The Vampire Diaries
2009-2017 · 8 seasons · 171 episodes
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S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
E1
7.8
8.9
8.5
8.7
8.2
7.7
8.2
8.2
E2
7.5
8.4
8.4
8.7
7.9
8.3
8.0
7.8
E3
7.9
8.3
8.7
8.3
8.2
7.8
8.0
7.9
E4
7.9
8.1
8.3
8.3
8.1
7.9
8.0
7.9
E5
8.2
8.6
9.1
8.2
7.8
8.6
8.1
7.7
E6
8.4
8.6
8.4
8.3
7.9
7.9
8.1
7.9
E7
8.2
9.0
8.5
8.7
8.0
8.1
8.1
7.8
E8
8.3
8.8
8.7
8.3
7.7
8.2
8.2
7.5
E9
8.1
8.5
8.9
8.5
8.1
8.0
8.1
7.8
E10
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.3
7.8
7.9
8.7
8.5
E11
8.2
8.4
8.2
7.9
8.6
7.9
7.7
8.9
E12
8.1
8.4
8.2
8.5
7.8
8.1
7.9
8.1
E13
8.3
8.1
8.6
8.0
7.7
8.0
8.3
8.0
E14
8.6
8.0
8.6
8.5
7.8
8.3
8.6
8.7
E15
8.0
8.3
8.3
8.7
8.6
8.7
8.2
8.7
E16
7.9
8.5
7.8
7.6
7.7
8.4
7.8
9.3
E17
8.6
8.3
7.9
8.0
7.9
8.0
8.1
E18
8.1
8.7
8.4
8.4
7.8
7.7
7.7
E19
8.3
8.8
8.6
8.2
7.8
7.9
7.6
E20
8.2
8.7
8.4
8.6
7.6
7.9
7.7
E21
8.4
9.1
8.6
8.3
8.5
8.5
8.0
E22
9.2
8.9
9.4
8.6
8.9
8.8
8.1
E23
9.1
Avg
8.2
8.5
8.5
8.4
8.0
8.1
8.1
8.2
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Rating threshold:
86 Standouts
0 Infamous
85 Hidden Gems
0 Forgettable
Top Standout: S3E22 The Departed
Best Hidden Gem: S8E11 You Made a Choice to Be Good
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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 2 dominates (4/10)
- 1 S3E22 The Departed
- 2 S8E16 I Was Feeling Epic
- 3 S1E22 Founder's Day
- 4 S2E21 The Sun Also Rises
- 5 S3E5 The Reckoning
- 6 S4E23 Graduation
- 7 S2E7 Masquerade
- 8 S2E1 The Return
- 9 S2E22 As I Lay Dying
- 10 S3E9 Homecoming
📉 Bottom 5 Episodes
- 171 S8E8 We Have History Together
- 170 S1E2 The Night of the Comet
- 169 S7E19 Somebody That I Used to Know
- 168 S5E20 What Lies Beneath
- 167 S4E16 Bring It On
171 Total Episodes
9.4 Highest Rating
7.5 Lowest Rating
1.9 Range