In the network’s commitment to get out of the “sitcom business,” the CW has cancelled Everybody Hates Chris. There won’t be a fifth season but luckily series creator Chris Rock beat them to the punch.
Everybody Hates Chris is loosely based on Rock’s early life and features Tyler James Williams, Terry Crews, Tequan Richmond, Tichina Arnold, Imani Hakim, and Vincent Martella.
The show’s been around for four seasons and its viewership has been in decline for awhile. It certainly didn’t help that, this season, the CW decided to strand the sitcom on little-watched Friday nights. Added to the fact that Chris doesn’t exactly match the network’s targeted demographic, it was obvious that the show’s days were numbered.
Rather than take a chance on not being able to give the show a proper ending, Rock decided to finish the show on his own terms. The season four finale revolves around Chris dropping out of high school, just as Rock did in real life. If the series had returned for year five, it could have explored his journey to do stand-up but as it is, the season finale still works as a last episode. There’s even a not-so-subtle nod to the famous Sopranos finale at the end.
Williams is currently pursuing a film course at New York University and is satisfied with the final episode. He told TV Guide, “If it ends here, we ended it the right way.” Rock agreed, saying, “It might not be a bad way to go.”
Are you upset or glad that the show won’t be back for season five?
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I love this show!!!!WHYYYYYYY?????
I had no idea it was cancelled and I was waiting for it to return. I decided to search and found this website. I thought it was one of the best showsaround and I will miss it.
come on cw, first the game and now everybody hates chris, yall need to get real over there. all those other shows you all are bring back and the new ones you’re adding, no one wants to see. you all really need to take a step back and think about what you’re doing, cause now yall are going to lose alot of viewers and will be getting exactly what you deserve!!!!
These networks don’t want people to learn from each other; this show taught me so much. Everybody hates chris was the best show I have ever seen.
I truely loved it just recently i went camping and took all 4 seasons with me i watcha all of them in 2 days and got to know alot more about the carrachters on and off the set its sad not to see them working together again it was truely my best comedy show 🙂
..But going to miss it so much 🙁 :'(
I truly loved this show as Chris Rock is one of my favs! I will so miss this show and I watched it no matter what night it was on!! I dont know why CW keeps cancelling excellent shows!! Hope it can come back!
dats da best show ever
wat a shame!!
That’s really too bad at least they should have ended it with a special double episode I’m a fan from France and I’m so disappointed since I heard of the cancelling of Everybody hates Chris……..
Anyway I wish the best for the career of all the show’s characters
Everybody hates Chris was a goood show, but i jus hav 1 question, who was the guy that kept staring at Chris and Chris was staring back on the last scene, thats gay, i wish it didnt end lik dat, wat happened to all the good black sitcoms……..
Everybody hates chris has been cancelled, well because (similar to Chris Rock’s life) he dropped out of high school and started to become a comedian. If they returned for season 5, it could have been exploring the stand up comedian thingy……..
We are so sorry about that.
GOD am very angry.i have no comment but i would say its wrong to end it like this
i am so disappointes with the end of the show!
i’m from israel and i have watched all the seasons without exceptional.
it seemed to me obious that the last episode of the season won’t be the last episode of “everybody hates chris”
the fan in israel to the show is huge!
it was one of the best sitcoms iv’e ever seen.
i wish that even though they already decided to end the show’ there wiil be season 5
I am disgusted that “Everybody Hates Chris” got cancelled!
This show was the very first “black boy Cinderella” show!
I wish there was a Season Five!
im from brasil and i love this show i cant believe they just cancelled it like that…cus at least in brazil everybody loves the show…i have seen the last episode and the ending is truly awesome…
I’m from Brasil and I love the sitcom. I’m so sorry it ended.It was an inteligent entertrainment (they can’t end it just like that)