| Genre: | Talk show Sketch comedy |
| Creator: | Chris Rock |
| Presenter: | Chris Rock |
| Starring: | Chris Rock |
| Theme Music Composer: | Grandmaster Flash |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 5 |
| Num Episodes: | 55[1] |
| Executive Producer: | Chris Rock Michael Rotenberg Nancy Geller |
| Producer: | Louis C.K. Wanda Sykes |
| Location: | New York City |
| Company: | CR Enterprises, Inc. 3 Arts Entertainment HBO Downtown Productions |
| Channel: | HBO |
The Chris Rock Show was a weekly, Friday night, late-night talk show featured on HBO. It was created by comedian and namesake Chris Rock and featured various guests. The show won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program in 1999. It ran for five seasons from February 7, 1997, to November 25, 2000.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | ||||
| 1 | 5 | February 7, 1997 | March 7, 1997 | ||
| 2 | 12 | September 12, 1997 | December 12, 1997 | ||
| 3 | 13 | August 21, 1998 | November 6, 1998 | ||
| 4 | 12 | September 17, 1999 | December 17, 1999 | ||
| 5 | 13 | August 19, 2000 | November 25, 2000 | ||
There have been four DVD releases of The Chris Rock Show in Region 1. The two "Best of" DVDs that were released were later repackaged into a single compilation in 2005. Seasons 1 and 2 were released as a DVD set in 2006. Most of the episodes were released uncut, however for contractual reasons the segment featuring (The Artist Formerly Known as) Prince has been removed from the first episode of Season 1. The Seasons 1 and 2 DVD features a Chris Rock commentary on episodes 1 and 12.
| DVD Name | Length | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Best of the Chris Rock Show Volume One | 59 minutes | August 31, 1999 | |
| The Best of the Chris Rock Show Volume Two | 55 minutes | August 7, 2001 | |
| The Best of the Chris Rock Show Volumes 1 & 2 | 120 minutes | October 11, 2005 | |
| The Chris Rock Show Seasons 1 & 2 | 510 minutes | September 19, 2006 |