No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code U.S. viewers (millions) 14 "Chapter Fourteen: A Kiss Before Dying '' Rob Seidenglanz Roberto Aguirre - Sacasa October 11, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 11) T13. 20801 2.34 After being shot, Fred is rushed to the hospital by Archie, who is soon joined by his friends. Sheriff Keller gains a description of the shooter from Archie and calls him in for a lineup, but none of the men in the lineup are the shooter. When Veronica searches Fred 's belongings, Archie sees that his wallet is missing. Betty and Jughead visit Pop 's to look for the wallet but find nothing; instead, they learn from Pop that the shooter did not take any money from the register, meaning that it was actually a hit against Fred. Jughead asks the Southside Serpents to investigate the shooting, but to no avail. Veronica accuses Hermione of hiring a hitman to kill Fred, but she vehemently denies this and tensions develop between them when Veronica is not sure of her mother is telling the truth. Meanwhile, Cheryl intimidates Penelope -- who suffers severe burns due to the fire at their mansion and is hospitalized -- into lying that it was an accident. Fred survives his shooting. Hiram returns to Riverdale, further escalating the tensions in the Lodge family. In the nearby town of Greendale, Ms. Grundy is strangled to death by Fred 's shooter. 15 "Chapter Fifteen: Nighthawks '' Allison Anders Michael Grassi October 18, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 18) T13. 20802 1.76 After learning of Ms. Grundy 's murder, an increasingly anxious Archie suspects that her death is connected with Fred 's shooting, which pushes him to get a gun from Dilton Doiley. Following the shooting, business at Pop 's Chock'lit Shoppe has declined, leading Pop to consider selling the diner, but Betty convinces Pop to let her throw a retro fun night to drum up business. Jughead learns that F.P. is facing 20 years in prison and seeks help from Penny Peabody, a Serpent lawyer, who advises Jughead to ask the Blossoms to testify on F.P. 's behalf. Cheryl initially refuses, but relents when Betty extorts her with the video of Jason 's murder. With Cheryl 's testimony, the judge decides to revisit F.P 's sentence. Hiram quietly buys the diner from Pop, but tells Veronica he made a "charitable donation ''. In the woods, Moose Mason and Midge Klump take some jingle jangle (a new drug to Riverdale), and as they do so, they are shot by Fred 's shooter. 16 "Chapter Sixteen: The Watcher in the Woods '' Kevin Sullivan Ross Maxwell October 25, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 25) T13. 20803 1.62 Kevin, who was in the forest, hears the gunshots and rushes to find Midge crying. Moose, who shielded Midge from the gunfire, is hospitalized and survives. Following the incident, Archie founds a vigilante group called the Red Circle, to protect Riverdale High students. The Coopers receive a letter from "the Black Hood '', taking responsibility for the shootings and the murder of Ms. Grundy, and detailing his intentions to target sinners. Polly leaves town, fearing for her babies. Meanwhile, Jughead begins his tenure at Southside High, befriends Toni Topaz, a Serpent, and refounds the school newspaper, the Red and Black, under the advisory of English teacher Robert Philips. Kevin keeps going out late at night, which concerns Betty. Betty follows him on one of his runs, which leads to him lashing out at her. Hiram tells Archie that he should utilize the Black Hood 's main weapons for the Red Circle. Inspired by this, the Red Circle makes a video calling out the Black Hood. 17 "Chapter Seventeen: The Town That Dreaded Sundown '' Jason Stone Amanda Lasher November 1, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 01) T13. 20804 1.51 Archie 's viral video results in negative repercussions, as Principal Waldo Weatherbee demands he disband the Red Circle. Though Archie refuses, the Red Circle disbands regardless due to the football team being suspended but later reassembles when Archie runs afoul of the Serpents and assists him in a rumble, in which Dilton is injured. Veronica finds out that Archie intends to murder the Black Hood and convinces him to discard his gun. Betty receives a letter from the Black Hood, revealing that her speech from the jubilee ball inspired his actions and gives her a cipher that only she could solve. Mayor Sierra McCoy (Josie 's mother) hosts a town meeting to discuss action against the Black Hood, in which Alice blames the Serpents, but Fred argues against letting fear rule them. Betty and Jughead figure out that the Black Hood intends to attack town hall and have the meeting evacuated, before showing the letter to her parents, Sheriff Keller and Mayor McCoy. Later, Betty receives a call from the Black Hood. 18 5 "Chapter Eighteen: When a Stranger Calls '' Ellen Pressman Aaron Allen November 8, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 08) T13. 