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.
Tuesday, April 16
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.
Tuesday, April 16
Amends
Season 3 • Episode 10
Visions haunt Angel; Willow tries to seduce Oz; Xander must cope without Cordelia.
Tuesday, April 16
End of Days
Season 7 • Episode 21
Buffy rejoins the fray wielding a mystical new weapon; Angel fights at the slayer's side.
Tuesday, April 16
Chosen
Season 7 • Episode 22
Buffy crafts a plan to destroy the First, leading her friends into the Hellmouth.
Tuesday, April 16
Welcome to the Hellmouth
Season 1 • Episode 1
Buffy moves to Sunnydale, Calif., meets her new watcher, Giles, and makes new friends.
Tuesday, April 16
The Harvest
Season 1 • Episode 2
Buffy faces the Master's powers as her team confronts a battle with unearthly creatures.
Wednesday, April 17
Gingerbread
Season 3 • Episode 11
The discovery of two murdered children prompts Joyce to lead townspeople in a Salemlike witch hunt.
Wednesday, April 17
Helpless
Season 3 • Episode 12
Buffy finds out she must face a deadly vampire when she turns 18.
Wednesday, April 17
The Witch
Season 1 • Episode 3
When cheerleaders start spontaneously combusting, Buffy suspects a witch is in their midst.
Wednesday, April 17
Teacher's Pet
Season 1 • Episode 4
Xander falls for a substitute teacher; Angel warns Buffy of a claw-handed vampire.
Wednesday, April 17
Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
Season 1 • Episode 5
Buffy falls in love and neglects her fight against the dark forces enveloping Sunnydale.
Wednesday, April 17
The Pack
Season 1 • Episode 6
Buffy, Giles and Willow must figure out what's wrong with Xander.
Thursday, April 18
The Zeppo
Season 3 • Episode 13
Xander hangs with a dangerous crowd and consorts with fast women.
Thursday, April 18
Bad Girls
Season 3 • Episode 14
anting a taste of the wild life, Buffy follows Faith into her reckless world of slaying abandon.
Thursday, April 18
Angel
Season 1 • Episode 7
Buffy learns Angel's horrible secret; the Master summons more warrior vampires to annihilate Buffy.
Thursday, April 18
I Robot, You Jane
Season 1 • Episode 8
Buffy and Giles face a demon spirit that has been trapped since the Dark Ages.
Thursday, April 18
The Puppet Show
Season 1 • Episode 9
Buffy looks for a knife-wielding human-organ thief while participating in the school talent show.
Thursday, April 18
Nightmares
Season 1 • Episode 10
Residents of Sunnydale see reality merge with their nightmares.
Friday, April 19
Consequences
Season 3 • Episode 15
Buffy is tormented by the consequences of Faith's rash behavior.
Friday, April 19
Doppelgangland
Season 3 • Episode 16
Buffy and the real Willow must save the day when Willow's doppelganger wreaks havoc on Sunnydale.
Friday, April 19
Out of Mind, Out of Sight
Season 1 • Episode 11
A spirit targets Cordelia; Angel warns Giles that Buffy may be in grave danger.
Friday, April 19
Prophecy Girl
Season 1 • Episode 12
Buffy wants to give up slaying, but demons emerge from below.
Friday, April 19
When She Was Bad
Season 2 • Episode 1
Cordelia and Ms. Calendar are kidnapped; Buffy turns Angel away.
Friday, April 19
Some Assembly Required
Season 2 • Episode 2
The gang tries to find out who would use missing body parts to create the perfect woman.
Saturday, April 20
Enemies
Season 3 • Episode 17
Giles resumes his duties as Watcher when Cordelia distracts Wesley.
Saturday, April 20
Earshot
Season 3 • Episode 22
A demonic encounter makes Buffy clairvoyant, leading her to uncover a mass murder plan at school.
Monday, April 22
School Hard
Season 2 • Episode 3
Buffy shields her mom when vampires crash parent-teacher night.
Monday, April 22
Inca Mummy Girl
Season 2 • Episode 4
Xander's love interest is a mummy (Ara Celi) who must kill to stay alive.
Monday, April 22
Reptile Boy
Season 2 • Episode 5
A snake-like creature awaits human sacrifices at a fraternity bash.
Monday, April 22
Halloween
Season 2 • Episode 6
Buffy loses her slaying abilities while wearing a Halloween costume.
Tuesday, April 23
Choices
Season 3 • Episode 18
Buffy launches an offensive to shut down the mayor's plan; friends plan for college and the future.
Tuesday, April 23
The Prom
Season 3 • Episode 19
Buffy tries to stop a bitter gate-crasher from ruining the prom.
Tuesday, April 23
Lie to Me
Season 2 • Episode 7
Buffy's fifth-grade crush arrives in Sunnydale intending to exchange her for the immortal life.
Tuesday, April 23
The Dark Age
Season 2 • Episode 8
A murder victim may be linked to Giles' past; a demon possesses Miss Calendar.
Tuesday, April 23
What's My Line?
Season 2 • Episode 9
Spike and his new recruits want to capture Angel and cure Drusilla.
Tuesday, April 23
What's My Line?
Season 2 • Episode 10
Buffy joins forces with a new vampire slayer (Bianca Lawson) to save Angel.
Wednesday, April 24
Graduation Day
Season 3 • Episode 20
The Mayor plans his fiendish commencement speech to Buffy's class.
Wednesday, April 24
Graduation Day
Season 3 • Episode 21
Buffy and her friends anticipate the mayor's demonic ascension.
Wednesday, April 24
Ted
Season 2 • Episode 11
Buffy is suspicious of her mom's new boyfriend (John Ritter).
Wednesday, April 24
Bad Eggs
Season 2 • Episode 12
Two cowboy vampires are gunning for Buffy, whose liaisons with Angel continue.
Wednesday, April 24
Surprise
Season 2 • Episode 13
Spike and Drusilla want to use a deadly demon to extinguish Buffy.
Wednesday, April 24
Innocence
Season 2 • Episode 14
Buffy must destroy Angel after he reverts to his evil persona.
Thursday, April 25
The Freshman
Season 4 • Episode 1
Buffy adjusts to college life and contends with an unstable roommate.
Thursday, April 25
Living Conditions
Season 4 • Episode 2
Buffy's friends help contend with her roommate; Buffy becomes attracted to an older classmate.
Thursday, April 25
Phases
Season 2 • Episode 15
Buffy and the gang try to protect a werewolf from an evil poacher (Jack Conley).
Thursday, April 25
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Season 2 • Episode 16
When Cordelia breaks off their secret romance, Xander gets student witch Amy to put a spell on her.
Thursday, April 25
Passion
Season 2 • Episode 17
Angel's desire to torment Buffy leads to the death of someone she knows.
Thursday, April 25
Killed by Death
Season 2 • Episode 18
Buffy meets a boy who is having nightmares about her experiences.
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.
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