Everybody Hates Chris (The CW 2005-2009, Tyler James Williams, Terry Crews)

Sitcom. Inspired by his childhood experiences, comedian Chris Rock narrates the story of his teenage years, growing up as his family’s oldest child in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighbourhood by his strict, hard-working parents Julius and Rochelle, the 13-year-old Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his younger siblings Tonya and Drew in line at home and surmounting the challenges of a two-hour commute to a predominantly white junior high school.

The show’s title parodies the hit CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, in which Rock stated: ‘Everybody Loves Raymond, but Everybody Hates Chris!’.

In 2008, the The CW moved Everybody Hates Chris and The Game to the Friday night death slot. The fourth season of the series premiered Friday, October 3, 2008, at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. On May 21, 2009, The CW announced that it had cancelled Everybody Hates Chris. Prior to this, Rock announced that the end of season 4 matched up with his own past—dropping out of high school to become a comedian—and that it was time to end the show.

production details
USA | UPN – The CW | 88×22 minutes| 2005-2009

Creators: Ali LeRoi, Chris Rock

cast
Tyler James Williams as Chris
Terry Crews as Julius
Tequan Richmond as Drew
Imani Hakim as Tonya
Jacqueline Mazarella as Vivian Morello
Tichina Arnold as Rochelle
Vincent Martella as Greg Wuliger
Holly Weber as
Kevontay Jackson as Jerome
Travis T. Flory as Joey Caruso