Riverdale is an American teen drama television series based on the characters of Archie Comics. The series was adapted for The CW by Archie Comics' chief creative officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and is produced by Warner Bros. Television and CBS Studios, in association with Berlanti Productions and Archie Comics. Originally conceived as a feature film adaptation for Warner Bros. Pictures, the idea was re-imagined as a television series for Fox. In 2015, development on the project moved to The CW, where the series was ordered for a pilot. Filming takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The series debuted on January 26, 2017.
It features an ensemble cast based on the characters of Archie Comics, with KJ Apa in the role of Archie Andrews; Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, the series' narrator, Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom, Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy, Vanessa Morgan as Toni Topaz, Charles Melton as Reggie Mantle and Casey Cott as Kevin Keller. During the course of the series, 137 episodes of Riverdale aired over seven seasons, between January 26, 2017, and August 23, 2023.
Series overview edit
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Average viewers (in millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||||
| 1 | 13 | January 26, 2017 | May 11, 2017 | 154 | 1.69[1] | |
| 2 | 22 | October 11, 2017 | May 16, 2018 | 173 | 2.12[2] | |
| 3 | 22 | October 10, 2018 | May 15, 2019 | 166 | 1.74[3] | |
| 4 | 19 | October 9, 2019 | May 6, 2020 | 122 | 1.35[4] | |
| 5 | 19 | January 20, 2021 | October 6, 2021 | 145 | 1.01[5] | |
| 6 | 22 | November 16, 2021 | July 31, 2022 | 133 | 0.46[6] | |
| 7 | 20 | March 29, 2023 | August 23, 2023 | 129 | 0.39[7] | |
Episodes edit
Season 1 (2017) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Chapter One: The River's Edge" | Lee Toland Krieger | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | January 26, 2017 | T15.10136 | 1.38[8] |
| 2 | 2 | "Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil" | Lee Toland Krieger | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | February 2, 2017 | T13.20302 | 1.15[9] |
| 3 | 3 | "Chapter Three: Body Double" | Lee Toland Krieger | Yolonda E. Lawrence | February 9, 2017 | T13.20303 | 1.20[10] |
| 4 | 4 | "Chapter Four: The Last Picture Show" | Mark Piznarski | Michael Grassi | February 16, 2017 | T13.20304 | 1.14[11] |
| 5 | 5 | "Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness" | Jesse Warn | Ross Maxwell | February 23, 2017 | T13.20305 | 0.98[12] |
| 6 | 6 | "Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!" | Steven A. Adelson | Tessa Leigh Williams & Nicholas Zwart | March 2, 2017 | T13.20306 | 1.09[13] |
| 7 | 7 | "Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place" | Allison Anders | Aaron Allen | March 9, 2017 | T13.20307 | 1.03[14] |
| 8 | 8 | "Chapter Eight: The Outsiders" | David Katzenberg | Julia Cohen | March 30, 2017 | T13.20308 | 0.99[15] |
| 9 | 9 | "Chapter Nine: La Grande Illusion" | Lee Rose | James DeWille | April 6, 2017 | T13.20309 | 0.91[16] |
| 10 | 10 | "Chapter Ten: The Lost Weekend" | Dawn Wilkinson | Britta Lundin & Brian E. Paterson | April 13, 2017 | T13.20310 | 0.87[17] |
| 11 | 11 | "Chapter Eleven: To Riverdale and Back Again" | Kevin Sullivan | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | April 27, 2017 | T13.20311 | 0.89[18] |
| 12 | 12 | "Chapter Twelve: Anatomy of a Murder" | Rob Seidenglanz | Michael Grassi | May 4, 2017 | T13.20312 | 0.98[19] |
| 13 | 13 | "Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter" | Lee Toland Krieger | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | May 11, 2017 | T13.20313 | 0.96[20] |
Season 2 (2017–18) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Chapter Fourteen: A Kiss Before Dying" | Rob Seidenglanz | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | October 11, 2017 | T13.20801 | 2.34[21] |
| 15 | 2 | "Chapter Fifteen: Nighthawks" | Allison Anders | Michael Grassi | October 18, 2017 | T13.20802 | 1.76[22] |
| 16 | 3 | "Chapter Sixteen: The Watcher in the Woods" | Kevin Sullivan | Ross Maxwell | October 25, 2017 | T13.20803 | 1.62[23] |
| 17 | 4 | "Chapter Seventeen: The Town That Dreaded Sundown" | Jason Stone | Amanda Lasher | November 1, 2017 | T13.20804 | 1.51[24] |
| 18 | 5 | "Chapter Eighteen: When a Stranger Calls" | Ellen Pressman | Aaron Allen | November 8, 2017 | T13.20805 | 1.47[25] |
| 19 | 6 | "Chapter Nineteen: Death Proof" | Maggie Kiley | Tessa Leigh Williams & Arabella Anderson | November 15, 2017 | T13.20806 | 1.43[26] |
| 20 | 7 | "Chapter Twenty: Tales from the Darkside" | Dawn Wilkinson | James DeWille | November 29, 2017 | T13.20807 | 1.45[27] |
| 21 | 8 | "Chapter Twenty-One: House of the Devil" | Kevin Sullivan | Yolonda Lawrence | December 6, 2017 | T13.20808 | 1.48[28] |
| 22 | 9 | "Chapter Twenty-Two: Silent Night, Deadly Night" | Rob Seidenglanz | Shepard Boucher | December 13, 2017 | T13.20809 | 1.43[29] |
| 23 | 10 | "Chapter Twenty-Three: The Blackboard Jungle" | Tim Hunter | Britta Lundin & Brian E. Paterson | January 17, 2018 | T13.20810 | 1.44[30] |
| 24 | 11 | "Chapter Twenty-Four: The Wrestler" | Gregg Araki | Greg Murray & Devon Turner | January 24, 2018 | T13.20811 | 1.39[31] |
| 25 | 12 | "Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wicked and the Divine" | Rachel Talalay | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | January 31, 2018 | T13.20812 | 1.34[32] |
| 26 | 13 | "Chapter Twenty-Six: The Tell-Tale Heart" | Julie Plec | Michael Grassi | February 7, 2018 | T13.20813 | 1.28[33] |
| 27 | 14 | "Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Hills Have Eyes" | David Katzenberg | Ross Maxwell | March 7, 2018 | T13.20814 | 1.26[34] |
| 28 | 15 | "Chapter Twenty-Eight: There Will Be Blood" | Mark Piznarski | Aaron Allen | March 14, 2018 | T13.20815 | 1.19[35] |
| 29 | 16 | "Chapter Twenty-Nine: Primary Colors" | Sherwin Shilati | James DeWille | March 21, 2018 | T13.20816 | 1.16[36] |
| 30 | 17 | "Chapter Thirty: The Noose Tightens" | Alexis Ostrander | Britta Lundin & Brian E. Paterson | March 28, 2018 | T13.20817 | 0.96[37] |
| 31 | 18 | "Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" | Jason Stone | Arabella Anderson & Tessa Leigh Williams | April 18, 2018 | T13.20818 | 1.10[38] |
| 32 | 19 | "Chapter Thirty-Two: Prisoners" | Jennifer Phang | Cristine Chambers | April 25, 2018 | T13.20819 | 1.17[39] |
| 33 | 20 | "Chapter Thirty-Three: Shadow of a Doubt" | Gregory Smith | Yolanda E. Lawrence | May 2, 2018 | T13.20820 | 1.11[40] |
| 34 | 21 | "Chapter Thirty-Four: Judgment Night" | Cherie Nowlan | Shepard Boucher | May 9, 2018 | T13.20821 | 1.00[41] |
| 35 | 22 | "Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World" | Steven A. Adelson | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | May 16, 2018 | T13.20822 | 1.28[42] |
Season 3 (2018–19) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | "Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day" | Kevin Sullivan | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | October 10, 2018 | T13.21251 | 1.50[43] |
| 37 | 2 | "Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men's Eyes" | Jeff Woolnough | Michael Grassi | October 17, 2018 | T13.21252 | 1.28[44] |
| 38 | 3 | "Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below" | Jeff Hunt | Aaron Allen | October 24, 2018 | T13.21253 | 1.40[45] |
| 39 | 4 | "Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club" | Dawn Wilkinson | Tessa Leigh Williams | November 7, 2018 | T13.21254 | 1.37[46] |
| 40 | 5 | "Chapter Forty: The Great Escape" | Pam Romanowsky | Greg Murray & Ace Hasan | November 14, 2018 | T13.21255 | 1.25[47] |
| 41 | 6 | "Chapter Forty-One: Manhunter" | Rachel Talalay | Cristine Chambers | November 28, 2018 | T13.21256 | 1.27[48] |
| 42 | 7 | "Chapter Forty-Two: The Man in Black" | Alex Pillai | Janine Salinas Schoenberg | December 5, 2018 | T13.21257 | 1.09[49] |
| 43 | 8 | "Chapter Forty-Three: Outbreak" | John Kretchmer | James DeWille | December 12, 2018 | T13.21258 | 1.20[50] |
| 44 | 9 | "Chapter Forty-Four: No Exit" | Jeff Hunt | Arabella Anderson | January 16, 2019 | T13.21259 | 1.32[51] |
| 45 | 10 | "Chapter Forty-Five: The Stranger" | Maggie Kiley | Brian E. Paterson | January 23, 2019 | T13.21260 | 1.12[52] |
| 46 | 11 | "Chapter Forty-Six: The Red Dahlia" | Greg Smith | Devon Turner & Will Ewing | January 30, 2019 | T13.21261 | 1.26[53] |
| 47 | 12 | "Chapter Forty-Seven: Bizarrodale" | Harry Jierjian | Britta Lundin | February 6, 2019 | T13.21262 | 0.96[54] |
| 48 | 13 | "Chapter Forty-Eight: Requiem for a Welterweight" | Tawnia McKiernan | Michael Grassi | February 27, 2019 | T13.21263 | 0.86[55] |
| 49 | 14 | "Chapter Forty-Nine: Fire Walk with Me" | Marisol Adler | Aaron Allen | March 6, 2019 | T13.21264 | 0.92[56] |
| 50 | 15 | "Chapter Fifty: American Dreams" | Gabriel Correa | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | March 13, 2019 | T13.21265 | 0.95[57] |
| 51 | 16 | "Chapter Fifty-One: Big Fun" | Maggie Kiley | Tessa Leigh Williams | March 20, 2019 | T13.21266 | 0.81[58] |
