The table below ranks all 144 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer within each season. Click on a number below or scroll down to find the episodes in the season of your choice.
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| Rank | Title | Episode # | Writer(s) | Director |
| 14 | Prophecy Girl | 1.12 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 27 | Angel | 1.07 | David Greenwalt | Scott Brazil |
| 42 | Welcome to the Hellmouth | 1.01 | Joss Whedon | Charles Martin Smith |
| 48 | Nightmares | 1.10 | David Greenwalt | Bruce Seth Green |
| 67 | The Harvest | 1.02 | Joss Whedon | John T. Kretchmer |
| 83 | The Witch | 1.03 | Dana Reston | Stephen Cragg |
| 88 | The Pack | 1.06 | Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer | Bruce Seth Green |
| 98 | The Puppet Show | 1.09 | Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel | Ellen S. Pressman |
| 106 | Invisible Girl | 1.11 | Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden | Reza Badiyi |
| 125 | Never Kill A Boy on the First Date | 1.05 | Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali | David Semel |
| 140 | Teacher's Pet | 1.04 | David Greenwalt | Bruce Seth Green |
| 143 | I, Robot — You, Jane | 1.08 | Ashley Gable & Thomas A. Swyden | Stephen L. Posey |
| Rank | Title | Episode # | Writer(s) | Director |
| 4 | Becoming, Part 2 | 2.22 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 7 | Becoming, Part 1 | 2.21 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 8 | Passion | 2.17 | Ty King | Michael Gershman |
| 13 | Innocence | 2.14 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 28 | Surprise | 2.13 | Marti Noxon | Michael Lange |
| 29 | Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered | 2.16 | Marti Noxon | James A. Contner |
| 34 | Halloween | 2.06 | Carl Ellsworth | Bruce Seth Green |
| 36 | School Hard | 2.03 | David Greenwalt | John T. Kretchmer |
| 38 | I Only Have Eyes For You | 2.19 | Marti Noxon | James Whitmore Jr. |
| 46 | What's My Line? Part 2 | 2.10 | Marti Noxon | David Semel |
| 59 | What's My Line? Part 1 | 2.09 | Howard Gordon and Marti Noxon | David Solomon |
| 62 | Lie To Me | 2.07 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 66 | When She Was Bad | 2.01 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 92 | Phases | 2.15 | Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali | Bruce Seth Green |
| 116 | The Dark Age | 2.08 | Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel | Bruce Seth Green |
| 119 | Killed By Death | 2.18 | Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali | Deran Sarafian |
| 131 | Ted | 2.11 | David Greenwalt and Joss Whedon | Bruce Seth Green |
| 135 | Reptile Boy | 2.05 | David Greenwalt | David Greenwalt |
| 136 | Some Assembly Required | 2.02 | Ty King | Bruce Seth Green |
| 137 | Inca Mummy Girl | 2.04 | Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer | Ellen S. Pressman |
| 138 | Go Fish | 2.20 | David Fury and Elin Hampton | David Semel |
| 141 | Bad Eggs | 2.12 | Marti Noxon | David Greenwalt |
| Rank | Title | Episode # | Writer(s) | Director |
| 10 | Graduation Day, Part 2 | 3.22 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 12 | Doppelgängland | 3.16 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 15 | The Wish | 3.09 | Marti Noxon | David Greenwalt |
| 18 | Graduation Day, Part 1 | 3.21 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 21 | Earshot | 3.18 | Jane Espenson | Regis Kimble |
| 24 | Lovers Walk | 3.08 | Dan Vebber | David Semel |
