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Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy Award
Emmy Award

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-winning American
Television in the United States

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 television sitcom that originally ran on CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.

Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano
Ray Romano

Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an United States actor, writer and stand-up comedian, best known for his role in the long running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond....
, producer Phil Rosenthal
Philip Rosenthal

Philip Rosenthal is an United States television writer and Television producer who is best known as the creator, writer and Television producer for the long-running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond ....
 and the show's writing staff. The main characters on the show are also loosely based on Romano's real-life family members.

It is one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful American sitcoms of its time.






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Category:Comedy TV shows Category:Sitcoms

Anyone who can cook braciole like this deserves a hillside full of heavenly scented marigolds and daffodils.

Debra, don't let a suitcase full of cheese become your big fork and spoon.

ESPN, nothing quite like it. Nothing even comes close. Well, ESPN 2.

Great! Robert gets to meet a hot girl and I get a sponge bath from Mrs. Mussolini.

Great, I finally have sex and I'm not even there!






Encyclopedia


Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy Award
Emmy Award

The Emmy Award, also known as the 'Emmy', is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards....
-winning American
Television in the United States

Television is one of the media of the United States of the United States. In an expansive country of Demography of the United States, television programs are some of the few things that nearly all Americans can share....
 television sitcom that originally ran on CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.

Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano
Ray Romano

Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an United States actor, writer and stand-up comedian, best known for his role in the long running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond....
, producer Phil Rosenthal
Philip Rosenthal

Philip Rosenthal is an United States television writer and Television producer who is best known as the creator, writer and Television producer for the long-running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond ....
 and the show's writing staff. The main characters on the show are also loosely based on Romano's real-life family members.

It is one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful American sitcoms of its time. Everybody Loves Raymond was nominated for and won many awards
Everybody Loves Raymond

Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy Award-winning Television in the United States television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005....
.

The show reruns in syndication on different cable channels such as TBS
TBS (TV network)

TBS is an United States cable television TV network owned by media mogul Ted Turner that shows sports and a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy....
 and in most TV markets on local stations. From 2000-2007 King World Productions
King World Productions

King World Productions, Inc. was a syndicator of television programming in the United States until its eventual 2007 incorporation into CBS Television Distribution....
 distributed the show for off-network syndication. In 2008 CBS Television Distribution
CBS Television Distribution

CBS Television Distribution is a global television distribution company, a merger of CBS Corporation's three television distribution arms CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television, and King World Productions including its home entertainment arm CBS Home Entertainment....
 took over KingWorld's distribution, although its' logo is retained on TBS
TBS (TV network)

TBS is an United States cable television TV network owned by media mogul Ted Turner that shows sports and a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy....
.

Show background

The show revolves around the life of Italian-American Ray Barone, newspaper
Newspaper

A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on Politics, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports....
 sportswriter from Lynbrook
Lynbrook, New York

Lynbrook is a village in Nassau County, New York, New York, United States . The population was 19,911 at the 2000 census, but had increased to 29,000 by 2006....
, Long Island
Long Island

Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, United States, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are Borough s of New York City, and two of which are mainly suburban....
. Very flippant, Ray doesn't take many things seriously, making corny jokes in nearly every situation, no matter how troubling or problematic.

Ray lives with his oftentimes resentful
Resentment

Resentment is an emotion of anger or bitterness felt repeatedly, as a result of a real, or imagined, wrong done.Robert C. Solomon, a professor of continental philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, places resentment on the same line-continuum with contempt and anger....
 wife, Debra Barone, their daughter, Ally,and their identical twin sons, Michael and Geoffrey. Ray's parents and brother Robert, who live across the street, frequently make their presences known to the frustration of Ray and especially to Debra. Unfortunately for Ray, he always has to hear about it from Debra. Out of their three unwanted visitors, Debra is particularly put off by Ray's mother, Marie — a catty
Spite (sentiment)

Spite is to intentionally annoy, hurt, or upset. Spiteful words or actions are delivered in such a way in which it's clear that the person is delivering them just to annoy, hurt, or upset....
 woman who constantly antagonizes Debra, coddles Ray and obviously favors Ray over Robert.

Ray often finds himself in the middle of all the problems and arguments. His biggest nemesis is his brother Robert, who is insecure and jealous
JEALOUS

"Jealous" is the first single by Dir en grey and was released on May 10, 1998. The music videos of the title track and the A-side and B-side "Unknown......
 about Ray being the favorite son. Although Robert and Ray are frequently seen fighting like children and picking on each other, the brothers are very devoted to each other. Robert frequently calls Ray "Cubby" and stands up for him, while Ray has a great admiration for Robert, who is a New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 officer.

Their father, Frank, is very insulting and does not like to show his feelings, but through the years several episodes were crafted to show how much he loves his family.