| 52 | 17 | "Chapter Fifty-Two: The Raid" | Pamela Romanowsky | Greg Murray & Ace Hasan | March 27, 2019 | T13.21267 | 0.81[59] |
| 53 | 18 | "Chapter Fifty-Three: Jawbreaker" | Gabriel Correa | Brian E. Paterson & Arabella Anderson | April 17, 2019 | T13.21268 | 0.80[60] |
| 54 | 19 | "Chapter Fifty-Four: Fear the Reaper" | Alexandra La Roche | Janine Salinas Schoenberg & Will Ewing | April 24, 2019 | T13.21269 | 0.71[61] |
| 55 | 20 | "Chapter Fifty-Five: Prom Night" | David Katzenberg | Britta Lundin & Devon Turner | May 1, 2019 | T13.21270 | 0.70[62] |
| 56 | 21 | "Chapter Fifty-Six: The Dark Secret of Harvest House" | Rob Seidenglanz | Cristine Chambers & James DeWille | May 8, 2019 | T13.21271 | 0.74[63] |
| 57 | 22 | "Chapter Fifty-Seven: Survive the Night" | Rachel Talalay | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Michael Grassi | May 15, 2019 | T13.21272 | 0.86[64] |
Season 4 (2019–20) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 1 | "Chapter Fifty-Eight: In Memoriam" | Gabriel Correa | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | October 9, 2019 | T13.21851 | 1.14[65] |
| 59 | 2 | "Chapter Fifty-Nine: Fast Times at Riverdale High" | Pamela Romanowsky | Michael Grassi & Will Ewing | October 16, 2019 | T13.21852 | 0.80[66] |
| 60 | 3 | "Chapter Sixty: Dog Day Afternoon" | Gregory Smith | Ace Hasan & Greg Murray | October 23, 2019 | T13.21853 | 0.87[67] |
| 61 | 4 | "Chapter Sixty-One: Halloween" | Erin Feeley | Janine Salinas Schoenberg | October 30, 2019 | T13.21854 | 0.74[68] |
| 62 | 5 | "Chapter Sixty-Two: Witness for the Prosecution" | Harry Jierjian | Devon Turner | November 6, 2019 | T13.21855 | 0.76[69] |
| 63 | 6 | "Chapter Sixty-Three: Hereditary" | Gabriel Correa | James DeWille | November 13, 2019 | T13.21856 | 0.82[70] |
| 64 | 7 | "Chapter Sixty-Four: The Ice Storm" | Alex Pillai | Arabella Anderson | November 20, 2019 | T13.21857 | 0.74[71] |
| 65 | 8 | "Chapter Sixty-Five: In Treatment" | Michael Goi | Tessa Leigh Williams | December 4, 2019 | T13.21858 | 0.69[72] |
| 66 | 9 | "Chapter Sixty-Six: Tangerine" | Gabriel Correa | Brian E. Paterson | December 11, 2019 | T13.21859 | 0.73[73] |
| 67 | 10 | "Chapter Sixty-Seven: Varsity Blues" | Roxanne Benjamin | Aaron Allen | January 22, 2020 | T13.21860 | 0.79[74] |
| 68 | 11 | "Chapter Sixty-Eight: Quiz Show" | Chell Stephen | Ted Sullivan | January 29, 2020 | T13.21861 | 0.73[75] |
| 69 | 12 | "Chapter Sixty-Nine: Men of Honor" | Catriona McKenzie | Ariana Jackson | February 5, 2020 | T13.21862 | 0.65[76] |
| 70 | 13 | "Chapter Seventy: The Ides of March" | Claudia Yarmy | Chrissy Maroon & Evan Kyle | February 12, 2020 | T13.21863 | 0.65[77] |
| 71 | 14 | "Chapter Seventy-One: How to Get Away with Murder" | James DeWille | Arabella Anderson | February 26, 2020 | T13.21864 | 0.67[78] |
| 72 | 15 | "Chapter Seventy-Two: To Die For" | Shannon Kohli | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | March 4, 2020 | T13.21865 | 0.66[79] |
| 73 | 16 | "Chapter Seventy-Three: The Locked Room" | Tessa Blake | Aaron Allen | March 11, 2020 | T13.21866 | 0.66[80] |
| 74 | 17 | "Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town" | Antonio Negret | Tessa Leigh Williams | April 15, 2020 | T13.21867 | 0.54[81] |
| 75 | 18 | "Chapter Seventy-Five: Lynchian" | Steven A. Adelson | Ariana Jackson & Brian E. Paterson | April 29, 2020 | T13.21868 | 0.66[82] |
| 76 | 19 | "Chapter Seventy-Six: Killing Mr. Honey" | Mädchen Amick | Ted Sullivan & James DeWille | May 6, 2020 | T13.21869 | 0.65[83] |
Season 5 (2021) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 1 | "Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax" | Pamela Romanowsky | Ace Hasan & Greg Murray | January 20, 2021 | T13.22701 | 0.63[84] |
| Betty and Jughead investigate snuff films, leading them to secret screenings by Blue Velvet's owner, David. To gain entry, Betty delivers a fake film but later surrenders a real one involving her father. Archie loses a boxing match against KO Kelly for a Naval Academy spot. Cheryl faces family disapproval in her relationship with Toni. At a rave, Betty and Jughead discover disturbing snuff films featuring the gang. Veronica learns about Archie and Betty's kiss, leading to their breakup at prom. A livestream depicts the gang killing David, and Cheryl and Toni part ways after prom. Veronica reveals Archie's infidelity to her parents. Archie finds a videotape recreating his encounter with the Black Hood at home. | |||||||
| 78 | 2 | "Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders" | Gabriel Correa | Janine Salinas Schoenberg & Devon Turner | January 27, 2021 | T13.22702 | 0.52[85] |
| Archie grapples with emotions after watching a disturbing videotape and is asked to write a letter for a lesser sentence for Fred's killer, George Augustine. Jughead and Betty initially suspect David in Bret's prison murder, only to discover he was hanged in the Lodge's cabin. Cheryl's attempt to secure a sanctuary for the Uktena tribe leads Penelope to deadly action. Hermosa intervenes as the Molloy family targets Veronica. Together with Hermione, they plot to force Hiram into retirement, leading to Hermione's decision to divorce him. A new tape hints at the auteur's presence, prompting Betty and Jughead to confront Charles. However, they realize Jellybean and friends were behind the tapes, expressing their discontent with Jughead leaving town. | |||||||
| 79 | 3 | "Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation" | Gabriel Correa | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | February 3, 2021 | T13.22703 | 0.54[86] |
| As graduation nears, Archie discovers he must repeat his senior year but is still allowed to walk with his classmates. FP decides to move back to Toledo with Jellybean, and the gang graduates. Archie, struggling with Fred's absence, decides to join the Army. FP and Jellybean leave, and the gang buries a time capsule. Cheryl opts out of college and ends things with Toni. Archie announces his Army decision, and the gang bids farewell. Veronica vacations with Hermione, Betty confesses to kissing Archie, and Jughead moves out. One year later, Jughead waits at Pop's for the gang, but they don't show. The gang reunites six years later, drawn together by another mystery. | |||||||
| 80 | 4 | "Chapter Eighty: Purgatorio" | Steven A. Adelson | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | February 10, 2021 | T13.22704 | 0.48[87] |
| Seven years post-graduation, Archie returns from the army to a struggling Riverdale. Betty is an FBI agent, Veronica is married to Chadwick Gekko, Jughead faces writer's block and debts, and Kevin is now a teacher dating Fangs. Toni is a pregnant guidance counselor, and Reggie works for Hiram, who's reshaping the town. Pop's retirement reveals a drug den, and Archie learns of mysterious disappearances on the highway. Desperate to save Riverdale, he calls Betty, Veronica, and Jughead back for a reunion. Meanwhile, a waitress is picked up by a suspicious trucker, adding to the town's growing mystery. | |||||||
| 81 | 5 | "Chapter Eighty-One: The Homecoming" | Steven A. Adelson | Michael Grassi | February 17, 2021 | T13.22705 | 0.59[88] |
| Upon returning, the gang discovers Riverdale High's funding is at risk due to teachers and students defecting to Stonewall Prep. Betty finds Polly sneaking in late at night, suspecting drug use. Archie and Betty raid the Andrews house, finding evidence to send them to jail. They clean up, have a moment, and decide to become temporary teachers to save Riverdale High. Jughead, facing debt and writer's block, asks Tabitha for a job at Pop's. Veronica deals with Chad's control issues. Archie persuades the gang to teach, but Riverdale High is privatized by Cheryl, with Hiram dissolving the town. Polly, having run away, is chased by a truck. | |||||||
| 82 | 6 | "Chapter Eighty-Two: Back to School" | Gabriel Correa | Ariana Jackson | February 24, 2021 | T13.22706 | 0.60[89] |
| The gang starts teaching at Riverdale High, facing Hiram and Reggie's attempts to further harm the town. Polly is missing, and Toni reveals she was meeting a trucker for sex. Betty and Alice find Polly's belongings on the Lonely Highway. Archie seeks funding for the football team from Veronica, whose husband Chad visits. Doris Bell becomes an informant for Cheryl and Hiram. Veronica plans a jewelry store, and Betty and Archie struggle to find private spaces. Tabitha aids Jughead with his book, leading to tales of Moth Men in the woods. The search for Polly leads to Swedlow Swamp, and Jughead warns Archie of fires near their home. | |||||||
| 83 | 7 | "Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky" | Gabriel Correa | Ted Sullivan | March 10, 2021 | T13.22707 | 0.52[90] |
| Betty, Alice, and Kevin take an unidentified body from Swedlow Swamp to the morgue, suspecting it's Margaret, missing for years. Veronica builds her jewelry store with students, combating Hiram's interference. Archie reinstates the Fire Department but faces a visit from Corporal Jackson. Cheryl and Toni coach the Vixens but clash. Jughead and Tabitha discover a disfigured Moth Man corpse in Nana Rose's maple barrel. During a late shift at Pop's, Jughead sees a mysterious light, blacking out. The corpse disappears, raising more questions. Betty, realizing women are missing from nearby towns, suspects a serial killer is at large. | |||||||
