Everybody Hates Chris Information

Everybody Hates Chris is an American television period sitcom that depicts the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock (who is also the narrator) while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The show is set between 1982 and 1987; however, Rock himself was a teenager between 1978 and 1983. Rock grew up with a boy named Kenny Montero, whom he has often referred to as the inspiration for a lot of the episodes. In many interviews, Rock has described Kenny as the reason he got into comedy in the first place. The show's title parodies the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Rock stated: "Everybody Loves Raymond but Everybody Hates Chris!". The show's lead actors are Tyler James Williams, Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold, Tequan Richmond, Imani Hakim, and Vincent Martella.

In Fall 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, executive producer Chris 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.

Plot summary

The series revolves around the experiences of Chris (a teenager based upon Chris Rock) living in 1980s Brooklyn in the ghetto of Bedford-Stuyvesant with his ill-tempered, surly, easily-paranoid mother Rochelle; lucky, admired, idolized younger brother Drew; cheap, workaholic father Julius, and spoiled, deceptive younger sister Tonya; all of whom have been known to either domineer, mistreat, or agitate him in some way. As opposed to the popularity and unlimited fortune and charm possessed by his brother, Chris's life is plagued by an abundance of disadvantages; he is mercilessly harassed by his bullying, racially-prejudiced schoolmates, the material items of his desires often cannot be purchased easily, his home life is unpleasant often, his grades in school are poor, he is avoided by girls, and resides in an environment populated partially by gangsters, muggers, thiefs, and con artists. Despite this, he is also commonly assisted by his almost-as unpopular, geeky, white, only friend Greg in accomplishing goals that he frequently sets for himself such as being elected class president or earning the money to purchase his desires, although episodes normally end with more misfortune and unhappiness for Chris as his plans often may backfire on him somehow or end with him about to receive harsh discipline or a scolding from Rochelle. After which the chorus will sing, "Everybody Hates Chris..."

Characters

Reception

Critical

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." Marjorie, however, did warn parents that there are "jokes about drugs (becoming a "crack head") and the "N" word has been used sparingly. There's also some mild kissing and jokes about teen pregnancy."

Broadcast history

U.S. broadcast history

UPN

• September 2005 – May 2006: Thursdays 8:00 PM/7:00 PM (new)

The CW* October 2006 – October 2006: Sundays 7:00 PM/6:00 PM (new)

• October 2006 – March 2008: Mondays 8:00 PM/7:00 PM (new)
• March 2008 – May 2008: Sundays 8:00 PM/7:00 PM (new)
• October 2008 – Fridays 8:00 PM/7:00 PM (new)
• December 2008 – Sundays 5:00 PM/4:00 PM (Repeats)
• September 2009 – syndication

Nickelodeon (Nick at Nite)

• Weekdays " 9:00PM & 9:30PM / 3:00AM & 3:30AM (syndication)

TeenNick

• Weekdays " 11:00PM & 11:30PM / 3:00AM (syndication)

BET

• Weekdays " 8:00AM & 8:30AM / 4:00PM & 4:30PM (syndication)

Nielsen ratings

Season	Timeslot (EDT)	Season Premiere	Season Finale	TV Season	Rank	Viewers (in millions)
1	Thursday 8:00 PM	September 22, 2005	May 11, 2006	2005"2006	#120	4.3
2	Sunday 7:00 PM (October 1"8, 2006) Monday 8:00 PM (October 16, 2006 " May 14, 2007)	October 1, 2006	May 14, 2007	2006"2007	#137	2.7
3	Monday 8:00 PM (October 1"10, 2007) Sunday 8:00 PM (March 2 " May 18, 2008)	October 1, 2007	May 18, 2008	2007"2008	#198	2.3
4	Friday 8:00 PM	October 3, 2008	May 8, 2009	2008"2009	#176	1.7

Syndication

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. It currently airs on TeenNick weekdays in the 11 PM EST hour. The show also airs weekdays on BET. The show also airs Monday to Friday on YTV, at 12:00 AM. MTV2 also airs episodes of the show, usually in the early morning hours.

