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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Tuesday, September 29, 1998

Ended: Tuesday, September 21, 1999

When does Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 come out?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 premiered Tuesday, September 29, 1998 on UPN and ended Tuesday, September 21, 1999. The season has 22 episodes.

Buffy returns from the big city to find her friends have been battling the forces of evil without her. As she struggles to regain her mother's and her friends' trust, a new slayer named Faith arrives in town, quickly winning over all of Buffy's friends. But Faith's arrival is just the beginning of new forces Buffy must face. For a few nights later she encounters Angel, who has somehow returned, feral and violent from the hellish demon dimension where Buffy had sent him. But the real demon Buffy must ultimately face is already on this side of the portal, preparing a special graduation day surprise for Sunnydale High.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 release schedule

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 episode release dates
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1. Anne

Buffy -- living on her own in a big city -- assists a girl whose boyfriend has mysteriously vanished. Back in Sunnydale, Buffy's friends do their best to battle the forces of evil without her.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

2. Dead Man's Party

A Nigerian mask reanimates the dead, forcing Buffy to battle a horde of zombies.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

3. Faith, Hope & Trick

A charismatic Slayer visits Sunnydale and wins over many of Buffy's friends. Meanwhile, two powerful vampires plot an attack.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

4. Beauty and the Beasts

Oz becomes the prime suspect when a series of animal-like attacks occur in Sunnydale.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

5. Homecoming

As Buffy and Cordelia vie for Homecoming Queen, a group of killers gather to participate in SlayerFest '98.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

6. Band Candy

Mr Trick enlists Giles' old buddy Ethan Rayne to manufacture and distribute boxes of candy which turn the adult population into uninhibited, irresponsible teenagers to keep them out of the way while the mysterious Mayor Wilkins pays a tribute to a demon.

Tuesday · 28 years ago

7. Revelations

With some help from Faith's new watcher, Buffy seeks to destroy a weapon-like glove before it falls into the hands of a demon.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

8. Lovers Walk

Spike returns to Sunnydale and kidnaps Willow in hopes of creating a magic spell that will make Drusilla love him again.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

9. The Wish

Cordelia's wish for a Buffy-free Sunnydale comes true, plunging her into a world where vampires have control of the town.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

10. Amends

As the Christmas holiday approaches, Angel is tormented by evil apparitions who want him to eliminate Buffy.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

11. Gingerbread

After discovering the corpses of two young children bearing a symbol linked to the occult, Joyce spearheads a campaign to rid Sunnydale of witches.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

12. Helpless

As her birthday approaches, Buffy loses her slayer powers and must do battle with a vampire who is not only extremely powerful but also quite mad.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

13. The Zeppo

Feeling useless due to his lack of supernatural powers, Xander becomes obsessed with becoming cool and falls in with a dangerous crowd. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang race to prepare for the Hellmouth to reopen.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

14. Bad Girls

Faith convinces Buffy to live on the wild side, with fatal consequences.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

15. Consequences

A homicide detective closes in on Buffy and Faith as he investigates the deputy mayor's death.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

16. Doppelgangland

While casting a magic spell, Anya and Willow accidentally summon Willow's evil double from an alternate universe.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

17. Enemies

As Faith attempts to seduce Angel and steal his soul, the Mayor summons a dark-magic demon to finish the job.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

18. Choices

The Mayor takes Willow prisoner after Buffy and her friends steal away a box containing demonic energy needed for Ascension Day.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

19. The Prom

After Angel breaks off their relationship, Buffy single-handedly battles three fearsome hell hounds so that her classmates can enjoy their senior prom.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

20. Graduation Day (1)

In an effort to distract Buffy from the Ascension, the mayor instructs Faith to poison Angel.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

21. Graduation Day (2)

On Ascension Day, Buffy and her friends prepare for the ultimate battle as they face off againstthe mayor and a horde of vampires.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

22. Earshot Finale

A mouthless demon infects Buffy with the ability to hear everyone's thoughts, but what starts out as a useful power soon turns into a curse.

Tuesday · 27 years ago

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 guest stars

  • Emma Caulfield

    Emma Caulfield

    Anya

  • Kristine Sutherland

    Kristine Sutherland

    Joyce Summers

  • Eliza Dushku

    Eliza Dushku

    Faith

  • James Marsters

    James Marsters

    Spike

  • Alexis Denisof

    Alexis Denisof

    Wesley Wyndam-Pryce

  • Jeremy Ratchford

    Jeremy Ratchford

    Lyle Gorch

  • Suzanne Krull

    Suzanne Krull

    Clerk

  • Michael Manasseri

    Michael Manasseri

    Skyler

  • Serena Scott Thomas

    Serena Scott Thomas

    Gwendolyn Post

  • Keram Malicki-Sánchez

    Keram Malicki-Sánchez

    Freddy Iverson

  • Channon Roe

    Channon Roe

    Jack O'Toole

  • Fab Filippo

    Fab Filippo

    Scott Hope

  • Dominic Keating

    Dominic Keating

    Blair

  • Ron Roggé

    Ron Roggé

    Cop

  • Robia LaMorte

    Robia LaMorte

    Jenny Calendar

  • Harry Groener

    Harry Groener

    Mayor Wilkins

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 FAQ

When does Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 come out?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 premiered Tuesday, September 29, 1998 on UPN.

How many episodes are in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 has 22 episodes.

Are new episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 finale?

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 3 finale (Episode 22) aired Tuesday, September 21, 1999.

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