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Best Episodes by Rank

The table below presents all 144 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer from the best episode to the weakest episode. The number in the "Points" column represents the average ranking that each episode received with 144 representing what would be a unanimous first place ranking and 1 representing what would be a unanimous last place ranking. Fans were not unanimous in their ratings of any episode, so all scores are between those two numbers.

Rank Title Season/
Episode		 Writer(s) Director Points
1 Once More, with Feeling 6.07 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 123.06
2 Hush 4.10 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 115.54
3 The Gift 5.22 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 113.03
4 Becoming, Part 2 2.22 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 112.51
5 The Body 5.16 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 104.90
6 Chosen 7.22 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 102.46
7 Becoming, Part 1 2.21 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 98.62
8 Passion 2.17 Ty King Michael Gershman 98.08
9 Tabula Rasa 6.08 Rebecca Rand Kirshner David Grossman 95.53
10 Graduation Day, Part 2 3.22 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 94.80
11 Restless 4.22 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 94.47
12 Doppelgängland 3.16 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 92.89
13 Innocence 2.14 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 92.34
14 Prophecy Girl 1.12 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 91.83
15 The Wish 3.09 Marti Noxon David Greenwalt 91.76
16 Fool for Love 5.07 Douglas Petrie Nick Marck 91.41
17 Conversations with Dead People 7.07 Jane Espenson and Drew Goddard Nick Marck 89.52
18 Graduation Day, Part 1 3.21 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 89.45
19 Something Blue 4.09 Tracey Forbes Nick Marck 88.04
20 Who Are You 4.16 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 84.98
21 Earshot 3.18 Jane Espenson Regis Kimble 84.10
22 Grave 6.22 David Fury James A. Contner 83.39
23 Selfless 7.05 Drew Goddard David Solomon 82.30
24 Lovers Walk 3.08 Dan Vebber David Semel 81.88
25 The Prom 3.20 Marti Noxon David Solomon 81.84
26 Storyteller 7.16 Jane Espenson Marita Grabiak 80.93
27 Angel 1.07 David Greenwalt Scott Brazil 80.82
28 Surprise 2.13 Marti Noxon Michael Lange 80.53
29 Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered 2.16 Marti Noxon James A. Contner 77.88
30 Intervention 5.18 Jane Espenson Michael Gershman 77.64
31 Band Candy 3.06 Jane Espenson Michael Lange 77.63
32 Normal Again 6.17 Diego Gutiérrez Rick Rosenthal 77.61
33 Amends 3.10 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 76.97
34 Halloween 2.06 Carl Ellsworth Bruce Seth Green 76.69
35 Two to Go 6.21 Douglas Petrie Bill L. Norton 75.66
36 School Hard 2.03 David Greenwalt John T. Kretchmer 75.48
37 This Year's Girl 4.15 Douglas Petrie Michael Gershman 75.21
38 I Only Have Eyes For You 2.19 Marti Noxon James Whitmore Jr. 75.03
39 Seeing Red 6.19 Steven S. DeKnight Michael Gershman 74.98
40 Enemies 3.17 Douglas Petrie David Grossman 74.94
41 The Zeppo 3.13 Dan Vebber James Whitmore Jr. 74.73
42 Welcome to the Hellmouth 1.01 Joss Whedon Charles Martin Smith 74.37
43 Bad Girls 3.14 Douglas Petrie Michael Lange 74.01
44 Pangs 4.08 Jane Espenson Michael Lange 73.01
45 Primeval 4.21 David Fury James A. Contner 72.76
46 What's My Line? Part 2 2.10 Marti Noxon David Semel 72.72
47 Lies My Parents Told Me 7.17 David Fury and Drew Goddard David Fury 72.69
48 Nightmares 1.10 David Greenwalt Bruce Seth Green 72.36
49 End of Days 7.21 Douglas Petrie and Jane Espenson Marita Grabiak 72.19
50 Family 5.06 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 72.14
51 Touched 7.20 Rebecca Rand Kirshner David Solomon 72.00
52 Villains 6.20 Marti Noxon David Solomon 71.72
53 Dirty Girls 7.18 Drew Goddard Michael Gershman 71.57
54 Fear Itself 4.04 David Fury Tucker Gates 71.41
55 The Yoko Factor 4.20 Douglas Petrie David Grossman 71.04
56 Bargaining, Part 1 6.01 Marti Noxon David Grossman 70.97
57 Bargaining, Part 2 6.02 David Fury David Grossman 70.95
58 Crush 5.14 David Fury Daniel Attias 70.85
59 What's My Line? Part 1 2.09 Howard Gordon and Marti Noxon David Solomon 70.56
60 Checkpoint 5.12 Douglas Petrie and Jane Espenson Nick Marck 70.51
61 New Moon Rising 4.19 Marti Noxon James A. Contner 70.47
62 Lie To Me 2.07 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 70.44
63 Beneath You 7.02 Douglas Petrie Nick Marck 70.22
64 Life Serial 6.05 David Fury and Jane Espenson Nick Marck 70.11
65 Forever 5.17 Marti Noxon Marti Noxon 69.67
66 When She Was Bad 2.01 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 69.63
67 The Harvest 1.02 Joss Whedon John T. Kretchmer 69.46
68 Spiral 5.20 Steven S. DeKnight James A. Contner 69.26
69 Helpless 3.12 David Fury James A. Contner 69.20
