Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.
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KJ Apa
Archie Andrews
Lili Reinhart
Betty Cooper
Camila Mendes
Veronica Lodge
Cole Sprouse
Jughead Jones
Madelaine Petsch
Cheryl Blossom
Casey Cott
Kevin Keller
Drew Ray Tanner
Fangs Fogarty
Vanessa Morgan
Toni Topaz
Mädchen Amick
Alice Cooper
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13 episodes • 2017Avg: 7.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter One: The River's Edge | Jan 26, 2017 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil | Feb 2, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Chapter Three: Body Double | Feb 9, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show | Feb 16, 2017 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness | Feb 23, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill! | Mar 2, 2017 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place | Mar 9, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Chapter Eight: The Outsiders | Mar 30, 2017 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Chapter Nine: La Grande Illusion | Apr 6, 2017 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Chapter Ten: The Lost Weekend | Apr 13, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Chapter Eleven: To Riverdale and Back Again | Apr 27, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder | May 4, 2017 | 8.7 |
| 13 | Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter | May 11, 2017 | 8.5 |
22 episodes • 2017Avg: 7.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter Fourteen: A Kiss Before Dying | Oct 11, 2017 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Chapter Fifteen: Nighthawks | Oct 18, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Chapter Sixteen: The Watcher in the Woods | Oct 25, 2017 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Chapter Seventeen: The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Nov 1, 2017 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Chapter Eighteen: When a Stranger Calls | Nov 8, 2017 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Chapter Nineteen: Death Proof | Nov 15, 2017 | 7.9 |
| 7 | Chapter Twenty: Tales from the Darkside | Nov 29, 2017 | 7.9 |
| 8 | Chapter Twenty-One: House of the Devil | Dec 6, 2017 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Chapter Twenty-Two: Silent Night, Deadly Night | Dec 13, 2017 | 8.1 |
| 10 | Chapter Twenty-Three: The Blackboard Jungle | Jan 17, 2018 | 7.6 |
| 11 | Chapter Twenty-Four: The Wrestler | Jan 24, 2018 | 7.2 |
| 12 | Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wicked and the Divine | Jan 31, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 13 | Chapter Twenty-Six: The Tell-Tale Heart | Feb 7, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Hills Have Eyes | Mar 7, 2018 | 7.8 |
| 15 | Chapter Twenty-Eight: There Will Be Blood | Mar 14, 2018 | 7.6 |
| 16 | Chapter Twenty-Nine: Primary Colors | Mar 21, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 17 | Chapter Thirty: The Noose Tightens | Mar 28, 2018 | 7.8 |
| 18 | Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember | Apr 18, 2018 | 5.7 |
| 19 | Chapter Thirty-Two: Prisoners | Apr 25, 2018 | 8.2 |
| 20 | Chapter Thirty-Three: Shadow of a Doubt | May 2, 2018 | 8.2 |
| 21 | Chapter Thirty-Four: Judgment Night | May 9, 2018 | 8.9 |
| 22 | Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World | May 16, 2018 | 7.8 |
22 episodes • 2018Avg: 7.3Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day | Oct 10, 2018 | 7.6 |
| 2 | Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men's Eyes | Oct 17, 2018 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below | Oct 24, 2018 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club | Nov 7, 2018 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Chapter Forty: The Great Escape | Nov 14, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Chapter Forty-One: Manhunter | Nov 28, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Chapter Forty-Two: The Man in Black | Dec 5, 2018 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Chapter Forty-Three: Outbreak | Dec 12, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 9 | Chapter Forty-Four: No Exit | Jan 16, 2019 | 6.7 |
