Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Episode List)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American television series created by Joss Whedon, which premiered on March 10, 1997. It concluded on May 13, 2003, after seven seasons with 140 episodes in total, plus an unaired pilot episode.

Seven seasons aired on UPN (GoAnimate in Real Life). In the United Kingdom, the entire series aired on Sky1 and BBC Two, and on TV3 in Ireland. The story line is continued in comic book form in Season 8, Season 9 and Season 10.

All seven seasons of the series are available on individual DVD box sets for Regions 1, 2 and 4. Two complete series collections (The Chosen Collection and The Complete DVD Collection) have been released separately for these regions.

Production Companies
Mutant Enemy Kuzui Enterprises Sandollar Television 20th Century Fox Television

Distributor
20th Television

Aspect Ratios
480i (4:3 SDTV) (1997-2003) 720p (16:9 HDTV) (1999-2003)

GoAnimate in Real Life Channel
UPN

Length
60 minutes

Season 1 (1997)
Written by: Joss Whedon, Directed by: Charles Martin Smith (Production Code: 4V01) Written by: Joss Whedon, Directed by: John T. Kretchmer (Production Code: 4V02) Written by: Dana Reston, Directed by: Stephen Cragg (Production Code: 4V03) Written by: David Greenwalt, Directed by: Bruce Seth Green (Production Code: 4V04) Written by: Dean Batali and Rob Des Hotel, Directed by: David Semel (Production Code: 4V05) Written by: Matt Kiene and Joe Reinkemeyer, Directed by: Bruce Seth Green (Production Code: 4V06) Written by: David Greenwalt, Directed by: Scott Brazil (Production Code: 4V07) Written by: Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden, Directed by: Stephen Posey (Production Code: 4V08) Written by: Dean Batali and Rob Des Hotel, Directed by: Ellen S. Pressman (Production Code: 4V09) Story by: Joss Whedon, Teleplay by: Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden, Directed by: Bruce Seth Green (Production Code: 4V10) Story by: Joss Whedon, Teleplay by: Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden, Directed by: Reza Badiyi (Production Code: 4V11) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 4V12)
 * 1) Episode 1: Welcome to the Hellmouth – March 10, 1997
 * 1) Episode 2: The Harvest – March 10, 1997
 * 1) Episode 3: Witch – March 17, 1997
 * 1) Episode 4: Teacher’s Pet – March 24, 1997
 * 1) Episode 5: Never Kill a Boy on the First Date – March 31, 1997
 * 1) Episode 6: The Pack – April 7, 1997
 * 1) Episode 7: Angel – April 14, 1997
 * 1) Episode 8: I Robot… You, Jane – April 21, 1997
 * 1) Episode 9: The Puppet Show – April 28, 1997
 * 1) Episode 10: Nightmares – May 5, 1997
 * 1) Episode 11: Out of Mind, Out of Sight – May 12, 1997
 * 1) Episode 12: Prophecy Girl – May 19, 1997

