 1.38[138]
135 2 "Never Let Me Go" Chris Grismer Brian Young October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15) 3J5702 1.40[139]
136 3 "Age of Innocence" Michael Allowitz Melinda Hsu Taylor & Holly Brix October 22, 2015 (2015-10-22) 3J5703 1.20[140]
137 4 "I Carry Your Heart with Me" Jeffrey Hunt Neil Reynolds October 29, 2015 (2015-10-29) 3J5704 1.24[141]
138 5 "Live Through This" Kellie Cyrus Rebecca Sonnenshine November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05) 3J5705 1.34[142]
139 6 "Best Served Cold" Darren Genet Caroline Dries November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12) 3J5706 1.32[143]
140 7 "Mommie Dearest" Tony Solomons Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux November 19, 2015 (2015-11-19) 3J5707 1.10[144]
141 8 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" Leslie Libman Brett Matthews December 3, 2015 (2015-12-03) 3J5708 1.31[145]
142 9 "Cold as Ice" Geoffrey Wing Shotz Brian Young December 10, 2015 (2015-12-10) 3J5709 1.18[146]
143 10 "Hell Is Other People" Deborah Chow Holly Brix & Neil Reynolds January 29, 2016 (2016-01-29) 3J5710 1.23[147]
144 11 "Things We Lost in the Fire" Paul Wesley Melinda Hsu Taylor February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05) 3J5711 1.09[148]
145 12 "Postcards from the Edge" Pascal Verschooris Rebecca Sonnenshine February 12, 2016 (2016-02-12) 3J5712 1.05[149]
146 13 "This Woman's Work" Garreth Stover Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19) 3J5713 1.01[150]
147 14 "Moonlight on the Bayou" Jeffrey Hunt Caroline Dries & Brett Matthews February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26) 3J5714 1.12[151]
148 15 "I Would for You" Mike Karasick Brian Young March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04) 3J5715 1.06[152]
149 16 "Days of Future Past" Ian Somerhalder Melinda Hsu Taylor April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01) 3J5716 1.07[153]
150 17 "I Went to the Woods" Julie Plec Story by: Julie Plec & Neil Reynolds
Teleplay by: Neil Reynolds		 April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08) 3J5717 1.03[154]
151 18 "One Way or Another" Rashaad Ernesto Green Story by: Penny Cox
Teleplay by: Rebecca Sonnenshine		 April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15) 3J5718 1.02[155]
152 19 "Somebody That I Used to Know" Chris Grismer Story by: Matthew D'Ambrosio
Teleplay by: Holly Brix		 April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22) 3J5719 1.02[156]
153 20 "Kill 'Em All" Kellie Cyrus Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29) 3J5720 1.05[157]
154 21 "Requiem for a Dream" Paul Wesley Brett Matthews & Neil Reynolds May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06) 3J5721 0.90[158]
155 22 "Gods and Monsters" Michael A. Allowitz Brian Young May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13) 3J5722 1.04[159]

Nielsen rankings

The following is a table for the seasonal rankings, based on average total estimated viewers per episode, of The Vampire Diaries on The CW. "Rank" refers to how The Vampire Diaries rated compared to the other television series which aired during primetime hours.

Season Timeslot (ET) Season premiere Season finale Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Date Premiere
Viewers
(in millions)		 Date Finale
Viewers
(in millions)
Season 1 Thursday 8:00 pm September 10, 2009 4.91[5] May 13, 2010 3.47[26] #118[160] 3.60[160]
Season 2 September 9, 2010 3.36[161] May 12, 2011 2.86[162] #193[163] 3.17[164]
Season 3 September 15, 2011 3.10[49] May 10, 2012 2.53[70] #166 2.91[165]
Season 4 October 11, 2012 3.18[166] May 16, 2013 2.24[167] #133 2.97[168]
Season 5 October 3, 2013 2.59[169] May 15, 2014 1.61[170] #147[171] 2.68[171]
Season 6 October 2, 2014 1.81[172] May 14, 2015 1.44[173] #160 1.54[174]
Season 7 Thursday 8:00 pm (2015)
Friday 8:00 pm (2016-present)		 October 8, 2015 1.38[172] May 13, 2016 1.04[173] #160 1.49[175]

Home release

Season 1 was released on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4 and on Blu-ray in Regions A and B. Both United States versions include commentary by cast and crew members on selected episodes, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, webisodes, and a downloadable audiobook of L.J. Smith's The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening.[4] Season 2 was released on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4 and on Blu-ray in Regions A and B. It includes commentary on 'Masquerade' by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec as well as behind-the-scenes featurettes and a gag reel.

Season DVD release date Blu-ray release date
Region A Region B
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 United States Canada United Kingdom Australia
Season 1 August 31, 2010[4] August 23, 2010[176] September 1, 2010[177] August 31, 2010[178] August 31, 2010[179] August 23, 2010[180] September 1, 2010[181]
Season 2 August 30, 2011[182] August 22, 2011[183] September 7, 2011[184] August 30, 2011[185] August 30, 2011[185] August 22, 2011[183] September 7, 2011[186]
Season 3 September 11, 2012[187] August 20, 2012[188] October 3, 2012[189] September 11, 2012[187] September 11, 2012[187] August 20, 2012 October 3, 2012[187]

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