Home > Riverdale > Season 3 « TV Series Page Riverdale: Season 3 (2018 - 2019) SEASON: Season 3 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Want to see Episode List Season 3 Riverdale Critics Consensus Suspend your disbelief and hold on to your beanie: Season 3 of Riverdale is off the rails, and delightfully so. 84% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 6 44% Audience Score User Ratings: 742 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. 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Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day Air date: Oct 10, 2018 The Season 3 premiere: The jury begins deliberations in the murder trial; and Archie makes a surprising request about how he wants to spend his final days of summer. Betty is forced to deal with her problems head-on after a heated confrontation with Alice and Polly brings up some dark secrets she's kept hidden. Veronica pleads with Hiram to step in and help Archie before a verdict is announced. Finally, Jughead leads the Serpents against the Ghoulies latest attack. View Details 2. Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men's Eyes Air date: Oct 17, 2018 After a gruesome discovery is made in the forest, Jughead and Betty team up to investigate. As Archie navigates his new surroundings, Veronica devises a plan to bring a bit of home to him. Elsewhere, when Moose decides to join the RROTC, Kevin worries he may be pulling away from him. View Details 3. Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below Air date: Oct 24, 2018 A series of suspicious roadblocks threaten to delay the opening of the speakeasy, so Veronica enlists the help of Cheryl, Toni, Reggie, Kevin and Josie to ensure opening night goes off without a hitch. Elsewhere, Betty and Jughead follow different leads to learn more about the strange incidents going on in the town. Finally, some unwanted attention forces Archie to make a difficult decision about his future. View Details 4. Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club Air date: Nov 7, 2018 When Betty confronts Alice about Gryphons and Gargoyles, Alice has no choice but to come clean about how she, along with a young Fred, FP, Hermoine, Hiram, Sierra, Penelope and Tom played the game in the early '90s--and how a shocking mystery has been plaguing them all ever since. View Details 5. Chapter Forty: The Great Escape Air date: Nov 14, 2018 After weeks go by with no contact from Archie, Veronica devises a plan to break him out of juvie. Meanwhile, Betty learns that Jughead has taken their investigation into Griffins & Gargoyles a step too far, and she finds herself in a race against the clock to save him. View Details 6. Chapter Forty-One: Manhunter Air date: Nov 28, 2018 Betty follows some strong leads in hopes of finding out who the true Gargoyle King is after confronting the parents, who were part of "The Midnight Club" 25 years ago. Meanwhile, Veronica's attempt to prove Archie's innocence lands her in hot water. Finally, Archie turns to Kevin (Casey Cott) for help making things right. View Details 7. Chapter Forty-Two: The Man in Black Air date: Dec 5, 2018 Fearful that he will be caught, Archie hits the road and ends up at a farm outside Riverdale, where he meets Laurie Lake. Meanwhile, Alice takes extreme measures to ensure Betty's safety from the Gargoyle King, and Betty finds herself up against a formidable foe from her past. Finally, after learning that La Bonne Nuit is in trouble, Veronica makes a risky business decision that could cost her everything. View Details 8. Chapter Forty-Three: Outbreak Air date: Dec 12, 2018 On the road and running out of places to stay, Jughead and Archie head to Toledo to visit Jughead's mother Gladys and sister Jellybean. Back in Riverdale, Betty inches closer to uncovering the truth about Griffins & Gargoyles, while Veronica and Cheryl take on Hiram, Hermoine and Penelope after more students fall victim to seizures. View Details 9. Chapter Forty-Four: No Exit Air date: Jan 16, 2019 With Riverdale in disarray following Hiram's takeover, Veronica leads the charge against her father after he takes aim at La Bonne Nuit. Meanwhile, Betty reluctantly houses the group of patients who escaped the Sisters of Quiet Mercy, and Jughead confronts a group of desperate Serpents who have resorted to drastic measures to make ends meet. Finally, Archie is forced to face his demons. View Details 10. Chapter Forty-Five: The Stranger Air date: Jan 23, 2019 With SATs around the corner, Alice and FP