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Riverdale (2017)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

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.

IMDb rating
6.4 (166,897 votes)
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Netflix
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

7.86 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 8.5 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 4,023 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 3,188 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 3,036 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 2,871 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 2,635 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 2,609 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 2,472 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 2,366 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 2,336 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 2,408 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 2,297 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 2,870 votesEp 13: 8.5 · 2,756 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter One: The River's Edge7.54,023
2Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil7.73,188
3Chapter Three: Body Double7.73,036
4Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show7.92,871
5Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness7.72,635
6Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!7.82,609
7Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place7.72,472
8Chapter Eight: The Outsiders7.52,366
9Chapter Nine: La Grande Illusion7.52,336
10Chapter Ten: The Lost Weekend8.02,408
11Chapter Eleven: To Riverdale and Back Again8.02,297
12Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder8.72,870
13Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter8.52,756

Season 2 (2017)

7.79 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 2,398 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 2,002 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 1,902 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 1,868 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 2,147 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 1,860 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 1,877 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 1,862 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 1,868 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 1,713 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 1,714 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 1,710 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 1,705 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 1,718 votesEp 15: 7.6 · 1,598 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 1,639 votesEp 17: 7.8 · 1,633 votesEp 18: 5.7 · 2,969 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 1,786 votesEp 20: 8.2 · 1,698 votesEp 21: 9.0 · 2,669 votesEp 22: 7.8 · 1,721 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter Fourteen: A Kiss Before Dying7.92,398
2Chapter Fifteen: Nighthawks7.72,002
3Chapter Sixteen: The Watcher in the Woods7.61,902
4Chapter Seventeen: The Town That Dreaded Sundown7.81,868
5Chapter Eighteen: When a Stranger Calls8.32,147
6Chapter Nineteen: Death Proof7.91,860
7Chapter Twenty: Tales from the Darkside7.91,877
8Chapter Twenty-One: House of the Devil7.81,862
9Chapter Twenty-Two: Silent Night, Deadly Night8.11,868
10Chapter Twenty-Three: The Blackboard Jungle7.61,713
11Chapter Twenty-Four: The Wrestler7.21,714
12Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wicked and the Divine7.71,710
13Chapter Twenty-Six: The Tell-Tale Heart8.01,705
14Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Hills Have Eyes7.81,718
15Chapter Twenty-Eight: There Will Be Blood7.61,598
16Chapter Twenty-Nine: Primary Colors7.71,639
17Chapter Thirty: The Noose Tightens7.81,633
18Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember5.72,969
19Chapter Thirty-Two: Prisoners8.21,786
20Chapter Thirty-Three: Shadow of a Doubt8.21,698
21Chapter Thirty-Four: Judgment Night9.02,669
22Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World7.81,721

Season 3 (2018)

7.28 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.1 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 2,063 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 1,710 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 1,608 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 2,118 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,672 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 1,499 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 1,511 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 1,487 votesEp 9: 6.7 · 1,505 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 1,366 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 1,392 votesEp 12: 7.1 · 1,405 votesEp 13: 6.5 · 1,325 votesEp 14: 6.9 · 1,259 votesEp 15: 7.2 · 1,273 votesEp 16: 4.2 · 2,826 votesEp 17: 7.1 · 1,192 votesEp 18: 7.2 · 1,191 votesEp 19: 7.2 · 1,213 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 1,246 votesEp 21: 8.0 · 1,372 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 1,699 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day7.62,063
2Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men's Eyes7.51,710
3Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below7.31,608
4Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club8.32,118
5Chapter Forty: The Great Escape8.01,672
6Chapter Forty-One: Manhunter7.71,499
7Chapter Forty-Two: The Man in Black7.61,511
8Chapter Forty-Three: Outbreak7.71,487
9Chapter Forty-Four: No Exit6.71,505
10Chapter Forty-Five: The Stranger7.31,366
11Chapter Forty-Six: The Red Dahlia7.31,392
12Chapter Forty-Seven: Bizarrodale7.11,405
13Chapter Forty-Eight: Requiem for a Welterweight6.51,325
14Chapter Forty-Nine: Fire Walk with Me6.91,259
15Chapter Fifty: American Dreams7.21,273
16Chapter Fifty-One: Big Fun4.22,826
17Chapter Fifty-Two: The Raid7.11,192
18Chapter Fifty-Three: Jawbreaker7.21,191
19Chapter Fifty-Four: Fear the Reaper7.21,213
20Chapter Fifty-Five: Prom Night7.61,246
21Chapter Fifty-Six: The Dark Secret of Harvest House8.01,372
22Chapter Fifty-Seven: Survive the Night8.11,699