20805 1.47 The Black Hood reveals to Betty that he knows where Polly is and threatens to kill her unless she publishes a mugshot of Alice, which she does. Hiram invites the St. Clair 's, friends of the Lodges from New York. On the Southside, Jughead attempts to stop Sweet Pea and the Serpents from blowing up the Riverdale Register office and joins the gang to prevent this from happening. The Black Hood forces Betty to cut ties with Veronica and Jughead and later gives her a hood. At the Lodge 's open house event, Nick St. Clair drugs Cheryl and takes her back to his hotel room to rape her, but is stopped and beaten by Veronica and the Pussycats. Jughead and Toni sit in his trailer, where he tells her his relationship with Betty is over; they kiss. Back at Betty 's house, the Black Hood tells her she has broken the rules and he will now kill Polly unless she gives him the name of a "sinner '' to kill, to which Betty names Nick St. Clair. 19 6 "Chapter Nineteen: Death Proof '' Maggie Kiley Tessa Leigh Williams & Arabella Anderson November 15, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 15) T13. 20806 1.43 The Black Hood challenges Betty to find the identity of The Sugarman, who has been supplying the jingle jangle to Riverdale. Cheryl wants to press charges against Nick, whom the Black Hood did not attack, but Penelope agrees not to in exchange for money from the St. Clair 's. Archie goes to Southside High, where he saves Jughead from a raid organized by McCoy and Sheriff Keller. Tall Boy, F.P. 's right hand man, reaches an agreement with the Ghoulies, the dealers of jingle jangle. Jughead and Archie visit F.P., who tells Jughead to challenge the Ghoulies to a race. During the race, Archie pulls the brake on Jughead 's car, and reveals he called Sheriff Keller, who arrests the Ghoulies leader. Veronica convinces Hiram and Hermione to stop investing with the St. Clair 's, while Cheryl does the same with Penelope. Later, the Lodges receive a call that the St. Clair 's have been run off the road, but will recover in months. Penelope reveals to Cheryl that the Sugarman is Robert Philips; Cheryl later tells Betty, who exposes him in the Blue and Gold. Philips is subsequently arrested and shot by the Black Hood in jail. 20 7 "Chapter Twenty: Tales from the Darkside '' Dawn Wilkinson James DeWille November 29, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 29) T13. 20807 1.45 After killing Phillips, the Black Hood leaves a letter at Pop 's challenging Riverdale to go 48 hours without sinning, or he will kill again. Jughead is enlisted by Penny Peabody to deliver a crate of drugs to repay her for her earlier help, which he does with Archie. She says this is a one - time thing, but Jughead later finds she was lying. Josie begins to receive weird messages from a secret admirer, implied to be Cheryl, including a box with a pig 's heart. Mayor McCoy reprimands her for coming home late, revealing she has received death threats. Betty, realizing that Phillips was killed in the sheriff 's office, believes Sheriff Keller might be the Black Hood. She investigates, but Keller is able to provide proof that he is not the Black Hood. However, Betty and Veronica discover that he is having an affair with Mayor McCoy. Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, Josie, and Cheryl all gather at Pop 's. After Jughead leaves to visit F.P., the Black Hood calls Pop to inform him Riverdale failed his challenge, and Pop grimly announces that "The reckoning is upon us ''. 21 8 "Chapter Twenty - One: House of the Devil '' Kevin Sullivan Yolonda Lawrence December 6, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 06) T13. 20808 1.48 F.P. is released from jail and begins working at Pop 's, intending to quit the Serpents. Jughead and Betty decide to throw F.P. a "retirement '' party at the Whyte Worm, so they enlist Archie and Veronica to do the detective work. While Jughead reconnects with his dad, Betty goes to the Whyte Worm to organize the party. There, she meets Toni and tells her she wants to keep watch over Jughead. Archie and Veronica follow a lead on a past serial killer called the Riverdale Reaper, who murdered a family of four before being killed himself by a lynch mob. Their investigation leads them to discover there was a fifth member of the family, which they discover to be the school 's janitor, Joseph Svenson. Archie and Veronica confront Svenson, but decide he is n't the Black Hood. At the party, F.P., who is upset that Jughead helped Peabody, decides to stay with the Serpents. Outside, Veronica breaks up with Archie following a discussion about love. Jughead, not wanting to bring Betty into the Serpents ' business, also ends their relationship. 22 9 "Chapter Twenty - Two: Silent Night, Deadly Night '' Rob Seidenglanz Shepard Boucher December 13, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 13) T13. 20809 1.43 Fred receives a hospital bill of $86,000. Failing to convince her parents to help Fred, Veronica sneaks into Hiram 's study and finds out that he bought Pop 's. She later convinces him and Hermione to stop hiding secrets from her and help Fred. Jughead rallies the younger Serpents, who kidnap Peabody and cut off her Serpent tattoo. Betty and Archie receive a box from the Black Hood, containing Svenson 's finger. They then receive a call from the Black Hood, who challenges them to find Svenson. They are able to find Svenson 's location, but instead find an empty coffin. The Black Hood then arrives and tries to force Betty into burying Archie alive, but flees when the police arrive. After a chase, Keller shoots and kills the Black Hood before he can escape. The Black Hood is then revealed to be Svenson himself. Later, with the Black Hood dead, Veronica and Archie get back together, while Betty throws away all of her findings surrounding Svenson, but she keeps the hood he gave her earlier. 