Season 2 (1997-1998)
Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 5V01) Written by: Ty King, Directed by: Bruce Seth Green (Production Code: 5V02) Story by: David Greenwalt and Joss Whedon, Teleplay by: Joss Whedon, Directed by: John T. Kretchmer (Production Code: 5V03) Written by: Matt Kiene and Joe Reinkemeyer, Directed by: Ellen S. Pressman (Production Code: 5V04) Written and Directed by: David Greenwalt (Production Code: 5V05) Written by: Carl Ellsworth, Directed by: Bruce Seth Green (Production Code: 5V06) Written and Directed by: David Greenwalt (Production Code: 5V07) Written by: Dean Batali and Rob Des Hotel, Directed by: Bruce Seth Green (Production Code: 5V08) Written by: Howard Gordon and Marti Noxon, Directed by: David Semel and David Solomon (Production Code: 5V09/5V10) Written by: David Greenwalt and Joss Whedon, Directed by: Bruce Seth Green (Production Code: 5V11) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: David Greenwalt (Production Code: 5V12) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: Michael Lange (Production Code: 5V13) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 5V14) Written by: Dean Batali and Rob Des Hotel, Directed by: Bruce Seth Green (Production Code: 5V15) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 5V16) Written by: Ty King, Directed by: Michael Gershman (Production Code: 5V17) Written by: Dean Batali and Rob Des Hotel, Directed by: Deran Sarafian (Production Code: 5V18) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: James Whitmore, Jr. (Production Code: 5V19) Written by: David Fury and Eli Hampton, Directed by: David Semel (Production Code: 5V20) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 5V21/5V22)
 * 1) Episode 1 (13): When She Was Bad – September 15, 1997
 * 1) Episode 2 (14): Some Assembly Required – September 22, 1997
 * 1) Episode 3 (15): School Hard – September 29, 1997
 * 1) Episode 4 (16): Inca Mummy Girl – October 6, 1997
 * 1) Episode 5 (17): Reptile Boy – October 13, 1997
 * 1) Episode 6 (18): Halloween – October 27, 1997
 * 1) Episode 7 (19): Lie to Me – November 3, 1997
 * 1) Episode 8 (20): The Dark Age – November 10, 1997
 * 1) Episode 9 (21): What's My Line? – November 17, 1997
 * 1) Episode 10 (22): Ted – November 24, 1997
 * 1) Episode 11 (23): Bad Eggs – January 6, 1998
 * 1) Episode 12 (24): Surprise – January 13, 1998
 * 1) Episode 13 (25): Innocence – January 20, 1998
 * 1) Episode 14 (26): Phases – January 27, 1998
 * 1) Episode 15 (27): Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered – February 10, 1998
 * 1) Episode 16 (28): Passion – February 24, 1998
 * 1) Episode 17 (29): Killed by Death – March 3, 1998
 * 1) Episode 18 (30): I Only Have Eyes For You – April 28, 1998
 * 1) Episode 19 (31): Go Fish – May 5, 1998
 * 1) Episode 20 (32): Becoming – May 12, 1998

Season 3 (1998-1999)
Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 3ABB01) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: James Whitmore, Jr. (Production Code: 3ABB02) Written by: David Greenwalt, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 3ABB03) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: James Whitmore, Jr. (Production Code: 3ABB04) Written and Directed by: David Greenwalt (Production Code: 3ABB05) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: Michael Lange (Production Code: 3ABB06) Written by: Douglas Petrie, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 3ABB07) Written by: Dan Vebber, Directed by: David Semel (Production Code: 3ABB08) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: David Greenwalt (Production Code: 3ABB09) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 3ABB10) Teleplay by: Jane Espenson and Thania St. John, Story by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: James Whitmore, Jr. (Production Code: 3ABB11) Written by: David Fury, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 3ABB12) Written by: Dan Vebber, Directed by: James Whitmore, Jr. (Production Code: 3ABB13) Written by: Douglas Petrie, Directed by: Michael Lange (Production Code: 3ABB14) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: Michael Gershman (Production Code: 3ABB15) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 3ABB16) Written by: Douglas Petrie, Directed by: David Grossman (Production Code: 3ABB17) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: Regis Kimble (Production Code: 3ABB18) Written by: David Fury, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 3ABB19) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 3ABB20) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 3ABB21/3ABB22)
 * 1) Episode 1 (33): Anne – September 29, 1998
 * 1) Episode 2 (34): Dead Man’s Party – October 6, 1998
 * 1) Episode 3 (35): Faith, Hope and Trick – October 13, 1998
 * 1) Episode 4 (36): Beauty and the Beasts – October 27, 1998
 * 1) Episode 5 (37): Homecoming – November 3, 1998
 * 1) Episode 6 (38): Band Candy – November 10, 1998
 * 1) Episode 7 (39): Revelations – November 17, 1998
 * 1) Episode 8 (40): Lovers Walk – November 24, 1998
 * 1) Episode 9 (41): The Wish – December 8, 1998
 * 1) Episode 10 (42): Amends – December 15, 1998
 * 1) Episode 11 (43): Gingerbread – January 12, 1999
 * 1) Episode 12 (44): Helpless – January 19, 1999
 * 1) Episode 13 (45): The Zeppo – January 26, 1999
 * 1) Episode 14 (46): Bad Girls – February 9, 1999
 * 1) Episode 15 (47): Consequences – February 16, 1999
 * 1) Episode 16 (48): Doppelgangland – February 23, 1999
 * 1) Episode 17 (49): Enemies – March 16, 1999
 * 1) Episode 18 (50): Earshot – March 30, 1999
 * 1) Episode 19 (51): Choices – May 4, 1999
 * 1) Episode 20 (52): The Prom – May 11, 1999
 * 1) Episode 21 (53): Graduation Day – May 18, 1999

