Everybody Hates Chris: Season 1
  • Network: The CW
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 22, 2005
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 15
User Score
8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 161 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 135 out of 161
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 161
  3. Negative: 18 out of 161

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  1. AleishaR
    Oct 20, 2005
    0
    I HATE the show, it is soooooo corny!!! When I first saw the preview, I thought this would be a comedy I wouldn't want to miss. Chris is treated like an animal anywhere he goes at home, school and at play, to me his role in the show is being one of the parents. He gets blamed for any and everything. He has to take care of his other siblings and also himself. I think that's too much for one child to handle. So its the worst and I dont think it'll go far!… Expand
  2. AustinW
    Oct 12, 2005
    4
    The pilot was nothing new. Not edgy at all (like Rock's standup). Seemed like "Good Times" for a new generation... which, nostalgia aside, is not a good thing.
  3. McFly
    Oct 20, 2005
    0
    I know I hate Chris.
  4. BenG
    Oct 11, 2005
    2
    Nothing that hasn't been seen before.
  5. nikun
    Nov 6, 2005
    1
    this show sucks and so does the title. there are stuff that happened that cant yet like the halloween episode cant happen. the dates were all off . this title of the show is robbed from " everybody loves raymond" from the cbs show. the title needs to be changed to Cancelled.
  6. karlaj
    Oct 22, 2005
    1
    A poor quality show. Needs some better writers...it's not funny, not interesting, and not intelligent. The acting / actor choice is boring, not appealing, and may I say...YAWN!!! Kids are much more exciting than this show shows. A limp and lifeless show. Thumbs down!
  7. CraigM.
    Oct 8, 2005
    0
    Not very funny. On top of that, the script is full of rascism.
  8. leslieg
    Apr 14, 2006
    2
    Its only funny when the adult Chris is discussing his life as a child. To have to sit through an entire 30 minutes (seems eternal) watching from a childs point of view something so annoying is torture.
  9. GodHelpme
    May 7, 2006
    1
    'Shelisa' said "this show has real parents and children reflecting the love, discipline, and conflict that exist in a family" Yeah, it sure does. It made me realise I was right to stay the hell away from black people. The parents are typecast- an angry black man who beats the crap out of his kids, and an angry black woman who beats the crap out of her kids. Can you spell H-A-T-E? It's all over the parents' faces, and that's without even acting. And people wonder why the black community is associated with violence and murder. At least they were more honest with the casting and the plots than the Cosby Show - Chris seems to face constant threats of violence from his father and mother. So true to life - (black life). But what a shame that nobody will ever say anything about this, because to do so would be 'rasiz'. This crap is now being shown in the U.K. to appease the 'black' TV market. All 3% of it. Still, it's great propaganda for the BNP.… Collapse
  10. TylerB
    Jan 4, 2007
    0
    Terrible.......
  11. RaZ
    Nov 1, 2005
    3
    Chris Rock says "my mom used to do something." Then we see a shot of his mom doing that. Half an hour of this hilarity.
  12. edn
    Oct 11, 2005
    2
    unwatchably bad - is everybody smoking crack?
  13. RoryM
    Oct 13, 2005
    2
    This show is crap. Barely watchable. I don't understand where the ocean of hype is coming from.
  14. Petarn
    Oct 18, 2005
    0
    The people who made this show should be hunted down, and jailed for their crimes against sanity! If we use our IDIOT-O-METER on Chris we will break the world record for stupidity in all galaxies.
  15. sherryc
    Oct 27, 2005
    1
    One of the worst shows ive every seen, would better better without chris rock talking thoughout it, Its full of nothing but rascism remarks, and bad jokes. title of show is right Everyone HATES chris!
  16. GavinW
    Mar 27, 2006
    0
    Total shite for complete cunts.

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
88 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    80
    Let's get this straight. Everybody Hates Chris is not the Second Coming. But it is one of the season's best new series.
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  2. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    80
    Should appeal to fans of Rock and to viewers who long for a family comedy reminiscent of "The Cosby Show" (albeit with a sharper edge).
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  3. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Michael Buening
    90
    The networks have been wondering how to compete with the no-holds barred nature of cable programming. This is it.
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