Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode Rating Graph
Mar 1997 - May 2003
Mar 1997 - May 2003
8.5
Browse episode ratings trends for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's 144 episodes.
S6 Ep7
8.9
6th Nov 2001
In this musical extravaganza, Sunnydale residents find themselves bursting into song, and flame, when a demon attempts to make Dawn his bride.
S5 Ep16
8.9
27th Feb 2001
Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the aftermath of Joyce's death.
S4 Ep10
8.8
14th Dec 1999
When everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice, the Scooby Gang must silently solve the mystery of the monsters who stole their ability to speak.
S5 Ep22
8.7
22nd May 2001
As Glory prepares Dawn for a bloodletting ritual that will open a portal to another dimension, Buffy and her friends prepare for battle.
S2 Ep22
8.6
19th May 1998
Spike strikes an unlikely alliance with Buffy to keep Angel from destroying the world.
S7 Ep22
8.5
20th May 2003
After killing Caleb, Buffy conceives a plan to defeat the First once and for all. Willow invokes a magic spell that alters the ancient Slayer spell and gives Buffy the allies she needs to fight the Uber-Vamp army. An epic battle ensues and several good friends are lost. At the end, Buffy faces a completely new problem -- one she's glad to have.
S2 Ep17
8.5
24th Feb 1998
Angel steps up his torment of Buffy and her friends as Jenny searches for a way to restore his soul.
S3 Ep21
8.4
13th Jul 1999
On Ascension Day, Buffy and her friends prepare for the ultimate battle as they face off againstthe mayor and a horde of vampires.
S3 Ep16
8.4
23rd Feb 1999
While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe.
S6 Ep22
8.3
21st May 2002
After sucking all the energy out of Giles, a powerful Willow sets off to destroy the world.
S3 Ep9
8.3
8th Dec 1998
Cordelia's wish for a Buffy-free Sunnydale comes true, plunging her into a world where vampires have control of the town.
S6 Ep21
8.3
21st May 2002
Fueled by black magic, Willow targets Andrew and Jonathan, leading to a battle between Buffy and Willow; Spike fights an unstoppable foe.
S2 Ep14
8.2
20th Jan 1998
Buffy and her friends battle the Judge and face unexpected danger from Angel, who has lost his soul after experiencing a moment of true happiness.
S5 Ep7
8.2
14th Nov 2000
After being bested in a fight by an ordinary vampire, Buffy asks Spike to explain how he killed two Slayers many years earlier.
S3 Ep20
8.2
18th May 1999
In an effort to distract Buffy from the Ascension, the mayor instructs Faith to poison Angel.
S6 Ep8
8.2
13th Nov 2001
While trying to find a way to make Buffy forget about her afterlife experience, Willow inadvertently casts a spell that erases everyone's memories.
S4 Ep9
8.2
30th Nov 1999
One of Willow's spells causes her statements to become reality, with consequences both entertaining and life-threatening.
S3 Ep8
8.2
24th Nov 1998
Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow in hopes of creating a magic spell that will make Drusilla love him again.
S4 Ep16
8.2
29th Feb 2000
Having switched bodies with Buffy, Faith enjoys freedom. Meanwhile, Buffy finds herself at the mercy of the Watcher's Council.
S2 Ep21
8.2
12th May 1998
Angel plots to revive an ancient demon bent on sweeping everything on earth into hell itself.
S6 Ep20
8.1
14th May 2002
A vengeful Willow uses her enormous power to track down Warren, despite Buffy's strong feelings about targeting humans.
S3 Ep19
8.1
11th May 1999
After Angel breaks off their relationship, Buffy single-handedly battles three fearsome hell hounds so that her classmates can enjoy their senior prom.
S1 Ep12
8.1
2nd Jun 1997
Buffy's life may hang in the balance as Giles uncovers an ancient book that foretells not only her death, but also the end of the world.
S2 Ep6
8.1
27th Oct 1997
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.
