| "Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town" | |
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| Riverdale episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Antonio Negret |
| Written by | Tessa Leigh Williams |
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| Production code | T13.21867 |
| Original air date | April 15, 2020 |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
"Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town" is the seventeenth episode of the fourth season of the American television series Riverdale and the seventy-fourth episode of the series overall.[1] The episode was written by Tessa Leigh Williams, directed by Antonio Negret and choreographed by Heather Laura Gray. It centered around the stage musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch by Stephen Trask.
It aired on The CW on April 15, 2020. Originally, the episode was scheduled for April 8, 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] According to Nielsen Media Research, it was watched by 0.54 million viewers.
The episode also introduced The Archies, a fictional band featuring Archie Comics's characters, for only the second time in a live action adaptation after the television film Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again in 1990.[3][circular reference]
It is the third musical episode in the series, after "Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" (season 2: Carrie: The Musical) and "Chapter Fifty-One: Big Fun" (season 3: Heathers: The Musical). It was later followed by "Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats" (season 5; on Josie and the Pussycats),[4] and "Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal" (season 5; on Next to Normal) and "Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos" (season 6; on American Psycho: The Musical).[5]
- ^ Swift, Andy (January 28, 2020). "Riverdale Sizes Up Hedwig for Season 4 Musical Episode — See Who's Singing". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ "Riverdale, The Flash and More Get Spring Return Dates on The CW". TVLine. March 30, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990)". Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Riverdale to Rock Out with a Josie and the Pussycats Musical Episode". August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ Nemetz, Dave (April 9, 2022). "Riverdale: Kiernan Shipka to Return as Sabrina – Plus, Season 6's Musical Episode Will Tackle American Psycho". TVLine. Retrieved April 10, 2022.