| 25 | The Prom | 3.20 | Marti Noxon | David Solomon |
| 31 | Band Candy | 3.06 | Jane Espenson | Michael Lange |
| 33 | Amends | 3.10 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 40 | Enemies | 3.17 | Douglas Petrie | David Grossman |
| 41 | The Zeppo | 3.13 | Dan Vebber | James Whitmore Jr. |
| 43 | Bad Girls | 3.14 | Douglas Petrie | Michael Lange |
| 69 | Helpless | 3.12 | David Fury | James A. Contner |
| 70 | Faith, Hope & Trick | 3.03 | David Greenwalt | James A. Contner |
| 74 | Consequences | 3.15 | Marti Noxon | Michael Gershman |
| 77 | Choices | 3.19 | David Fury | James A. Contner |
| 91 | Homecoming | 3.05 | David Greenwalt | David Greenwalt |
| 94 | Revelations | 3.07 | Douglas Petrie | James A. Contner |
| 96 | Anne | 3.01 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 114 | Gingerbread | 3.11 | Jane Espenson | James Whitmore Jr. |
| 122 | Beauty and the Beasts | 3.04 | Marti Noxon | James Whitmore Jr. |
| 133 | Dead Man's Party | 3.02 | Marti Noxon | James Whitmore Jr. |
| Rank | Title | Episode # | Writer(s) | Director |
| 2 | Hush | 4.10 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 11 | Restless | 4.22 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 19 | Something Blue | 4.09 | Tracey Forbes | Nick Marck |
| 20 | Who Are You | 4.16 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 37 | This Year's Girl | 4.15 | Douglas Petrie | Michael Gershman |
| 44 | Pangs | 4.08 | Jane Espenson | Michael Lange |
| 45 | Primeval | 4.21 | David Fury | James A. Contner |
| 54 | Fear Itself | 4.04 | David Fury | Tucker Gates |
| 55 | The Yoko Factor | 4.20 | Douglas Petrie | David Grossman |
| 61 | New Moon Rising | 4.19 | Marti Noxon | James A. Contner |
| 73 | Wild at Heart | 4.06 | Marti Noxon | David Grossman |
| 82 | A New Man | 4.12 | Jane Espenson | Michael Gershman |
| 84 | The Harsh Light of Day | 4.03 | Jane Espenson | James A. Contner |
| 85 | Superstar | 4.17 | Jane Espenson | David Grossman |
| 101 | The Freshman | 4.01 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 102 | The Initiative | 4.07 | Douglas Petrie | James A. Contner |
| 118 | Living Conditions | 4.02 | Marti Noxon | David Grossman |
| 120 | The I in Team | 4.13 | David Fury | James A. Contner |
| 124 | Doomed | 4.11 | Marti Noxon, David Fury, and Jane Espenson | James A. Contner |
| 128 | Goodbye Iowa | 4.14 | Marti Noxon | David Solomon |
| 139 | Beer Bad | 4.05 | Tracey Forbes | David Solomon |
| 142 | Where the Wild Things Are | 4.18 | Tracey Forbes | David Solomon |
| Rank | Title | Episode # | Writer(s) | Director |
| 3 | The Gift | 5.22 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 5 | The Body | 5.16 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 16 | Fool for Love | 5.07 | Douglas Petrie | Nick Marck |
| 30 | Intervention | 5.18 | Jane Espenson | Michael Gershman |
| 50 | Family | 5.06 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 58 | Crush | 5.14 | David Fury | Daniel Attias |
| 60 | Checkpoint | 5.12 | Douglas Petrie and Jane Espenson | Nick Marck |
| 65 | Forever | 5.17 | Marti Noxon | Marti Noxon |
| 68 | Spiral | 5.20 | Steven S. DeKnight | James A. Contner |
| 71 | Triangle | 5.11 | Jane Espenson | Christopher Hibler |
| 78 | Tough Love | 5.19 | Rebecca Rand Kirshner | David Grossman |
| 86 | No Place Like Home | 5.05 | Douglas Petrie | David Solomon |
| 87 | Blood Ties | 5.13 | Steven S. DeKnight | Michael Gershman |
| 89 | The Replacement | 5.03 | Jane Espenson | James A. Contner |