S3 Ep22
8.1
21st Sep 1999
A mouthless demon infects Buffy with the ability to hear everyone's thoughts, but what starts out as a useful power soon turns into a curse.
S7 Ep7
8.0
12th Nov 2002
Buffy strikes up a conversation with a vampire who was once an acquaintance in high school. Dawn defends Joyce from a menacing creature.
S5 Ep12
8.0
23rd Jan 2001
The Watcher Council travels to Sunnydale to review Buffy's skills as a Slayer; meanwhile, Glory puts her search for the Key into high gear.
S4 Ep4
8.0
26th Oct 1999
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends find themselves trapped inside a haunted frat house complete with real bats, zombies, and a terrifying demon.
S2 Ep3
8.0
29th Sep 1997
Buffy's mother and friends become trapped inside Sunnydale High School when a vampire named Spike launches an attack against the Slayer on Parent-Teacher night.
S3 Ep6
8.0
10th Nov 1998
Mr Trick enlists Giles' old buddy Ethan Rayne to manufacture and distribute boxes of candy which turn the adult population into uninhibited, irresponsible teenagers to keep them out of the way while the mysterious Mayor Wilkins pays a tribute to a demon.
S6 Ep17
7.9
12th Mar 2002
After Buffy is stung by a demon, she begins to have vivid day-dreams about a mental asylum. She gradually begins to believe that she is a crazy girl back in L.A and that Sunnydale and all her friends are just a figment of her imagination.
S5 Ep19
7.9
1st May 2001
When Tara falls victim to Glory's incredible power, Willow embraces dark magic and launches a counterattack.
S3 Ep12
7.9
19th Jan 1999
As her birthday approaches, Buffy loses her slayer powers and must do battle with a vampire who is not only extremely powerful but also quite mad.
S7 Ep17
7.9
25th Mar 2003
Robin Wood seeks revenge on Spike for killing his mother nearly 30 years ago, whilst everyone else tries to find out how The First has control over him.
S3 Ep17
7.9
16th Mar 1999
As Faith attempts to seduce Angel and steal his soul, the Mayor summons a dark-magic demon to finish the job.
S2 Ep16
7.9
10th Feb 1998
As Valentine's Day approaches, Xander tries to improve his love life through witchcraft and finds himself with too much of a good thing.
S7 Ep21
7.9
13th May 2003
Buffy has a powerful new weapon, but the gang cannot find any information about the origins of the mysterious scythe. Eventually the Slayer goes herself in search of knowledge, and finds a new ally, an old friend, and great danger.
S5 Ep18
7.9
24th Apr 2001
A weary Buffy seeks to regain focus by embarking on a quest with the First Slayer; Spike cavorts with his very own "Buffybot" and Glory instructs her minions to spy on Buffy's friends in the hopes of ascertaining the Key's true identity.
S2 Ep10
7.9
24th Nov 1997
Buffy joins forces with another Slayer in hopes of saving Angel from the clutches of Spike and Drusilla.
S4 Ep21
7.9
16th May 2000
Having gained control of Riley's mind, Adam sets in motion his plot to create an army of unstoppable soldiers and destroy the Initiative.
S2 Ep13
7.9
19th Jan 1998
To give Buffy a surprise on her 17th birthday, Drusilla and Spike bring together the body parts of a dismembered demon who cannot be killed.
S1 Ep7
7.9
14th Apr 1997
Buffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves.
S5 Ep21
7.9
15th May 2001
When Buffy lapses into a catatonic state, Willow uses magic to find out why; a tug-of-war erupts between Glory and Ben over Dawn's ultimate fate.
S4 Ep18
6.7
25th Apr 2000
Buffy and Riley's passionate lovemaking energizes supernatural elements inside a frat house.
S2 Ep20
6.8
5th May 1998
Members of the Sunnydale swim team are killed by a gill monster of unknown origins.
S4 Ep5
6.9
2nd Nov 1999
Xander finds employment as a bartender at a pub where some of Buffy's friends turn into terrifying Cro-Magnon creatures.
