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Will the very heart of Mystic Falls stop beating? Has The Vampire Diaries TV show been cancelled or renewed for a ninth season on The CW? The television vulture is watching for the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is a dedicated place to track the status of The Vampire Diaries season nine. You can bookmark this page or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What’s This TV Show About?
For its first six seasons on the The CW television network, The Vampire Diaries featured the love triangle between (the at first human and later vampire) Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) and the blood-thirsty Brothers Salvatore, Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder). To account for Dobrev’s departure at the end of season six, the Elena character was placed in a magical coma that tied her life to that of her best friend, Bonnie Bennett (Kat Graham). When Bonnie dies someday, Elena will awaken, presumably to continue her love affair with Damon. Once he got over Elena, Stefan eventually began a relationship with Elena’s other best friend, Caroline Forbes (Candice King). Since Elena has been unconscious, Damon and Bonnie have grown closer. The Vampire Diaries also stars Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan, Matthew Davis as Alaric Saltzman, and Michael Malarkey as Lorenzo “Enzo” St. John.
Season Eight Ratings
The eighth season of The Vampire Diaries averaged a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 993,000 viewers. Compared to season seven, that’s down by 17% in the demo and down by 13% in terms of total viewers. The real ratings story though, is that for its first four seasons on the air, The Vampire Diaries was The CW’s top show. Find out how it stacks up against the other CW TV shows, these days.
Telly’s Take
The Vampire Diaries has been past its prime for some time now. That said, it wasn’t until its fifth season that Arrow overtook TVD as The CW’s number one series. The ratings have since continued to decline. Although it claimed other motives, last season — when The CW moved The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off series, The Originals, to Friday nights — it became clear the end was nigh. In its eighth and final season, this supernatural drama hasn’t even drawn an average of one million viewers. Season eight is a shorter season of just 16 episodes and there won’t be any season nine. For the fans, I hope there is a satisfying conclusion to the saga and that the series will rest in peace.
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What do you think? Is The Vampire Diaries ending at the right time? Do you wish The CW had renewed it for a ninth season? When would you have chosen to end it?
I think that they should have continued through season 8 then got through season 9 and make the ending better than the last episode of season 8.
I love this show should keep it going .
Please please please, this show is amazingly incredible, has an amazing story and vibe lol. I’m a big fan of this show. It would be awsome if season 9 was released.
Will it be more of vampire diaries I love all movies I hope see more
Please make a season 9. There’s still vampires I want to know about like Caroline and if she marries anyone after Stephan and her daughters I want to know if they do anything significant!
Yes being the vampire diaries back for season 9 please
I gave up watching at the end of season 6, as it was becoming quite boring. It should have ended there. It’s just not the same without Elena in it.
now that Elena is back and Klaus send a message to Caroline he will be seeing her soon and yet in the end of the originals Klaus’s daughter and hayley are in mistic falls how fantastic with that be and also Hayley’s daughter and alleric daughters combine together
Please make a season 9
Vampire diaries is awesome. I’d like to see up till season 1000. And elana is a babe SHAWIIIIIIING!!!!!!!!!!
I dont think The Vampire Diaries should be cancelled because there are other people out there who want to discover this supernatural show i will not rest until you have declared that The Vampire Diaries is uncancelled.!
Plzzzz don’t cancel the show plz make season 9 I love tvd plz u have to continue the show I love it it inspires me
In all honesty I think season eights ending sucked and would like to see a 9th 10th so on it’s a great show it’s better then pretty lil liters in my eyes
You guys should really make a season nine because this is the most I have ever cried in the last episode I was in tears!!! This is the BEST tv show on the universe and I would die if it ended so sadly also so happily but I would love to watch another or a few more seasons!!!! PLEASE MAKE A LOT OF MORE SEASONS!!!!!
Please me and at least 5 people I know love this series if you would kindly put season 8 on Netflix I would be so happy tia
I really hope they decide to keep adding to the vampire diaries.i fell in love with show.and I’m going to be disappointed if they don’t.keep the series going please on netflex
Vampire Diaries should come back for another season. I know so many people who love this series. It sucks that Netflix isn’t counted for ratings and viewings. The majority of the people I know, including myself, watch the series from Netflix so I hope they renew the show!!
Love this show please don’t stop it at season 8!
You know if they make a 9th season and some twisted way stephen comes back and enzo while Damen and elana are together it would be one hell of an did show I mean it would some be twist and lots of new things would happen and they would have to fight of a new villen like every one just leaves mistic falls back comes back and its all changed and some how elana is a vamp again and bonnie starts to see enzo in a veizion stephen is calling for help some more evil has happened in the future… Read more »