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Riverdale
2017–2023
· TV Show
· 45 min episodes
· 7 seasons
C
MEANRANK
63/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #397
- IMDb #416
- Google retired #159
- Rotten Tomatoes #283
- Metacritic #279
- RatingGraph #389
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #241
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #302
- Metacritic Critics #205
- Metacritic Audience #323
- Criticker #370
- Trakt #388
Every rating
28–81
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 28, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 81. Critics average 74, everyone else 60.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →While navigating the troubled waters of romance, school and family, Archie and his gang become entangled in dark Riverdale mysteries.
Details
- Created by
- Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
- Based on
- Archie by Bob Montana
- Released
- 26 January 2017
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 137 across 7 seasons
- Awards
- 31 wins, 36 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 67 →31 wins from 67 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 | Best Actress in a Superhero Series | Lili Reinhart | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2022 | Best Fantasy Television Series | Riverdale | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2021 | Best Action / Thriller Television Series | Riverdale | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2020 | The Female TV Star of 2020 | Lili Reinhart | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2020 | Drama TV Star of 2020 | Cole Sprouse | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2020 | Drama Show of 2020 | Riverdale | Winner |
| People's Choice Awards 2020 | The Male TV Star of 2020 | Cole Sprouse | Winner |
| Dorian Awards 2019 | Campy TV Show of the Year | Riverdale | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Super Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Superhero Series | Lili Reinhart | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
27 nominations, 20 won
| Choice Breakout TV Show | Riverdale | Winner |
| Choice Breakout TV Star | Vanessa Morgan | Winner |
| Choice Breakout TV Star | Lili Reinhart | Winner |
| Choice Drama TV Actor | Cole Sprouse | Winner |
| Choice Drama TV Actor | Cole Sprouse | Winner |
| Choice Drama TV Actor | Cole Sprouse | Winner |
| Choice Drama TV Actress | Lili Reinhart | Winner |
| Choice Drama TV Actress | Lili Reinhart | Winner |
| Choice Drama TV Show | Riverdale | Winner |
| Choice Drama TV Show | Riverdale | Winner |
| Choice Drama TV Show | Riverdale | Winner |
| Choice Hissy Fit | Madelaine Petsch | Winner |
| Choice Hissy Fit | Madelaine Petsch | Winner |
| Choice Liplock | Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart | Winner |
| Choice Scene Stealer | Vanessa Morgan | Winner |
| Choice Scene Stealer | Camila Mendes | Winner |
| Choice TV Ship | Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse | Winner |
| Choice TV Ship | Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse | Winner |
| Choice TV Ship | Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse | Winner |
| Choice TV Villain | Mark Consuelos | Winner |
| Choice Breakout TV Star | KJ Apa | Nominee |
| Choice Drama TV Actor | KJ Apa | Nominee |
| Choice Drama TV Actor | KJ Apa | Nominee |
| Choice Drama TV Actress | Camila Mendes | Nominee |
| Choice Drama TV Actress | Camila Mendes | Nominee |
| Choice TV Ship | Madelaine Petsch and Vanessa Morgan | Nominee |
| Choice TV Ship | KJ Apa and Camilla Mendes | Nominee |
Leo Awards
10 nominations, 4 won
| Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series | Brendan Uegama (for "A Night to Remember") | Winner |
| Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series | Brendan Uegama (for "House of the Devil") | Winner |
| Best Production Design in a Dramatic Series | Tony Wohlgemuth (for "The Red Dahlia") | Winner |
| Best Production Design in a Dramatic Series | Tony Wohlgemuth (for "A Kiss Before Dying") | Winner |
| Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series | Ronald Richard (for "The Midnight Club") | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design in a Dramatic Series | Rebekka Sorensen-Kjelstrup (for "Death Proof") | Nominee |
| Best Dramatic Series | Riverdale | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Tiera Skovbye (for "The Outsiders") | Nominee |
| Best Production Design in a Dramatic Series | Tyler Harron (for "The River's Edge") | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing in a Dramatic Series | Brian Lyster (for "Tales from the Darkside") | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Drama Show of 2018 | Riverdale | Winner |
| Drama Show of 2020 | Riverdale | Winner |
| The Male TV Star of 2020 | Cole Sprouse | Winner |
| Drama TV Star of 2018 | KJ Apa | Nominee |
| Drama TV Star of 2020 | Cole Sprouse | Nominee |
| Female TV Star of 2018 | Camila Mendes | Nominee |
| Male TV Star of 2018 | Cole Sprouse | Nominee |
| The Female TV Star of 2020 | Lili Reinhart | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
12 nominations, 2 won
| Best Action-Thriller Television Series | Riverdale | Winner |
| Breakthrough Performance | KJ Apa | Winner |
| Best Action / Thriller Television Series | Riverdale | Nominee |
| Best Action-Thriller Television Series | Riverdale | Nominee |
| Best Action-Thriller Television Series | Riverdale | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Television Series | Riverdale | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | KJ Apa | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Cole Sprouse | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | KJ Apa | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Lili Reinhart | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Cole Sprouse | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | KJ Apa | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Scene Stealer | Madelaine Petsch | Winner |
| Best Kiss | Charles Melton and Camila Mendes | Nominee |
| Best Kiss | KJ Apa and Camila Mendes | Nominee |
| Best Musical Moment | Riverdale | Nominee |
| Best Show | Riverdale | Nominee |
| Show of the Year | Riverdale | Nominee |
Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite TV Drama | Riverdale | Winner |
Dorian Awards
2 nominations
| Campy TV Show of the Year | Riverdale | Nominee |
| Campy TV Show of the Year | Riverdale | Nominee |