Ratings: The CW’s “Riverdale” Holds Steady, “Dynasty” Falls

“Riverdale” delivered the same adults 18-49 rating as last week’s episode.

Riverdale | Bettina Strauss/The CW

While it endured a slight week-over-week loss in overall viewership, Wednesday’s “Riverdale” matched last week’s performance in the key adults 18-49 demographic.

Lead-out “Dynasty” suffered losses in both columns.

According to fast national data posted by Showbuzz, Wednesday’s “Riverdale” drew a 0.6 adults 18-49 rating and averaged 1.61 million overall viewers.

Last week’s episode drew the same 0.6 rating but reached 1.76 million viewers.

Both of this week’s numbers are well ahead of the show’s first season average.

— “Dynasty” followed with a paltry 0.2 rating and 0.73 million in viewership. Last week’s episode drew a 0.3 and 0.92 million.

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