| 84 | 8 | "Chapter Eighty-Four: Lock & Key" | Rachel Talalay | Arabella Anderson | March 17, 2021 | T13.22708 | 0.45[91] |
| Jughead grapples with potential alien encounters, seeing hallucinations at Riverdale High and his house. Kevin and Fangs announce engagement but Kevin struggles. Cheryl, upset, hosts a key party, causing tensions. Archie and Chad's clash prompts Veronica to file for divorce. Cheryl reveals a nursery to Toni, who is disinterested. Archie and Betty end their affair, and Archie reunites with Veronica. Kevin calls off his engagement, and Cheryl shares a moment with Minerva. Polly calls Betty and Alice from a phone booth, but upon arrival, it's dismantled and covered in blood. | |||||||
| 85 | 9 | "Chapter Eighty-Five: Destroyer" | Rob Seidenglanz | Ace Hasan | March 24, 2021 | T13.22709 | 0.46[92] |
| Archie and Veronica struggle to keep the Bulldogs' spirit alive after they lose several games. Betty receives a call from Glen about the blood discovered on the destroyed phone booth; and it is a match to Polly. Betty struggles with realizing that Polly is most likely dead, and tells Alice that Polly's blood was not a match. Meanwhile, Jughead realizes a student in his class may have had encounters with the Moth Men. However, the student leaves town with his parents. Betty and Jughead visit Old Man Dreyfus off of the Lonely Highway, and he is convinced that Polly had an encounter with the Moth Men. Kevin decides to go back to cruising, but hits a roadblock. The Bulldogs face the Stonewall Stallions, and receive a small victory when they score for the first time in the season. Betty goes to the truck stop to save girls and get justice for Polly. Back at home, Betty finds Glen, who tells Alice that Polly's blood was a match. | |||||||
| 86 | 10 | "Chapter Eighty-Six: The Pincushion Man" | Gabriel Correa | Chrissy Maroon | March 31, 2021 | T13.22710 | 0.49[93] |
| Betty discovers Glen's dissertation on her family's darkness and worries about Juniper and Dagwood inheriting it. Archie learns about a shady mission and prepares for Parent Teacher Night with Kevin. Cheryl rejects Hiram and Reggie's offer to buy the Blossom Maple Groves. Jughead takes psychedelic mushrooms to aid writing, and Tabitha agrees to watch over him. Hiram orchestrates a prison breakout, causing chaos. Charles and Chic arrive for a sinister game at the Cooper house, resulting in a violent confrontation. Penelope returns, Frank protects the school, and Reggie burns the maple groves. Veronica faces divorce complications. Jughead has a trippy experience, and Betty takes matters into her own hands. Tabitha finds bloody handprints on Jughead's completed novel in the bunker. | |||||||
| 87 | 11 | "Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strange Bedfellows" | Tessa Blake | Aaron Allen | August 11, 2021 | T13.22711 | 0.38[94] |
| Archie and Kevin work on capturing escaped inmates. Veronica returns, and Archie puts their relationship on hold until her divorce is final. During a robbery at her jewelry store, Veronica faces Darla and Dodger. Tabitha worries about Jughead and seeks Betty's help. Jessica, from New York, drugs them with psychedelic mushrooms to obtain Jughead's manuscript. Hiram and Governor Dooley clash over palladium beneath the prison. Hostages demand palladium, with Veronica as collateral. At Thornhill, Penelope starts a ministry for coping with Jason's death. Cheryl has a revelation and joins. Jughead, living among the homeless, heads back to New York, leaving Tabitha a voicemail about his plans. | |||||||
| 88 | 12 | "Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge" | James DeWille | Brian E. Paterson | August 18, 2021 | T13.22712 | 0.47[95] |
| Reggie, working for Hiram to settle his father's debt, completes his task but opts to continue due to his strained relationship with his father. Hiram agrees, requesting an untraceable gun from Reggie. During the exchange, Hiram reveals his life story as Jaime Luna. After moving to Riverdale, the palladium mines' collapse led him to work shining shoes. Seeking respect, he joined gangster Vittorio Alto, impressed Hermione, and adopted the name Hiram Lodge. When his father learned, Hiram killed Alto's men and took over. Reggie is impressed, but Hiram expresses regret, wishing for reconciliation with his father. Hiram locates Alto, kills him, and urges Reggie to reconcile with his own father. | |||||||
| 89 | 13 | "Chapter Eighty-Nine: Reservoir Dogs" | Gabriel Correa | Evan Kyle | August 25, 2021 | T13.22713 | 0.47[96] |
| Betty and Tabitha develop a plan to lure truckers to Pop's after Betty is prohibited from affiliating with the FBI. Meanwhile, Archie and Eric wrestle with trauma and Frank gives them a dog to help them cope. Later, though, they realize that their dog was in a fighting ring and they target the leader of the dog fights in town. Elsewhere, Reggie and Veronica build business at the jewelry store and aim at poaching investors of SoDale, due to it being a complete scam. Cheryl offers Kevin advice, telling him to reconcile with Fangs, but Fangs has begun dating Moose. Kevin later joins Cheryl and Penelope's ministry. At the Whyte Wyrm, there is a ladies night that helps lure potential suspects in the highway murders in. Betty is eyed by a trucker and baits him under the false pretense of sex. Tabitha tracks her location and he pulls over and tries to kill her with a chainsaw. Betty eventually strikes him with a wrench and they haul him off to keep him hostage. | |||||||
| 90 | 14 | "Chapter Ninety: The Night Gallery" | Mädchen Amick | James DeWille | September 1, 2021 | T13.22714 | 0.36[97] |
| Cheryl unveils four paintings to Minerva, revealing intricate stories. The first depicts Archie leading a palladium-harvesting crew in the reopened mines, causing hallucinations due to carbon monoxide exposure. The second portrays Betty interrogating a captured trucker, suspected serial killer. Despite his suicide, Betty believes he wasn't acting alone. The third painting showcases Jughead's post-high school success aided by Jessica and psychedelic mushrooms. Jughead's spiral begins after a bender and lost three days. Returning to New York, he hallucinates a "Rat King." The last painting captures Cheryl and Minerva's night together before Minerva leaves the country. | |||||||
| 91 | 15 | "Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats" | Robin Givens | Ariana Jackson & Evan Kyle | September 8, 2021 | T13.22715 | 0.39[98] |
| Josie McCoy, an international pop star, returns to Riverdale following her father's death. She reconnects with the gang but initially refuses to help save Riverdale. Reestablishing friendships with Valerie and Melody, and reigniting her relationship with Sweet Pea, she comes to terms with her father's death. The Pussycats reunite, and during a concert, Toni delivers her baby, Anthony. After the performance, The Pussycats, their romantic partners, and Josie's mother decide to return to the tour. Before leaving, they learn her father's death may not have been an accident, sparking differing opinions. Meanwhile, Toni, Tabitha, and Veronica aim to franchise Pop's Diner with help from Veronica's friend, Alexandra Cabot. | |||||||
| 92 | 16 | "Chapter Ninety-Two: Band of Brothers" | Robin Givens | Janine Salinas Schoenberg | September 15, 2021 | T13.22716 | 0.45[99] |
| Archie seeks justice for his army men's deaths. Veronica, with Reggie and Cheryl's help, challenges Chad and Hiram to regain financial stability. Kevin and Cheryl aim to control the ministry, countering Penelope's defiance. Jughead faces consequences for his actions, put on leave from teaching and struggling to meet his book deadline. Maintaining sobriety, he avoids Jessica but loses his agent. Betty poses as Polly on the Lonely Highway, prompting Tabitha's concern and assistance. | |||||||
| 93 | 17 | "Chapter Ninety-Three: Dance of Death" | Nathalie Boltt | Devon Turner | September 22, 2021 | T13.22717 | 0.35[100] |
| As Veronica's divorce approaches, Hiram gives Chad a chance to kill Archie, but he fails. Veronica gets everything in the divorce to save Chad from a murder charge. Kevin leaves the ministry, and an explosion at the mines tests Cheryl's faith. Veronica threatens Hiram for endangering Archie and Eric's lives, sparing him when they survive. Chad attacks Veronica, but she kills him. Jughead and Betty discover inbred Blossoms living in the forest, with Old Man Dreyfus and the captured trucker among them. Lynette Fields' body is stolen, leading to a complex investigation tied to Toni's situation. The group finds Moth Men and a shed with victims in the junkyard. Old Man Dreyfus confesses to the murders, leading Betty to Polly's body in the junkyard. Betty and Alice confirm her identity. | |||||||