Season 4 (2019)

7.18 avg 19 episodes 9.2 → 7.3 42 min avg

Ep 1: 9.2 · 3,228 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 1,219 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 1,213 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 1,169 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 1,080 votesEp 6: 7.0 · 1,049 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 1,084 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 1,106 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 1,014 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 985 votesEp 11: 7.0 · 965 votesEp 12: 6.8 · 950 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 999 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 1,090 votesEp 15: 7.5 · 1,081 votesEp 16: 8.4 · 1,412 votesEp 17: 3.5 · 3,110 votesEp 18: 6.7 · 1,140 votesEp 19: 7.3 · 1,158 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter Fifty-Eight: In Memoriam9.23,228
2Chapter Fifty-Nine: Fast Times at Riverdale High7.31,219
3Chapter Sixty: Dog Day Afternoon6.81,213
4Chapter Sixty-One: Halloween7.51,169
5Chapter Sixty-Two: Witness for the Prosecution7.11,080
6Chapter Sixty-Three: Hereditary7.01,049
7Chapter Sixty-Four: The Ice Storm7.41,084
8Chapter Sixty-Five: In Treatment7.51,106
9Chapter Sixty-Six: Tangerine7.21,014
10Chapter Sixty-Seven: Varsity Blues7.1985
11Chapter Sixty-Eight: Quiz Show7.0965
12Chapter Sixty-Nine: Men of Honor6.8950
13Chapter Seventy: The Ides of March7.3999
14Chapter Seventy-One: How to Get Away with Murder7.91,090
15Chapter Seventy-Two: To Die For7.51,081
16Chapter Seventy-Three: The Locked Room8.41,412
17Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town3.53,110
18Chapter Seventy-Five: Lynchian6.71,140
19Chapter Seventy-Six: Killing Mr. Honey7.31,158

Season 5 (2021)

6.41 avg 19 episodes 7.1 → 6.3 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 1,368 votesEp 2: 6.7 · 1,215 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 1,493 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 1,334 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 1,674 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 1,174 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 1,034 votesEp 8: 5.9 · 1,232 votesEp 9: 6.2 · 1,046 votesEp 10: 6.3 · 964 votesEp 11: 6.1 · 865 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 1,068 votesEp 13: 6.2 · 779 votesEp 14: 6.5 · 793 votesEp 15: 4.3 · 1,127 votesEp 16: 5.7 · 671 votesEp 17: 6.9 · 769 votesEp 18: 3.3 · 1,462 votesEp 19: 6.3 · 950 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax7.11,368
2Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders6.71,215
3Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation8.21,493
4Chapter Eighty: Purgatorio7.21,334
5Chapter Eighty-One: The Homecoming7.31,674
6Chapter Eighty-Two: Back to School7.21,174
7Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky6.61,034
8Chapter Eighty-Four: Lock & Key5.91,232
9Chapter Eighty-Five: Destroyer6.21,046
10Chapter Eighty-Six: The Pincushion Man6.3964
11Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strange Bedfellows6.1865
12Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge7.81,068
13Chapter Eighty-Nine: Reservoir Dogs6.2779
14Chapter Ninety: The Night Gallery6.5793
15Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats4.31,127
16Chapter Ninety-Two: Band of Brothers5.7671
17Chapter Ninety-Three: Dance of Death6.9769
18Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal3.31,462
19Chapter Ninety-Five: RIVERDALE: RIP (?)6.3950

