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The Vampire Diaries · Season 1

The Vampire Diaries season 1 episode 3: Friday Night Bites

Aired 24 September 200943 minRated TV-14

6.6TMDB · 32 votesMark watched

Where to watch The Vampire Diaries Season 1 in Australia

The Vampire Diaries season 1 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (subscription), HBO Max (subscription) and Stan (subscription), and free on 9Now. You can also buy it on Apple TV from $29.99.

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What happens in “Friday Night Bites”

As Elena tries to ignore Bonnie's warnings about Stefan, Tyler tries to embarrass Stefan by throwing a ball at him. However, his effortless catch and football skills impress everyone, leading Mr. Tanner to let him join the football team. Meanwhile, Elena invites Stefan and Bonnie to dinner in order to try to get the two to know each other, but the night ends up backfiring. Finally, the town is shocked by an act of violence.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 3 of 22 of season 1, so watch episodes 1 to 2 first.
  • It runs about 43 minutes.
  • Directed by John Dahl, written by Barbie Kligman and Bryan M. Holdman.
  • TMDB users rate it 6.6 out of 10 (32 votes).

The Vampire Diaries trailer

The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
John Dahl
Writers
Barbie KligmanBryan M. Holdman
Guest stars
Paulo Pascoal as StudentCody Rowlett as Animal ControlEthan Patterson as StudentKeith Allen Hayes as Football FanCaprice Cole as Quad GirlChris Thomas Hayes as StudentBenjamin Ayres as William TannerKayla Ewell as Vicki Donovan

Credits: TMDB.

More from The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Previous · S01E02The Night of the Comet17 September 2009Next · S01E04Family Ties1 October 2009
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  3. E03
  4. E04
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  10. E10
  11. E11
  12. E12
  13. E13
  14. E14
  15. E15
  16. E16
  17. E17
  18. E18
  19. E19
  20. E20
  21. E21
  22. E22

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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.