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.
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10 episodes • 2018Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Jan 7, 2018 | 8.1 |
| 2 | Alee | Jan 14, 2018 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Ghosts | Jan 21, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Quaking Grass | Jan 28, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 5 | Today was a Good Day | Feb 11, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Penetrate a Fraud | Feb 18, 2018 | 7.5 |
| 7 | The Whistle | Feb 25, 2018 | 7.9 |
| 8 | Wallets | Mar 4, 2018 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Namaste Muthafucka | Mar 11, 2018 | 7.9 |
| 10 | Ease On Down The Road | Mar 18, 2018 | 8.1 |
10 episodes • 2019Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eruptions | Apr 7, 2019 | 7.8 |
| 2 | Every Day I'm Hustlin | Apr 14, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Past Due | Apr 21, 2019 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Showdown | Apr 28, 2019 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Feeling the Heat | May 5, 2019 | 7.9 |
| 6 | A Leg Up | May 12, 2019 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Blind Eye | May 26, 2019 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Lean Into It | Jun 2, 2019 | 7.9 |
| 9 | Guilt, Viral Videos, and Ass Whuppings | Jun 9, 2019 | 7.9 |
| 10 | The Scorpion and the Frog | Jun 16, 2019 | 8.3 |
10 episodes • 2020Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foe 'Nem | Jun 21, 2020 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Brewfurd | Jun 28, 2020 | 7.2 |
| 3 | Buss Down | Jul 5, 2020 | 7.2 |
| 4 | Gangway | Jul 12, 2020 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Terror Town | Jul 19, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Woo Woo Woo | Jul 26, 2020 | 7.9 |
| 7 | A Stain | Aug 2, 2020 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Frunchroom | Aug 9, 2020 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Lackin' | Aug 16, 2020 | 8.3 |
| 10 | A Couple, Two, Three | Aug 23, 2020 | 7.3 |
10 episodes • 2021Avg: 7.3Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soul Food | May 23, 2021 | 7.1 |
| 2 | Cooley High | May 30, 2021 | 6.7 |
| 3 | Native Son | Jun 6, 2021 | 6.2 |
| 4 | The Girl From Chicago | Jun 13, 2021 | 7.3 |
| 5 | The Spook Who Sat By The Door | Jun 20, 2021 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Candyman | Jun 27, 2021 | 7.3 |
| 7 | ...Black Messiah | Jul 11, 2021 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Love Jones | Jul 18, 2021 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Southside With You | Jul 25, 2021 | 8.1 |
| 10 | A Raisin in the Sun | Aug 1, 2021 | 8.1 |
10 episodes • 2022Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overnight Celebrity | Jun 26, 2022 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Oh Girl | Jul 3, 2022 | 7.8 |
| 3 | This Christmas | Jul 10, 2022 | 7.7 |
| 4 | On Me | Jul 17, 2022 | 7.3 |
| 5 | We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off | Jul 24, 2022 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Bring It On Home To Me | Jul 31, 2022 | 7.4 |
| 7 | Angels | Aug 7, 2022 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Sweet Thing | Aug 14, 2022 | 8.2 |
| 9 | I’m Looking For a New Thing | Aug 28, 2022 | 7.9 |
| 10 | I Am the Blues | Sep 4, 2022 | 8.2 |
16 episodes • 2023Avg: 8.2Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Chi City | Aug 6, 2023 | 8.1 |
| 2 | Mo' Douda, Mo' Problems | Aug 13, 2023 | 8.4 |
| 3 | House Party | Aug 20, 2023 | 8.1 |
| 4 | ReUp | Aug 27, 2023 | 7.7 |
| 5 | One of Them Nights | Sep 3, 2023 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Boyz II Men | Sep 10, 2023 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Long Live | Sep 17, 2023 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Who Shot Ya? | Sep 24, 2023 | 8.1 |
| 9 | The Aftermath | May 12, 2024 | 8.2 |
| 10 | Want This Smoke | May 19, 2024 | 8.2 |
| 11 | Saints & Sinners | May 26, 2024 | 8.2 |
| 12 | City of Gold | Jun 2, 2024 | 8.2 |
| 13 | Legacy | Jun 9, 2024 | 8.2 |
| 14 | Smoke & Mirrors | Jun 16, 2024 | 8.3 |
| 15 | Tower of Terror | Jun 23, 2024 | 8.3 |
| 16 | Thanksgiving | Jun 30, 2024 | 8.6 |
12 episodes • 2025Avg: 8.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Friday | May 18, 2025 | 8.3 |
| 2 | The Fall Out | May 25, 2025 | 8.1 |
| 3 | More Life | Jun 1, 2025 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Mother’s Day | Jun 8, 2025 | 8.2 |
| 5 | Safe Harbor | Jun 15, 2025 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Do the Chi Thing | Jun 22, 2025 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Unfinished Business | Jun 29, 2025 | 8.5 |
| 8 | A Bet is a Bet | Jul 6, 2025 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Last Respects | Jul 13, 2025 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Tha Block is Hot | Jul 20, 2025 | 8.5 |
| 11 | Ready or Not | Jul 27, 2025 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Rebirth | Aug 3, 2025 | 8.9 |
10 episodes • 2026Avg: 8.6Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coldest Winter Ever | May 24, 2026 | 8.5 |
| 2 | White Russian | May 31, 2026 | 8.8 |
| 3 | Beneath the Icy Veil | Jun 7, 2026 | 8.7 |
| 4 | White Widow | Jun 14, 2026 | 8.8 |
| 5 | The Dead of Winter | Jun 21, 2026 | 9.2 |
| 6 | When Truth Thaws | Jun 28, 2026 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Ice Box | Jul 5, 2026 | 8.1 |
| 8 | Cold Hearted | Jul 12, 2026 | 7.9 |
| 9 | Cold Feet | Jul 19, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Last Dance | Jul 26, 2026 | 0.0 |