Season 4 (1999-2000)
Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 4ABB01) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: David Grossman (Production Code: 4ABB02) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 4ABB03) Written by: David Fury, Directed by: Tucker Gates (Production Code: 4ABB04) Written by: Tracey Forbes, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 4ABB05) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: David Grossman (Production Code: 4ABB06) Written by: Douglas Petrie, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 4ABB07) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: Michael Lange (Production Code: 4ABB08) Written by: Tracey Forbes, Directed by: Nick Marck (Production Code: 4ABB09) Written by: Jane Espenson, Nick Fury and Marti Noxon, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 4ABB11) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 4ABB10) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: Michael Gershman (Production Code: 4ABB12) Written by: David Fury, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 4ABB13) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 4ABB14) Written by: Douglas Petrie, Directed by: Michael Gershman (Production Code: 4ABB15) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 4ABB16) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: David Grossman (Production Code: 4ABB17) Written by: Tracey Forbes, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 4ABB18) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 4ABB19) Written by: Douglas Petrie, Directed by: David Grossman (Production Code: 4ABB20) Written by: David Fury, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 4ABB21) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 4ABB22)
 * 1) Episode 1 (54): The Freshman – October 5, 1999
 * 1) Episode 2 (55): Living Conditions – October 12, 1999
 * 1) Episode 3 (56): The Harsh Light of Day – October 19, 1999
 * 1) Episode 4 (57): Fear, Itself – October 26, 1999
 * 1) Episode 5 (58): Beer Bad – November 2, 1999
 * 1) Episode 6 (59): Wild at Heart – November 9, 1999
 * 1) Episode 7 (60): The Initiative – November 16, 1999
 * 1) Episode 8 (61): Pangs – November 23, 1999
 * 1) Episode 9 (62): Something Blue – November 30, 1999
 * 1) Episode 10 (63): Doomed – December 14, 1999
 * 1) Episode 11 (64): Hush – January 18, 2000
 * 1) Episode 12 (65): A New Man – January 25, 2000
 * 1) Episode 13 (66): The I in Team – February 8, 2000
 * 1) Episode 14 (67): Goodbye Iowa – February 15, 2000
 * 1) Episode 15 (68): This Year’s Girl – February 22, 2000
 * 1) Episode 16 (69): Who Are You – February 29, 2000
 * 1) Episode 17 (70): Superstar – April 4, 2000
 * 1) Episode 18 (71): Where the Wild Things Are – April 25, 2000
 * 1) Episode 19 (72): New Moon Rising – May 2, 2000
 * 1) Episode 20 (73): The Yoko Factor – May 9, 2000
 * 1) Episode 21 (74): Primeval – May 16, 2000
 * 1) Episode 22 (75): Restless – May 23, 2000

