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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Action · Adventure · Drama

Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.

IMDb rating
8.3 (177,026 votes)
Episode average
8.0 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Hulu
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1997)

7.57 avg 12 episodes 7.9 → 8.7 45 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 6,425 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 5,540 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 5,482 votesEp 4: 6.7 · 5,250 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 5,013 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 5,184 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 5,364 votesEp 8: 6.6 · 4,983 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 5,014 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 4,968 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 4,770 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 5,315 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Welcome to the Hellmouth7.96,425
2The Harvest7.75,540
3Witch7.55,482
4Teacher's Pet6.75,250
5Never Kill a Boy on the First Date7.25,013
6The Pack7.25,184
7Angel8.35,364
8I, Robot... You, Jane6.64,983
9The Puppet Show7.55,014
10Nightmares8.04,968
11Out of Mind, Out of Sight7.54,770
12Prophecy Girl8.75,315

Season 2 (1997)

8.03 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 9.5 53 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 4,871 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 4,527 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 5,136 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 4,577 votesEp 5: 6.9 · 4,491 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 5,448 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 4,700 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 4,317 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 4,433 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 4,503 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 4,584 votesEp 12: 6.6 · 4,380 votesEp 13: 8.5 · 4,699 votesEp 14: 9.1 · 5,347 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 4,275 votesEp 16: 8.6 · 5,063 votesEp 17: 9.3 · 5,730 votesEp 18: 7.3 · 4,336 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 4,821 votesEp 20: 6.7 · 4,365 votesEp 21: 9.0 · 4,999 votesEp 22: 9.5 · 5,934 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1When She Was Bad8.04,871
2Some Assembly Required6.84,527
3School Hard8.65,136
4Inca Mummy Girl7.04,577
5Reptile Boy6.94,491
6Halloween8.85,448
7Lie to Me8.24,700
8The Dark Age7.64,317
9What's My Line?: Part 18.14,433
10What's My Line?: Part 28.44,503
11Ted7.44,584
12Bad Eggs6.64,380
13Surprise8.54,699
14Innocence9.15,347
15Phases7.94,275
16Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered8.65,063
17Passion9.35,730
18Killed by Death7.34,336
19I Only Have Eyes for You8.34,821
20Go Fish6.74,365
21Becoming: Part 19.04,999
22Becoming: Part 29.55,934

Season 3 (1998)

8.32 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 9.1 56 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 4,633 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 4,192 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 4,369 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 4,142 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 4,157 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 4,824 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 4,155 votesEp 8: 8.8 · 4,992 votesEp 9: 9.1 · 5,393 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 4,447 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 4,137 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 4,285 votesEp 13: 8.6 · 5,030 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 4,220 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 4,008 votesEp 16: 9.2 · 5,302 votesEp 17: 8.6 · 4,184 votesEp 18: 8.7 · 4,421 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 3,934 votesEp 20: 8.7 · 4,435 votesEp 21: 8.9 · 4,463 votesEp 22: 9.1 · 4,733 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Anne7.84,633
2Dead Man's Party7.34,192
3Faith, Hope & Trick8.14,369
4Beauty and the Beasts7.44,142
5Homecoming8.04,157
6Band Candy8.64,824
7Revelations8.04,155
8Lovers Walk8.84,992
9The Wish9.15,393
10Amends8.24,447
11Gingerbread7.24,137
12Helpless8.34,285
13The Zeppo8.65,030
14Bad Girls8.24,220
15Consequences8.14,008
16Doppelgangland9.25,302
17Enemies8.64,184
18Earshot8.74,421
19Choices8.13,934
20The Prom8.74,435
21Graduation Day: Part 18.94,463
22Graduation Day: Part 29.14,733

Season 4 (1999)

7.88 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.6 55 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 4,099 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 4,053 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 3,876 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 4,286 votesEp 5: 6.3 · 4,441 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 3,924 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 3,427 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 4,078 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 4,775 votesEp 10: 9.7 · 10,049 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 3,725 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 3,924 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 3,463 votesEp 14: 7.0 · 3,535 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 3,978 votesEp 16: 8.9 · 4,359 votesEp 17: 7.2 · 4,205 votesEp 18: 6.3 · 4,032 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 3,782 votesEp 20: 7.9 · 3,698 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 3,800 votesEp 22: 8.6 · 5,143 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Freshman7.64,099
2Living Conditions7.44,053
3The Harsh Light of Day7.93,876
4Fear Itself8.44,286
5Beer Bad6.34,441
6Wild at Heart7.83,924
7The Initiative7.93,427
8Pangs7.94,078
9Something Blue8.94,775
10Hush9.710,049
11Doomed7.53,725
12A New Man8.23,924
13The I in Team7.43,463
14Goodbye Iowa7.03,535
15This Year's Girl8.33,978
16Who Are You?8.94,359
17Superstar7.24,205
18Where the Wild Things Are6.34,032
19New Moon Rising8.13,782
20The Yoko Factor7.93,698
21Primeval8.23,800
22Restless8.65,143