| 94 | 18 | "Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal" | Ronald Paul Richard | Tessa Leigh Williams | September 29, 2021 | T13.22718 | 0.25[101] |
| Alice struggles to cope with Polly's death and imagines a world where the Coopers are still a happy family. Betty tries to get her to cope as best she can, but Alice blames Betty for Polly's death and for breaking her promises to return to Riverdale sooner. Meanwhile, Cheryl takes in Britta when she is kicked out of her parents' house. Archie and Veronica break up after Veronica realizes that they are on separate paths. Toni and Fangs declare their love for each other and vow to have each other's backs moving forward. Tabitha lures Jughead into a dinner with her parents, and the two decide to begin a romantic relationship. The gang buries Polly's ashes at the cemetery. | |||||||
| 95 | 19 | "Chapter Ninety-Five: Riverdale: RIP (?)" | Gabriel Correa | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Greg Murray | October 6, 2021 | T13.22719 | 0.36[102] |
| Betty graduates as a Special Agent at the FBI, reopening the Riverdale field office and facing a call from TBK. Veronica vows to exile Hiram for a fire at Pop's. Jughead and Tabitha retaliate by burning the Lodge Ledger office. Toni and Fangs struggle with Serpent control. Cheryl learns of her ancestor's burning and demands an apology. She plans a school on Thornhill and seeks independence from Riverdale. Veronica and Reggie revive their romance, planning a casino. Archie names Tabitha, Toni, Alice, and Frank to the town council for Riverdale's reincorporation. Betty and Archie plan to start a romantic relationship, but a bomb under Archie's bed, placed by Hiram, interrupts. As Hiram drives away, Archie's house explodes in fiery smoke. | |||||||
Season 6 (2021–22) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | |||||
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| Special Event: Rivervale [103][104] | ||||||||||||
| 96 | 1 | "Chapter Ninety-Six: Welcome to Rivervale" | Gabriel Correa | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | November 16, 2021 | T13.23301 | 0.33[105] | |||||
| Following the events of the explosion at the Andrews house, Archie and Betty awaken in the town of Rivervale. Archie and the gang attempt to stop Cheryl’s vendetta against the town of Rivervale after her secession. Betty and Archie talk about starting a family together. Cheryl hosts a Maple Fest at Thornhill, where Archie is crowned king and is given a pie as his prize. Later that evening, Archie and Betty eat the pie and have sex on the kitchen table. Archie is woken in the middle of the night and called to the maple grove, where the entire town is waiting to sacrifice him. Cheryl affixes him to a post and carves out his heart, as the town rejoices. | ||||||||||||
| 97 | 2 | "Chapter Ninety-Seven: Ghost Stories" | Gabriel Correa | Janine Salinas Schoenberg | November 23, 2021 | T13.23302 | 0.34[106] | |||||
| Betty hunts La Llorona as she makes her way through Rivervale, haunting all of its residents. La Llorona nearly drowns Juniper in the bathtub at Thornhill and kidnaps Anthony from Toni’s apartment. Toni reveals to Betty that La Llorona likely materialized because she killed Darla Dickinson’s son in a gang fight. Darla called La Llorona to Rivervale to kill Anthony. Betty and Toni find the entity about to drown Anthony when Toni gives her soul to the ghost to save Anthony’s life. | ||||||||||||
| 98 | 3 | "Chapter Ninety-Eight: Mr. Cypher" | Jeff Woolnough | Greg Murray | November 30, 2021 | T13.23303 | 0.26[107] | |||||
| The devil comes to Rivervale, posing under the alias of Louis Cypher. He threatens several of the town’s residents with their darkest secrets and sins and exchanges favors with them in turn for their souls. Jughead sells his soul to the devil, leading there to be a disgrace on his name. Veronica nearly sells her soul to the devil to avoid misfortune at the Babylonium, but sells Reggie’s soul instead when she realizes he undermined her. | ||||||||||||
| 99 | 4 | "Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s)" | James DeWille | Arabella Anderson | December 7, 2021 | T13.23304 | 0.27[108] | |||||
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As Bailey’s Comet travels over Rivervale, Nana Rose falls deathly ill. Cheryl calls in Sabrina Spellman from Greendale to help perform a transference of Nana Rose’s soul to Cheryl’s body. Realizing that she is inhabited with the soul of Abigail Blossom, Cheryl recounts the stories of Blossom women past who shared Abigail’s soul through the years, including Poppy Blossom in the 1950’s and Abigail Blossom herself in the late 1800’s. Cheryl realizes both women were victims of severe persecution, and she resonates with their pain. Cheryl and Sabrina perform a successful transference of Nana Rose’s soul to Cheryl’s body just as Bailey’s Comet passes over town. This episode is a crossover with Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. | ||||||||||||
| 100 | 5 | "Chapter One Hundred: The Jughead Paradox" | Gabriel Correa | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | December 14, 2021 | T13.23305 | 0.29[109] | |||||
| Jughead becomes unnerved after discovering a dead body resembling him on the town's outskirts, and notices cracks in Rivervale's surface. Two versions of Reggie arrive, and he encounters living Jason Blossom and Ben Button. Uncovering ninety-five comics detailing Riverdale stories, he realizes they shift to Rivervale after Archie's house explosion. Recognizing a connection between the two universes, Jughead enlists Ethel Muggs and an alive Dilton Doiley to close the gap. Recreating events prior to the bomb, they successfully seal one Jughead in the bunker with Ethel, ensuring uninterrupted storytelling from the Rivervale universe. Jughead makes a call to Riverdale's Betty, warning and saving her and Archie from the explosion. | ||||||||||||
| Regular season [110][111] | ||||||||||||
| 101 | 6 | "Chapter One Hundred and One: Unbelievable" | James DeWille | James DeWille | March 20, 2022 | T13.23306 | 0.23[112] | |||||
| Archie and Betty experience mysterious side effects from the explosion, with Betty sensing malice from a hospital orderly. Fangs and Toni's ceasefire attempt with the Ghoulies fails, leading to Archie confronting them alone. Veronica plots Hiram's demise but is too late to call off the hit. Jughead suffers hearing loss and seeks medical help. Cheryl attempts to reverse a curse but inadvertently becomes possessed. Percival Pickens offers to buy the Andrews house, but Archie refuses. | ||||||||||||
| 102 | 7 | "Chapter One Hundred and Two: Death at a Funeral" | Tara Dafoe | Ted Sullivan | March 27, 2022 | T13.23307 | 0.21[113] | |||||
| Jughead grapples with hearing loss and writer's block but finds solace in creating a graphic novel. He discovers an ability to hear people's thoughts. Betty, after Glen goes missing, receives his dismembered body parts and is attacked by TBK. Deciding to leave town to protect others, she knows TBK will follow. Archie rebuilds his house but realizes palladium removes his invulnerability. Attacked by TBK, he's saved by Bingo's newfound healing ability. Veronica's family visits for Hiram's memorial, and after dealing with the consequences of her hit on him, Hermione and Reggie help her come to terms with his death. Veronica survives an assassination attempt, thanks to Heraldo. Abigail, revived to restore the Blossoms' glory, becomes obsessed with Toni and plans to reclaim her and destroy the offspring of those who wronged her. | ||||||||||||
| 103 | 8 | "Chapter One Hundred and Three: The Town" | Rob Seidenglanz | Brian E. Paterson | April 3, 2022 | T13.23308 | 0.18[114] | |||||
| Britta enters Abigail's mind to find Cheryl tormented by a specter of Penelope. She alerts Cheryl, allowing her to fight back against her mental trap. Percival denounces Riverdale and suggests bussing out the homeless. Archie's attempt to provide micro-houses is vandalized, leading to conflicts. Jughead discovers Percival has persuaded the homeless to leave. Veronica and Reggie face challenges opening a casino, including a suicide linked to Percival. Heraldo removes the body and footage shows Percival interacting with the man. Jughead tries to read Percival's mind but discovers Percival is aware of his telepathy. Heraldo reveals no record of Percival before Riverdale. Betty returns to town and learns about Percival from Archie. | ||||||||||||
| 104 | 9 | "Chapter One Hundred and Four: The Serpent Queen's Gambit" | Antonio Negret | Danielle Iman | April 10, 2022 | T13.23309 | 0.22[115] | |||||
| Abigail attempts to poison Archie, Betty, and Jughead, but Betty intervenes. After another attempt on Archie's life, Jughead reads Britta's mind, uncovering Abigail's plans. Together with Britta and Rose, they banish Abigail's spirit into the Julian doll, restoring Cheryl's body. A war between the Serpents and Ghoulies ensues, leading to Toni's removal from the town council. Fangs is arrested for possessing guns, and the Ghoulies kidnap Anthony. Toni agrees to a gang fight, but police intervention halts it. Later, Percival informs Toni that the Ghoulies were found dead, apparently by suicide. Kevin sues Toni and Fangs for custody of Anthony. Reggie adapts to his father's financial troubles by merging casino business with the dealership. Following Toni's dismissal, Percival is elected to the council by Alice and Frank. | ||||||||||||