Season 5 (2000-2001)
Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 5ABB01) Written by: David Fury, Directed by: David Grossman (Production Code: 5ABB02) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 5ABB03) Written by: Rebecca Rand Kirschner, Directed by: David Grossman (Production Code: 5ABB04) Written by: Douglas Petrie, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 5ABB05) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 5ABB06) Written by: Douglas Petrie, Directed by: Nick Marck (Production Code: 5ABB07) Written by: David Fury, Directed by: Dan Attias (Production Code: 5ABB08) Written by: Rebecca Rand Kirschner, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 5ABB09) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 5ABB15) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: Christopher Hibler (Production Code: 5ABB11) Written by: Jane Espenson and Douglas Petrie, Directed by: Nick Marck (Production Code: 5ABB12) Written by: Steven S. DeKnight, Directed by: Michael Gershman (Production Code: 5ABB13) Written by: David Fury, Directed by: Dan Attias (Production Code: 5ABB14) Written and Directed by: Marti Noxon (Production Code: 5ABB10) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 5ABB16) Written and Directed by: Marti Noxon (Production Code: 5ABB17) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: Michael Gershman (Production Code: 5ABB18) Written by: Rebecca Rand Kirschner, Directed by: David Grossman (Production Code: 5ABB19) Written by: Steven S. DeKnight, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 5ABB20) Written by: Douglas Petrie, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 5ABB21) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 5ABB22)
 * 1) Episode 1 (76): Buffy vs. Dracula – September 26, 2000
 * 1) Episode 2 (77): Real Me – October 3, 2000
 * 1) Episode 3 (78): The Replacement – October 10, 2000
 * 1) Episode 4 (79): Out of My Mind – October 17, 2000
 * 1) Episode 5 (80): No Place Like Home – October 24, 2000
 * 1) Episode 6 (81): Family – November 7, 2000
 * 1) Episode 7 (82): Fool for Love – November 14, 2000
 * 1) Episode 8 (83): Shadow – November 21, 2000
 * 1) Episode 9 (84): Listening to Fear – November 28, 2000
 * 1) Episode 10 (85): I Was Made to Love You – December 19, 2000
 * 1) Episode 11 (86): Triangle – January 9, 2001
 * 1) Episode 12 (87): Checkpoint – January 23, 2001
 * 1) Episode 13 (88): Blood Ties – February 6, 2001
 * 1) Episode 14 (89): Crush – February 13, 2001
 * 1) Episode 15 (90): Into the Woods – February 20, 2001
 * 1) Episode 16 (91): The Body – February 27, 2001
 * 1) Episode 17 (92): Forever – April 17, 2001
 * 1) Episode 18 (93): Intervention – April 24, 2001
 * 1) Episode 19 (94): Tough Love – May 1, 2001
 * 1) Episode 20 (95): Spiral – May 8, 2001
 * 1) Episode 21 (96): The Weight of the World – May 15, 2001
 * 1) Episode 22 (97): The Gift – May 22, 2001

Season 6 (2001-2002)
Written by: David Fury and Marti Noxon, Directed by: David Grossman (Production Code: 6ABB01/6ABB02) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 6ABB03) Written by: Jane Espenson and Douglas Petrie, Directed by: Douglas Petrie (Production Code: 6ABB04) Written by: Jane Espenson and David Fury, Directed by: Nick Marck (Production Code: 6ABB05) Written by: Steven S. DeKnight, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 6ABB06) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 6ABB07) Written by: Rebecca Rand Kirschner, Directed by: David Grossman (Production Code: 6ABB08) Written by: Drew Z. Greenberg, Directed by: Turi Meyer (Production Code: 6ABB09) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 6ABB10) Written and Directed by: David Fury (Production Code: 6ABB11) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: Nick Marck (Production Code: 6ABB12) Written by: Steven S. DeKnight, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 6ABB13) Written by: Drew Z. Greenberg, Directed by: Michael Gershman (Production Code: 6ABB14) Written and Directed by: Douglas Petrie (Production Code: 6ABB15) Written by: Rebecca Rand Kirschner, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 6ABB16) Written by: Diego Gutierrez, Directed by: Rick Rosenthal (Production Code: 6ABB17) Written by: Drew Z. Greenberg, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 6ABB18) Written by: Steven S. DeKnight, Directed by: Michael Gershman (Production Code: 6ABB19) Written by: Marti Noxon, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 6ABB20) Written by: Douglas Petrie, Directed by: Bill L. Norton (Production Code: 6ABB21) Written by: David Fury, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 6ABB22)
 * 1) Episode 1 (98): Bargaining – October 2, 2001
 * 1) Episode 2 (99): After Life – October 9, 2001
 * 1) Episode 3 (100): Flooded – October 16, 2001
 * 1) Episode 4 (101): Life Serial – October 23, 2001
 * 1) Episode 5 (102): All the Way – October 30, 2001
 * 1) Episode 6 (103): Once More, With Feeling – November 6, 2001
 * 1) Episode 7 (104): Tabula Rasa – November 13, 2001
 * 1) Episode 8 (105): Smashed – November 20, 2001
 * 1) Episode 9 (106): Wrecked – November 27, 2001
 * 1) Episode 10 (107): Gone – January 8, 2002
 * 1) Episode 11 (108): Doublemeat Palace – January 29, 2002
 * 1) Episode 12 (109): Dead Things – February 5, 2002
 * 1) Episode 13 (110): Older and Far Away – February 12, 2002
 * 1) Episode 14 (111): As You Were – February 26, 2002
 * 1) Episode 15 (112): Hell’s Bells – March 5, 2002
 * 1) Episode 16 (113): Normal Again – March 12, 2002
 * 1) Episode 17 (114): Entropy – April 16, 2002
 * 1) Episode 18 (115): Seeing Red – April 23, 2002
 * 1) Episode 19 (116): Villains – May 7, 2002
 * 1) Episode 20 (117): Two to Go – May 14, 2002
 * 1) Episode 21 (118): Grave – May 14, 2002