International broadcast history

Everybody Hates Chris is broadcast on the following stations (and many others) around the world:

Region	Network(s)	Regional Title
Arab World	One TV	Everybody Hates Chris
Albania	Koha TV	Te Gjithë e urrejnë Krisin
Australia	Network Ten / The Comedy Channel	Everybody Hates Chris
Austria	ORF 1	Alle hassen Chris
Barbados	Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation / CBCTV CH8	Everybody Hates Chris
Belarus	kuraj bombey / kuraj bombey	"??? ????????"? ?????
Belgium	VT4 / La Deux	Everybody Hates Chris (subtitled) / Tout Le Monde Déteste Chris (dubbed)
Brazil	Sony Brazil / Rede Record / TBS Brasil	Everybody Hates Chris (subtitled) / Todo Mundo Odeia o Chris (dubbed)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	FTV	Svi mrze Chrisa
Bulgaria	BTV Comedy	"???"??? ?????"? ????
Canada	Citytv, YTV (Currently, Tuesdays to Thursdays at 8:00pm"9:00pm ET), BET, KAYU-TV, WSBK-TV	Everybody Hates Chris
Croatia	Nova TV	Svi mrze Chrisa
Denmark	TV 2 Zulu	Everybody Hates Chris
Ecuador	Ecuavisa	Todos odian a Chris
Falkland Islands	British Forces Broadcasting Service	Everybody Hates Chris
Faroe Islands	Kringvarp Føroya	Everybody Hates Chris
Finland	Nelonen	Lapsuuteni Luuserina
France	M6	Tout Le Monde Déteste Chris
Germany	ProSieben, Comedy Central Germany	Alle hassen Chris
Hong Kong	TVB Pearl	?"?"?"?"??/ Everybody Hates Chris
Hungary	TV6	Mindenki utálja Christ!
Iceland	SkjárEinn
India	Zee Cafe	Everybody Hates Chris
Ireland	TV3	Everybody Hates Chris
Israel	Bip, Channel 2 (Keshet)	"?"??? ?"????? ?? "????/Everybody Hates Chris (translation)
Italy	Comedy Central Italy, Rai 2	Tutti odiano Chris
Jamaica	Television Jamaica (TVJ)	Everybody hates Chris
Kosovo	Kohavision	Të gjithë e urrejnë Krisin
Latin America	TBS Very Funny	Everybody Hates Chris
Macedonia	Sitel (TV channel)	??"?? ?? ?????"? ????
Malaysia	8TV	Everybody Hates Chris
México	TV Azteca	Todos odian a Chris
Montenegro	TV IN
Netherlands	Veronica	Everybody Hates Chris
New Zealand	C4 TV3
Norway	TV2 Norway	Alle Hater Chris
Oman	Oman Satellite Channel	Everybody Hates Chris
Peru	Sony	Todos odian a Chris
Philippines	Jack TV
Poland	Comedy Central Polska, VH1 Polska	Wszyscy nienawidz"? Chrisa
Portugal	RTP2 / Fox	Todos Contra o Chris
Serbia	Fox televizija	Svi Mrze Krisa
Slovakia	TV Markíza	Chrisa nemá nikto rád
Slovenia	Kanal A	Vsi sovra?ijo Chrisa
South Africa	SABC 1
South Korea	FOXlife	???"? ??"?
Spain	FactoríaDeFicción	Todo el mundo odia a Chris
Sweden	TV4 Komedi / Comedy Central Sweden	Everybody Hates Chris
Switzerland	TSR 1 (French part) SF zwei (German part)	Tout le monde déteste Chris (French part) Alle hassen Chris (German part)
Trinidad and Tobago	CCN TV6 (TV6) / Caribbean New Media Group (CNMG)	Everybody Hates Chris
Turkey	ComedyMax	Everybody Hates Chris
United Kingdom	Comedy Central / 5* / Channel 5 / MTV	Everybody Hates Chris
United States	Nick @ Nite / BET (2009"present) / UPN(2005"2006) / The CW(2006"2009)	Everybody Hates Chris
Uganda	NTV Uganda	Everybody Hates Chris
Venezuela	RCTV	Todos odian a Chris

Awards

Everybody Hates Chris won a NAACP Image Award for its writing in 2007. It has also been nominated for many Golden Globe and Emmy Awards. In December 2008, Entertainment Weekly lists the Kwanzaa episode from this show as seventh on the magazine's "Must List: 10 Holiday Things We Love."

Awards and nominations

Boldface type indicates a win.

• Golden Globes

2006 " Best Television Series " Musical or Comedy (Nominated)

• Emmy Awards

2009 " Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series " Darrian Jones for episode "Everybody Hates Back Talk" (Nominated)

2006 " Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series " Mark Doering-Powell for episode "Everybody Hates Funerals." (Nominated)

2006 " Outstanding Costumes for a Series " Kendra Long & Laura Haas for episode "Everybody Hates The Pilot" (Nominated)

• Writers Guild of America

2006 " New Series (Nominated)

• Young Artist Awards

2006 " Best Family Television Series (Comedy)

2006 " Best Performance in a TV Series " Leading Young Actor (Comedy or Drama) " Tyler James Williams (Nominated)

2006 " Best Performance in a TV Series " Supporting Young Actor (Comedy or Drama) " Vincent Martella (Nominated)

2008 " Best Performance in a TV Series " Leading Young Actor " Tyler James Williams (Nominated)

