# List of The Vampire Diaries episodes

The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural-fantasy horror television series. 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 series ran from September 10, 2009, to March 10, 2017, on the CW. The first season was released on both DVD and Blu-ray formats in the United States and Canada on August 31, 2010.
The Vampire Diaries follows the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) who lives in Mystic Falls, a fictional town heavily charged with supernatural history. She 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 descendants of the town's founders. However, Damon quickly becomes their greatest ally in their fight against evil.
During the course of the series, 171 episodes of The Vampire Diaries aired over eight seasons.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | September 10, 2009 (2009-09-10) | May 13, 2010 (2010-05-13) |
| 2 | 22 | 22 | September 9, 2010 (2010-09-09) | May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12) |
| 3 | 22 | 22 | September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15) | May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10) |
| 4 | 23 | 23 | October 11, 2012 (2012-10-11) | May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) |
| 5 | 22 | 22 | October 3, 2013 (2013-10-03) | May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15) |
| 6 | 22 | 22 | October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02) | May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14) |
| 7 | 22 | 22 | October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08) | May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13) |
| 8 | 16 | 16 | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2009–10)

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

### Season 2 (2010–11)

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

### Season 3 (2011–12)

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

### Season 4 (2012–13)

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

### Season 5 (2013–14)

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

### Season 6 (2014–15)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 112 | 1 | "I'll Remember" | Jeffrey Hunt | Caroline Dries | October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02) | 2J7851 | 1.81 |
| 113 | 2 | "Yellow Ledbetter" | Pascal Verschooris | Julie Plec | October 9, 2014 (2014-10-09) | 2J7852 | 1.67 |
| 114 | 3 | "Welcome to Paradise" | Michael Allowitz | Brian Young | October 16, 2014 (2014-10-16) | 2J7853 | 1.83 |
| 115 | 4 | "Black Hole Sun" | Kellie Cyrus | Melinda Hsu Taylor & Neil Reynolds | October 23, 2014 (2014-10-23) | 2J7854 | 1.66 |
| 116 | 5 | "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" | Leslie Libman | Brett Matthews | October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30) | 2J7855 | 1.58 |
| 117 | 6 | "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" | Garreth Stover | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06) | 2J7856 | 1.59 |
| 118 | 7 | "Do You Remember the First Time?" | Darren Genet | Rebecca Sonnenshine | November 13, 2014 (2014-11-13) | 2J7857 | 1.54 |
| 119 | 8 | "Fade Into You" | Joshua Butler | Nina Fiore & John Herrera | November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20) | 2J7858 | 1.68 |
| 120 | 9 | "I Alone" | Kellie Cyrus | Brian Young & Holly Brix | December 4, 2014 (2014-12-04) | 2J7859 | 1.49 |
| 121 | 10 | "Christmas Through Your Eyes" | Michael Allowitz | Caroline Dries | December 11, 2014 (2014-12-11) | 2J7860 | 1.82 |
| 122 | 11 | "Woke Up with a Monster" | Paul Wesley | Melinda Hsu Taylor | January 22, 2015 (2015-01-22) | 2J7861 | 1.63 |
| 123 | 12 | "Prayer for the Dying" | Jeffrey Hunt | Brett Matthews & Rebecca Sonnenshine | January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29) | 2J7862 | 1.47 |
| 124 | 13 | "The Day I Tried to Live" | Pascal Verschooris | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | February 5, 2015 (2015-02-05) | 2J7863 | 1.61 |
| 125 | 14 | "Stay" | Chris Grismer | Brian Young & Caroline Dries | February 12, 2015 (2015-02-12) | 2J7864 | 1.52 |
| 126 | 15 | "Let Her Go" | Julie Plec | Julie Plec | February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19) | 2J7865 | 1.41 |
| 127 | 16 | "The Downward Spiral" | Ian Somerhalder | Brian Young & Caroline Dries | March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12) | 2J7866 | 1.30 |
| 128 | 17 | "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" | Joshua Butler | Neil Reynolds | March 19, 2015 (2015-03-19) | 2J7867 | 1.59 |
| 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 |
| 130 | 19 | "Because" | Geoffrey Wing Shotz | Melinda Hsu Taylor | April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23) | 2J7869 | 1.37 |
| 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 |
| 132 | 21 | "I'll Wed You in the Golden Summertime" | Michael Allowitz | Brian Young | May 7, 2015 (2015-05-07) | 2J7871 | 1.32 |
| 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 |