| 105 | 10 | "Chapter One Hundred and Five: Folk Heroes" | Gabriel Correa | Devon Turner | April 17, 2022 | T13.23310 | 0.23[116] | |||||
| Archie attempts to revitalize Riverdale by setting a Guinness World Record, showcasing his invulnerability. He invites KO Kelly for a boxing match, but Percival, unable to harm Archie, injures KO and fights Archie himself, utilizing palladium in his glove. Percival steps down as a deputy, opens a curiosity shop, and reveals various town secrets to Veronica. Veronica breaks up with Reggie but resolves issues with Tabitha and Toni. Betty, aided by the FBI, discovers Cheryl has developed pyrokinesis, leading to spontaneous combustions. Cheryl learns to control her abilities with Betty's help. | ||||||||||||
| 106 | 11 | "Chapter One Hundred and Six: Angels in America" | Claudia Yarmy | Evan Kyle | April 24, 2022 | T13.23311 | 0.21[117] | |||||
| Tabitha discovers Percival's plan to build a railroad through Riverdale and construct a station on Pop's. When seeking help from others, they refuse. Jughead suggests turning Pop's into a landmark, revealing his and others' powers. Tabitha, attacked by an armed robber at Pop's, is shot and awakens in 1944. She learns about her ability to time travel and prevents Riverdale from becoming a sundown town, facing opposition from Percival. Sent to 1968, she protects the black community during MLK's assassination. In 1999, with Raphael (now Betty), she traces vandalism to a shop owned by Percival, defeating him and returning to the present. Tabitha shares her powers and visions, urging the group to save Pop's and prevent a future disaster in Riverdale. | ||||||||||||
| 107 | 12 | "Chapter One Hundred and Seven: In the Fog" | Jeff Woolnough | Chrissy Maroon | May 1, 2022 | T13.23312 | 0.16[118] | |||||
| A fog envelops Riverdale, trapping everyone in their current locations. Archie and Betty confront a potential pregnancy, reaffirming their commitment. Cheryl receives letters from Penelope, who reveals her decision to become a nun. Veronica and Reggie rekindle their relationship but recognize unhealthy patterns, leading to a permanent breakup. Kevin reconnects with Moose during dinner with Toni and Fangs, reigniting their romance. Kevin offers joint custody for Anthony, but Fangs plans to fight. Tabitha confesses her time-traveling mission to Jughead, who accepts a future where Percival wins and prepares to face it. After the fog lifts, Alice announces Percival as Riverdale's new mayor, dissolving the council. | ||||||||||||
| 108 | 13 | "Chapter One Hundred and Eight: Ex-Libris" | Ruba Nadda | Aaron Allen | May 8, 2022 | T13.23313 | 0.19[119] | |||||
| Reggie moves out after Betty's negative pregnancy test. Percival pursues overdue library books from the gang, taking their belongings as collateral. He uses the items to torment them with traumatic memories. Betty recalls Hal's crimes, Archie confronts his affair with Miss Grundy, Jughead faces his grandfather's death, Veronica grapples with loneliness, and Cheryl encounters the ghost of Heather. Reggie and Kevin evade Percival's book hunt. Percival gains an ally in Reggie, leading to a surprising kiss with Kevin. Veronica discovers Heraldo's death from a black widow spider bite. Dr. Curdle confirms the cause. The gang returns books, regaining their items. Cheryl hosts a gathering to burn their possessions, breaking Percival's hold. | ||||||||||||
| 109 | 14 | "Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Venomous" | Lisa Soper | Tessa Leigh Williams | May 15, 2022 | T13.23314 | 0.20[120] | |||||
| Archie seeks Cheryl's help to overcome his palladium weakness, and a successful ritual transforms his body. Betty turns to Jughead to uncover repressed memories, revealing that Alice tested positive for the serial killer gene. Hal and Alice covered up a murder together, upsetting Betty. Veronica clashes with Reggie for control of the Babylonium, managing the intense toxins her body produces. Cheryl reaches out to Heather against Nana Rose's advice, and Jughead reminisces about his time with Betty as Heather surprises Cheryl at Thornhill. | ||||||||||||
| 110 | 15 | "Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Things That Go Bump in the Night" | Gabriel Correa | Gigi Swift & Ryan Terrebonne | May 22, 2022 | T13.23315 | 0.21[121] | |||||
| Heather mentors Cheryl in the arcane arts, revealing her witch identity. Betty, alarmed by threatening auras, consults Agent Drake. They attribute her visions to individuals without the MAOA gene, but Betty sees an aura around her reflection, complicating matters. Veronica seeks Jughead's help to boost Babylonium's business, dealing with Reggie's blackmail by instructing Jughead to erase his memory. Toni and Fangs battle for Anthony's custody, with Fangs facing job struggles. Archie and Tabitha dismantle Pop's against Percival's demolition, but the diner reassembles overnight. Tabitha learns it's inhabited by ghosts and compromises to move the diner rapidly. | ||||||||||||
| 111 | 16 | "Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: Blue Collar" | Tara Dafoe | James DeWille & Arabella Anderson | May 29, 2022 | T13.23316 | 0.17[122] | |||||
| Archie and Tabitha rally Percival's work crew to unionize, investigating the Pickens' history for evidence of mistreatment with Cheryl's help. Heather aids Cheryl in a spell to enter Percival's shop unnoticed for a book retrieval. Meanwhile, Reggie and Percival manipulate Jughead's mind in retaliation, and Toni and Fangs continue their custody battle against Kevin. Toni recruits Britta to babysit Anthony, leading Kevin to seek a pacifier test for paternity. However, Toni confronts him, sparking a heated argument. Betty discovers Charles, dying of leukemia, in her bed. She enlists Veronica and Agent Drake to remove toxins from Charles's body through a blood transfusion, seemingly succeeding. Determined to trap TBK, Betty seeks permission from Veronica to host a serial killer convention at the Babylonium. | ||||||||||||
| 112 | 17 | "Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos" | Gabriel Correa | Tessa Leigh Williams & Greg Murray | June 12, 2022 | T13.23317 | 0.24[123] | |||||
| Betty and Veronica finalize plans for the convention, while Toni informs Cheryl about the wedding, leading Cheryl to cast a misfortune spell with Kevin's help. When the spell backfires, Heather intervenes to assist with Anthony's colic. Archie and Tabitha continue opposing Percival, convincing the work crew to quit, with Archie singing Bread and Roses at the construction site. Agent Drake confesses her feelings to Betty during the convention, leading to a confrontation with Veronica. Betty receives a call from TBK at the convention, making her believe he's present. Later, she encounters TBK at her house, discovering an FBI agent murdered and her family tied up. After confronting TBK in the garage, Betty kills him. Returning home, she has a crucial conversation with Archie to solidify the direction of their relationship. | ||||||||||||
| 113 | 18 | "Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen: Biblical" | Ronald Paul Richard | Janine Salinas Schoenberg & Brian E. Paterson | June 26, 2022 | T13.23318 | 0.29[124] | |||||
| Jughead struggles in the bunker as Archie and Tabitha work to maintain hope within the union. Percival brings plagues to the town, turning the Sweetwater River red. Veronica faces challenges in planning Toni and Fangs' wedding, and Cheryl's attempt to set Percival on fire fails, resulting in tragedy. Betty discovers Percival's plan to capture her, and a confrontation ensues. Betty, aided by the gang using Heather's invisibility spell, manages to incapacitate Percival before Toni's wedding. However, Percival escapes and causes the death of all first-born children in Riverdale, including Archie, Jughead, Fangs, and Toni. Jughead encounters his Rivervale counterpart, and Heather decides to seek assistance from Sabrina Spellman. | ||||||||||||
| 114 | 19 | "Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale" | Alex Sanjiv Pillai | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Chrissy Maroon | July 10, 2022 | T13.23319 | 0.22[125] | |||||
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Heather calls Sabrina Spellman to resurrect their deceased friends. Kevin attempts to leave town, but is captured by Percival. Sabrina inducts Betty, Veronica, and Tabitha into the coven, using Jughead's body to bring back Nick Scratch. To rescue their friends from the afterlife, Cheryl, Veronica, and Tabitha are sent through Charon, encountering various challenges. Sabrina and Nick share a final date before he returns to the afterlife. Percival captures Kevin, offering his heart to save Marty. Reggie and Kevin are captured after a failed rescue attempt. Cheryl, with her phoenix powers, forcibly resurrects their friends, including Jason and Polly. Percival plans to kill them, but Reggie reveals a hidden plan. Tabitha unveils Anthony's immortality and her role as Riverdale's guardian angel. This episode is a crossover with Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and provides closure to plot points from that series. | ||||||||||||
