how many seasons of vampire diaries r there
eight 8
title: The Vampire Diaries text: The Vampire Diaries The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the popular book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW on September 10, 2009, and concluded on March 10, 2017, airing 171 episodes over eight seasons. The pilot episode attracted the largest audience for The CW of any series premiere since the network began in 2006; the first season averaged 3.60 million viewers. It was the most-watched series on the network before being supplanted by "Arrow". The show has title: The Vampire Diaries text: 2010. On April 26, 2011, The CW renewed the show for a third season. The third season premiered on September 15, 2011. The fourth season premiered October 11, 2012. The CW renewed the show for a fifth season on February 11, 2013. On February 13, 2014, The CW renewed the series for a sixth season. On January 11, 2015, the CW renewed the series for a seventh season. President of The CW, Mark Pedowitz, said in an interview at the summer TCA's that "The Vampire Diaries" didn't receive an extra episode order for the second season at the request of title: The Vampire Diaries text: and returned for season 8. On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed the series for an eighth season, but on July 23, 2016, announced that the eighth season, which would have 16 episodes, would be the show's last. The final season began airing on October 21, 2016 and ended March 10, 2017. The series is set in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, a town charged with supernatural history since its settlement of migrants from New England in the late 19th century. It follows the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), a teenage girl who has just lost both title: The Vampire Diaries (season 8) text: The Vampire Diaries (season 8) "The Vampire Diaries", an American supernatural drama, was renewed for an eighth season by The CW on March 11, 2016. On July 23, 2016, the CW announced that the upcoming season would be the series' last and would consist of 16 episodes. The season premiered on October 21, 2016 and concluded on March 10, 2017. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Filming for the season began on July 20, 2016. It was announced on July 23, 2016, that season 8 of "The Vampire Diaries" would be the series' last. The season would contain 16 episodes. Filming for the season ended title: The Vampire Diaries (season 7) text: The Vampire Diaries (season 7) "The Vampire Diaries", a one-hour American supernatural drama, was renewed for a seventh season by The CW on January 11, 2015, and premiered on October 8, 2015. On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed "The Vampire Diaries" for an eighth season, which was confirmed to be the final one on July 2016. This season represents a soft-reboot for the series, with the exits of Nina Dobrev, Michael Trevino and Steven R. McQueen. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The cast features Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore, Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore, Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett, Candice Accola as Caroline