Everybody Hates Chris
| Everybody Hates Chris | |
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First promotional poster
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| Genre |
Sitcom Black comedy Surreal comedy |
| Created by |
Chris Rock Ali LeRoi |
| Based on | Troubled teenage experiences of the life of Chris Rock |
| Starring |
Tyler James Williams Terry Crews Tichina Arnold Tequan Richmond Imani Hakim Vincent Martella |
| Narrated by | Chris Rock |
| Theme music composer | Marcus Miller |
| Composer(s) | Marcus Miller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 88 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Chris Rock Ali LeRoi Michael Rotenberg Dave Becky (all; entire run) Howard Gewirtz (early season 1) Don Reo (seasons 2–4) |
| Location(s) | Paramount Studios Hollywood, California |
| Camera setup | Film; Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
CR Enterprises, Inc. 3 Arts Entertainment Paramount Television (2005–06) CBS Paramount Television (2006–09) |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network |
UPN (2005–2006) The CW (2006–2009) |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound |
| Original release | September 22, 2005 – May 8, 2009 |
| Website | |
Everybody Hates Chris is an American period sitcom that is based on the troubled teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock during the 1980s. The show is set between 1982 and 1987, though Rock was a teenager between 1978 and 1984, being born in 1965. Rock himself grew up with his best friend, Kenny Montero, whom he has often referred to as the inspiration for a lot of the episodes. In many of his interviews, Rock has described Montero as the reason he got into comedy in the first place. The show's title parodies the hit CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.
In 2008, 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.
Everybody Hates Chris received critical acclaim. The American Film Institute selected Everybody Hates Chris as one of the best 10 television series of 2007, stating that the show "provides a very real look at growing up in America – a challenge that demands a discussion of race and class often absent from television today."Everybody Hates Chris was named one of the Best School Shows of All Time by AOL TV.Common Sense Media's Marjorie Kase and Shanel Walker & Emily Kofoed gave the show 4 stars, and said it was "a prime example of how to take serious issues and approach them in a humorous yet thought-provoking way. The series is innovative, funny, and stereotype-defying – enjoyable for teens and their parents."
UPN
The CW
MTV, MTV2 & TV One
As of 2014 MTV has stopped airing Everybody Hates Chris. The show airs on MTV 2 at random times during the day and week.
Fuse
As of 2015, Fuse airs the show at random times during the day and week.
The show airs regularly on broadcast TV during the week. The show was launched on September 7, 2009 on Nick at Nite, becoming the youngest syndicated show on the channel, beating George Lopez. The series has since expanded from Nick at Nite, and has joined sister network TeenNick, with the first run from July 18, 2011 to August 15, 2011. The show was then replaced by Zoey 101.
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