urge Jughead and Betty to stop investigating G&G and start focusing on their SAT prep. However, when Alice takes things one step too far, Betty is forced to come face-to-face with someone from her past. Finally, Jughead makes a bold move against the Gargoyle Gang. View Details Show More Episodes Riverdale: Season 3 Videos 2:54 Riverdale: Comic-Con Trailer 0:29 Riverdale: Season 3 Trailer - Middle Of The Night 0:29 Riverdale: Season 3 Episode 2 Preview - Fortune and Men's Eyes 1:55 Riverdale: Season 3 Episode 2 Sneak Peek - Jailhouse Rock 0:29 Riverdale: Season 3 Episode 4 Preview 0:29 Riverdale: Season 3 Episode 5 Preview 0:29 Riverdale: Season 3 Episode 6 Preview 0:29 Riverdale: Season 3 Episode 7 Preview 0:29 Riverdale: Season 3 Episode 8 Mid-Season Finale Preview 0:29 Riverdale: Season 3 Episode 9 Preview View All Videos (26) Riverdale: Season 3 Photos View All Photos (67) Tv Season Info At the beginning of Season 3, Archie (KJ Apa) is waiting for the verdict of his trial and decides to spend one last free weekend with Betty (Lili Reinhart), Veronica (Camila Mendes) and Jughead (Cole Sprouse). After he's sentenced to two years in jail, Archie is caught in a power struggle inside the prison, while Veronica tries to find a way to break him out. Meanwhile, Betty and Jughead investigate a series of strange incidents that seem to be connected, uncovering a weird cult that somehow managed to bring a fantasy game to life. Genre: Drama Network: CW Premiere Date: Oct 10, 2018 Creator: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Exec. Producers: Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Jon Goldwater Cast & Crew Camila Mendes Veronica Lodge Cole Sprouse Jughead Jones Lili Reinhart Betty Cooper K.J. Apa Archie Andrews Mädchen Amick Alice Cooper Skeet Ulrich F.P. Jones Madelaine Petsch Cheryl Blossom Casey Cott Kevin Keller Mark Consuelos Hiram Lodge Vanessa Morgan Toni Topaz Marisol Nichols Hermione Charles Melton Reggie Mantle Ashleigh Murray Josie McCoy Luke Perry Fred Andrews Gina Gershon Gladys Zoé De Grand Maison Evelyn Cody Kearsley Moose Molly Ringwald Mary Trinity Rose Likins Jellybean Chad Michael Murray Edgar Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Jon Goldwater Greg Berlanti Sarah Schechter Michael Grassi Maggie Kiley Janine Salinas Schoenberg Rachel Talalay James DeWille Britta Lundin Brian E. Paterson Greg Murray Jeffrey Hunt Gabo Correa Ace Hasan Arabella Anderson Pamela Romanowsky Aaron Allen Will Ewing Devon Turner Show all Cast & Crew News & Interviews for Riverdale: Season 3 TV Premiere Dates 2019 13 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This October Comic-Con 2019: All the Trailers For Movies and TV Shows View All Riverdale: Season 3 News Episodes 1. Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day Air date: Oct 10, 2018 The Season 3 premiere: The jury begins deliberations in the murder trial; and Archie makes a surprising request about how he wants to spend his final days of summer. Betty is forced to deal with her problems head-on after a heated confrontation with Alice and Polly brings up some dark secrets she's kept hidden. Veronica pleads with Hiram to step in and help Archie before a verdict is announced. Finally, Jughead leads the Serpents against the Ghoulies latest attack. View Details 2. Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men's Eyes Air date: Oct 17, 2018 After a gruesome discovery is made in the forest, Jughead and Betty team up to investigate. As Archie navigates his new surroundings, Veronica devises a plan to bring a bit of home to him. Elsewhere, when Moose decides to join the RROTC, Kevin worries he may be pulling away from him. View Details 3. Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below Air date: Oct 24, 2018 A series of suspicious roadblocks threaten to delay the opening of the speakeasy, so Veronica enlists the help of Cheryl, Toni, Reggie, Kevin and Josie to ensure opening night goes off without a hitch. Elsewhere, Betty and Jughead follow different leads to learn more about the strange incidents going on in the town. Finally, some unwanted attention forces Archie to make a difficult decision about his future. View Details 4. Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club Air date: Nov 7, 2018 When Betty confronts Alice about Gryphons and Gargoyles, Alice has no choice but to come clean about how she, along with a young Fred, FP, Hermoine, Hiram, Sierra, Penelope and Tom played the game in the early '90s--and how a shocking mystery has been plaguing them all ever since. View Details 5. Chapter Forty: The Great Escape Air date: Nov 14, 2018 After weeks go by with no contact from Archie, Veronica devises a plan to break him out of juvie. Meanwhile, Betty learns that Jughead has taken their investigation into Griffins & Gargoyles a step too far, and she finds herself in a race against the clock to save him. View Details 6. Chapter Forty-One: Manhunter Air date: Nov 28, 2018 Betty follows some strong leads in hopes of finding out who the true Gargoyle King is after confronting the parents, who were part of "The Midnight Club" 25 years ago. Meanwhile, Veronica's attempt to prove Archie's innocence lands her in hot water. Finally, Archie turns to Kevin (Casey Cott) for help making things right. View Details 7. Chapter Forty-Two: The Man in Black Air date: Dec 5, 2018 Fearful that he will be caught, Archie hits the road and ends up at a farm outside Riverdale, where he meets Laurie Lake. Meanwhile, Alice takes extreme measures to ensure Betty's safety from the Gargoyle King, and Betty finds herself up against a formidable foe from her past. Finally, after learning that La Bonne Nuit is in trouble, Veronica makes a risky business decision that could cost her everything. View Details 8. Chapter Forty-Three: Outbreak Air date: Dec 12, 2018 On the road and running out of places to stay, Jughead and Archie head to Toledo to visit Jughead's mother Gladys and sister Jellybean. Back in Riverdale, Betty inches closer to uncovering the truth about Griffins & Gargoyles, while Veronica and Cheryl take on Hiram, Hermoine and Penelope after more students fall victim to seizures. View Details 9. Chapter Forty-Four: No Exit Air date: Jan 16, 2019 With Riverdale in disarray following Hiram's takeover, Veronica leads the charge against her father after he takes aim at La Bonne Nuit. Meanwhile, Betty reluctantly houses the group of patients who escaped the Sisters of Quiet Mercy, and Jughead confronts a group of desperate Serpents who have resorted to drastic measures to make ends meet. Finally, Archie is forced to face his demons. View Details 10. Chapter Forty-Five: The Stranger Air date: Jan 23, 2019 With SATs around the corner, Alice and FP urge Jughead and Betty to stop investigating G&G and start focusing on their SAT prep. However, when Alice takes things one step too far, Betty is forced to come face-to-face with someone from her past. Finally, Jughead makes a bold move against the Gargoyle Gang. View Details Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Riverdale Season 3 All Critics (6) | Top Critics (0) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (1) Confidently finding its groove in storylines more outlandish than anything you will find in the comics, Riverdale is still going strong Jan 16, 2019 | Full Review… Courtney Small That Shelf The show's erratic quality can be an asset... but it can also be frustrating because there's constantly a better show buzzing underneath. Jun 4, 2019 | Full Review… Jesse Hassenger The Verge Riverdale has finally hit soap-opera bingo. May 16, 2019 | Full Review… Amelia Emberwing Birth.Movies.Death. My only hope, with just four episodes left in the season, is that this mundanity proves to be a trap, one that will rip us forward in a shocking turn of events. Apr 24, 2019 | Full Review… Stephanie Archer Film Inquiry The third season of Riverdale sees the show moving further from the ensemble feeling of the first, continuing a trend which really started in the middle of the second. Feb 1, 2019 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review… Nick Spacek Starburst One of our wishes was always that Riverdale would embrace the inherent insanity in making a dark Archie reboot and amplifiying its silly strangeness. This season it has done so. Nov 14, 2018 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review… Chris Cummins Den of Geek View All Critic Reviews (6) Audience Reviews for Riverdale: Season 3 6d ago This season was fine I liked to whole concept of how the the game their parents played in highschool is coming back to get them. I don't think that most of the stuff in the show was nessacary. It was a little overwhelming and kinda all over the place. The one thing I didn't like was how it ended with so many loose ends. Emma B Oct 16, 2020 The show is full of inconsistencies and the plot makes no sense. It seems like if the writers were out of ideas, and just started including random things to the story, it is also very awkward since they started