70 Faith, Hope & Trick 3.03 David Greenwalt James A. Contner 69.09
71 Triangle 5.11 Jane Espenson Christopher Hibler 69.06
72 Dead Things 6.13 Steven S. DeKnight James A. Contner 69.01
73 Wild at Heart 4.06 Marti Noxon David Grossman 68.99
74 Consequences 3.15 Marti Noxon Michael Gershman 68.55
75 Lessons 7.01 Joss Whedon David Solomon 68.42
76 Smashed 6.09 Drew Z. Greenberg Turi Meyer 68.34
77 Choices 3.19 David Fury James A. Contner 68.31
78 Tough Love 5.19 Rebecca Rand Kirshner David Grossman 68.26
79 Entropy 6.18 Drew Z. Greenberg James A. Contner 68.13
80 Same Time, Same Place 7.03 Jane Espenson James A. Contner 68.12
81 After Life 6.03 Jane Espenson David Solomon 67.92
82 A New Man 4.12 Jane Espenson Michael Gershman 67.91
83 The Witch 1.03 Dana Reston Stephen Cragg 67.88
84 The Harsh Light of Day 4.03 Jane Espenson James A. Contner 67.85
85 Superstar 4.17 Jane Espenson David Grossman 67.53
86 No Place Like Home 5.05 Douglas Petrie David Solomon 67.42
87 Blood Ties 5.13 Steven S. DeKnight Michael Gershman 67.34
88 The Pack 1.06 Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer Bruce Seth Green 67.13
89 The Replacement 5.03 Jane Espenson James A. Contner 67.07
90 Help 7.04 Rebecca Rand Kirshner Rick Rosenthal 67.05
91 Homecoming 3.05 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 67.05
92 Phases 2.15 Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali Bruce Seth Green 66.94
93 Showtime 7.11 David Fury Michael Grossman 66.83
94 Revelations 3.07 Douglas Petrie James A. Contner 66.77
95 Buffy vs. Dracula 5.01 Marti Noxon David Solomon 66.75
96 Anne 3.01 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 66.61
97 Never Leave Me 7.09 Drew Goddard David Solomon 66.60
98 The Puppet Show 1.09 Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel Ellen S. Pressman 66.52
99 Real Me 5.02 David Fury David Grossman 66.35
100 Him 7.06 Drew Z. Greenberg Michael Gershman 66.26
101 The Freshman 4.01 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 66.24
102 The Initiative 4.07 Douglas Petrie James A. Contner 66.14
103 Bring On the Night 7.10 Marti Noxon and Douglas Petrie David Grossman 66.08
104 Hell's Bells 6.16 Rebecca Rand Kirshner David Solomon 65.97
105 Weight of the World 5.21 Douglas Petrie David Solomon 65.81
106 Invisible Girl 1.11 Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden Reza Badiyi 65.47
107 Get It Done 7.15 Douglas Petrie Douglas Petrie 65.35
108 Gone 6.11 David Fury David Fury 65.17
109 Sleeper 7.08 David Fury and Jane Espenson Alan J. Levi 65.16
110 Older and Far Away 6.14 Drew Z. Greenberg Michael Gershman 65.07
111 Potential 7.12 Rebecca Rand Kirshner James A. Contner 64.88
112 I Was Made to Love You 5.15 Jane Espenson James A. Contner 64.55
113 Into the Woods 5.10 Marti Noxon Marti Noxon 64.44
114 Gingerbread 3.11 Jane Espenson James Whitmore Jr. 64.28
115 First Date 7.14 Jane Espenson David Grossman 64.20
116 The Dark Age 2.08 Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel Bruce Seth Green 64.12
117 The Killer in Me 7.13 Drew Z. Greenberg David Solomon 64.03
118 Living Conditions 4.02 Marti Noxon David Grossman 63.72
119 Killed By Death 2.18 Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali Deran Sarafian 63.51
120 The I in Team 4.13 David Fury James A. Contner 63.49
121 Empty Places 7.19 Drew Z. Greenberg James A. Contner 63.45
122 Beauty and the Beasts 3.04 Marti Noxon James Whitmore Jr. 63.41
123 Out of My Mind 5.04 Rebecca Rand Kirshner David Grossman 63.39
124 Doomed 4.11 Marti Noxon, David Fury, and Jane Espenson James A. Contner 63.20
125 Never Kill A Boy on the First Date 1.05 Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali David Semel 62.94
126 Flooded 6.04 Douglas Petrie and Jane Espenson Douglas Petrie 62.41
127 Wrecked 6.10 Marti Noxon David Solomon 62.37
128 Goodbye Iowa 4.14 Marti Noxon David Solomon 61.52
129 Shadow 5.08 David Fury Daniel Attias 61.46
130 Listening to Fear 5.09 Rebecca Rand Kirshner David Solomon 61.13
131 Ted 2.11 David Greenwalt and Joss Whedon Bruce Seth Green 61.07
132 All the Way 6.06 Steven S. DeKnight David Solomon 60.90
133 Dead Man's Party 3.02 Marti Noxon James Whitmore Jr. 60.82
134 As You Were 6.15 Douglas Petrie Douglas Petrie 60.20
135 Reptile Boy 2.05 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 59.30
136 Some Assembly Required 2.02 Ty King Bruce Seth Green 58.96
137 Inca Mummy Girl 2.04 Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer Ellen S. Pressman 58.74
138 Go Fish 2.20 David Fury and Elin Hampton David Semel 58.04
139 Beer Bad 4.05 Tracey Forbes David Solomon 57.99
140 Teacher's Pet 1.04 David Greenwalt Bruce Seth Green 57.80
141 Bad Eggs 2.12 Marti Noxon David Greenwalt 57.58
142 Where the Wild Things Are 4.18 Tracey Forbes David Solomon 56.64
143 I, Robot — You, Jane 1.08 Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden Stephen L. Posey 55.48
144 Doublemeat Palace 6.12 Jane Espenson Nick Marck 53.57
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