Timeline

This page functions as the current timeline for The CW's Riverdale. It contains matters of the past, present and future (if necessary) in chronological order.

Pre-series

 * Cheryl's great-grandfather murdered Betty's great-grandfather over money and greed. They were business partners in the selling and trading maple. However, one day, Cheryl's great-grandfather no longer wanted to share the profits, so he murdered Betty's. This sparked a blood fued between the Blossoms and the Coopers.
 * Hermione Lodge and Fred Andrews dated in high school. It was a brief relationships, that didn't last long due to Hermione breaking it off with Fred, and getting with Hiram Lodge.
 * The two of them moved to New York, where they had a child, and named her Veronica.
 * Fred eventually moved on as well, marrying a red head named Mary Andrews. They also had one child, and they named him Archie.
 * Hiram hired the Southside Serpents to decrease the property valee of the Twilight Drive-In, in order to for the Lodges to by the land at a cheaper price.

July

 * Archie and Jughead were suppose to go on a road trip over the weekend of July 4th. However, Archie cancelled at the last moment.
 * Archie's reason for cancelling to road trip was to get together with Geraldine Grundy at the River. The two of them heard a gunshot, the shot that was initially believed to have killed Jason.
 * Cheryl and Jason drove out to Sweetwater River on the early morning of the 4th of July, for a boat ride, during which time the boat tipped, Jason fell in, and supposedly drowned.
 * It would later be revealed that Cheryl and Jason fabricated the entire story. The truth was that Jason wanted to leave Riverdale, and never come back. He looked to Cheryl for assistance in staging the accident, so that his parents wouldn't come looking. Cheryl and Jason made it to the other side of the river unhramed, this is where they parted ways.
 * Upon learning that she was pregnant, Polly Cooper and Jason Blossom planned to run away together, and start their new family in a beautiful place. The plan would occur on July 4th.
 * Alice Cooper learned of this plan, and in order to prevent Polly from leaving town, Alice had her locked away at the Sisters of Quiet Mercy. Which is a home for troubled youth.
 * According to the autopsy, Jason was killed on July 11th. Not just that, there were signs such as animal scavenging, ligature marks, and him being frozen.
 * Coincidentally, this is the same week that the Blossom family buried an empty casket, as Jason's body hadn't yet been found.
 * Hermione and Veronica Lodge arrived to town on the last day of Summer vacation.

August - October

 * The first day of Sophomore year for Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, Kevin, Josie and several others.
 * That following Saturday, Riverdale High School would host a back-to-school Semi-formal.
 * Later that night, Kevin and Moose would go on to find Jason's body at the shore of Sweetwater River.
 * A pep-rally was held the Friday succeeding the discovery of Jason's body.
 * Cheryl was detained as a possible suspect in the murder of her brother. She admitted to lying, but not killing Jason.
 * Veronica, Betty, Cheryl, Ethel, and many other female students took down Chuck Clayton and his posse. Unaware at the time, that this action would have terrible consequences in the weeks to come.
 * The Twilight Drive-In was closed down, leaving Jughead without a job and a home.
 * Betty and Jughead visited Polly at the Sisters of Quiet Mercy.
 * With Polly's directions, Betty and Jughead found Jason's get away vehicle on the high way. Inside was his varsity jacket, drugs, and several other items. The vehicle was later set on fire.