Everybody Hates Chris is an American television semi-autobiographical sitcom created by Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi. The show is inspired by the memories of Rock as a teenager. The show is set from 1982 to 1987, but Rock himself was actually a teenager from 1978 to 1985, having been born in 1965.The show was originally developed for Fox, before being passed over. It was then picked-up by UPN, where it aired for its first season in 2005. After UPN merged with The WB to form The CW the following year, the show aired its remaining three seasons. In 2009, Rock announced that the series' end had matched up with his own past and he felt it was time to end the show.