Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
0.3961Canon Score · ranked #31 all time
Aggregated from 9 of 13 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the show
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.
Why it ranks #31
Every list on which Buffy the Vampire Slayer appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Empire 100 Greatest (2025) | Editorial list | #10 / 100 |
| THR Hollywood's 100 Favorite (2015) | Critics' canon | #27 / 100 |
| Rolling Stone 100 Greatest (2016) | Editorial list | #38 / 100 |
| TV Guide 60 Best Series (2013) | Critics' canon | #38 / 60 |
| Variety 100 Greatest TV Shows (2023) | Critics' canon | #40 / 100 |
| WGA 101 Best Written Series (2013) | Critics' canon | #49 / 101 |
| Rolling Stone 100 Greatest (2022) | Critics' canon | #73 / 100 |
| Guardian 100 Best of 21st C (2019) | Editorial list | #83 / 82 |
| 1001 TV Shows You Must Watch (2016) | Critics' canon | Selected |