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''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' is an American television series created by [[Joss Whedon]] that premiered on March 10, 1997. It concluded on May 20, 2003, after seven seasons with 144 episodes in total, plus an unaired pilot episode.

The first five seasons aired on [[The WB]], and in 2001, it transferred to [[UPN]] for its final two seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/21/business/buffy-moving-to-upn-tries-to-be-wb-slayer.html |title='Buffy,' Moving to UPN, Tries to Be WB Slayer |website=The New York Times |first=Jim |last=Rutenberg |date=April 21, 2001 |access-date=December 8, 2019}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, the entire series aired on [[Sky1]] and [[BBC Two]], and on [[TV3 (Ireland)|TV3]] in Ireland. The story line is continued in comic book form in [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight|Season 8]], [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine|Season 9]], [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten|Season 10]], Season 11, and concluded with [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve|Season 12]].

All seven seasons of the series are available on individual DVD box sets for Regions 1, 2 and 4. Two [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVDs#Collections|complete series collections]] (''The Chosen Collection'' and ''The Complete DVD Collection'') have been released separately for these regions.

==Series overview==
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| end1       = {{End date|1997|6|2}}
| network1   = [[The WB]]

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| end2       = {{End date|1998|5|19}}

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| end3       = {{End date|1999|9|21}}

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| end4       = {{End date|2000|5|23}}

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| network6   = [[UPN]]

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==Episodes==
===Season 1 (1997)===
{{Main article|Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1|label1=''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 1}}
{{:Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1}}

===Season 2 (1997–98)===
{{Main article|Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2|label1=''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 2}}
{{:Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2}}

===Season 3 (1998–99)===
{{Main article|Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3|label1=''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 3}}
{{:Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3}}

===Season 4 (1999–2000)===
{{Main article|Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4|label1=''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 4}}
{{:Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4}}

===Season 5 (2000–01)===
{{Main article|Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5|label1=''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 5}}
{{:Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5}}

===Season 6 (2001–02)===
{{Main article|Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6|label1=''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 6}}
{{:Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6}}

===Season 7 (2002–03)===
{{Main article|Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7|label1=''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 7}}
{{:Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 7}}