Season 5 (2000)

8.05 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 9.5 57 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 3,961 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 3,346 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 3,591 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 3,351 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 3,309 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 3,576 votesEp 7: 9.1 · 4,580 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 3,092 votesEp 9: 7.0 · 3,192 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 3,378 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 3,315 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 3,462 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 3,342 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 3,566 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 3,282 votesEp 16: 9.7 · 9,401 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 3,519 votesEp 18: 8.6 · 3,562 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 3,172 votesEp 20: 8.2 · 3,231 votesEp 21: 7.9 · 3,151 votesEp 22: 9.5 · 5,768 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Buffy vs. Dracula7.63,961
2Real Me7.43,346
3The Replacement8.03,591
4Out of My Mind7.53,351
5No Place Like Home8.13,309
6Family8.13,576
7Fool for Love9.14,580
8Shadow7.33,092
9Listening to Fear7.03,192
10Into the Woods7.33,378
11Triangle7.53,315
12Checkpoint8.33,462
13Blood Ties8.23,342
14Crush8.43,566
15I Was Made to Love You7.43,282
16The Body9.79,401
17Forever8.03,519
18Intervention8.63,562
19Tough Love8.13,172
20Spiral8.23,231
21The Weight of the World7.93,151
22The Gift9.55,768

Season 6 (2001)

7.96 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 8.9 52 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 3,362 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 3,257 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 3,005 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 2,861 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 3,032 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 2,970 votesEp 7: 9.7 · 12,433 votesEp 8: 9.1 · 4,645 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 3,260 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 3,079 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 2,932 votesEp 12: 6.7 · 3,208 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 2,934 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 2,877 votesEp 15: 6.7 · 3,106 votesEp 16: 7.5 · 3,201 votesEp 17: 8.4 · 3,822 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 2,880 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 3,489 votesEp 20: 8.8 · 3,474 votesEp 21: 8.7 · 3,324 votesEp 22: 8.9 · 3,766 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Bargaining: Part 18.13,362
2Bargaining: Part 28.23,257
3After Life7.83,005
4Flooded7.22,861
5Life Serial7.83,032
6All the Way7.12,970
7Once More, with Feeling9.712,433
8Tabula Rasa9.14,645
9Smashed7.93,260
10Wrecked7.63,079
11Gone7.72,932
12Doublemeat Palace6.73,208
13Dead Things7.42,934
14Older and Far Away7.62,877
15As You Were6.73,106
16Hell's Bells7.53,201
17Normal Again8.43,822
18Entropy7.82,880
19Seeing Red8.53,489
20Villains8.83,474
21Two to Go8.73,324
22Grave8.93,766

Season 7 (2002)

7.99 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 9.3 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 2,933 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 3,057 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 2,898 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 2,913 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 3,531 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 3,144 votesEp 7: 8.9 · 4,044 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 2,746 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 2,659 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 2,677 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 2,833 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 2,671 votesEp 13: 7.2 · 2,786 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 2,656 votesEp 15: 7.5 · 2,628 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 3,229 votesEp 17: 8.7 · 3,564 votesEp 18: 8.6 · 2,875 votesEp 19: 7.5 · 2,755 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 3,178 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 3,144 votesEp 22: 9.3 · 5,348 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Lessons7.62,933
2Beneath You7.83,057
3Same Time, Same Place7.92,898
4Help7.82,913
5Selfless8.63,531
6Him7.13,144
7Conversations with Dead People8.94,044
8Sleeper7.72,746
9Never Leave Me7.82,659
10Bring on the Night7.72,677
11Showtime8.02,833
12Potential7.62,671
13The Killer in Me7.22,786
14First Date7.42,656
15Get It Done7.52,628
16Storyteller8.23,229
17Lies My Parents Told Me8.73,564
18Dirty Girls8.62,875
19Empty Places7.52,755
20Touched8.33,178
21End of Days8.53,144
22Chosen9.35,348

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