171 episodes of The Vampire Diaries have aired.
The series premiered on The CW on September 10 , 2009 and concluded on March 10 , 2017 , airing 171 episodes over eight seasons .	The CW	The CW
The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec , based on the popular book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith .	drama	drama	The Vampire Diaries	The Vampire Diaries (novel series)	L. J. Smith	L. J. Smith (author)	Kevin Williamson	Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)	Julie Plec	Julie Plec	supernatural	supernatural	book series of the same name	The Vampire Diaries (novel series)
