


In a place where young witches, vampires, and werewolves are nurtured to be their best selves in spite of their worst impulses, Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman, among others, come of age into heroes and villains at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted.

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16 episodes • 2018Avg: 7.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Is the Part Where You Run | Oct 25, 2018 | 6.4 |
| 2 | Some People Just Want to Watch the World Burn | Nov 1, 2018 | 7.1 |
| 3 | We're Being Punked, Pedro | Nov 8, 2018 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Hope Is Not the Goal | Nov 15, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 5 | Malivore | Nov 29, 2018 | 7.4 |
| 6 | Mombie Dearest | Dec 6, 2018 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Death Keeps Knocking On My Door | Dec 13, 2018 | 7.2 |
| 8 | Maybe I Should Start From the End | Jan 24, 2019 | 8.8 |
| 9 | What Was Hope Doing in Your Dreams? | Jan 31, 2019 | 8.3 |
| 10 | There's a World Where Your Dreams Come True | Feb 7, 2019 | 8.3 |
| 11 | We're Gonna Need A Spotlight | Feb 21, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 12 | There's a Mummy on Main Street | Feb 28, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 13 | The Boy Who Still Has a Lot of Good to Do | Mar 7, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Let's Just Finish the Dance | Mar 14, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 15 | I’ll Tell You a Story | Mar 21, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 16 | There's Always a Loophole | Mar 28, 2019 | 6.3 |

16 episodes • 2019Avg: 7.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'll Never Give Up Hope | Oct 10, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 2 | This Year Will Be Different | Oct 17, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 3 | You Remind Me of Someone I Used to Know | Oct 24, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Since When Do You Speak Japanese? | Nov 7, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Screw Endgame | Nov 14, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 6 | That's Nothing I Had to Remember | Nov 21, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 7 | It Will All Be Painfully Clear Soon Enough | Dec 5, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 8 | This Christmas Was Surprisingly Violent | Dec 12, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 9 | I Couldn't Have Done This Without You | Jan 16, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 10 | This Is Why We Don't Entrust Plans to Muppet Babies | Jan 23, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 11 | What Cupid Problem? | Jan 30, 2020 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Kai Parker Screwed Us | Feb 6, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 13 | You Can't Save Them All | Feb 13, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 14 | There's a Place Where the Lost Things Go | Mar 12, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 15 | Life Was So Much Easier When I Only Cared About Myself | Mar 19, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Facing Darkness Is Kinda My Thing | Mar 26, 2020 | 7.5 |

16 episodes • 2021Avg: 3.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We're Not Worthy | Jan 21, 2021 | 6.4 |
| 2 | Goodbyes Sure Do Suck | Jan 28, 2021 | 5.3 |
| 3 | Salvatore: The Musical! | Feb 4, 2021 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Hold on Tight | Feb 11, 2021 | 1.0 |
| 5 | This Is What It Takes | Feb 18, 2021 | 2.0 |
| 6 | To Whom It May Concern | Mar 11, 2021 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Yup, It's a Leprechaun, All Right | Mar 18, 2021 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Long Time, No See | Mar 25, 2021 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Do All Malivore Monsters Provide This Level of Emotional Insight? | Apr 8, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 10 | All's Well That Ends Well | Apr 15, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 11 | You Can't Run From Who You Are | May 6, 2021 | 9.0 |
| 12 | I Was Made To Love You | May 13, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 13 | One Day You Will Understand | May 20, 2021 | 1.0 |
| 14 | This Feels a Little Cult-y | Jun 10, 2021 | 1.0 |
| 15 | A New Hope | Jun 17, 2021 | 5.0 |
| 16 | Fate's a Bitch, Isn't It? | Jun 24, 2021 | 1.0 |

20 episodes • 2021Avg: 8.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Have to Pick One This Time | Oct 14, 2021 | 9.7 |
| 2 | There's No I in Team, or Whatever | Oct 21, 2021 | 9.5 |
| 3 | We All Knew This Day Was Coming | Oct 28, 2021 | 9.5 |
| 4 | See You on the Other Side | Nov 4, 2021 | 9.0 |
| 5 | I Thought You'd Be Happier to See Me | Nov 11, 2021 | 10.0 |
| 6 | You're a Long Way From Home | Nov 18, 2021 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Someplace Far Away From All This Violence | Dec 2, 2021 | 9.0 |
| 8 | You Will Remember Me | Dec 9, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 9 | I Can't Be the One to Stop You | Dec 16, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Story of My Life | Feb 24, 2022 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Follow the Sound of My Voice | Mar 3, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost | Mar 10, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Was This the Monster You Saw? | Mar 31, 2022 | 1.0 |
| 14 | The Only Way Out Is Through | Apr 7, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Everything That Can Be Lost May Also Be Found | Apr 14, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 16 | I Wouldn't Be Standing Here If It Weren't For You | Apr 28, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Into the Woods | May 5, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 18 | By the End of This, You'll Know Who You Were Meant to Be | Jun 2, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 19 | This Can Only End in Blood | Jun 9, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Just Don't Be a Stranger, Okay? | Jun 16, 2022 | 9.0 |