The Best Episodes of Riverdale Season 7
Every episode of Riverdale Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Riverdale Season 7!
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.
Season 7 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Riverdale" season 7 is "Chapter One Hundred Eighteen: Don't Worry Darling", rated 6.8/10 from 522 user votes. It was directed by Ronald Richard and written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Danielle Iman. "Chapter One Hundred Eighteen: Don't Worry Darling" aired on 3/29/2023 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Chapter One Hundred Nineteen: Skip, Hop and Thump!".
6.8/10 522 votes#1 - Chapter One Hundred Eighteen: Don't Worry Darling
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 3/29/2023
After coming together to stop Bailey’s comet, the gang finds themselves transported back to a simpler time — Riverdale 1955. Archie attempts to impress the new girl Veronica. Toni, Tabitha and Betty take a stand against Principal Featherhead. Meanwhile, Jughead attempts to convince the gang that they're from the future.
Director: Ronald Richard
Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Danielle Iman
6.6/10 417 votes#2 - Chapter One Hundred Nineteen: Skip, Hop and Thump!
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 4/5/2023
Riverdale High's sock hop is around the corner and Archie has his sights set on taking Veronica (Camila Mendes) to the dance. Betty is confused when Kevin appears uninterested in taking things to the next level with her. Elsewhere, Jughead takes aim at Pep Comics, and Toni attempts to convince Cheryl to let Fangs perform at the sock hop.
Director: Ronald Richard
Writer: Ariana Jackson
6.5/10 400 votes#3 - Chapter One Hundred Twenty: Sex Education
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 4/12/2023
After a lesson in sex education leaves the gang more confused than ever, Veronica decides to organize a make-out party at the Pembrooke. Elsewhere, Jughead attempts to help Ethel out of some trouble only to find himself in hot water as well.
Director: James DeWille
Writer: Janine Salinas Schoenberg
6.4/10 353 votes#4 - Chapter One Hundred Twenty-One: Love & Marriage
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 4/19/2023
After enlisting Archie's help, Cheryl's plan to fool her family spirals out of control. Jughead turns to Veronica for help after finding himself in some trouble, and Betty gives Kevin an ultimatum.
Director: Claudia Yarmy
Writer: Chrissy Maroon
6.4/10 387 votes#5 - Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Two: Tales in a Jugular Vein
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 4/26/2023
Principal Featherhead takes aim at the negative influence comic books have over kids, just as Jughead is tasked by Pep Comics to write four tales for a new issue.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Greg Murray
6.5/10 349 votes#6 - Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Three: Peep Show
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 5/3/2023
At her wits end over Archie’s recent actions, Mary turns to Uncle Frank to get him back on track. Meanwhile, Betty asks Veronica for help understanding her sexuality. Elsewhere, Jughead takes action after he discovers plagiarism taking place at Pep Comics, and Cheryl and Toni’s budding attraction catches the attention of some River Vixens
Director: Amy Myrold
Writer: Ted Sullivan
6.4/10 329 votes#7 - Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Four: Dirty Dancing
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 5/10/2023
Fearing that Betty is going down the wrong path, Alice forces her to join the after-school dance show, "American Grandstand." Meanwhile, Kevin is forced by Tom to join the Riverdale High basketball team, and Veronica finds herself cut off by her parents.
Director: Jesse Warn
Writer: Aaron Allen
6.4/10 322 votes#8 - Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Five: Hoop Dreams
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 5/17/2023
In order to keep Riverdale High's basketball legacy alive, Frank and Archie recruit a new player to the team - a quiet farm boy named Reggie Mantle. Tabitha's return to school inspires Toni to start a literary society for Riverdale's Black students. Alice forces Betty to join the River Vixens, and Kevin starts a new job at the Babylonium.
Director: Cierra Glaude
Writer: Evan Kyle
6.2/10 322 votes#9 - Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Six: Betty & Veronica Double Digest
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 5/24/2023
After devising a plan to bring in some money at the Babylonium, Veronica is surprised to learn somebody may be sabotaging her. Elsewhere, after beginning sessions with Dr. Werthers, Betty begins to question his motives.