==Ratings==
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<!-- S01E01 -->| 4.59
<!-- S01E02 -->| 4.59
<!-- S01E03 -->| 4.63
<!-- S01E04 -->| 2.68
<!-- S01E05 -->| 4.09
<!-- S01E06 -->| 3.42
<!-- S01E07 -->| 3.39
<!-- S01E08 -->| 2.47
<!-- S01E09 -->| 2.56
<!-- S01E10 -->| 3.47
<!-- S01E11 -->| 3.36
<!-- S01E12 -->| 3.97
<!-- S01_AV -->| 3.60
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<!-- S02E01 -->| 4.37
<!-- S02E02 -->| 4.42
<!-- S02E03 -->| 4.86
<!-- S02E04 -->| 4.70
<!-- S02E05 -->| 4.77
<!-- S02E06 -->| 5.88
<!-- S02E07 -->| 4.98
<!-- S02E08 -->| 5.59
<!-- S02E09 -->| 5.04
<!-- S02E10 -->| 5.41
<!-- S02E11 -->| 6.09
<!-- S02E12 -->| 6.48
<!-- S02E13 -->| 7.59
<!-- S02E14 -->| 7.94
<!-- S02E15 -->| 7.31
<!-- S02E16 -->| 6.77
<!-- S02E17 -->| 6.14
<!-- S02E18 -->| 6.08
<!-- S02E19 -->| 5.06
<!-- S02E20 -->| 5.13
<!-- S02E21 -->| 5.30
<!-- S02E22 -->| 6.37
<!-- S02_AV -->| 5.74
|-
<!-- S03E01 -->| 7.06
<!-- S03E02 -->| 6.20
<!-- S03E03 -->| 5.46
<!-- S03E04 -->| 6.20
<!-- S03E05 -->| 6.53
<!-- S03E06 -->| 6.35
<!-- S03E07 -->| 6.46
<!-- S03E08 -->| 6.00
<!-- S03E09 -->| 6.32
<!-- S03E10 -->| 6.85
<!-- S03E11 -->| 6.42
<!-- S03E12 -->| 7.00
<!-- S03E13 -->| 5.93
<!-- S03E14 -->| 6.09
<!-- S03E15 -->| 5.93
<!-- S03E16 -->| 6.50
<!-- S03E17 -->| 5.94
<!-- S03E18 -->| 5.08
<!-- S03E19 -->| 5.04
<!-- S03E20 -->| 5.22
<!-- S03E21 -->| 5.13
<!-- S03E22 -->| 6.53
<!-- S03_AV -->| 6.10
|-
<!-- S04E01 -->| 6.79
<!-- S04E02 -->| 5.64
<!-- S04E03 -->| 5.09
<!-- S04E04 -->| 5.98
<!-- S04E05 -->| 5.11
<!-- S04E06 -->| 6.51
<!-- S04E07 -->| 5.65
<!-- S04E08 -->| 5.90
<!-- S04E09 -->| 5.42
<!-- S04E10 -->| 5.97
<!-- S04E11 -->| 5.35
<!-- S04E12 -->| 6.02
<!-- S04E13 -->| 4.83
<!-- S04E14 -->| 4.85
<!-- S04E15 -->| 5.75
<!-- S04E16 -->| 4.90
<!-- S04E17 -->| 4.11
<!-- S04E18 -->| 3.85
<!-- S04E19 -->| 4.02
<!-- S04E20 -->| 4.55
<!-- S04E21 -->| 4.85
<!-- S04E22 -->| 4.50
<!-- S04_AV -->| 5.26
|-
<!-- S05E01 -->| 5.83
<!-- S05E02 -->| 6.17
<!-- S05E03 -->| 5.34
<!-- S05E04 -->| 5.10
<!-- S05E05 -->| 6.41
<!-- S05E06 -->| 6.19
<!-- S05E07 -->| 5.66
<!-- S05E08 -->| 4.83
<!-- S05E09 -->| 5.48
<!-- S05E10 -->| 4.85
<!-- S05E11 -->| 4.85
<!-- S05E12 -->| 5.01
<!-- S05E13 -->| 4.89
<!-- S05E14 -->| 4.90
<!-- S05E15 -->| 5.11
<!-- S05E16 -->| 5.97
<!-- S05E17 -->| 4.29
<!-- S05E18 -->| 4.73
<!-- S05E19 -->| 4.59
<!-- S05E20 -->| 5.11
<!-- S05E21 -->| 4.76
<!-- S05E22 -->| 5.22
<!-- S05_AV -->| 5.24
|-
<!-- S06E01 -->| 7.65
<!-- S06E02 -->| 7.65
<!-- S06E03 -->| 5.58
<!-- S06E04 -->| 6.03
<!-- S06E05 -->| 5.68
<!-- S06E06 -->| 5.23
<!-- S06E07 -->| 5.44
<!-- S06E08 -->| 5.40
<!-- S06E09 -->| 5.00
<!-- S06E10 -->| 5.57
<!-- S06E11 -->| 5.16
<!-- S06E12 -->| 5.57
<!-- S06E13 -->| 5.21
<!-- S06E14 -->| 5.01
<!-- S06E15 -->| 4.70
<!-- S06E16 -->| 5.61
<!-- S06E17 -->| 5.01
<!-- S06E18 -->| 4.53
<!-- S06E19 -->| 4.06
<!-- S06E20 -->| 4.96
<!-- S06E21 -->| 5.31
<!-- S06E22 -->| 5.31
<!-- S06_AV -->| 5.43
|-
<!-- S07E01 -->| 4.99
<!-- S07E02 -->| 4.97
<!-- S07E03 -->| 4.90
<!-- S07E04 -->| 5.04
<!-- S07E05 -->| 5.02
<!-- S07E06 -->| 4.65
<!-- S07E07 -->| 4.83
<!-- S07E08 -->| 5.03
<!-- S07E09 -->| 4.83
<!-- S07E10 -->| 4.79
<!-- S07E11 -->| 4.08
<!-- S07E12 -->| 3.61
<!-- S07E13 -->| 3.46
<!-- S07E14 -->| 4.24
<!-- S07E15 -->| 3.43
<!-- S07E16 -->| 3.63
<!-- S07E17 -->| 3.44
<!-- S07E18 -->| 3.31
<!-- S07E19 -->| 3.60
<!-- S07E20 -->| 4.02
<!-- S07E21 -->| 4.06
<!-- S07E22 -->| 4.87
<!-- S07_AV -->| 4.31
}}

==See also==
*[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (film)]]
*[[List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer home video releases|List of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' home video releases]]
*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight]]''
*[[List of Angel episodes|List of ''Angel'' episodes]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb episodes|0118276|Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}
*List of [http://www.buffyguide.com/episodes.shtml ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' episodes] at [http://www.buffyguide.com BuffyGuide.com]
*{{Epguides|BuffytheVampireSlayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer|list=y}}

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