Ray and Debra have their share of marital disagreements, with Debra frequently denying Ray sex
Sexual intercourse

Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which the Penis enters the Vagina. The two entities may be of opposite sexes or not, or they may be hermaphrodite, as is the case with snails....
, and Ray preferring to watch sports television to talking to his wife. A recurring theme on the show has them having a long interaction each night while in bed, just before going to sleep, and sometimes there is a sweetness between them.

Cast


  • Raymond Albert Barone (Ray Romano
    Ray Romano

    Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an United States actor, writer and stand-up comedian, best known for his role in the long running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond....
    ) is a sportswriter for Newsday
    Newsday

    Newsday is a daily tabloid-size, Pulitzer Prize-winning, United States newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the New York City metropolitan area....
    . He lives in Lynbrook
    Lynbrook, New York

    Lynbrook is a village in Nassau County, New York, New York, United States . The population was 19,911 at the 2000 census, but had increased to 29,000 by 2006....
    , Long Island
    Long Island

    Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, United States, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are Borough s of New York City, and two of which are mainly suburban....
     with his wife, Debra, and their children Geoffrey (Sawyer Sweeten), Michael (Sullivan Sweeten) and Alexandra "Ally" (Madylin Sweeten
    Madylin Sweeten

    Madylin Anne Michele Sweeten is an American teen actress.Sweeten was born in Brownwood, Texas, to Timothy Lynn Sweeten and Elizabeth Anne Millsap....
    ). Other members of his family, who live across the street, include his brother Robert, and his parents Frank and Marie. Ray's character is loosely based on the real-life Romano; both are the father of twin boys and a girl.


  • Debra Louise Whalen Barone (Patricia Heaton
    Patricia Heaton

    Patricia Helen Heaton is a two-time Emmy Award-winning United States actress best known for playing lead character and Ray Barone's wife Debra Barone on the CBS television sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond....
    ) is Ray's wife, and the mother of Ally, Michael, and Geoffrey. As a housewife, Debra is frequently resentful and stressed out; major reasons for this are not only because she has to deal with all the housework and her three rambunctious children without much assistance from Ray, but also because she must constantly put up with Ray's obnoxious, intrusive family members. Debra tends to hold back her feelings and usually only after Ray does something she lets loose by having tantrums and completely losing control of herself.


  • Robert Charles Barone (Brad Garrett
    Brad Garrett

    Brad Garrett is an Emmy Award-winning United States, actor, voice acting and stand-up comedian. He is well-known for his sitcom roles on Everybody Loves Raymond and Til Death....
    ) is Ray's brother and the son of Frank and Marie, conceived out of wedlock
    Wedlock

    Wedlock may refer to:* Marriage* Wedlock , an album by Sunburned Hand of the Man* Wedlock , directed by Lewis Teague * Billy Wedlock, an English footballer...
    . Standing at 6' 8.5", he is the tallest Barone, and has several quirks, the biggest being a nervous habit of touching food to his chin before eating it, commonly known as the "Crazy Chin". Robert is a caring uncle and still deeply cares for little brother Raymond. Robert has been a New York City Police Department
    New York City Police Department

    The New York City Police Department , established in 1844, is currently the largest police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within Borough of New York City....
     Officer for 27 years, and attains the rank of Lieutenant by the end of the series. He is often jealous of the attention that his brother Ray receives from their mother. His height, appearance and demeanor are the source of much humor, but despite his huge size, Robert is a very skilled dancer.


  • Marie Janella Barone (Doris Roberts
    Doris Roberts

    Doris May Roberts is an United States five-time Emmy Award-winning actress, perhaps best known for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond....
    ) is Ray's mother, the wife of Frank, and the matriarch of the Barone family. Intrusive and over-nurturing, she is a housewife who excels in cooking, cleaning, and other things dealing with keeping a good home and bringing up a nurturing and caring family. Marie and Frank live across the street from Ray and Debra in Lynbrook
    Lynbrook, New York

    Lynbrook is a village in Nassau County, New York, New York, United States . The population was 19,911 at the 2000 census, but had increased to 29,000 by 2006....
    , Long Island
    Long Island

    Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, United States, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are Borough s of New York City, and two of which are mainly suburban....
    , New York
    New York

    The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
     which often irritates the latter couple.


  • Francis "Frank" Oscar Barone (Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle

    For the former Clyde FC and Australian international footballer, see Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle was an United States actor, best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and as a comical Frankenstein's Monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein ....
    ) is Ray's father and Marie's husband, a retired bookkeeper with a stubborn masculine personality. A war veteran
    War Veteran

    War Veteran is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. First published in If magazine in March 1955.The plot concerns an old man who claims to have travelled back in time from a future in which Earth has lost a devastating war to its own Martian and Venusian colonies....
    , Frank served in the Korean War
    Korean War

    The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korea and South Korea regimes, with major hostilities lasting from June 25, 1950 until the armistice signed on July 27, 1953....
    , which he frequently brings up, to the annoyance of his sons. He is a member of the Elks
    Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

    The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is an American fraternal order and social club founded in 1868. It is one of the leading fraternal orders in the U.S., claiming over one million members....
    , and was named Man of the Year by his Lodge. In season 8 however, Frank asks Debra to work at the Caribou Lodge. Peter Boyle died on December 12, 2006.