| 115 | 20 | "Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: Return to Rivervale" | Anna Kerrigan | Ted Sullivan & Devon Turner | July 17, 2022 | T13.23320 | 0.26[126] | |||||
| Jughead discovers his ability to open portals and travels with Tabitha to the Rivervale universe for answers about Percival. Meanwhile, Tom and Frank hold Kevin, Marty, and Reggie hostage at the Babylonium to prevent their execution. Alice interviews Percival, learning that he's an immortal being brought into Riverdale during the bomb incident. He seeks revenge against the ancestors of the gang, the early settlers. Betty reunites with Polly, realizing her evil doesn't define her. Cheryl and Archie plan to sabotage train tracks after freeing the hostages. Jughead and Tabitha gather intel from Mr. Cypher in Rivervale, realizing the challenge against Percival in Riverdale is formidable. Jughead opens a portal to help the escape of Kevin, Reggie, and Marty. In retaliation, Percival announces the execution of Frank, Tom, and Alice to the gang. | ||||||||||||
| 116 | 21 | "Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen: The Stand" | Cierra Glaudé | Danielle Iman & Evan Kyle | July 24, 2022 | T13.23321 | 0.23[127] | |||||
| The group attempts to negotiate with Percival, but he refuses and presents the corpses of Alice, Frank, and Tom without heads. Cheryl can't resurrect them. Percival uses a spell to make Reggie, Jason, Veronica's grandmother, and Glen's corpse attack the gang. Cheryl kills Jason again. Tabitha ages Anthony into a young adult and attacks Percival, who escapes. Pop's is disassembled and reassembled, confronting Percival. Archie, Betty, Veronica, Cheryl, and Reggie are subdued, and Jughead enters Percival's mind, tricking him to abandon his body. Percival returns to Rivervale Pop's, where counterparts stab him. Tabitha brings him back before immortality, and as he dies, he casts a final spell. In Riverdale, Cheryl resurrects Alice, Frank, and Tom, discovering Percival redirected Bailey's Comet to destroy Riverdale, confirming Tabitha's vision. | ||||||||||||
| 117 | 22 | "Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen: Night of the Comet" | Gabriel Correa | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Aaron Allen | July 31, 2022 | T13.23322 | 0.17[128] | |||||
| As the comet approaches, Cheryl, Heather, and Toni make a deal with Abigail to destroy the comet and break the barrier. Cheryl, with her powers, can melt the comet, but it might result in the death of some resurrected individuals. Mary helps Archie confront his hero complex. Betty declines a promotion, focusing on positivity. Veronica learns independence and gives the casino to Reggie. Jughead and Tabitha share their lives using her powers. Heather reveals Cheryl and Toni's soulmate connection. Veronica filters powers, transferring all to Cheryl, who melts the comet. The gang wakes up in 1955, back in high school, with only Jughead remembering their past lives. | ||||||||||||
Season 7 (2023) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by [129] | Original air date [130] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 118 | 1 | "Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen: Don't Worry, Darling" | Ronald Paul Richard | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Danielle Iman | March 29, 2023 | T13.23901 | 0.26[131] |
| In the aftermath of Bailey's Comet in 1955, Riverdale takes on a new dynamic. Betty and Kevin are dating, Cheryl's twin brother Julian is alive, and Jughead lives alone with a pet dog. Fred died in the Korean War, and Archie, forbidden from driving by Mary after James Dean's death, competes for Veronica Lodge's attention. Following Emmett Till's murder, Jughead tries to connect with Tabitha, who later leaves to tour with Till's family. Jughead unearths a time capsule from high school, but the others dismiss his claims. Veronica's exile to Riverdale is revealed, tied to her involvement in James Dean's accident. Betty and Toni draw attention to Till's injustice, and Jughead encounters Tabitha from the original timeline. She discloses that the comet hit Riverdale, prompting her to protect them by sending them to the past and erasing Jughead's memory to preserve the timeline. | |||||||
| 119 | 2 | "Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen: Skip, Hop, and Thump!" | Ronald Paul Richard | Ariana Jackson | April 5, 2023 | T13.23902 | 0.27[132] |
| Archie writes a poem to ask Veronica to the sock hop but gives up when he sees her considering others. Betty gets upset with Kevin's hesitation and develops feelings for Archie. Kevin is drawn to the new student, Clay Walker. Encouraged by Alice, Kevin commits to Betty, giving her Alice's pin. Toni convinces Cheryl to choose Fangs for the sock hop performance. Jughead confronts Pep Comics for stealing his story and gets hired by editor Al Fieldstone, who later brings in Ethel as an artist. Despite disapproval from Ethel's parents, she and Jughead agree to attend the sock hop together. At the event, Veronica apologizes to Archie, but he rejects her. Toni dances with Cheryl, upsetting Principal Featherhead. Ethel arrives, covered in blood, with news of a terrible incident. | |||||||
| 120 | 3 | "Chapter One Hundred and Twenty: Sex Education" | James DeWille | Janine Salinas Schoenberg | April 12, 2023 | T13.23903 | 0.22[133] |
| Ethel claims a milkman killed her parents, though the authorities don't believe her. Afterward, she moves in with the Coopers, to Hal's displeasure, and tells Jughead some of the pictures she drew are of her parents' deaths. He retrieves them from her house, but is nearly caught by Betty, who takes clothes and a book on sex education. Penelope pressures Cheryl to date a boy, and she starts a relationship with Archie. The students attend an open mic at the coffee shop, where Cheryl is aroused by Toni, and fantasize about each other. After a lecture on sex education, Veronica, who still has feelings for Archie, invites the students to a makeout party, though Clay declines and confesses to Kevin that he is gay. At the makeout party, Cheryl goes further with Archie, Veronica and Jughead begin a relationship, and Betty finds Kevin is not aroused by her while Archie was, and gives her boyfriend the book to get him interested. The next day, Ethel and Jughead are confronted in the principal's office by Sheriff Keller, who shows them he searched Jughead's home and found Ethel's drawings and a comic about a homicidal milkman, seemingly believing they are guilty. | |||||||
| 121 | 4 | "Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-One: Love & Marriage" | Claudia Yarmy | Chrissy Maroon | April 19, 2023 | T13.23904 | 0.25[134] |
| Jughead and Ethel are arrested for the murders. Veronica gets Jughead released, and he reveals Julian was with Ethel during the murders. They force him to tell the police and Ethel is released. She also helps him refurbish his home, and they share a kiss. Betty breaks up with Kevin when he returns the book and admits he wants to wait until marriage. When she sees him with Clay, she realizes he is gay and tells Alice, who tries to convince her it is just a phase. She confronts Kevin, and they repair their friendship. He later tells her Alice gave him the pin, and she confronts her mother, who reveals she has burned the sex book and sent Ethel to the Sisters of Quiet Mercy. Archie and Cheryl, claiming to have had sex, are pressured to get married by their parents. However, Cheryl eventually decides to stop denying her sexuality, and breaks up with Archie, encouraging him to pursue Betty. Mary calls Archie's uncle Frank to come and get him back on track. Fangs and Midge get pregnant, but her parents refuse to let them marry, so Fangs decides to become a rock star to be acceptable to them. | |||||||
| 122 | 5 | "Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Two: Tales in a Jugular Vein" | Jeff Woolnough | Greg Murray | April 26, 2023 | T13.23905 | 0.19[135] |
| Mr. Fieldstone assigns Jughead to write four stories despite censorship concerns. Jughead shares the stories with Veronica. In the first, Dilton, bullied by the basketball team, retaliates by killing them and using their heads as basketballs. In the second, Archie stays overnight at Thornhill, engaging with Cheryl who has leprosy. The third story features Betty's popularity taking a deadly turn when black widow spiders nest in her new hairstyle. The final story depicts Archie's demise after dating both Betty and Veronica. Veronica breaks up with Jughead due to the stories' negative portrayal of women, though Mr. Fieldstone approves and offers to credit Jughead. | |||||||
| 123 | 6 | "Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Three: Peep Show" | Amy Myrold | Ted Sullivan | May 3, 2023 | T13.23906 | 0.21[136] |