23 10 "Chapter Twenty - Three: The Blackboard Jungle '' Tim Hunter Britta Lundin & Brian E. Paterson January 17, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 17) T13. 20810 1.44 The Lodges strike a deal with Mayor McCoy for land which involves shutting down Southside High, causing Jughead, Toni, Sweet Pea and the other Serpents to transfer to Riverdale High, putting them at odds with other students. Archie is approached by FBI Agent Adams, who wants his help on finding proof of Hiram 's criminal dealings. Archie agrees to help in exchange for immunity for Veronica and Fred. Archie investigates Nick, who implies that Hiram was behind his car crash, which broke both of his legs. Despite Hal 's objections, Betty and Alice track down Alice 's son she gave up for adoption, Chic. Chic initially refuses to come with them, but Betty returns to his residence and saves him from an assault, bringing him to the Cooper household. Jughead, following advice from FP, gets his fellow Serpents to lay low. Archie reveals to Adams that he secretly doubts Svenson was really the Black Hood. That night, Chic lurks in Betty 's room while she sleeps. 24 11 "Chapter Twenty - Four: The Wrestler '' Gregg Araki Greg Murray & Devon Turner January 24, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 24) T13. 20811 1.39 Pickens ' Day, a day in remembrance of Riverdale 's founder, nears. Archie tries out for the wrestling team in order to impress Hiram, a former wrestler. Betty learns that Chic is a webcam model, and attempts to reach out to him. Jughead interviews Toni 's grandfather for a school project, learning that he is a member of a Native American tribe which was slaughtered by Pickens. Jughead publishes the story, escalting tensions with the two sides. At the Pickens Day fest, the Serpents protest the event, but Hiram spins their words positively. That night, Archie meets with Hiram, who offers him his business tutelage, which Archie accepts. The next morning, Mayor McCoy, Sheriff Keller, and the Lodges meet at the statue of Pickens, which has been decapitated. 25 12 "Chapter Twenty - Five: The Wicked and the Divine '' Rachel Talalay Roberto Aguirre - Sacasa January 31, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 31) T13. 20812 1.34 Veronica 's confirmation nears, bringing many Lodge family members and business associates to Riverdale. While serving at a poker game with Hiram and his associates, Archie learns that Hiram is a mobster and his associates are planning his ' removal ' after Veronica 's confirmation. Archie alerts Hiram to this, and Hiram later arranges that mobster 's death. Meanwhile, Mayor McCoy orchestrates the eviction of all Serpents from their trailer park. Jughead and Betty are alerted to the location of the Pickens head by a scrapyard owner, who gives them evidence that Tall Boy decapitated the statue. Jughead and FP put Tall Boy on trial, who reveals that Hiram assisted him launching a mutiny so that Tall Boy could remove FP and Jughead from the Serpents. Betty and Jughead get back together. A strange man comes to the Cooper house asking for Chic, and Betty later returns home to find Alice cleaning up the man 's blood. 26 13 "Chapter Twenty - Six: The Tell - Tale Heart '' Julie Plec Michael Grassi February 7, 2018 (2018 - 02 - 07) T13. 20813 1.28 Betty and Alice clean up the man 's body and dispose of it with help from Jughead and FP. Jughead sends the Pickens ' head statue to the Lodges, which Hiram believes may be a declaration of war. Mayor McCoy attempts to take control of her deal with the Lodges, and the Lodges prepare to expose her affair with Sheriff Keller. Veronica, however, warns her of this, and McCoy resigns from office. Agent Adams attempts to strong - arm Archie into giving him the information, including blackmailing Archie in order for him to plant a bug in Hiram 's office. Archie instead reveals this to Hiram. Hiram 's driver takes Archie to a private location to meet with ' the boss ', revealed to be Hermione. Hermione tells Archie that Adams is actually one of the Lodges ' capos and was a test, which Archie has passed. Hermione welcomes him to the family. 27 14 "Chapter Twenty - Seven: The Hills Have Eyes '' David Katzenberg Ross Maxwell March 7, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 07) TBA TBD 28 15 "Chapter Twenty - Eight: There Will Be Blood '' Mark Piznarski Aaron Allen March 14, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 14) TBA TBD 29 16 "Chapter Twenty - Nine: Primary Colors '' Sherwin Shilati James DeWille March 21, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 21) TBA TBD 30 17 "Chapter Thirty: The Noose Tightens '' Alexis Ostrander Britta Lundin & Brian E. Paterson TBA TBA TBD 31 18 "Chapter Thirty - One: A Night to Remember '' Jason Stone Arabella Anderson & Tessa Leigh Williams April 18, 2018 (2018 - 04 - 18) TBA TBD This episode will be a musical event covering songs from Carrie: The Musical. 32 19 "Chapter Thirty - Two: Prisoners '' Jennifer Phang Cristine Chambers TBA TBA TBD 33 20 "Chapter Thirty - Three: Shadow of a Doubt '' Gregory Smith Yolanda E. Lawrence TBA TBA TBD 34 21 "Chapter Thirty - Four: Judgment Night '' Cherie Nowlan Shepard Boucher TBA TBA TBD
when is the latest episode of riverdale coming out
March 14, 2018