| 95 | Buffy vs. Dracula | 5.01 | Marti Noxon | David Solomon |
| 99 | Real Me | 5.02 | David Fury | David Grossman |
| 105 | Weight of the World | 5.21 | Douglas Petrie | David Solomon |
| 112 | I Was Made to Love You | 5.15 | Jane Espenson | James A. Contner |
| 113 | Into the Woods | 5.10 | Marti Noxon | Marti Noxon |
| 123 | Out of My Mind | 5.04 | Rebecca Rand Kirshner | David Grossman |
| 129 | Shadow | 5.08 | David Fury | Daniel Attias |
| 130 | Listening to Fear | 5.09 | Rebecca Rand Kirshner | David Solomon |
| Rank | Title | Episode # | Writer(s) | Director |
| 1 | Once More, with Feeling | 6.07 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 9 | Tabula Rasa | 6.08 | Rebecca Rand Kirshner | David Grossman |
| 22 | Grave | 6.22 | David Fury | James A. Contner |
| 32 | Normal Again | 6.17 | Diego Gutiérrez | Rick Rosenthal |
| 35 | Two to Go | 6.21 | Douglas Petrie | Bill L. Norton |
| 39 | Seeing Red | 6.19 | Steven S. DeKnight | Michael Gershman |
| 52 | Villains | 6.20 | Marti Noxon | David Solomon |
| 56 | Bargaining, Part 1 | 6.01 | Marti Noxon | David Grossman |
| 57 | Bargaining, Part 2 | 6.02 | David Fury | David Grossman |
| 64 | Life Serial | 6.05 | David Fury and Jane Espenson | Nick Marck |
| 72 | Dead Things | 6.13 | Steven S. DeKnight | James A. Contner |
| 76 | Smashed | 6.09 | Drew Z. Greenberg | Turi Meyer |
| 79 | Entropy | 6.18 | Drew Z. Greenberg | James A. Contner |
| 81 | After Life | 6.03 | Jane Espenson | David Solomon |
| 104 | Hell's Bells | 6.16 | Rebecca Rand Kirshner | David Solomon |
| 108 | Gone | 6.11 | David Fury | David Fury |
| 110 | Older and Far Away | 6.14 | Drew Z. Greenberg | Michael Gershman |
| 126 | Flooded | 6.04 | Douglas Petrie and Jane Espenson | Douglas Petrie |
| 127 | Wrecked | 6.10 | Marti Noxon | David Solomon |
| 132 | All the Way | 6.06 | Steven S. DeKnight | David Solomon |
| 134 | As You Were | 6.15 | Douglas Petrie | Douglas Petrie |
| 144 | Doublemeat Palace | 6.12 | Jane Espenson | Nick Marck |
| Rank | Title | Episode # | Writer(s) | Director |
| 6 | Chosen | 7.22 | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon |
| 17 | Conversations with Dead People | 7.07 | Jane Espenson and Drew Goddard | Nick Marck |
| 23 | Selfless | 7.05 | Drew Goddard | David Solomon |
| 26 | Storyteller | 7.16 | Jane Espenson | Marita Grabiak |
| 47 | Lies My Parents Told Me | 7.17 | David Fury and Drew Goddard | David Fury |
| 49 | End of Days | 7.21 | Douglas Petrie and Jane Espenson | Marita Grabiak |
| 51 | Touched | 7.20 | Rebecca Rand Kirshner | David Solomon |
| 53 | Dirty Girls | 7.18 | Drew Goddard | Michael Gershman |
| 63 | Beneath You | 7.02 | Douglas Petrie | Nick Marck |
| 75 | Lessons | 7.01 | Joss Whedon | David Solomon |
| 80 | Same Time, Same Place | 7.03 | Jane Espenson | James A. Contner |
| 90 | Help | 7.04 | Rebecca Rand Kirshner | Rick Rosenthal |
| 93 | Showtime | 7.11 | David Fury | Michael Grossman |
| 97 | Never Leave Me | 7.09 | Drew Goddard | David Solomon |
| 100 | Him | 7.06 | Drew Z. Greenberg | Michael Gershman |
| 103 | Bring On the Night | 7.10 | Marti Noxon and Douglas Petrie | David Grossman |
| 107 | Get It Done | 7.15 | Douglas Petrie | Douglas Petrie |
| 109 | Sleeper | 7.08 | David Fury and Jane Espenson | Alan J. Levi |
| 111 | Potential | 7.12 | Rebecca Rand Kirshner | James A. Contner |
| 115 | First Date | 7.14 | Jane Espenson | David Grossman |
| 117 | The Killer in Me | 7.13 | Drew Z. Greenberg | David Solomon |
| 121 | Empty Places | 7.19 | Drew Z. Greenberg | James A. Contner |