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The Best Seasons of The Vampire Diaries

Every season of The Vampire Diaries ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of The Vampire Diaries!

Top season
Season 2
8.5avg
Best episode
S3E22 The Departed
9.44,895 votes
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#1

Season 2

22 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2010

8.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE21 · The Sun Also Rises 9.1
#2

Season 3

22 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2011

8.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE22 · The Departed 9.4
#3

Season 4

23 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2012

8.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE23 · Graduation 9.1

Other Seasons

#4

Season 1

22 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2009

8.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE22 · Founder's Day 9.2
#5

Season 8

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2016

8.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE16 · I Was Feeling Epic 9.3
#6

Season 6

22 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2014

8.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE22 · I'm Thinking of You All the While 8.8
#7

Season 7

22 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2015

8.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE10 · Hell Is Other People 8.7
#8

Season 5

22 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2013

8.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE22 · Home 8.9

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Top-rated The Vampire Diaries episodes

  1. #1The Departed S3E229.4
  2. #2I Was Feeling Epic S8E169.3
  3. #3Founder's Day S1E229.2
  4. #4Graduation S4E239.1
  5. #5The Reckoning S3E59.1

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