Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
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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
⨁Full Cast & CrewUpcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
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.
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.