Everybody Hates Chris (2005)

Comedy · Drama · Family

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.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (46,892 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Hulu · Amazon Prime Video · Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

7.69 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 8.1 20 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Everybody Hates the Pilot	7.8	733
2	Everybody Hates Keisha	7.6	547
3	Everybody Hates Basketball	7.6	511
4	Everybody Hates Sausage	7.7	491
5	Everybody Hates Fat Mike	7.5	460
6	Everybody Hates Halloween	7.6	461
7	Everybody Hates the Babysitter	7.9	464
8	Everybody Hates the Laundromat	7.4	425
9	Everybody Hates Food Stamps	7.9	444
10	Everybody Hates Greg	7.8	421
11	Everybody Hates Christmas	8.1	445
12	Everybody Hates a Part Time Job	7.8	398
13	Everybody Hates Picture Day	7.5	376
14	Everybody Hates Valentine's Day	7.4	384
15	Everybody Hates the Lottery	7.9	391
16	Everybody Hates the Gout	7.6	376
17	Everybody Hates Funerals	7.6	400
18	Everybody Hates Corleone	7.4	374
19	Everybody Hates Drew	7.7	375
20	Everybody Hates Playboy	7.6	374
21	Everybody Hates Jail	7.7	348
22	Everybody Hates Father's Day	8.1	410

Season 2 (2006)

7.57 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 7.5 22 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Everybody Hates Rejection	7.4	355
2	Everybody Hates the Class President	7.4	328
3	Everybody Hates Elections	7.8	332
4	Everybody Hates a Liar	7.5	323
5	Everybody Hates Malvo	7.6	318
6	Everybody Hates the Buddy System	7.3	319
7	Everybody Hates Promises	7.3	314
8	Everybody Hates Thanksgiving	7.6	314
9	Everybody Hates Superstition	7.8	311
10	Everybody Hates Kris	7.5	299
11	Everybody Hates Eggs	7.5	303
12	Everybody Hates Hall Monitors	7.6	300
13	Everybody Hates Snow Day	7.7	305
14	Everybody Hates the Substitute	7.7	308
15	Everybody Hates Cutting School	8.0	314
16	Everybody Hates Chain Snatching	8.0	327
17	Everybody Hates DJs	7.5	297
18	Everybody Hates Baseball	7.5	279
19	Everybody Hates Gambling	7.6	285
20	Everybody Hates Dirty Jokes	7.5	287
21	Everybody Hates Math	7.3	284
22	Everybody Hates the Last Day	7.5	289

Season 3 (2007)

7.68 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 8.2 21 min avg

Big finale

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Everybody Hates the Guidance Counselor	7.5	298
2	Everybody Hates Caruso	7.5	285
3	Everybody Hates Driving	8.0	305
4	Everybody Hates Blackie	7.5	275
5	Everybody Hates the Bachelor Pad	7.7	273
6	Everybody Hates Bed-Stuy	7.7	263
7	Everybody Hates Houseguests	7.6	274
8	Everybody Hates Minimum Wage	7.7	264
9	Everybody Hates the New Kid	7.5	263
10	Everybody Hates Kwanzaa	7.5	277
11	Everybody Hates the Port Authority	7.7	269
12	Everybody Hates Bad Boys	8.1	307
13	Everybody Hates the First Kiss	7.8	277
14	Everybody Hates Easter	7.6	260
15	Everybody Hates Gretzky	7.9	292
16	Everybody Hates the BFD	7.4	257
17	Everybody Hates Ex-Cons	7.6	256
18	Everybody Hates Earth Day	7.5	244
19	Everybody Hates Being Cool	7.7	261
20	Everybody Hates the Ninth-Grade Dance	7.7	274
21	Everybody Hates Mother's Day	7.6	258
22	Everybody Hates Graduation	8.2	295

Season 4 (2008)

7.57 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.1 21 min avg

Big finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Everybody Hates Tattaglia	7.6	292
2	Everybody Hates Cake	7.5	277
3	Everybody Hates Homecoming	7.5	287
4	Everybody Hates the English Teacher	7.5	252
5	Everybody Hates My Man	7.4	251
6	Everybody Hates Doc's	7.4	257
7	Everybody Hates Snitches	7.4	235
8	Everybody Hates Big Bird	7.8	270
9	Everybody Hates James	7.3	235
10	Everybody Hates New Year's Eve	7.6	242
11	Everybody Hates Mr. Levine	7.4	251
12	Everybody Hates Varsity Jackets	7.4	238
13	Everybody Hates Fake IDs	7.6	241
14	Everybody Hates PSATs	7.6	238
15	Everybody Hates Boxing	7.7	240
16	Everybody Hates Lasagna	7.4	238
17	Everybody Hates Spring Break	7.4	230
18	Everybody Hates the Car	7.7	241
19	Everybody Hates Back Talk	7.9	286
20	Everybody Hates Tasha	7.9	270
21	Everybody Hates Bomb Threats	7.4	239
22	Everybody Hates the G.E.D.	8.1	398