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The Vampire Diaries
Season 7
Season 7 DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkThe CW
Original releaseOctober 8, 2015 (2015-10-08) –
May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)
Season chronology
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Season 6
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Season 8
List of episodes

The Vampire Diaries, a one-hour American supernatural drama, was renewed for a seventh season by The CW on January 11, 2015,[1] and premiered on October 8, 2015.[2] On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed The Vampire Diaries for an eighth season,[3] which was confirmed to be the final one in July 2016.[4]

Cast

See also: List of The Vampire Diaries characters

Main

Recurring

Special guest

Guest

  • Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Jo Laughlin (possessed by Florence)
  • Tim Kang as Oscar (himself; possessed by an unknown phoenix stone vampire)
  • Alex Mauriello as Krystal
  • Aisha Duran as Virginia St. John
  • Evan Gamble as Henry Wattles
  • Ryan Dorsey as Marty Hammond (possessed by Stefan Salvatore)
  • Justice Leak as Malcolm
  • John Charles Meyer as young Giuseppe Salvatore
  • Gavin Casalegno as young Damon Salvatore
  • Luke Judy as young Stefan Salvatore
  • Maryam Cné as Amanda
  • Ethan Andrew Casto as Jacob Salvatore
  • Valerie Sue Love as Laura Homestatt
  • Veronica Galvez as young Raina
  • Euseph Messiah as Ellis
  • Omer Mughal as Cooper
  • Sedonia Monet as Silvia
  • Keenan Echols as Frank
  • Paul Burke as Sully
  • Nikki Tomlinson as Ashlyn
  • Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert (voice only; uncredited)

Episodes

See also: List of The Vampire Diaries episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1341"Day One of Twenty-Two Thousand, Give or Take"Pascal VerschoorisCaroline DriesOctober 8, 2015 (2015-10-08)3J57011.38[5]
1352"Never Let Me Go"Chris GrismerBrian YoungOctober 15, 2015 (2015-10-15)3J57021.40[6]
1363"Age of Innocence"Michael AllowitzMelinda Hsu Taylor & Holly BrixOctober 22, 2015 (2015-10-22)3J57031.20[7]
1374"I Carry Your Heart with Me"Jeffrey HuntNeil ReynoldsOctober 29, 2015 (2015-10-29)3J57041.24[8]
1385"Live Through This"Kellie CyrusRebecca SonnenshineNovember 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)3J57051.34[9]
1396"Best Served Cold"Darren GenetCaroline DriesNovember 12, 2015 (2015-11-12)3J57061.32[10]
1407"Mommie Dearest"Tony SolomonsChad Fiveash & James StoterauxNovember 19, 2015 (2015-11-19)3J57071.10[11]
1418"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"Leslie LibmanBrett MatthewsDecember 3, 2015 (2015-12-03)3J57081.31[12]
1429"Cold as Ice"Geoffrey Wing ShotzBrian YoungDecember 10, 2015 (2015-12-10)3J57091.18[13]
14310"Hell Is Other People"Deborah ChowHolly Brix & Neil ReynoldsJanuary 29, 2016 (2016-01-29)3J57101.23[14]
14411"Things We Lost in the Fire"Paul WesleyMelinda Hsu TaylorFebruary 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)3J57111.09[15]
14512"Postcards from the Edge"Pascal VerschoorisRebecca SonnenshineFebruary 12, 2016 (2016-02-12)3J57121.05[16]
14613"This Woman's Work"Garreth StoverChad Fiveash & James StoterauxFebruary 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)3J57131.01[17]
14714"Moonlight on the Bayou"Jeffrey HuntCaroline Dries & Brett MatthewsFebruary 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)3J57141.12[18]
14815"I Would for You"Mike KarasickBrian YoungMarch 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)3J57151.06[19]
14916"Days of Future Past"Ian SomerhalderMelinda Hsu TaylorApril 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)3J57161.07[20]
15017"I Went to the Woods"Julie PlecStory by : Julie Plec & Neil Reynolds
Teleplay by : Neil Reynolds		April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)3J57171.03[21]
15118"One Way or Another"Rashaad Ernesto GreenStory by : Penny Cox
Teleplay by : Rebecca Sonnenshine		April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)3J57181.02[22]
15219"Somebody That I Used to Know"Chris GrismerStory by : Matthew D'Ambrosio
Teleplay by : Holly Brix		April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)3J57191.02[23]
15320"Kill 'Em All"Kellie CyrusChad Fiveash & James StoterauxApril 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)3J57201.05[24]
15421"Requiem for a Dream"Paul WesleyBrett Matthews & Neil ReynoldsMay 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)3J57210.90[25]
15522"Gods and Monsters"Michael A. AllowitzBrian YoungMay 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)3J57221.04[26]

Casting

The cast features Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore, Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore, Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett, Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes and Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan.

