Scripted series · The CW
Everybody Hates Chris
Get ready to ROCK
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Tyler James Williams
Chris
88 eps
Tichina Arnold
Rochelle
88 eps
Terry Crews
Julius
88 eps
Imani Hakim
Tonya
88 eps
Tequan Richmond
Drew
88 eps
Vincent Martella
Greg Wuliger
88 eps
Chris Rock
Narrator (voice)
88 eps
Wayne Brady
Louis
2 eps
Whoopi Goldberg
Louise Clarkson
2 eps
Jason Alexander
Principal Edwards
2 eps
Tisha Campbell
3 eps
Jimmie Walker
Gene
3 eps
Ernest Lee Thomas
Mr. Omar
26 eps
B.J. Britt
3 eps
Jackée Harry
Vanessa
17 eps
Shelby Young
jennifer
3 eps
Katelyn Pacitto
3 eps
P.J. Marino
Detective
3 eps
Keesha Sharp
Sheila Ridenhour
7 eps
Loretta Devine
Maxine
3 eps
Danielle Taddei
Mother
3 eps
Ricky Harris
Malvo
5 eps
Anna Diop
Diedra
3 eps
Earthquake
Michael
5 eps
Travis T. Flory
Joey Caruso
38 eps
Michel Estime
Risky
15 eps
Todd Bridges
Monk
9 eps
Jeris Poindexter
Kill Moves
13 eps
Kevontay Jackson
Jerome
16 eps
Tasia Sherel
Pam
7 eps
Myzel Robinson
Fat Mike
3 eps
Jude Ciccolella
Dr. Raymond
4 eps
Aree Davis
Keisha Ridenhour
6 eps
Mario Joyner
Doctor
4 eps
Shon Little
Cop
4 eps
Alex Brown
Earl Shabazz
3 eps
Jazz Raycole
Lisa
3 eps
Lynda Scarlino
Mrs. Milone
10 eps
Rappin' Granny
Old Woman
8 eps
Owen Smith
7 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Everybody Hates Chris actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Everybody Hates Chris reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 88 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200522 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S01E07 Everybody Hates the Babysitter
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
200622 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S02E15 Everybody Hates Cutting School
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
200722 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S03E05 Everybody Hates the Bachelor Pad
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
200822 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S04E03 Everybody Hates Homecoming
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E22
Everybody Hates Father's Day
While Chris finds his dad the perfect gift Julius decides he would like to spend Father's Day alone...
S01E02
Everybody Hates Keisha
When Chris's mother, Rochelle, hires the girl next door, Keisha, to tutor Drew at Math, Chris sees this as an ideal chance to impress her. But someone else may have the same intentions. Meanwhile, Julius finds himself in an awkward position when he becomes attracted to another woman, Sheila.
S01E11
Everybody Hates Christmas
It's Christmas and Julius and Rochelle find it difficult in breaking the news that they can't afford presents because of broken water heater. Chris is suprised to discover who the canned food drive is really for...
S01E05
Everybody Hates Fat Mike
Chris lets a neighbourhood kid ride his bike, despite Julius's warnings, and he takes off with it. When Julius's co-workers go on strike he takes up some of the housework, much to Rochelle's annoyance.
S01E01
Everybody Hates The Pilot
Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bussed 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 dealing with the school bully, Joey.
S01E21
Everybody Hates Jail
Chris must raise cash for the school trip by selling cookies. Meanwhile Julius regrets sending Rochelle to Dreamgirls while he looks after Tonya and Drew who have chicken pox
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Ali LeRoi
Creator
Chris Rock
Showrunner
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Dave Becky
Executive producer
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Michael Rotenberg
Executive producer
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Chuck Sklar
Writer
Felicia D. Henderson
Writer
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Rodney Barnes
Writer
Frank Sebastiano
Writer
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Adam Lorenzo
Writer
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Alyson Fouse
Writer
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Kevin Garnett
Writer
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Kriss Turner
Writer
Andrew Orenstein
Writer
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Aron Abrams
Writer
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Howard Gewirtz
Writer
Jerry Levine
Writer
Lance Crouther
Writer
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Kriss Turner
Writer
Courtney Lilly
Writer
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Adrienne Carter
Writer
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Craig DiGregorio
Writer
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Greg Thompson
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Created by
- Chris RockCreator
Executive production
- Dave BeckyExecutive Producer
- Jim MichaelsProducer
- Chuck SklarProducer
- Michael RotenbergExecutive Producer
- Don ReoProducer
- Ali LeRoiExecutive Producer
Writing
- Chuck SklarWriter
- Felicia D. HendersonWriter
- Rodney BarnesWriter
- Frank SebastianoWriter
- Adam LorenzoWriter
- Alyson FouseWriter
Direction
- Arlene SanfordDirector
- Gina Prince-BythewoodDirector
- Victor Nelli, Jr.Director
- Ken WhittinghamDirector
- Matt ShakmanDirector
- Anton CropperDirector
Music
- Marcus MillerOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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