What is The Vampire Diaries?
{{Infobox television | image = The Vampire Diaries logo.JPG | image_alt = | caption = | genre = {{Plainlist| * [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]] * [[Supernatural fiction|Supernatural]] * [[Horror fiction|Horror]] * [[Fantasy]] }} | based_on = {{based on|''[[The Vampire Diaries (novel series)|The Vampire Diaries]]''|[[L. J. Smith (author)|L. J. Smith]]}} | developer = {{Plainlist| * [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]] * [[Julie Plec]] }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Nina Dobrev]] * [[Paul Wesley]] * [[Ian Somerhalder]] * [[Steven R. McQueen]] * [[Sara Canning]] * [[Kat Graham]] * [[Candice King]] * [[Zach Roerig]] * [[Kayla Ewell]] * [[Michael Trevino]] * [[Matthew Davis|Matt Davis]] * [[Joseph Morgan (actor)|Joseph Morgan]] * [[Michael Malarkey]] }} | composer = [[Michael Suby]] | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 8 | num_episodes = 171 | list_episodes = List of The Vampire Diaries episodes | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * Kevin Williamson * Julie Plec * [[Leslie Morgenstein]] * Bob Levy * [[Caroline Dries]] * [[Melinda Hsu Taylor]] * Chad Fiveash * James Stoteraux }} | producer = Julie Plec | location = {{Plainlist| * [[Atlanta, Georgia]] * [[Covington, Georgia]] * [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] ([[Pilot (The Vampire Diaries)|pilot]]) }} | cinematography = {{Plainlist| * Michael Karasick * Darren Genet * John Smith * Datan Hopson * Rob C. Givens }} | editor = | runtime = 41–49 minutes | company = {{Plainlist| * [[Outerbanks Entertainment]] * [[Alloy Entertainment]] * [[CBS Television Studios]] * [[Warner Bros. Television]] }} | network = [[The CW]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2009|9|10}} | last_aired = {{End date|2