On April 6, 2015, it was announced that Nina Dobrev would be leaving after the sixth season; he announced that Michael Trevino would only appear as a guest on the new season. On April 11, 2015, it was announced that Steven R. McQueen would be departing the show.

On July 15, 2015, it was announced that Scarlett Byrne and Teressa Liane were hired to play Nora and Mary Louise, respectively. Nora and Mary Louise are described as extremely powerful and protective with each other, because it is the first same-sex couple in the series; additionally it reported that Elizabeth Blackmore was chosen to give life to Valerie. The trio is part of the family of heretics Lily Salvatore. On November 5, he announced that Leslie-Anne Huff was hired to play Rayna, a slayer.

Reception

Critical response

Based on 13 reviews, the 7th season currently holds a 77% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 7.75 out of 10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Despite an Elena-less season, Vampire Diaries still has plenty of fleshed out plot and new characters for fans to sink their teeth into."[27]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Vampire Diaries season 7
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Day One of Twenty-Two Thousand, Give or Take" October 8, 2015 0.6/2 1.38[5] 0.5 0.92 1.1 2.30[28]
2 "Never Let Me Go" October 15, 2015 0.6/2 1.40[6] 0.5 0.90 1.1 2.30[29]
3 "Age of Innocence" October 22, 2015 0.5/2 1.20[7] 0.5 0.86 1.0 2.06[30]
4 "I Carry Your Heart with Me" October 29, 2015 0.6/2 1.24[8] 0.6 1.11 1.2 2.34[31]
5 "Live Through This" November 5, 2015 0.6/2 1.34[9] 0.5 0.98 1.1 2.31[32]
6 "Best Served Cold" November 12, 2015 0.6/2 1.32[10] 0.6 0.99 1.2 2.31[33]
7 "Mommie Dearest" November 12, 2015 0.5/1 1.10[11] 0.5 0.89 1.0 2.00[34]
8 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" December 3, 2015 0.5/2 1.31[12] 0.6 0.87 1.1 2.18[35]
9 "Cold as Ice" December 10, 2015 0.5/2 1.18[13] 0.5 0.89 1.0 2.07[36]
10 "Hell Is Other People" January 29, 2016 0.5/2 1.23[14] 0.4 0.81 0.9 2.04[37]
11 "Things We Lost in the Fire" February 5, 2016 0.4/1 1.09[15] 0.5 0.77 0.9 1.86[38]
12 "Postcards from the Edge" February 12, 2016 0.4/1 1.05[16] 0.4 0.78 0.8 1.82[39]
13 "This Woman's Work" February 19, 2016 0.4/1 1.01[17] 0.4 0.71 0.8 1.72[40]
14 "Moonlight on the Bayou" February 26, 2016 0.5/2 1.12[18] 0.4 0.75 0.9 1.88[41]
15 "I Would for You" March 4, 2016 0.4/1 1.06[19] 0.4 0.73 0.8 1.79[42]
16 "Days of Future Past" April 1, 2016 0.4/2 1.07[20] 0.4 0.66 0.8 1.74[43]
17 "I Went to the Woods" April 8, 2016 0.3/1 1.03[21] 0.3 0.69 0.7 1.73[44]
18 "One Way or Another" April 15, 2016 0.4/1 1.02[22] 0.4 0.64 0.8 1.67[45]
19 "Somebody That I Used to Know" April 22, 2016 0.4/2 1.02[23] 0.3 0.69 0.7 1.70[46]
20 "Kill 'Em All" April 29, 2016 0.4/1 1.05[24] 0.4 0.67 0.8 1.71[47]
21 "Requiem for a Dream" May 6, 2016 0.3/1 0.90[25] 0.5 0.76 0.8 1.67[48]
22 "Gods and Monsters" May 13, 2016 0.4/1 1.04[26] 0.4 0.75 0.8 1.79[49]

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