S6 Ep12
7.0
29th Jan 2002
When Buffy gets a job at the Doublemeat Palace, a local fast-food restaurant, she begins to believe that disappearing co-workers and the secret ingredient to the restaurant's hamburger may be connected.
S1 Ep8
7.0
28th Apr 1997
Willow's new Internet chat buddy turns out to be a powerful demon electronically unleashed from a centuries-old, newly digitized book.
S2 Ep12
7.0
12th Jan 1998
Buffy and her friends are given eggs to take care of for a health class assignment, but aren't prepared for what hatches.
S2 Ep4
7.1
6th Oct 1997
An Incan Princess mummy is reanimated in Sunnydale where she sucks the life force from others in order to stay alive.
S2 Ep2
7.1
22nd Sep 1997
Two science club nerds use body parts to create the "perfect girlfriend" for a teenager who has been brought back from the dead.
S6 Ep15
7.1
26th Feb 2002
Buffy's old boyfriend, Riley Finn, shows up unexpectedly as he tracks a demon about to hatch eggs that could wipe out Sunnydale.
S1 Ep4
7.1
24th Mar 1997
Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
S2 Ep5
7.2
13th Oct 1997
Buffy and Cordelia inadvertently attend a frat party hosted by a murderous cult.
S4 Ep17
7.2
4th Apr 2000
Buffy senses that something is amiss when Jonathan becomes a hero to everyone in Sunnydale.
S1 Ep6
7.2
7th Apr 1997
Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.
S7 Ep13
7.2
4th Feb 2003
After Willow and Kennedy share their first kiss, Willow is transformed into Warren, the man she killed last year. When she sets out to find help, she bumps into an old friend. Meanwhile, Buffy searches for answers when Spike's chip causes him great pain, and the gang suspect that Giles may really be The First Evil.
S6 Ep6
7.2
30th Oct 2001
Dawn discovers her crush has a deadly secret. Xander announces his engagement to Anya, and Tara worries about Willow's reliance on magic.
S2 Ep18
7.2
3rd Mar 1998
While hospitalized with a severe case of the flu, Buffy investigates the young patients' fear that Death is stalking the children's ward.
S7 Ep6
7.3
5th Nov 2002
Xander and Spike search for the source of a spell that has bewitched the girls into competing for the affections of the high school quarterback.
S4 Ep14
7.3
15th Feb 2000
Tension erupts between Buffy and an ailing Riley as they pursue Professor Maggie Walsh's killer.
S7 Ep19
7.3
29th Apr 2003
After their horrifying loss at the vineyard, the gang turn against Buffy and begin to follow Faith instead. Meanwhile, Spike and Andrew travel to an old church to question a priest about Caleb.
S6 Ep13
7.3
5th Feb 2002
After Jonathan, Andrew, and Warren accidentally kill Warren's ex-girlfriend Katrina, they set Buffy up to make her believe it was she who killed the girl.
S6 Ep16
7.3
5th Mar 2002
Anya and Xander's wedding is thrown into turmoil when a man claiming to be Xander's future self turns up at the ceremony.
S3 Ep11
7.3
12th Jan 1999
After discovering the corpses of two young children bearing a symbol linked to the occult, Joyce spearheads a campaign to rid Sunnydale of witches.
S5 Ep10
7.4
19th Dec 2000
After Buffy catches Riley in the clutches of a vampire-junkie, Riley makes an important decision regarding their relationship.
S3 Ep2
7.4
6th Oct 1998
A Nigerian mask reanimates the dead, forcing Buffy to battle a horde of zombies.
S6 Ep5
7.4
23rd Oct 2001
Buffy's powers are tested by Andrew, Jonathan and Warren, who seek to expose and exploit her weaknesses in an effort to destroy her.
S5 Ep9
7.4
28th Nov 2000
As Joyce's sickness makes her begin doing odd things, a demon emerges from a meteorite and begins killing the mentally ill.
S5 Ep8
7.4
21st Nov 2000
Glory transforms a snake into a terrifying monster in her quest to find the Key; Joyce is hospitalized after being diagnosed with an illness.