Director: Alex Pillai
Writer: Will Ewing
6.3/10 307 votes#10 - Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Seven: American Graffiti
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 5/31/2023
Jughead and Tabitha team up to investigate a mystery involving Ray Bradbury. Cheryl asks Toni if she can attend an afterschool book club with her and other Black students. Betty and Veronica ask Archie and Reggie out on a double date, and Fangs prepares for his first big gig.
Director: Kevin Sullivan
Writer: Nate Burke, Sam Rubinek
6.7/10 306 votes#11 - Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Eight: Halloween II
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 6/7/2023
Veronica decides to host a ghost show after learning that Riverdale doesn't celebrate Halloween the way she's use to in LA. Betty makes the most out of her night out with Archie and Reggie, and Jughead makes a major discovery in a mystery brewing in Riverdale.
Director: Ronald Richard
Writer: Felicia Ho
6.5/10 307 votes#12 - Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Nine: After the Fall
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 6/21/2023
Archie and Reggie lean on each other as they prepare for their big basketball game against Stonewall Prep. Meanwhile, as they deal with ongoing issues with their parents, Betty and Veronica decide to throw a slumber party with Kevin and Clay.
Director: Julia Bettencourt
Writer: Gigi Swift
6.3/10 312 votes#13 - Chapter One Hundred Thirty: The Crucible
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/2023
Panic ensues after Archie and the gang learn that Mrs. Thornton is accused of being a communist. Cheryl's father Clifford forces her to out gay students at Riverdale High or risk losing power over the Vixens. Meanwhile, Hiram's surprise arrival to town is quickly met with suspicion by Veronica, and Jughead devises a plan to get around a boycott of comic books.
Director: Mädchen Amick
Writer: Janine Salinas Schoenberg, Will Ewing
4.8/10 444 votes#14 - Chapter One Hundred Thirty-One: Archie the Musical
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 7/5/2023
After Principal Featherhead agrees to let Kevin present him with an original musical written by him and Clay, Kevin learns the group might not be as into it as he had hoped. Elsewhere, musical rehearsals prompt Archie to question what he wants in life, while Betty and Veronica confront what's going on between them.
Director: Ronald Richard
Writer: Tessa Leigh Williams
6.1/10 305 votes#15 - Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Two: Miss Teen Riverdale
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 7/19/2023
It's time for the town's annual Miss Teen Riverdale pageant and Betty, Veronica, Cheryl and Toni each have their own reasons for entering. However, when Alice doesn't allow Ethel to enter the pageant, the girls band together to make sure she has a fighting chance.
Director: Michael Goi
Writer: Aaron Allen, Chrissy Maroon
5.8/10 307 votes#16 - Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Three: Stag
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 7/26/2023
Veronica sets up a screening at the Babylonium after Julian gets his hands on a stag film and invites Archie, Reggie and the guys over for a watch party. Betty unexpectedly reunites with Polly and learns about her sister's new life in New York. Elsewhere, Jughead goes to war with Dr. Werthers over his censure of comic books.
Director: Rob Seidenglanz
Writer: Ryan Terrebonne
5.4/10 301 votes#17 - Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Four: A Different Kind of Cat
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 8/3/2023
Betty enlists help from Cheryl and Toni after deciding she's going to publish her own book. Veronica, Kevin and Clay host Hollywood movie star Josie McCoy, who is in town to screen her latest film. Finally, Archie's attempt to take his poetry to the next level doesn't go as planned.
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Writer: Ariana Jackson, Evan Kyle
6.4/10 297 votes#18 - Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Five: For a Better Tomorrow
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 8/9/2023
As the gang gets swept up in Cold War paranoia, a new mystery brewing in Riverdale leads Jughead to suspect it may have ties to a string of suspicious murders in town. Archie reconsiders his future after Uncle Frank gives him a hard time about his poetry writing, and a shocking discovery involving her family shakes Betty to her core.
Director: Gregory Smith
Writer: Greg Murray, Ted Sullivan
7.3/10 341 votes#19 - Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Six: The Golden Age of Television
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 8/16/2023
As the town's past secrets start to bubble to the surface, Jughead and the gang are forced to make a difficult decision that will change each of their lives forever.
Director: Tara Dafoe
7.7/10 565 votes#20 - Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 8/23/2023
Back in the present day and longing for her former life in Riverdale, 86-year-old Betty turns to a special friend to help her relive her last day of senior year with her friends as they were, their memories restored.
Director: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa