Best Finale Face-Off: And the Winner Is...

Who was the big winner: Vampire Diaries, Once Upon a Time or How I Met Your Mother?

By Jenna Mullins Jul 05, 2013 7:00 PMTags
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First of all, we want to extend a big, fat thank you to everyone who voted in our big finale tournament. It couldn't have been easy, since this season had especially shocking, heart-breaking, twist-turning mind-blowing final episodes.

In the final round, it was Once Upon a Time versus The Vampire Diaries versus How I Met Your Mother. Did HIMYM's big reveal beat out TVD's surprise dopplegänger situation? Or did the trip to Neverland on Once Upon a Time take them both down? It was a tough final round, because the winner was determined by a mere 5 percent. The champion of our Finale Face-Off tournament is…

PHOTOS: 2013 finale spoiler-rama!

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Once Upon a Time! Turns out, you guys were more into "Straight on 'Til Morning" than Elena (Nina Dobrev) picking Damon (Ian Somerhalder). Here are how the stats broke down:

Once Upon a Time 45 percent
The Vampire Diaries 40 percent
How I Met Your Mother 14 persent

It was a close one, but fairy tales beat out vampires. Who knew?

Thanks again to everyone who played! If you liked our new, fancy voting system, let us know in the comments. And keep your eyes peeled for more tournaments!