S1 Ep9
7.4
5th May 1997
Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.
S6 Ep4
7.4
16th Oct 2001
While trying to get a loan, Buffy runs afoul of three deadbeat sorcerers who are using the otherworldly powers of a demon to rob a bank.
S3 Ep4
7.4
20th Oct 1998
Oz becomes the prime suspect when a series of animal-like attacks occur in Sunnydale.
S5 Ep4
7.4
17th Oct 2000
While Riley's health begins to deteriorate, Spike and Harmony force a surgeon to remove the behavior modification chip embedded in Spike's brain.
S6 Ep11
7.4
8th Jan 2002
The Three Geeks mistakenly turn Buffy invisible. The Slayer takes some advantage from going unseen. Willow has to do the detective without using magic, while Xander finds Spike doing some weird physical training.
S5 Ep2
7.4
3rd Oct 2000
As Harmony and her vampire gang plot Buffy's demise, Dawn adjusts to life with a Slayer.
S1 Ep5
7.4
31st Mar 1997
With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.
S2 Ep11
7.4
8th Dec 1997
Buffy's mom introduces her new boyfriend, who charms everyone except Buffy. When she confronts his dark side, she is left questioning her actions.
S6 Ep10
7.5
27th Nov 2001
Amy introduces Willow to a warlock whose powerful black magic proves addictive; Buffy and Spike deal with the aftermath of their night of passion.
S6 Ep14
7.5
12th Feb 2002
After Dawn talks to a guidance counselor about her feeling lonely, she accidentally puts a spell on Buffy and her friends, trapping them inside the Summer's house with a sword-wielding demon.
S1 Ep11
7.5
19th May 1997
When an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.
S4 Ep2
7.5
12th Oct 1999
Buffy finds herself at odds with her new roommate and is troubled by a series of disturbing dreams involving a soul-sucking demon.
S6 Ep18
7.5
30th Apr 2002
Anya returns to Sunnydale, bent on revenge for Xander leaving her at the altar. She has since become a Vengence demon again, but ends up hurting Xander in a way she never expected.
S6 Ep9
7.5
20th Nov 2001
Willow turns Amy the Rat into her old self; Jonathan, Warren and Andrew steal a diamond; and Spike discovers something unexpected about Buffy.
S2 Ep8
7.5
10th Nov 1997
Giles' past comes back to haunt him as a demon he and Ethan Rayne summoned in their wild youth seeks them out in Sunnydale.
S7 Ep14
7.5
11th Feb 2003
Buffy accepts an invitation to dinner from Principal Wood, and the secrets of his past are revealed. Xander impresses a beautiful girl with his knowledge of rope, and she seems to be interested in tying him up. Meanwhile, the First contacts Andrew in another attempt to destroy the Potentials, and Giles finds himself tongue-tied with the new Potential, Chao-Ahn.
S1 Ep1
7.7
10th Mar 1997
When teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal.
S1 Ep2
7.5
10th Mar 1997
Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.
S1 Ep3
7.5
17th Mar 1997
Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.
S1 Ep4
7.1
24th Mar 1997
Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
S1 Ep5
7.4
31st Mar 1997
With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.
S1 Ep6
7.2
7th Apr 1997
Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.
S1 Ep7
7.9
14th Apr 1997
Buffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves.
S1 Ep8
7.0
28th Apr 1997
Willow's new Internet chat buddy turns out to be a powerful demon electronically unleashed from a centuries-old, newly digitized book.
S1 Ep9
7.4
5th May 1997
Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.
S1 Ep10
7.6
12th May 1997
A series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality.
S1 Ep11
7.5
19th May 1997
When an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.
S1 Ep12
8.1
2nd Jun 1997
Buffy's life may hang in the balance as Giles uncovers an ancient book that foretells not only her death, but also the end of the world.
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The first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired on March 10, 1997.
The last episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired on May 20, 2003.
There are 144 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
There are 7 seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer has ended.