The Night of the Comet

"**The Night of the Comet**"
"The Night of the Comet"
The Vampire Diaries episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 2
Directed by	Marcos Siega
Written by	Kevin Williamson; Julie Plec
Production code	2J5001
Original air date	September 17, 2009
Guest appearances
	Chris William Martin (Zach Salvatore); Benjamin Ayres (William Tanner);
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Pilot"	Next →; "Friday Night Bites"
	The Vampire Diaries season 1
	List of episodes

"The Night of the Comet" is the second episode of the first season of The CW television series, The Vampire Diaries, and the series second episode overall. It originally aired on Thursday, September 17, 2009. The episode was written by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec and directed by Marcos Siega. The title references the 1984 cult film Night of the Comet.^{[citation needed]}