Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
TVPG
Drama
Horror
Fantasy
A high school cheerleader embraces her destiny as a chosen one, battling evil forces and slaying vampires while negotiating the trials and tribulations of teenage life in the fictional town of Sunnydale.
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Cast & Crew
Sarah Michelle Gellar Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon Alexander "Xander" Harris
Alyson Hannigan Willow Rosenberg
James Marsters Spike
Emma Caulfield Anya Emerson
Anthony Stewart Head Rupert Giles
Michelle Trachtenberg Dawn Summers
David Boreanaz Angel
Joss Whedon Executive Producer
Marti Noxon Executive Producer
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, April 26
The Harsh Light of Day
Season 4 • Episode 3
Buffy must stop Spike when he returns to find a fabled relic.
Friday, April 26
Fear, Itself
Season 4 • Episode 4
Buffy, Willow, Oz and Xander get trapped in a haunted fraternity house on Halloween.
Friday, April 26
I Only Have Eyes for You
Season 2 • Episode 19
Buffy helps a heartsick ghost find peace in a surprising way.
Friday, April 26
Go Fish
Season 2 • Episode 20
Xander goes undercover as a swimmer to help Buffy net a sea monster.
Friday, April 26
Becoming
Season 2 • Episode 21
While Angel attempts to unearth a demon who will annihilate the planet.
Friday, April 26
Becoming
Season 2 • Episode 22
Buffy faces treacherous alliances as hell prepares to swallow the world.
Saturday, April 27
Beer Bad
Season 4 • Episode 5
Buffy goes drinking with a group of upperclassmen; Oz grows interested in a new performer.
Saturday, April 27
Wild at Heart
Season 4 • Episode 6
Willow discovers Oz feels drawn to a woman who turns out to be a werewolf.
Monday, April 29
Anne
Season 3 • Episode 1
A demonic force threatens inner-city children living on the streets.
Monday, April 29
Dead Man's Party
Season 3 • Episode 2
Buffy returns to Sunnydale, facing school expulsion and awkward reunions with those she left behind.
Monday, April 29
Faith, Hope & Trick
Season 3 • Episode 3
An ancient, cloven-hoofed villain and his bloodsucking sidekick threaten Sunnydale.
Monday, April 29
Beauty and the Beasts
Season 3 • Episode 4
The savage mauling of a student leaves Angel and Oz as suspects.
Tuesday, April 30
The Initiative
Season 4 • Episode 7
A commando squad holds Spike captive for a mysterious laboratory beneath the streets of Sunnydale.
Tuesday, April 30
Pangs
Season 4 • Episode 8
Indian spirits arise on Thanksgiving to avenge wrongs done to their people; guest David Boreanaz.
Tuesday, April 30
Homecoming
Season 3 • Episode 5
The bloodsucking Mr. Trick (K. Todd Freeman) assembles a host of killers in Sunnydale.
Tuesday, April 30
Band Candy
Season 3 • Episode 6
Mr. Trick (K. Todd Freeman) makes Sunnydale adults act like adolescents.
Tuesday, April 30
Revelations
Season 3 • Episode 7
Angel returns and helps the gang fight a demon who searches for a powerful weapon in Sunnydale.
Tuesday, April 30
Lover's Walk
Season 3 • Episode 8
Dumped by his love, Spike (James Marsters) returns to punish those to blame, especially Angel.
Wednesday, May 1
Something Blue
Season 4 • Episode 9
Willow's spell goes awry, causing Buffy to fall in love with Spike.
Wednesday, May 1
Hush
Season 4 • Episode 10
Sunnydale residents lose the power of speech to creepy newcomers.
Wednesday, May 1
The Wish
Season 3 • Episode 9
When Cordelia wishes to be rid of all things Buffy, an evil genie puts her in an altered reality.
Wednesday, May 1
Amends
Season 3 • Episode 10
Visions haunt Angel; Willow tries to seduce Oz; Xander must cope without Cordelia.
