12 episodes · first aired 1997-03-10
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 01 | Welcome to the Hellmouth (1) 1997-03-10 | When teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal. | 1997-03-10 | 7.3 |
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| 02 |
The Harvest (2) 1997-03-10 |
Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons. |
| 1997-03-10 |
| 7.4 |
 | 03 | Witch 1997-03-17 | Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion. | 1997-03-17 | 7.6 |
 | 04 | Teacher's Pet 1997-03-24 | Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher. | 1997-03-24 | 7.2 |
 | 05 | Never Kill a Boy on the First Date 1997-03-31 | With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader. | 1997-03-31 | 7.2 |
 | 06 | The Pack 1997-04-07 | Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school. | 1997-04-07 | 7.8 |
 | 07 | Angel 1997-04-14 | Buffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves. | 1997-04-14 | 7.7 |
 | 08 | I, Robot... You, Jane 1997-04-28 | Willow's new Internet chat buddy turns out to be a powerful demon electronically unleashed from a centuries-old, newly digitized book. | 1997-04-28 | 6.8 |
 | 09 | The Puppet Show 1997-05-05 | Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show. | 1997-05-05 | 7.5 |
 | 10 | Nightmares 1997-05-12 | A series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality. | 1997-05-12 | 8.0 |
 | 11 | Out of Mind, Out of Sight 1997-05-19 | When an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia. | 1997-05-19 | 7.4 |
 | 12 | Prophecy Girl 1997-06-02 | Buffy's life may hang in the balance as Giles uncovers an ancient book that foretells not only her death, but also the end of the world. | 1997-06-02 | 8.1 |
