<page_title> List of The Vampire Diaries episodes </page_title> <section_title> Season 3 (2011–12) </section_title> <table> <cell> 45 <col_header> No. overall </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1 <col_header> No. in season </col_header> <row_header> 45 </row_header> </cell> <cell> "The Birthday" <col_header> Title </col_header> <row_header> 45 </row_header> </cell> </table>
"The Birthday" is the first episode of the third season of the television series, The Vampire Diaries and the 45th episode of the series overall.