### Season 7 (2015–16)

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

### Season 8 (2016–17)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 156 | 1 | "Hello, Brother" | Michael A. Allowitz | Julie Plec & Kevin Williamson | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) | T27.13301 | 0.98 |
| 157 | 2 | "Today Will Be Different" | Pascal Verschooris | Melinda Hsu Taylor | October 28, 2016 (2016-10-28) | T27.13302 | 0.90 |
| 158 | 3 | "You Decided That I Was Worth Saving" | Michael Karasick | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) | T27.13303 | 0.94 |
| 159 | 4 | "An Eternity of Misery" | Rob Hardy | Brett Matthews & Neil Reynolds | November 11, 2016 (2016-11-11) | T27.13304 | 1.00 |
| 160 | 5 | "Coming Home Was a Mistake" | James Thompson | Celine Geiger | November 18, 2016 (2016-11-18) | T27.13305 | 0.92 |
| 161 | 6 | "Detoured on Some Random Backwoods Path to Hell" | Paul Wesley | Alan McElroy | December 2, 2016 (2016-12-02) | T27.13306 | 1.05 |
| 162 | 7 | "The Next Time I Hurt Somebody, It Could Be You" | Tanya Hamilton | Shukree Hassan Tilghman | December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09) | T27.13307 | 0.98 |
| 163 | 8 | "We Have History Together" | Ian Somerhalder | Matthew D'Ambrosio | January 13, 2017 (2017-01-13) | T27.13308 | 0.95 |
| 164 | 9 | "The Simple Intimacy of the Near Touch" | Geoff Shotz | Neil Reynolds & Penny Cox | January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) | T27.13309 | 0.86 |
| 165 | 10 | "Nostalgia's a Bitch" | Kellie Cyrus | Brett Matthews | January 27, 2017 (2017-01-27) | T27.13310 | 0.94 |
| 166 | 11 | "You Made a Choice to Be Good" | Carol Banker | Melinda Hsu Taylor & Celine Geiger | February 3, 2017 (2017-02-03) | T27.13311 | 0.92 |
| 167 | 12 | "What Are You?" | Darren Genet | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | February 10, 2017 (2017-02-10) | T27.13312 | 1.11 |
| 168 | 13 | "The Lies Will Catch Up to You" | Tony Solomons | Neil Reynolds | February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17) | T27.13313 | 0.99 |
| 169 | 14 | "It's Been a Hell of a Ride" | Pascal Verschooris | Brett Matthews & Shukree Hassan Tilghman | February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24) | T27.13314 | 1.04 |
| 170 | 15 | "We're Planning a June Wedding" | Chris Grismer | Story by : Jen Vestuto & Melissa Marlette Teleplay by : Melinda Hsu Taylor | March 3, 2017 (2017-03-03) | T27.13315 | 1.14 |
| 171 | 16 | "I Was Feeling Epic" | Julie Plec | Julie Plec & Kevin Williamson | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | T27.13316 | 1.15 |

## Special

| No. | Title | Aired between | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Forever Yours" | "We're Planning a June Wedding" "I Was Feeling Epic" | March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10) | 1.07 |
| Retrospective of the series featuring interviews with past and present cast members and guest stars, a conversation with the executive producers, Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson, behind-the-scenes footage from the final season and special moments from the past eight years. |||||

## Ratings

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Average |
| | 1 | 4.91 | 3.78 | 3.81 | 3.53 | 3.52 | 3.88 | 4.18 | 4.09 | 4.10 | 3.57 | 3.68 | 3.71 | 3.99 | 3.51 | 3.33 | 2.80 | 3.48 | 3.15 | 3.33 | 3.39 | 3.31 | 3.47 | – | 3.66 |
| | 2 | 3.28 | 3.05 | 3.57 | 3.18 | 3.47 | 3.62 | 3.55 | 3.63 | 3.50 | 3.46 | 3.16 | 3.55 | 3.22 | 2.78 | 3.07 | 2.98 | 2.73 | 2.81 | 2.70 | 2.68 | 2.84 | 2.86 | – | 3.17 |
| | 3 | 3.10 | 2.52 | 2.74 | 2.63 | 2.89 | 3.03 | 3.28 | 3.51 | 3.17 | 3.32 | 2.86 | 2.71 | 2.74 | 3.08 | 2.90 | 2.64 | 2.69 | 2.44 | 2.21 | 2.22 | 2.54 | 2.53 | – | 2.81 |
| | 4 | 3.18 | 2.91 | 2.87 | 3.27 | 3.02 | 2.84 | 2.42 | 2.81 | 2.95 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 2.56 | 2.50 | 2.31 | 2.91 | 2.41 | 2.65 | 2.46 | 2.14 | 2.24 | 2.17 | 2.28 | 2.24 | 2.64 |
| | 5 | 2.59 | 2.14 | 2.93 | 2.63 | 2.07 | 2.59 | 2.72 | 2.67 | 2.36 | 2.44 | 2.72 | 2.42 | 2.16 | 2.03 | 2.19 | 2.28 | 1.73 | 1.66 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.50 | 1.61 | – | 2.23 |
| | 6 | 1.81 | 1.67 | 1.83 | 1.66 | 1.58 | 1.59 | 1.54 | 1.68 | 1.49 | 1.82 | 1.63 | 1.47 | 1.61 | 1.52 | 1.41 | 1.30 | 1.59 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.21 | 1.32 | 1.44 | – | 1.54 |
| | 7 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 1.24 | 1.34 | 1.32 | 1.10 | 1.31 | 1.18 | 1.23 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 0.90 | 1.04 | – | 1.14 |
| | 8 | 0.98 | 0.90 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 1.11 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 1.15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.99 |