with a kind of drama or suspense story and they add dumb jokes and music that make the serious themes they are talking about seeming like a complete joke. It does not follow the original Archie Comics story and in my opinion, it is a very bad adaptation. Some characters are written in a way that makes the show seem racist and homophobic because they have no more depth than being gay or singing as a black female. Maria D Sep 27, 2020 What the F (pardon my French) is going on with all of this EVERY EPISODE SINGING/DANCING CHOREOGRAPHY shit? It's too much. A song here & there is fine but half of a show of song? This isn't a musical. Didn't start like one and your older watchers (in their 30s) are having a harder time continuing to watch. I'm literally fast forwarding slow your roll. A song here and there is one thing but the entire dialogue is getting annoying hopefully they got cursed by the farm with singing or some shit. Put this to rest, or slow down the musical. We didn't start watching it because they constantly are breaking out into song. Also prevents you missing certain things if you don't listen to every single lyric it's too much Stephanie A Sep 06, 2020 This season makes literally mo sense and the show is just so ridiculous Nina C Aug 30, 2020 went downhill after the first season. the acting is terrible and the plot is bizarre. They try to string it all together with Archie being shirtless in most every episode Andrew C Aug 06, 2020 Storyline has gone downhill since Season 2. I felt the show ran out of ideas and added random issues in the series. Storyline was very stupid. Highly not recommended Tiena N Aug 03, 2020 The terrible mystery drags this season down even if the cast keeps it fun. Steve D Jun 03, 2020 I just love this show. I know people don't like it. Especially this season, but i absolutely love it. The drama, the characters, the mystery and the storytelling. There isn't anything wrong with it. Beni Z May 20, 2020 This season is complete garbage. The storyline is completely out-of-the-blue, throwing off the tone of the series, and the twists aren't interesting nor shocking. They're just dumb and make the story even more convoluted. And to be honest, the story is simply boring because of its lack of any kind of integrity. But the worst part is the script. The "emotional confrontations" are hilariously overdramatic. In fact, every single line is cringe-worthy. And the strained acting doesn't make them any better. A. N May 15, 2020 Huge disappointment I was a fan of Riverdale (1st season and much of season 2) but then the end of season two and the entirety of season 3 is awful awful awful! From a teen drama (although they all look like adults) to a high school music where although they're all students they practically run the town and order others around. Season 3 was a structural disaster from the beginning of the third season to the end. Starting with Veronica, we have to somehow forget all the romance with Archie and instead she opts for a funny looking nerdy guy. She is running a small business with her nose in the air, wearing ridiculous clothing and super cringey push up bras. Then there's Archies who has been with every girl around, he's desperate and predictable Rocky Balboa like scenes. How can we make Archie hotter I know let's give him his own gym and allow him to walk around with his abs out. Moving onto the over acting Betty - the drama in her life is just hilarious. She's allowed to stand near her convicted killer father, she throws herself at Jug like its some kind of Porno and often just gets in the way. I'm sure just to make things more hormonal she will no doubt mess up again and go after Archie. Lastly, there the former deadbeat JP who lands the Sheriff position (but when ever there's a murder which is sometimes three times a show the police are no where in site) The whole thing is a massive joke! 44% audience score, way too many inconsistencies, too much god awful skin flaunting, bad parenting, absolutely nonsense, it's far too drastic and unrealistic. I cannot see why this was so popular. Oh no wait yeah I can! You can all flirt and flaunt it we get it! You have an endless budget we get it! There's silly gangs that would have in real life got banged up after the first few day's we get that! Stop embarrassing yourselves! And people in Canada and America actually like this haha Rating first season: 9/10 Rating second season: 7/10 Rating third season: 2/10 Diabolical! 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