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The Vampire Diaries: Season 1
  • Network: The CW
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 10, 2009
  • Season #: 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 9
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Metascore
50 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 206 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Summary: In this adaptation of the L.J. Smith book series, vampire brothers battle for the heart of a mortal teenaged girl named Elena Gilbert.
  • Genre(s): Science-Fiction, Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 22
  3. Negative: 7 out of 22
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    100
    These killers are more fun than a cemetery full of psycho zombie killers on Halloween.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    60
    By staking turf between "True Blood" and "Twilight," Vampire Diaries hopes it has found the promised land. The danger is it could also be no man's land.
  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    30
    Williamson also wrote the "Scream" trilogy, but there's neither humor nor horror here, unless you count some of the acting and casting.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 86
  3. Negative: 21 out of 86
  1. HannahSalvatore
    10
    THIS IS DEFINITELY MY FAVORITE SHOW. (can you tell by my display name? ;) much better than twilight. Damon is my favorite character. If you have any taste in shows AT ALL, you will like the vampire diaries. (: Alot of action, drama, and good story line. If you havent seen it before, go check it out! I promise you, you will like it. I CAN NOT WAIT FOR THE SECOND SEASON AND FOR ______ TO COME ON THE SHOW. (you know who i mean :)… Expand
    • 5 of 5 users said yes
  2. Angester
    5
    Pilots tend to suck and this was no exception. I think that most of the acting was pretty bad and the music was awful. The story was EXTREMELY PREDICTABLE, but I also read the books fifteen years ago. I'll give it another shot in a couple of weeks, but my hopes aren't high.… Expand
    • 0 of 3 users said yes
  3. JeffR
    3
    A bunch of 30 somethings acting like high school kids. I hate when writers and producers muck things up with TV Shows.
    • 2 of 3 users said yes

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