This season, the kids from Riverdale are growing up and viewers will see them as adults with a new set of problems. Will this time jump help The CW series attract new viewers or, will the ratings continue to decline? Will Riverdale be cancelled or renewed for season six? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
A mystery drama, Riverdale stars KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Madelaine Petsch, Madchen Amick, Casey Cott, Mark Consuelos, Charles Melton, Vanessa Morgan, Erinn Westbrook, and Drew Ray Tanner. Based on the characters from the Archie Comics, this show focuses on the seemingly quiet town of Riverdale and some of its teen residents, including Archie (Apa), Betty (Reinhart), Veronica (Mendes), and Jughead (Sprouse). They discover the darkness and dangers that bubble underneath their town’s wholesome façade. In season five, the gang bids farewell to high school and, in some cases, to each other as many of the characters go their separate ways. Then, the story moves forward in time. The former teen classmates are now young adults who return to Riverdale to escape their troubled pasts.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
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For comparisons: Season four of Riverdale on The CW averaged a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 733,000 viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the Riverdale TV series on The CW? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a sixth season?
*2/3/21 update: Riverdale has been renewed for a sixth season on The CW.
Any poor daddy still left alive?!
Totally the production of this show from start was a fault, the writers gathered around and thought of a show about really bad daddies in a small town.
This is genius?! Wasting time and budget into this represents one of the worst tv series in the history.
Killing daddies in each season is super ridiculous
Why wouldn’t change the name of show to the Bad daddies ?!
Please boost ratings so good love this show no matter what season every episode look forward to seeing it.
This show should have canceled at the end of season 2.
please don’t cancel boost ratings so good more people to watch it love it too.
please boost ratings so good need more people love it look forward every episode.