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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 thinkit is not time to end the show because Elena just woke up and then it ended I wnt to know more of who made it or what happened what is going to happen now since mystic falls blew up like I need more information on this
No!
Why stop it was getting good i want to see the next it cant end that way
Please make more it was so fun watching it
Need more seasons please bring back. I mean look at how long Grey’s anatomy been on!!! We neeed this show. Lol
I love vampire diaries it can’t and like that definitely we need a season nine because Stefan can’t stay dead he has to be with Caroline that would be the right and of story and I would love to see that come true not only in my imagination also every fan of the vampire diaries would want that I think@!!! Please we need season nine!!!!!!!
I would of renewed it for a 9th season the only show I watch on the cw and the only show I really got into and got the books and everything I would appreciate it if u would bring it back for a season 9 only the director should have permission to end the series not the TV show
It really needs to be more seasons! Even if only one more season. It ended on such a sad note, we neeeeed more.
I think that there should be a Season 9 because the end was a cliff hanger and I’m still hanging
Everyone in England are just getting to know the vampire diaries whatching them as box sets and love it if it were better advertised say face book o social media I reckon you would get millions of veiwers I watched the lot from begging to end and only found vampire diaries. By mistake last year and told friends wich told friends and everyone loves it especially how it’s linked to originals should be a continuous show we spin offs how could we get board we how you got the vampires and wear wolves at there finest we hibrids it’s fascinating… Read more »
There are wayyyy too many questions to still be answered to just cancel the show so soon! You could still make a few more season in my opinion! How can you end it on such a sad, sour note? Please, don’t do this to your fans!! We defiantly need a season nine. ❤
I realy love this show and the acteurs ho are realy good!!!
The vampire diaries and the originals
Please make more!!!
Love from holland
I am sorry but why would you end the series when for a fact you know that there could have been more to it I am a die hard tvd fan I bought every single season and I paid $160 dollars for all not to mention al the jewlery I bought now if you are going to tell me that there are not more to this story your not right in fact I can think of ten ways and at least two more seasons for us to have. just because the flash over ranked us doesn’t mean you had to… Read more »
I’d pay to see them all three naked at once!!!!!!!!
Bring it back :c I was waiting and waiting for a new season to discover this….? Not settling.