| Jughead uncovers plagiarism in Pep Comics, leading to a deal between the author Brad Rayberry and Mr. Fieldstone. However, Jughead jeopardizes the relationship by stealing and reading Rayberry's unpublished manuscript. Frank encourages Archie to improve his life, getting a job and joining the basketball team coached by Frank. After facing self-doubt, Archie overcomes it with Mary's support and joins the team. Toni joins the River Vixens, sparking a romantic relationship with Cheryl despite Evelyn's disapproval. Veronica attempts to help Betty attract Archie, leading to a compromising situation witnessed by Hal and Frank. Meanwhile, Dr. Werthers discovers Jughead's involvement in writing horror comics. | |||||||
| 124 | 7 | "Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Four: Dirty Dancing" | Jesse Warn | Aaron Allen | May 10, 2023 | T13.23907 | 0.20[137] |
| After Archie and Betty are caught, Alice spreads the news to the town, and Veronica's parents. She also forces Betty to become a dancer on the Coopers' show, where she is harassed by her coworkers. When Betty gets herself kicked off by flashing her underwear at the camera, Alice refers her to Dr. Werthers. Veronica is forced to get a job working at the Babylonium, which Clay also works at, and finds out her parents plan to buy and raze it. She prevents this by buying it herself. Tom forces Kevin to join the basketball team, and Julian pressures him to see a prostitute. When Archie tells Betty about this, she tells him to stop it. He does, and finds out Kevin is gay, but continues to be friends with him, while Tom reveals to Kevin he set it up to confirm Kevin's sexuality, and takes him off the basketball team. Jughead is forced to either stop writing comics or be expelled, and he drops out of school to continue writing. When Rayberry finds out, he forces Principal Featherhead and Dr. Werthers to compromise by letting Jughead write non-horror comics. Rayberry is later visited by a milkman late at night. | |||||||
| 125 | 8 | "Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Five: Hoop Dreams" | Cierra "Shooter" Glaudé | Evan Kyle | May 17, 2023 | T13.23908 | 0.23[138] |
| The basketball team faces a losing streak, prompting Mr. Blossom to allow Frank to recruit Reggie Mantle, an out-of-town player. Reggie, who is half-Korean, reveals past discrimination and indifference to Archie's attempts at bonding. Archie addresses the team's discriminatory behavior to ensure Reggie's support. Meanwhile, Kevin starts working at the Babylonium, and Veronica seeks his help in gaining Clay's romantic attention, only to find out Clay is gay. Betty reluctantly joins the River Vixens to fulfill her parents' wishes, while Toni quits the squad after a breakup with Cheryl. However, they reconcile, and Cheryl helps Toni secure funds for a black literature club. Tabitha returns to town and strengthens her bond with Jughead, who discovers Brad Rayberry's apparent suicide after attempting to share information about Tabitha with him. | |||||||
| 126 | 9 | "Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Six: Betty & Veronica Double Digest" | Alex Sanjiv Pillai | Will Ewing | May 24, 2023 | T13.23909 | 0.19[139] |
| Jughead mourns Brad Rayberry's death while Betty undergoes therapy with Dr. Werthers. A rift develops when Dr. Werthers and Alice try to shape Betty's perspectives on marriage and sexuality. Feeling betrayed, Betty breaks into Dr. Werthers' office, discovering a copy of Lolita and accusing him of inappropriate fantasies. Their conflict leads to strained relations with Alice and Hal. Veronica faces interference from her parents in promoting the Babylonium, adapting by showing unique films. When her parents retaliate by evicting her, Veronica moves into her Babylonium office. Jughead, having processed Rayberry's death, aids Sheriff Keller in the investigation. | |||||||
| 127 | 10 | "Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Seven: American Graffiti" | Kevin Rodney Sullivan | Nate Burke & Sam Rubinek | May 31, 2023 | T13.23910 | 0.28[140] |
| Cheryl feels excluded as Toni dedicates time to the black literature club. Attempting to join a meeting, Cheryl realizes the importance of giving Toni space. Reggie borrows Archie's car for a date with Veronica, leading to tension when he returns home late without a clear explanation. A double date to Fangs' concert in Centerville reveals trust issues between Archie and Reggie, forcing them to confront their feelings. Betty and Veronica attend the concert with Cheryl, Toni, and Midge. Reggie seeks Betty's help to repair a jalopy, leading to reconciliation with Archie. Jughead and Tabitha investigate Brad Rayberry's death, uncovering his interracial marriage and experiences with racism. Tabitha decides to tour with Emmett Till's family, while Jughead discovers Rayberry encountered a mysterious milkman on the night of his death. | |||||||
| 128 | 11 | "Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Eight: Halloween II" | Ronald Paul Richard | Felicia Ho | June 7, 2023 | T13.23911 | 0.23[141] |
| Despite the ban on Halloween celebrations, the gang decides to defy it. Archie, Betty, and Dilton attempt to give Reggie his first Halloween experience, leading to a competition for Betty's attention. Veronica organizes a show at the Babylonium where Cheryl and Toni publicly reveal their relationship. Ethel escapes from the Sisters of Quiet Mercy and contacts Jughead, leading to an investigation into the mysterious milkman. They discover the original writer of the Milkman comic, who took his own life, citing the comic as the reason. Betty's favoritism towards Archie leads Reggie to join Bulldogs in vandalizing the town. However, their actions result in them driving into Sweetwater River. | |||||||
| 129 | 12 | "Chapter One Twenty-Nine: After the Fall" | Julia Bettencourt | Gigi Swift | June 21, 2023 | T13.23912 | 0.19[142] |
| Reggie's actions lead to a car accident, leaving Julian in a coma and Mr. Blossom blaming Reggie. Despite this, Cheryl and the team move forward with Archie as the new captain. Reggie, displaying a talent for writing poetry, helps devise a plan to overcome threats from Stonewall Prep. Cheryl overhears her father's plot to replace Reggie and, with Archie's support, confronts Mr. Blossom to secure Reggie's captaincy. The team succeeds in defeating Stonewall. Meanwhile, Betty and Veronica bond over their parents' behavior and decide to live together at the Pembrooke. After being caught by Mary, they explain their situation, leading Veronica's parents to allow her back, and Alice to soften her attitude. Ethel and Jughead collaborate on a new comic, "The Mailman Cometh," persuading Mr. Fieldstone to publish it. | |||||||
| 130 | 13 | "Chapter One Thirty: The Crucible" | Mädchen Amick | Janine Salinas Schoenberg & Will Ewing | June 28, 2023 | T13.23913 | 0.19[143] |
| Mrs. Thornton is fired under suspicion of being a communist, replaced by Mrs. Grundy who mentors Archie despite Frank's disapproval of poetry. Cheryl faces pressure from Evelyn to confirm students' sexualities, leading her to pretend to date Kevin, while Clay and Toni also fake a relationship. Hiram visits Riverdale, seeking Veronica's alibi amid a communist investigation. Veronica agrees but forces Hiram to confess his affair to Hermione. Hermione reveals her intention to divorce Hiram. Betty starts a newsletter for teenage girls after the school newspaper is shut down. Jughead and Ethel attempt to sell comics discreetly but are caught; Principal Featherhead buys and burns the comics. | |||||||
| 131 | 14 | "Chapter One Hundred Thirty-One: Archie the Musical" | Ronald Paul Richard | Tessa Leigh Williams | July 5, 2023 | T13.23914 | 0.21[144] |
| Kevin writes a musical for the spring performance, centered around senior year at Riverdale High. Despite resistance from Reggie and Jughead, he casts Archie, who later drops out after realizing he doesn't know what he wants in life. Archie leaves the basketball team to focus on poetry, disappointing Frank, and puts his romantic pursuits on hold. Kevin's song for Betty, Veronica, Cheryl, and Toni faces disapproval. Betty and Veronica prioritize their friendship over Archie, while Cheryl and Toni quit the musical due to a song about their relationship. Kevin grapples with his parents' divorce, and Principal Featherhead rejects his musical. Kevin vents his frustrations, but the other students offer support after Clay explains his perspective. | |||||||
| 132 | 15 | "Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Two: Miss Teen Riverdale" | Michael Goi | Aaron Allen & Chrissy Maroon | July 19, 2023 | T13.23915 | 0.22[145] |
| Riverdale's beauty pageant, which will be broadcast on live television, arrives. The girls compete, coached by Alice, who tells Betty she won in her day, and had dreams of being a stewardess and traveling before she married Hal. After noticing Ethel feeling left out, Betty encourages her to join in, while Alice realizes Midge is pregnant, and has her sent to the Sisters of Quiet Mercy. Ethel decides to participate in her place, but Alice refuses, so Betty and Veronica blackmail Hal into allowing it, while Cheryl and Toni console Fangs, eventually getting him a phone call with Midge. Ethel wins the pageant after singing "Who Will Love Me As I Am", though it is later shown Alice lied and the judges actually chose Betty. | |||||||