| 10 | Chapter Forty-Five: The Stranger | Jan 23, 2019 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Chapter Forty-Six: The Red Dahlia | Jan 30, 2019 | 7.3 |
| 12 | Chapter Forty-Seven: Bizarrodale | Feb 6, 2019 | 7.1 |
| 13 | Chapter Forty-Eight: Requiem For A Welterweight | Feb 27, 2019 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Chapter Forty-Nine: Fire Walk with Me | Mar 6, 2019 | 6.9 |
| 15 | Chapter Fifty: American Dreams | Mar 13, 2019 | 7.2 |
| 16 | Chapter Fifty-One: Big Fun | Mar 20, 2019 | 4.2 |
| 17 | Chapter Fifty-Two: The Raid | Mar 27, 2019 | 7.1 |
| 18 | Chapter Fifty-Three: Jawbreaker | Apr 17, 2019 | 7.2 |
| 19 | Chapter Fifty-Four: Fear the Reaper | Apr 24, 2019 | 7.2 |
| 20 | Chapter Fifty-Five: Prom Night | May 1, 2019 | 7.6 |
| 21 | Chapter Fifty-Six: The Dark Secret of Harvest House | May 8, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Chapter Fifty-Seven: Survive the Night | May 15, 2019 | 8.1 |
19 episodes • 2019Avg: 7.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter Fifty-Eight: In Memoriam | Oct 9, 2019 | 9.2 |
| 2 | Chapter Fifty-Nine: Fast Times at Riverdale High | Oct 16, 2019 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Chapter Sixty: Dog Day Afternoon | Oct 23, 2019 | 6.8 |
| 4 | Chapter Sixty-One: Halloween | Oct 30, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Chapter Sixty-Two: Witness for the Prosecution | Nov 6, 2019 | 7.1 |
| 6 | Chapter Sixty-Three: Hereditary | Nov 13, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Chapter Sixty-Four: The Ice Storm | Nov 20, 2019 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Chapter Sixty-Five: In Treatment | Dec 4, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Chapter Sixty-Six: Tangerine | Dec 11, 2019 | 7.2 |
| 10 | Chapter Sixty-Seven: Varsity Blues | Jan 22, 2020 | 7.1 |
| 11 | Chapter Sixty-Eight: Quiz Show | Jan 29, 2020 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Chapter Sixty-Nine: Men of Honor | Feb 5, 2020 | 6.8 |
| 13 | Chapter Seventy: The Ides of March | Feb 12, 2020 | 7.3 |
| 14 | Chapter Seventy-One: How to Get Away with Murder | Feb 26, 2020 | 7.9 |
| 15 | Chapter Seventy-Two: To Die For | Mar 4, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Chapter Seventy-Three: The Locked Room | Mar 11, 2020 | 8.4 |
| 17 | Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town | Apr 15, 2020 | 3.5 |
| 18 | Chapter Seventy-Five: Lynchian | Apr 29, 2020 | 6.7 |
| 19 | Chapter Seventy-Six: Killing Mr. Honey | May 6, 2020 | 7.3 |
19 episodes • 2021Avg: 6.4Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax | Jan 20, 2021 | 7.1 |
| 2 | Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders | Jan 27, 2021 | 6.7 |
| 3 | Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation | Feb 3, 2021 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Chapter Eighty: Purgatorio | Feb 10, 2021 | 7.2 |
| 5 | Chapter Eighty-One: The Homecoming | Feb 17, 2021 | 7.3 |
| 6 | Chapter Eighty-Two: Back to School | Feb 24, 2021 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky | Mar 10, 2021 | 6.6 |
| 8 | Chapter Eighty-Four: Lock & Key | Mar 17, 2021 | 5.9 |
| 9 | Chapter Eighty-Five: Destroyer | Mar 24, 2021 | 6.2 |
| 10 | Chapter Eighty-Six: The Pincushion Man | Mar 31, 2021 | 6.3 |
| 11 | Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strange Bedfellows | Aug 11, 2021 | 6.1 |
| 12 | Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge | Aug 18, 2021 | 7.8 |
| 13 | Chapter Eighty-Nine: Reservoir Dogs | Aug 25, 2021 | 6.2 |
| 14 | Chapter Ninety: The Night Gallery | Sep 1, 2021 | 6.5 |
| 15 | Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats | Sep 8, 2021 | 4.3 |
| 16 | Chapter Ninety-Two: Band of Brothers | Sep 15, 2021 | 5.7 |
| 17 | Chapter Ninety-Three: Dance of Death | Sep 22, 2021 | 6.9 |
| 18 | Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal | Sep 29, 2021 | 3.3 |