Wednesday, May 1
Gingerbread
Season 3 • Episode 11
The discovery of two murdered children prompts Joyce to lead townspeople in a Salemlike witch hunt.
Wednesday, May 1
Helpless
Season 3 • Episode 12
Buffy finds out she must face a deadly vampire when she turns 18.
Thursday, May 2
Doomed
Season 4 • Episode 11
Buffy and the gang return to Sunnydale High to prevent an impending apocalypse.
Thursday, May 2
A New Man
Season 4 • Episode 12
Buffy and Riley's romance grows; Giles, transformed into a demon, eludes Buffy.
Thursday, May 2
The Zeppo
Season 3 • Episode 13
Xander hangs with a dangerous crowd and consorts with fast women.
Thursday, May 2
Bad Girls
Season 3 • Episode 14
anting a taste of the wild life, Buffy follows Faith into her reckless world of slaying abandon.
Thursday, May 2
Consequences
Season 3 • Episode 15
Buffy is tormented by the consequences of Faith's rash behavior.
Thursday, May 2
Doppelgangland
Season 3 • Episode 16
Buffy and the real Willow must save the day when Willow's doppelganger wreaks havoc on Sunnydale.
Friday, May 3
The I in Team
Season 4 • Episode 13
Buffy's involvement with Riley and the Initiative hurts her friends.
Friday, May 3
Goodbye Iowa
Season 4 • Episode 14
Buffy's investigation leads her to the Initiative's secret weapon; Riley challenges Buffy.
Friday, May 3
Enemies
Season 3 • Episode 17
Giles resumes his duties as Watcher when Cordelia distracts Wesley.
Friday, May 3
Earshot
Season 3 • Episode 22
A demonic encounter makes Buffy clairvoyant, leading her to uncover a mass murder plan at school.
Friday, May 3
Choices
Season 3 • Episode 18
Buffy launches an offensive to shut down the mayor's plan; friends plan for college and the future.
Friday, May 3
The Prom
Season 3 • Episode 19
Buffy tries to stop a bitter gate-crasher from ruining the prom.
Saturday, May 4
This Year's Girl
Season 4 • Episode 15
Faith, the outlaw slayer, awakens from her coma and makes a beeline for Buffy's mother's house.
Saturday, May 4
Who Are You
Season 4 • Episode 16
The Watcher's Council plans to send Buffy to England; Faith damages Buffy's relationship with Riley.
Monday, May 6
Graduation Day
Season 3 • Episode 20
The Mayor plans his fiendish commencement speech to Buffy's class.
Monday, May 6
Graduation Day
Season 3 • Episode 21
Buffy and her friends anticipate the mayor's demonic ascension.
Monday, May 6
The Freshman
Season 4 • Episode 1
Buffy adjusts to college life and contends with an unstable roommate.
Monday, May 6
Living Conditions
Season 4 • Episode 2
Buffy's friends help contend with her roommate; Buffy becomes attracted to an older classmate.
Tuesday, May 7
Superstar
Season 4 • Episode 17
Buffy tries to figure out why the town thinks a former high-school nerd is now a superhero.
Tuesday, May 7
Where the Wild Things Are
Season 4 • Episode 18
Buffy and Riley are held hostage by ghost-children who are seeking revenge.
Tuesday, May 7
The Harsh Light of Day
Season 4 • Episode 3
Buffy must stop Spike when he returns to find a fabled relic.
Tuesday, May 7
Fear, Itself
Season 4 • Episode 4
Buffy, Willow, Oz and Xander get trapped in a haunted fraternity house on Halloween.
Tuesday, May 7
Beer Bad
Season 4 • Episode 5
Buffy goes drinking with a group of upperclassmen; Oz grows interested in a new performer.
Tuesday, May 7
Wild at Heart
Season 4 • Episode 6
Willow discovers Oz feels drawn to a woman who turns out to be a werewolf.