2008 " Best Performance in a TV Series " Supporting Young Actor " Vincent Martella (Nominated)

• Television Critics Association Awards

2006 " Outstanding Achievement in Comedy (Nominated)

2006 " Outstanding New Program of the Year (Nominated)

• Teen Choice Awards

2006 " TV " Choice Actor: Comedy " Tyler James Williams (Nominated)

2006 " TV " Choice Actress: Comedy " Tichina Arnold (Nominated)

2006 " TV " Choice Breakout Show (Nominated)

2006 " TV " Choice Comedy/Musical Show (Nominated)

2006 " TV " Choice Parental Unit " Tichina Arnold & Terry Crews (Nominated)

2006 " TV " Choice Sidekick " Vincent Martella (Nominated)

• Image Awards

2010 " Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series " Tyler James Williams (Nominated)

2010 " Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series " Tichina Arnold (Nominated)

2010 " Outstanding Comedy Series (Nominated)

2010 " Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series " Ali LeRoi for episode "Everybody Hates the G.E.D." (Nominated)

2009 " Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series " Tyler James Williams (Nominated)

2009 " Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series " Terry Crews (Nominated)

2009 " Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series " Tichina Arnold (Nominated)

2009 " Outstanding Comedy Series (Nominated)

2009 " Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series " Ali LeRoi for episode "Everybody Hates Port Authority" (Nominated)

2008 " Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series " Ali LeRoi for episode "Everybody Hates Guidance Counselor"

2008 " Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series " Tyler James Williams (Nominated)

2008 " Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series " Terry Crews (Nominated)

2008 " Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series " Tichina Arnold (Nominated)

2008 " Outstanding Comedy Series (Nominated)

2008 " Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series " Ali LeRoi for episode "Everybody Hates Baseball" (Nominated)

2008 " Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series " Millicent Shelton for episode "Everybody Hates the Substitute" (Nominated)

2007 " Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series " Tyler James Williams

2007 " Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series " Tichina Arnold (Nominated)

2007 " Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series " Terry Crews (Nominated)

2007 " Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series " Antonio Fargas (Nominated)

2007 " Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series " Whoopi Goldberg (Nominated)

2007 " Outstanding Comedy Series (Nominated)

2007 " Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series " Ali LeRoi for episode "Everybody Hates Elections" (Nominated)

2007 " Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series " Millicent Shelton for episode "Everybody Hates Valentine's Day" (Nominated)

2006 " Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series " Tichina Arnold

2006 " Outstanding Comedy Series

2006 " Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series " Tyler James Williams (Nominated)

2006 " Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series " Terry Crews (Nominated)

2006 " Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series " Ken Whittingham (Nominated)

• Environmental Media Awards
• 2008 " Episodic Comedy (Nominated)

• Satellite Awards

2006 " Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical (Nominated)

• People's Choice Awards

2006 " Favorite New Television Comedy (Nominated)

• Motion Picture Sound Editors

2006 " Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form " Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement " for episode "Everybody Hates Basketball" (Nominated)

2006 " Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form " Music " for episode "Everybody Hates Halloween" (Nominated)

DVD releases

Everybody Hates Chris has been released till date only in Region 1, also available on the iTunes Store.

DVD name	Ep#	Release date	Technical details Bonus features
The Complete First Season	22	October 10, 2006	4-Disc Set; Aspect ratio: 1.66:1; Language & Subtitles: English; Running time: 320 minutes Everybody Hates the Making of Everybody Hates Chris; Everybody Hates the Set; Everybody Hates Video Cameras; Everybody Hates the Music; Everybody Hates Tichina's Theme Song; Everybody Hates Ali's Photos; Everybody Hates Bloopers; Deleted Scenes; Auditions
The Complete Second Season	22	October 9, 2007	4-Disc Set; Aspect ratio: 1.33:1; Language & Subtitles: English; Running time: 457 minutes Everybody Hates the Cast and the Crew Again; Everybody Hates a Day in the Life of Tyler James Williams; Everybody Hates Mr. Omar's Women; Everybody Hates Vincent's School Tour; Everybody Hates Stand-Ins; Everybody Hates Caruso-isms; Everybody Hates Mrs. Morello's Racism; Everybody Hates Wardrobe; Gag Reel
The Complete Third Season	22	August 26, 2008	4-Disc Set; Aspect ratio: 2.35:1; Language & Subtitles: English; Running time: 320 minutes
The Complete Fourth Season	22	August 18, 2009	4-Disc Set; Aspect ratio: 2.35:1; Language & Subtitles: English; Running time: 320 minutes
The Complete Series	88	August 18, 2009	16-Disc Set; Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 ; Language & Subtitles: English; Running time: 1819 minutes Same Bonus Features as the Individual Season Sets

See also

• Malcolm in the Middle
• George Lopez