| 133 | 16 | "Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Three: Stag" | Rob Seidenglanz | Ryan Terrebonne | July 26, 2023 | T13.23916 | 0.16[146] |
| Julian gets a pornographic film, which Veronica allows him to screen at the Babylonium, only for it to be shut down when Betty finds out her sister Polly is the star of it. She contacts Polly, who comes to Riverdale and admits she is now a burlesque dancer, which Alice and Hal know about. She also tells Betty and Veronica she is engaged, and agrees to perform her act for the women at the Babylonium. After Alice refuses to attend and Betty reprimands her, telling her she can't wait to leave Riverdale forever, Alice slaps her. After being told about the Beats, Archie is aroused watching a wrestling film with Reggie, who is also aroused. They later have a questionable encounter with a prostitute, Twyla, and tell each other they love each other. Cheryl and Toni do a photoshoot in lingerie. Jughead attempts to help Mr. Fieldstone come to terms with Dr. Werthers and the board censoring comics, but Dr. Werthers tells him the terms are already set. Veronica consoles Jughead, and they reignite their relationship. | |||||||
| 134 | 17 | "Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Four: A Different Kind of Cat" | Kevin Rodney Sullivan | Ariana Jackson & Evan Kyle | August 2, 2023 | T13.23917 | 0.21[147] |
| Josie McCoy, an actress, comes to Riverdale to screen her new film at the Babylonium, and befriends Veronica, who is now openly in a relationship with Jughead. Archie, attempting to get more experience for his poetry, is rejected by Twyla, and performs a poem about Mrs. Grundy, who rejects him and tells him to write about his greatest pain. He writes a poem about his father, but Frank disapproves. Betty tries to write a book about her newsletter, and discovers Cheryl and Toni are dating. She admits she is the writer of the newsletter and asks them to do a photoshoot starring her. They do, using one of the photos as the cover for the book, and Cheryl later tells her about masturbation. Inspired by Veronica, Jughead creates a new comic character, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, only for the publishers to reject it. Toni introduces Fangs to Josie, who recognizes his talent and offers to connect him to her producer. Despite problems at the screening, the movie is a success, and Josie suggests to Veronica that she should direct movies instead of managing a theater. | |||||||
| 135 | 18 | "Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Five: For a Better Tomorrow" | Gregory Smith | Ted Sullivan & Greg Murray | August 9, 2023 | T13.23918 | 0.22[148] |
| Sheriff Keller kills a man suffering from radiation poisoning, revealing ties to the Blossom family. Archie contemplates joining the merchant marines, but his father's influence pushes him toward the army. Mary, Archie's mother, learns of this and kicks Frank out, leading to a reconciliation between Archie and Frank. Jughead discovers a connection between the milkman's victims and the Blossoms and convinces Cheryl to investigate. Cheryl overhears her parents speaking Russian, finds a room full of milkman uniforms, and discovers a bunker connected to Dilton. They report the Blossoms to the FBI, exposing them as Russian spies building bombs. Meanwhile, the girls sign up for driver's education, leading Betty to uncover a family secret: Hal had an affair with Ethel's mother, making Ethel his biological daughter. Betty forgives her parents and offers to adopt Ethel, but she chooses to leave Riverdale. | |||||||
| 136 | 19 | "Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Six: The Golden Age of Television" | Tara Dafoe | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Tessa Leigh Williams | August 16, 2023 | T13.23919 | 0.19[149] |
| Principal Featherhead resigns, replaced by Waldo Weatherbee who rehires Mrs. Thornton. Archie plans to work at a basketball camp but takes Reggie's place at the farm. Cheryl regains control of the River Vixens and openly acknowledges her relationship with Toni. Betty's book is published, deepening her bond with Alice. Jughead's comic is rejected but eventually published, leading to the closure of Pep Comics. Veronica and Clay decide to adapt the story into a movie. Kevin sees Tom and Frank together. Jughead reunites with Tabitha, learning the future is secure but they can't return. Tabitha offers to restore their memories, which they agree to. They decide to keep only the good memories, though Betty and Jughead choose to remember the bad as well. | |||||||
| 137 | 20 | "Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale" | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | August 23, 2023 | T13.23920 | 0.21[150] |
| In the present day, after reading a recently deceased Jughead's obituary, an aged Betty tells her granddaughter Alice she wants to go back to Riverdale one last time. The night before they leave, she sees an apparition of Jughead as a teenager, who brings her back to the day they graduated high school. Passing through her house, the school, the coffee shop, Thornhill, and eventually ending at Pop Tate's grave, she recalls the final fates of all her friends and their families, including her own. The next day, Alice and her husband bring Betty back to Riverdale, now a ghost town, and stop in front of Pop's, now out of business, only for her to die in the back seat. A teenage Betty leaves the car and walks into a functional Pop's, meeting all her friends from high school, teenagers once again, in the afterlife. She sits in a booth with Archie, Jughead and Veronica. Outside, the apparition of Jughead gives closure to the series. | |||||||
Ratings edit
Season 5 edit
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax" | January 20, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.63[84] | 0.2 | — | 0.3[151][a] | — |
| 2 | "Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders" | January 27, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.52[85] | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | "Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation" | February 3, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.54[86] | 0.2 | 0.36 | 0.3 | 0.90[152][a] |
| 4 | "Chapter Eighty: Purgatorio" | February 10, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.48[87] | 0.3 | — | 0.4[153] | — |
| 5 | "Chapter Eighty-One: The Homecoming" | February 17, 2021 | 0.2 | 0.59[88] | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | "Chapter Eighty-Two: Back to School" | February 24, 2021 | 0.2 | 0.60[89] | 0.2 | — | 0.4[154] | — |
| 7 | "Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky" | March 10, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.52[90] | 0.1 | — | 0.2[155][a] | — |
| 8 | "Chapter Eighty-Four: Lock & Key" | March 17, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.45[91] | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | "Chapter Eighty-Five: Destroyer" | March 24, 2021 | 0.2 | 0.46[92] | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | "Chapter Eighty-Six: The Pincushion Man" | March 31, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.49[93] | 0.3 | 0.33 | 0.4 | 0.82[156][a] |
| 11 | "Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strange Bedfellows" | August 11, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.38[94] | 0.2 | 0.37 | 0.2 | 0.75[157] |
| 12 | "Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge" | August 18, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.47[95] | 0.1 | 0.32 | 0.2 | 0.79[158] |
No DVR ratings are available after the twelfth episode.
Season 6 edit
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chapter Ninety-Six: Welcome to Rivervale" | November 16, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.33[105] | 0.1 | 0.27 | 0.2 | 0.61[159] |
| 2 | "Chapter Ninety-Seven: Ghost Stories" | November 23, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.34[106] | 0.1 | 0.31 | 0.2 | 0.65[160] |
| 3 | "Chapter Ninety-Eight: Mr. Cypher" | November 30, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.26[107] | 0.1 | 0.26 | 0.1 | 0.52[161] |
| 4 | "Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s)" | December 7, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.27[108] | 0.1 | 0.18 | 0.1 | 0.45[162] |
| 5 | "Chapter One Hundred: The Jughead Paradox" | December 14, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.29[109] | 0.1 | 0.24 | 0.2 | 0.53[163] |
| 6 | "Chapter One Hundred and One: Unbelievable" | March 20, 2022 | 0.1 | 0.23[112] | 0.1 | 0.27 | 0.1 | 0.50[164] |
| 7 | "Chapter One Hundred and Two: Death at a Funeral" | March 27, 2022 | 0.1 | 0.21[113] | 0.1 | 0.20 | 0.1 | 0.41[165] |
No DVR ratings are available after the seventh episode, or for the seventh season.
Notes edit
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