Wednesday, May 8
New Moon Rising
Season 4 • Episode 19
Oz returns to Sunnydale and is captured by the Initiative during a full moon.
Wednesday, May 8
The Yoko Factor
Season 4 • Episode 20
During a surprise visit to Sunnydale, Angel skirmishes with Riley.
Wednesday, May 8
The Initiative
Season 4 • Episode 7
A commando squad holds Spike captive for a mysterious laboratory beneath the streets of Sunnydale.
Wednesday, May 8
Pangs
Season 4 • Episode 8
Indian spirits arise on Thanksgiving to avenge wrongs done to their people; guest David Boreanaz.
Wednesday, May 8
Something Blue
Season 4 • Episode 9
Willow's spell goes awry, causing Buffy to fall in love with Spike.
Wednesday, May 8
Hush
Season 4 • Episode 10
Sunnydale residents lose the power of speech to creepy newcomers.
Thursday, May 9
Primeval
Season 4 • Episode 21
Adam captures Riley while crafting a race of human-demon hybrids.
Thursday, May 9
Restless
Season 4 • Episode 22
Buffy, Willow, Xander and Giles face their fears in nightmares.
Thursday, May 9
Doomed
Season 4 • Episode 11
Buffy and the gang return to Sunnydale High to prevent an impending apocalypse.
Thursday, May 9
A New Man
Season 4 • Episode 12
Buffy and Riley's romance grows; Giles, transformed into a demon, eludes Buffy.
Thursday, May 9
The I in Team
Season 4 • Episode 13
Buffy's involvement with Riley and the Initiative hurts her friends.
Thursday, May 9
Goodbye Iowa
Season 4 • Episode 14
Buffy's investigation leads her to the Initiative's secret weapon; Riley challenges Buffy.
Friday, May 10
Buffy vs. Dracula
Season 5 • Episode 1
Buffy and friends encounter Dracula, the most powerful vampire.
Friday, May 10
Real Me
Season 5 • Episode 2
Buffy is sidetracked by a rivalry with her teenage sister, Dawn.
Friday, May 10
This Year's Girl
Season 4 • Episode 15
Faith, the outlaw slayer, awakens from her coma and makes a beeline for Buffy's mother's house.
Friday, May 10
Who Are You
Season 4 • Episode 16
The Watcher's Council plans to send Buffy to England; Faith damages Buffy's relationship with Riley.
Friday, May 10
Superstar
Season 4 • Episode 17
Buffy tries to figure out why the town thinks a former high-school nerd is now a superhero.
Friday, May 10
Where the Wild Things Are
Season 4 • Episode 18
Buffy and Riley are held hostage by ghost-children who are seeking revenge.
Saturday, May 11
The Replacement
Season 5 • Episode 3
A mysterious doppelganger relishes an opportunity to take over Xander's life.
Saturday, May 11
Out of My Mind
Season 5 • Episode 4
The effects of the Initiative's tests begin to threaten Riley's life.
Sunday, May 12
Ted
Season 2 • Episode 11
Buffy is suspicious of her mom's new boyfriend (John Ritter).
Sunday, May 12
Band Candy
Season 3 • Episode 6
Mr. Trick (K. Todd Freeman) makes Sunnydale adults act like adolescents.
Sunday, May 12
Gingerbread
Season 3 • Episode 11
The discovery of two murdered children prompts Joyce to lead townspeople in a Salemlike witch hunt.
Monday, May 13
New Moon Rising
Season 4 • Episode 19
Oz returns to Sunnydale and is captured by the Initiative during a full moon.
Monday, May 13
The Yoko Factor
Season 4 • Episode 20
During a surprise visit to Sunnydale, Angel skirmishes with Riley.
Monday, May 13
Primeval
Season 4 • Episode 21
Adam captures Riley while crafting a race of human-demon hybrids.
Monday, May 13
Restless
Season 4 • Episode 22
Buffy, Willow, Xander and Giles face their fears in nightmares.
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