| 19 | Chapter Ninety-Five: RIVERDALE: RIP (?) | Oct 6, 2021 | 6.3 |
22 episodes • 2021Avg: 6.1Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter Ninety-Six: Welcome to Rivervale | Nov 16, 2021 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Chapter Ninety-Seven: Ghost Stories | Nov 23, 2021 | 4.9 |
| 3 | Chapter Ninety-Eight: Mr. Cypher | Nov 30, 2021 | 5.1 |
| 4 | Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s) | Dec 7, 2021 | 5.7 |
| 5 | Chapter One Hundred: The Jughead Paradox | Dec 14, 2021 | 7.4 |
| 6 | Chapter One Hundred and One: Unbelievable | Mar 20, 2022 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Chapter One Hundred and Two: Death at a Funeral | Mar 27, 2022 | 6.1 |
| 8 | Chapter One Hundred and Three: The Town | Apr 3, 2022 | 6.1 |
| 9 | Chapter One Hundred and Four: The Serpent Queen's Gambit | Apr 10, 2022 | 6.3 |
| 10 | Chapter One Hundred and Five: Folk Heroes | Apr 17, 2022 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Chapter One Hundred and Six: Angels in America | Apr 24, 2022 | 6.4 |
| 12 | Chapter One Hundred and Seven: In the Fog | May 1, 2022 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Chapter One Hundred and Eight: Ex-Libris | May 8, 2022 | 6.3 |
| 14 | Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Venomous | May 15, 2022 | 6.4 |
| 15 | Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Things That Go Bump In the Night | May 22, 2022 | 6.1 |
| 16 | Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: Blue Collar | May 29, 2022 | 5.9 |
| 17 | Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos | Jun 12, 2022 | 5.7 |
| 18 | Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen: Biblical | Jun 26, 2022 | 6.1 |
| 19 | Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale | Jul 10, 2022 | 6.7 |
| 20 | Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: Return to Rivervale | Jul 17, 2022 | 6.6 |
| 21 | Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen: The Stand | Jul 24, 2022 | 6.7 |
| 22 | Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen: Night of the Comet | Jul 31, 2022 | 6.0 |
20 episodes • 2023Avg: 6.4Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter One Hundred Eighteen: Don't Worry Darling | Mar 29, 2023 | 6.6 |
| 2 | Chapter One Hundred Nineteen: Skip, Hop and Thump! | Apr 5, 2023 | 6.6 |
| 3 | Chapter One Hundred Twenty: Sex Education | Apr 12, 2023 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Chapter One Hundred Twenty-One: Love & Marriage | Apr 19, 2023 | 6.4 |
| 5 | Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Two: Tales in a Jugular Vein | Apr 26, 2023 | 6.4 |
| 6 | Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Three: Peep Show | May 3, 2023 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Four: Dirty Dancing | May 10, 2023 | 6.5 |
| 8 | Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Five: Hoop Dreams | May 17, 2023 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Six: Betty & Veronica Double Digest | May 24, 2023 | 6.2 |
| 10 | Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Seven: American Graffiti | May 31, 2023 | 6.3 |
| 11 | Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Eight: Halloween II | Jun 7, 2023 | 6.6 |
| 12 | Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Nine: After the Fall | Jun 21, 2023 | 6.4 |
| 13 | Chapter One Hundred Thirty: The Crucible | Jun 28, 2023 | 6.3 |
| 14 | Chapter One Hundred Thirty-One: Archie the Musical | Jul 5, 2023 | 4.7 |
| 15 | Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Two: Miss Teen Riverdale | Jul 19, 2023 | 6.2 |
| 16 | Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Three: Stag | Jul 26, 2023 | 5.8 |
| 17 | Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Four: A Different Kind of Cat | Aug 3, 2023 | 5.5 |
| 18 | Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Five: For a Better Tomorrow | Aug 9, 2023 | 6.4 |
| 19 | Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Six: The Golden Age of Television | Aug 16, 2023 | 7.3 |
| 20 | Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale | Aug 23, 2023 | 7.6 |
