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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 (167,604 votes)
Episode average
7.0 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Netflix
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 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 · 4,042 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 3,203 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 3,047 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 2,882 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 2,645 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 2,618 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 2,482 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 2,377 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 2,347 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 2,418 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 2,306 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 2,880 votesEp 13: 8.5 · 2,769 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter One: The River's Edge7.54,042
2Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil7.73,203
3Chapter Three: Body Double7.73,047
4Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show7.92,882
5Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness7.72,645
6Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!7.82,618
7Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place7.72,482
8Chapter Eight: The Outsiders7.52,377
9Chapter Nine: La Grande Illusion7.52,347
10Chapter Ten: The Lost Weekend8.02,418
11Chapter Eleven: To Riverdale and Back Again8.02,306
12Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder8.72,880
13Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter8.52,769

Season 2 (2017)

7.79 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 2,411 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 2,014 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 1,915 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 1,881 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 2,160 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 1,873 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 1,892 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 1,875 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 1,882 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 1,726 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 1,726 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 1,722 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 1,717 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 1,731 votesEp 15: 7.6 · 1,611 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 1,652 votesEp 17: 7.8 · 1,647 votesEp 18: 5.7 · 2,987 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 1,799 votesEp 20: 8.2 · 1,711 votesEp 21: 9.0 · 2,687 votesEp 22: 7.8 · 1,735 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter Fourteen: A Kiss Before Dying7.92,411
2Chapter Fifteen: Nighthawks7.72,014
3Chapter Sixteen: The Watcher in the Woods7.61,915
4Chapter Seventeen: The Town That Dreaded Sundown7.81,881
5Chapter Eighteen: When a Stranger Calls8.32,160
6Chapter Nineteen: Death Proof7.91,873
7Chapter Twenty: Tales from the Darkside7.91,892
8Chapter Twenty-One: House of the Devil7.81,875
9Chapter Twenty-Two: Silent Night, Deadly Night8.11,882
10Chapter Twenty-Three: The Blackboard Jungle7.61,726
11Chapter Twenty-Four: The Wrestler7.21,726
12Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wicked and the Divine7.71,722
13Chapter Twenty-Six: The Tell-Tale Heart8.01,717
14Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Hills Have Eyes7.81,731
15Chapter Twenty-Eight: There Will Be Blood7.61,611
16Chapter Twenty-Nine: Primary Colors7.71,652
17Chapter Thirty: The Noose Tightens7.81,647
18Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember5.72,987
19Chapter Thirty-Two: Prisoners8.21,799
20Chapter Thirty-Three: Shadow of a Doubt8.21,711
21Chapter Thirty-Four: Judgment Night9.02,687
22Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World7.81,735

Season 3 (2018)

7.28 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.1 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 2,072 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 1,719 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 1,616 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 2,131 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,680 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 1,507 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 1,520 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 1,496 votesEp 9: 6.7 · 1,512 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 1,373 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 1,399 votesEp 12: 7.1 · 1,412 votesEp 13: 6.5 · 1,332 votesEp 14: 6.9 · 1,267 votesEp 15: 7.2 · 1,280 votesEp 16: 4.2 · 2,835 votesEp 17: 7.1 · 1,199 votesEp 18: 7.2 · 1,198 votesEp 19: 7.2 · 1,220 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 1,253 votesEp 21: 8.0 · 1,380 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 1,708 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day7.62,072
2Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men's Eyes7.51,719
3Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below7.31,616
4Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club8.32,131
5Chapter Forty: The Great Escape8.01,680
6Chapter Forty-One: Manhunter7.71,507
7Chapter Forty-Two: The Man in Black7.61,520
8Chapter Forty-Three: Outbreak7.71,496
9Chapter Forty-Four: No Exit6.71,512
10Chapter Forty-Five: The Stranger7.31,373
11Chapter Forty-Six: The Red Dahlia7.31,399
12Chapter Forty-Seven: Bizarrodale7.11,412
13Chapter Forty-Eight: Requiem for a Welterweight6.51,332
14Chapter Forty-Nine: Fire Walk with Me6.91,267
15Chapter Fifty: American Dreams7.21,280
16Chapter Fifty-One: Big Fun4.22,835
17Chapter Fifty-Two: The Raid7.11,199
18Chapter Fifty-Three: Jawbreaker7.21,198
19Chapter Fifty-Four: Fear the Reaper7.21,220
20Chapter Fifty-Five: Prom Night7.61,253
21Chapter Fifty-Six: The Dark Secret of Harvest House8.01,380
22Chapter Fifty-Seven: Survive the Night8.11,708

