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Jan 7, 2018

The Chi

Divisive
Reactions
612
Score confidence
very high
Score trend
Seasons
8
Status
Ended
Age rating
TV-MA
62
Score
Where to watch
Buy
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The show

A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side.

Created by
Lena Waithe
Status
Ended
Stills

The Real Review

This show's a real split, with people torn on where the story has gone over eight seasons. The acting gets consistent praise and the concept feels fresh, but the plot itself loses a lot of viewers, with many finding it messy or disappointing. A vocal few still find it very funny. Most of the cast gets criticized, though the character Emmett remains a clear fan favorite.

Synthesized from 612 real reactionsvery high confidence
PraisedActing · Originality
DivisiveStory · Pacing

By season

Season 7
45
32 reactions
Season 8
61
229 reactions

Scored only from posts that clearly name a season. Seasons without enough of that conversation yet aren’t shown.

Sentiment split

43% positive
39% mixed
18% negative

By aspect

story49
acting85
originality80
pacing58
visuals29
humor100

How opinion moved

62
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62
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62
Aug 26
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Sep 1
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Buzz

Aug 199 reactions over two weeksSep 1

How much people are talking about this show: reactions counted per day they were posted.

Names & topics that came up

Lena Waitheperson87× · 21%+Jacob Latimoreperson28× · 4%+Shamon Brown Jr.person22× · 18%+Michael Eppsperson22× · 9%+Birgundi Bakerperson22× · 9%+Hannaha Hallperson19× · 5%+Alex R. Hibbertperson18× · 0%+Genesis Denise Haleperson16× · 0%+Yolonda Rossperson14× · 0%+Tyla Abercrumbieperson14× · 0%+Jason Mitchellperson13× · 8%+Tai Davisperson13× · 0%+Miriam A. Hymanperson13× · 0%+Curtiss Cookperson11× · 0%+Emmettcharacter11× · 73%+

Where the signal came from

Social Media
612

We show volume and platform mix, not posts. No comment text is stored or displayed. Every figure above is analysis output from public posts and reviews.