Season 7 (2002-2003)
Written by: Douglas Petrie, Directed by: Nick Marck (Production Code: 7ABB02) Written by: Drew Goddard, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 7ABB05) Written by: Jane Espenson and Drew Goddard, Directed by: Nick Marck (Production Code: 7ABB03) Written by: Jane Espenson and David Fury, Directed by: Alan J. Levi (Production Code: 7ABB08) Written by: Marti Noxon and David Petrie, Directed by: David Grossman (Production Code: 7ABB10) Written by: Joss Whedon, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 7ABB01) Written by: Rebecca Rand Kirschner, Directed by: Rick Rosenthal (Production Code: 7ABB04) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 7ABB03) Written by: Drew Goddard, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 7ABB09) Written by: Drew Z. Greenberg, Directed by: Michael Gershman (Production Code: 7ABB06) Written by: David Fury, Directed by: David Grossman (Production Code: 7ABB11) Written by: Rebecca Rand Kirschner, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 7ABB12) Written by: Drew Z. Greenberg, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 7ABB13) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: David Grossman (Production Code: 7ABB14) Written and Directed by: Douglas Petrie (Production Code: 7ABB15) Written by: Jane Espenson, Directed by: Marita Grabiak (Production Code: 7ABB16) Written by: David Fury and Drew Goddard, Directed by: David Fury (Production Code: 7ABB17) Written by: Drew Goddard, Directed by: Michael Gershman (Production Code: 7ABB18) Written by: Drew Z. Greenberg, Directed by: James A. Contner (Production Code: 7ABB19) Written by: Rebecca Rand Kirschner, Directed by: David Solomon (Production Code: 7ABB20) Written by: Jane Espenson and Douglas Petrie, Directed by: Marita Grabiak (Production Code: 7ABB21) Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon (Production Code: 7ABB22)
 * 1) Episode 1 (119): Beneath You – October 1, 2002
 * 1) Episode 2 (120): Selfless – October 8, 2002
 * 1) Episode 3 (121): Conversations with Dead People – October 15, 2002
 * 1) Episode 4 (122): Sleeper – October 22, 2002
 * 1) Episode 5 (123): Bring on the Night – October 29, 2002
 * 1) Episode 6 (124): Lessons – November 5, 2002
 * 1) Episode 7 (125): Help – November 12, 2002
 * 1) Episode 8 (126): Same Time, Same Place – November 19, 2002
 * 1) Episode 9 (127): Never Leave Me – November 26, 2002
 * 1) Episode 10 (128): Him – December 17, 2002
 * 1) Episode 11 (129): Showtime – January 7, 2003
 * 1) Episode 12 (130): Potential – January 21, 2003
 * 1) Episode 13 (131): The Killer in Me – February 4, 2003
 * 1) Episode 14 (132): First Date – February 11, 2003
 * 1) Episode 15 (133): Get it Done – February 18, 2003
 * 1) Episode 16 (134): Storyteller – February 25, 2003
 * 1) Episode 17 (135): Lies My Parents Told Me – March 11, 2003
 * 1) Episode 18 (136): Dirty Girls – March 18, 2003
 * 1) Episode 19 (137): Empty Places – April 22, 2003
 * 1) Episode 20 (138): Touched – April 29, 2003
 * 1) Episode 21 (139): End of Days – May 6, 2003
 * 1) Episode 22 (140): Chosen – May 13, 2003