Season 4 (2019)

7.19 avg 19 episodes 9.2 → 7.3 42 min avg

Ep 1: 9.2 · 3,241 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 1,227 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 1,219 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 1,176 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 1,087 votesEp 6: 7.0 · 1,057 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 1,091 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 1,114 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 1,021 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 992 votesEp 11: 7.0 · 972 votesEp 12: 6.8 · 957 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 1,005 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 1,097 votesEp 15: 7.5 · 1,087 votesEp 16: 8.4 · 1,422 votesEp 17: 3.5 · 3,120 votesEp 18: 6.7 · 1,144 votesEp 19: 7.3 · 1,164 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter Fifty-Eight: In Memoriam9.23,241
2Chapter Fifty-Nine: Fast Times at Riverdale High7.41,227
3Chapter Sixty: Dog Day Afternoon6.81,219
4Chapter Sixty-One: Halloween7.51,176
5Chapter Sixty-Two: Witness for the Prosecution7.21,087
6Chapter Sixty-Three: Hereditary7.01,057
7Chapter Sixty-Four: The Ice Storm7.41,091
8Chapter Sixty-Five: In Treatment7.51,114
9Chapter Sixty-Six: Tangerine7.21,021
10Chapter Sixty-Seven: Varsity Blues7.1992
11Chapter Sixty-Eight: Quiz Show7.0972
12Chapter Sixty-Nine: Men of Honor6.8957
13Chapter Seventy: The Ides of March7.31,005
14Chapter Seventy-One: How to Get Away with Murder7.91,097
15Chapter Seventy-Two: To Die For7.51,087
16Chapter Seventy-Three: The Locked Room8.41,422
17Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town3.53,120
18Chapter Seventy-Five: Lynchian6.71,144
19Chapter Seventy-Six: Killing Mr. Honey7.31,164

Season 5 (2021)

6.41 avg 19 episodes 7.1 → 6.3 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 1,376 votesEp 2: 6.7 · 1,222 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 1,502 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 1,341 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 1,680 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 1,179 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 1,039 votesEp 8: 5.9 · 1,238 votesEp 9: 6.2 · 1,051 votesEp 10: 6.3 · 969 votesEp 11: 6.1 · 871 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 1,077 votesEp 13: 6.2 · 785 votesEp 14: 6.5 · 799 votesEp 15: 4.3 · 1,133 votesEp 16: 5.7 · 677 votesEp 17: 6.9 · 775 votesEp 18: 3.3 · 1,470 votesEp 19: 6.3 · 956 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax7.11,376
2Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders6.71,222
3Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation8.21,502
4Chapter Eighty: Purgatorio7.21,341
5Chapter Eighty-One: The Homecoming7.31,680
6Chapter Eighty-Two: Back to School7.21,179
7Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky6.61,039
8Chapter Eighty-Four: Lock & Key5.91,238
9Chapter Eighty-Five: Destroyer6.21,051
10Chapter Eighty-Six: The Pincushion Man6.3969
11Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strange Bedfellows6.1871
12Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge7.81,077
13Chapter Eighty-Nine: Reservoir Dogs6.2785
14Chapter Ninety: The Night Gallery6.5799
15Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats4.31,133
16Chapter Ninety-Two: Band of Brothers5.7677
17Chapter Ninety-Three: Dance of Death6.9775
18Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal3.31,470
19Chapter Ninety-Five: RIVERDALE: RIP (?)6.3956