Season 6 (2021)

6.08 avg 22 episodes 5.0 → 6.0 42 min avg

Ep 1: 5.0 · 1,153 votesEp 2: 4.9 · 947 votesEp 3: 5.1 · 840 votesEp 4: 5.7 · 958 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 973 votesEp 6: 6.0 · 694 votesEp 7: 6.1 · 624 votesEp 8: 6.1 · 604 votesEp 9: 6.3 · 602 votesEp 10: 6.0 · 570 votesEp 11: 6.4 · 636 votesEp 12: 6.1 · 569 votesEp 13: 6.4 · 550 votesEp 14: 6.4 · 563 votesEp 15: 6.1 · 547 votesEp 16: 5.9 · 539 votesEp 17: 5.7 · 575 votesEp 18: 6.1 · 560 votesEp 19: 6.7 · 589 votesEp 20: 6.6 · 519 votesEp 21: 6.7 · 506 votesEp 22: 6.0 · 600 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter Ninety-Six: Welcome to Rivervale5.01,153
2Chapter Ninety-Seven: Ghost Stories4.9947
3Chapter Ninety-Eight: Mr. Cypher5.1840
4Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s)5.7958
5Chapter One Hundred: The Jughead Paradox7.4973
6Chapter One Hundred and One: Unbelievable6.0694
7Chapter One Hundred and Two: Death at a Funeral6.1624
8Chapter One Hundred and Three: The Town6.1604
9Chapter One Hundred and Four: The Serpent Queen's Gambit6.3602
10Chapter One Hundred and Five: Folk Heroes6.0570
11Chapter One Hundred and Six: Angels in America6.4636
12Chapter One Hundred and Seven: In the Fog6.1569
13Chapter One Hundred and Eight: Ex-Libris6.4550
14Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Venomous6.4563
15Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Things That Go Bump in the Night6.1547
16Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: Blue Collar5.9539
17Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos5.7575
18Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen: Biblical6.1560
19Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale6.7589
20Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: Return to Rivervale6.6519
21Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen: The Stand6.7506
22Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen: Night of the Comet6.0600

Season 7 (2023)

6.40 avg 20 episodes 6.7 → 7.6 43 min avg

Ep 1: 6.7 · 596 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 505 votesEp 3: 6.5 · 487 votesEp 4: 6.4 · 435 votesEp 5: 6.5 · 473 votesEp 6: 6.5 · 431 votesEp 7: 6.5 · 408 votesEp 8: 6.5 · 406 votesEp 9: 6.3 · 406 votesEp 10: 6.4 · 389 votesEp 11: 6.6 · 392 votesEp 12: 6.4 · 388 votesEp 13: 6.3 · 391 votesEp 14: 4.8 · 549 votesEp 15: 6.2 · 385 votesEp 16: 5.9 · 389 votesEp 17: 5.5 · 386 votesEp 18: 6.4 · 379 votesEp 19: 7.3 · 432 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 709 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter One Hundred Eighteen: Don't Worry Darling6.7596
2Chapter One Hundred Nineteen: Skip, Hop and Thump!6.6505
3Chapter One Hundred Twenty: Sex Education6.5487
4Chapter One Hundred Twenty-One: Love & Marriage6.4435
5Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Two: Tales in a Jugular Vein6.5473
6Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Three: Peep Show6.5431
7Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Four: Dirty Dancing6.5408
8Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Five: Hoop Dreams6.5406
9Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Six: Betty & Veronica Double Digest6.3406
10Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Seven: American Graffiti6.4389
11Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Eight: Halloween II6.6392
12Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Nine: After the Fall6.4388
13Chapter One Hundred Thirty: The Crucible6.3391
14Chapter One Hundred Thirty-One: Archie the Musical4.8549
15Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Two: Miss Teen Riverdale6.2385
16Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Three: Stag5.9389
17Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Four: A Different Kind of Cat5.5386
18Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Five: For a Better Tomorrow6.4379
19Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Six: The Golden Age of Television7.3432
20Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale7.6709
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