Riverdale is a Canadian prime time television soap opera, which ran for three seasons from 1997 to 2000.
[1] The series was set in the Toronto community of Riverdale, focusing on a variety of characters and their interactions in everyday life.
[3] Originally inspired by the socially realistic style of British soaps such as Coronation Street,[4] due to low early ratings it began introducing some more American-style soap opera elements,[5] most notably in the expansion of Melissa DiMarco's character, Irene Stavros, into an American-style soap vixen who dressed in tight clothing to accentuate her sex appeal.
[6] Cast member Marion Gilsenan was battling cancer for much of her stint on the series.
[8] The series typically attracted low ratings in its initial prime-time airing, but performed more strongly on Sundays after a daytime repeat was added following Coronation Street.