Season 6 (2021)

6.08 avg 22 episodes 5.0 → 6.0 42 min avg

Ep 1: 5.0 · 1,160 votesEp 2: 4.9 · 954 votesEp 3: 5.2 · 847 votesEp 4: 5.7 · 965 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 980 votesEp 6: 6.0 · 700 votesEp 7: 6.1 · 631 votesEp 8: 6.1 · 610 votesEp 9: 6.3 · 608 votesEp 10: 6.0 · 577 votesEp 11: 6.4 · 645 votesEp 12: 6.1 · 576 votesEp 13: 6.4 · 560 votesEp 14: 6.4 · 573 votesEp 15: 6.1 · 557 votesEp 16: 5.9 · 550 votesEp 17: 5.7 · 584 votesEp 18: 6.1 · 569 votesEp 19: 6.7 · 598 votesEp 20: 6.6 · 528 votesEp 21: 6.7 · 515 votesEp 22: 6.0 · 610 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter Ninety-Six: Welcome to Rivervale5.01,160
2Chapter Ninety-Seven: Ghost Stories4.9954
3Chapter Ninety-Eight: Mr. Cypher5.2847
4Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s)5.7965
5Chapter One Hundred: The Jughead Paradox7.4980
6Chapter One Hundred and One: Unbelievable6.0700
7Chapter One Hundred and Two: Death at a Funeral6.1631
8Chapter One Hundred and Three: The Town6.1610
9Chapter One Hundred and Four: The Serpent Queen's Gambit6.3608
10Chapter One Hundred and Five: Folk Heroes6.0577
11Chapter One Hundred and Six: Angels in America6.4645
12Chapter One Hundred and Seven: In the Fog6.1576
13Chapter One Hundred and Eight: Ex-Libris6.4560
14Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Venomous6.4573
15Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Things That Go Bump in the Night6.1557
16Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: Blue Collar5.9550
17Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos5.7584
18Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen: Biblical6.1569
19Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale6.7598
20Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: Return to Rivervale6.6528
21Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen: The Stand6.7515
22Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen: Night of the Comet6.0610

Season 7 (2023)

6.40 avg 20 episodes 6.7 → 7.6 43 min avg

Ep 1: 6.7 · 608 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 515 votesEp 3: 6.5 · 497 votesEp 4: 6.4 · 446 votesEp 5: 6.5 · 484 votesEp 6: 6.5 · 440 votesEp 7: 6.5 · 417 votesEp 8: 6.5 · 416 votesEp 9: 6.3 · 415 votesEp 10: 6.4 · 398 votesEp 11: 6.6 · 401 votesEp 12: 6.4 · 397 votesEp 13: 6.3 · 400 votesEp 14: 4.8 · 558 votesEp 15: 6.2 · 393 votesEp 16: 5.9 · 398 votesEp 17: 5.6 · 395 votesEp 18: 6.4 · 388 votesEp 19: 7.3 · 441 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 720 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter One Hundred Eighteen: Don't Worry Darling6.7608
2Chapter One Hundred Nineteen: Skip, Hop and Thump!6.6515
3Chapter One Hundred Twenty: Sex Education6.5497
4Chapter One Hundred Twenty-One: Love & Marriage6.4446
5Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Two: Tales in a Jugular Vein6.5484
6Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Three: Peep Show6.5440
7Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Four: Dirty Dancing6.5417
8Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Five: Hoop Dreams6.5416
9Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Six: Betty & Veronica Double Digest6.3415
10Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Seven: American Graffiti6.4398
11Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Eight: Halloween II6.6401
12Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Nine: After the Fall6.4397
13Chapter One Hundred Thirty: The Crucible6.3400
14Chapter One Hundred Thirty-One: Archie the Musical4.8558
15Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Two: Miss Teen Riverdale6.2393
16Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Three: Stag5.9398
17Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Four: A Different Kind of Cat5.6395
18Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Five: For a Better Tomorrow6.4388
19Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Six: The Golden Age of Television7.3441
20Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale7.6720
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