Everybody Hates Chris

Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.

Everybody Hates Chris (2005-2009) is a US network sitcom created by Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi for UPN and The CW. Tyler James Williams plays Chris, a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in early 1980s Brooklyn, while Tichina Arnold plays his fiercely protective mother Rochelle and Terry Crews plays his strict, hard-working father Julius. Chris Rock supplies the adult narration that frames each story with sardonic hindsight. The engine of the series is Chris's struggle to find his footing after his family moves to a new neighborhood and he is bused to a predominantly white middle school two hours away, where every day brings a new humiliation to survive. Each episode follows a self-contained misadventure involving school, bullies, and his younger siblings Tonya and Drew, with the family bickering and reconciling around the dinner table. The show runs four seasons across 88 episodes in a classic multi-camera rhythm. Set in 1980s Brooklyn, it offers a nostalgic, warm and often sharp take on working class African American family life and racial outsider experience. Fans of The Wonder Years, Malcolm in the Middle and The Cosby Show will find resonance here.

Audiences broadly rate the series positively for its sharp humor and warm family dynamics, drawn from Chris Rock's semi-autobiographical childhood.

• The Wonder Yearscoming of age sitcom with narrator, working class family, school setting
• The Cosby Showfamily sitcom with narrator-driven retrospective comedy and a strict parent
• Malcolm in the Middleteen sitcom with witty voice-over and school-based humor

Created by

Chris Rock, Ali LeRoi

Release Date

2005-09-22

Episode runtime

21 min

Rating

7.6 / 10 (1159)

What is Everybody Hates Chris about?

A Brooklyn teen endures busing to a mostly white middle school and a strict household in the early 1980s, narrated with sardonic hindsight.

What is Everybody Hates Chris like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Everybody Hates Chris as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Everybody Hates Chris violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Everybody Hates Chris.

What did critics think of Everybody Hates Chris?

Audiences broadly rate the series positively for its sharp humor and warm family dynamics, drawn from Chris Rock's semi-autobiographical childhood.

Which shows are like Everybody Hates Chris?

Shows with a similar feel include The Wonder Years, The Cosby Show, and Malcolm in the Middle.

How long is Everybody Hates Chris?

Everybody Hates Chris: 4 seasons, 88 episodes.

Is Everybody Hates Chris still running?

No, Everybody Hates Chris has ended.

Where can I watch Everybody Hates Chris?

In United States, Everybody Hates Chris streams on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Wonder Project Amazon Channel.