  • Amy Louise MacDougall-Barone (Monica Horan
    Monica Horan

    Monica Horan is an United States actress from Darby, Pennsylvania....
    ) is Robert Barone's wife, and the best friend of Debra, who introduced Amy to Robert. Although Amy marries Robert in the seventh season, she also appears in the previous seasons. Many issues have caused Amy and Robert to break up in the first six seasons, with one being caused by Raymond. Quite often, Amy apologizes to someone even if she didn't do anything wrong. In real life, Horan is the wife of creator/executive producer Philip Rosenthal
    Philip Rosenthal

    Philip Rosenthal is an United States television writer and Television producer who is best known as the creator, writer and Television producer for the long-running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond ....
    .


Main crew

  • Executive producers: Philip Rosenthal
    Philip Rosenthal

    Philip Rosenthal is an United States television writer and Television producer who is best known as the creator, writer and Television producer for the long-running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond ....
     (Head Writer
    Head writer

    A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an executive producer....
    ), Stu Smiley, Rory Rosegarten, Ray Romano, Lew Schneider
    Lew Schneider

    Lew Schneider is an Emmy Award winning United States television producer, writer, actor, and stand-up comedian.Schneider grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, graduating from Brookline High School in 1979.....
    , Tucker Cawley
    Tucker Cawley

    Tucker Cawley is an American television comedy writer and producer....
    , Steve Skrovan
    Steve Skrovan

    Steve Skrovan works in the entertainment industry, notably as producer and writer for the television show Everybody Loves Raymond. Previously, he was the host for the first season of the game show That's My Dog! on Family , and had written for Seinfeld and The Home Court....
    , Jeremy Stevens, Aaron Shure
    Aaron Shure

    Aaron Shure is a TV writer/producer and two-time Emmy winner. Shure was an Executive Producer of Everybody Loves Raymond for which he won two Emmy awards in the "Outstanding Comedy Series" category....
     and Mike Royce.
  • co-Executive producers: Lisa Helfrich Jackson, Tom Caltabiano, and Leslie Caveny
  • Producer: Holli Gailen


Events

  • Robert and Amy's wedding: The episode that may be the biggest moment on the show, while not necessarily the highest rated, was the May 19, 2003 episode in which Robert married his long-time on-again, off-again love, Amy MacDougall. With the marriage came several new recurring characters, including Amy's parents and brother. A rumored spin-off
    Spin-off

    A spin-off is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one, such as a television series based on a pre-existing one, or a new company formed from a university research group or business incubator....
     featuring Robert and Amy never materialized (Only on an episode of Family Guy
    Family Guy

    Family Guy is an animated cartoon Television in the United States Situation comedy created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox Broadcasting Company and regularly on other television networks in syndication....
    ).
  • Mother's Day Fight: One event in the series that could be the most dramatic was the month-long feud between Debra and Marie. The argument lasted four consecutive episodes, between the 6th and 7th seasons.
  • The Finale
    The Finale (Everybody Loves Raymond)

    "The Finale" is the two-hundred and tenth episode of the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. It was the 16th episode of the 9th season, and the final episode of the series....
     had Ray getting his adenoids removed and he had trouble coming out of anesthesia. The final shot of the show referenced the Last Supper
    Last Supper

    In the Christian Gospels, the Last Supper was the last meal Jesus shared with his Twelve Apostles and Disciple before Crucifixion of Jesus. The Last Supper has been the subject of many paintings, perhaps The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci....
     and is notable that it has the entire cast talking to, through and over each other, thus no one character could be said, with any degree of certainty, to have had the last word.
  • Seasons 1 through 6 all ended with flashback episodes.


Episodes


DVD releases

HBO Home Video has released the Complete Series of Everybody Loves Raymond on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4. Region 4 Complete Box Set was released on 13 August 2008.

DVD NameEp #Release dates
Region 1
DVD region code

DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played. Discs without region coding are called all region or region 0 discs....
Region 2
DVD region code

DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played. Discs without region coding are called all region or region 0 discs....
Region 4
DVD region code

DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played. Discs without region coding are called all region or region 0 discs....
The Complete 1st Season 22 September 14 2004 January 17 2005 December 16 2004
The Complete 2nd Season 25 December 14, 2004 July 4, 2005 April 27, 2005
The Complete 3rd Season 26 May 3, 2005 January 16, 2006 July 12, 2005
The Complete 4th Season 24 September 13, 2005 May 1, 2006 April 5, 2006
The Complete 5th Season 25 December 6, 2005 July 3, 2006 July 5, 2006
The Complete 6th Season 25 May 9, 2006 October 2, 2006 October 4, 2006
The Complete 7th Season 25 September 19, 2006 January 15, 2007 April 4, 2007
The Complete 8th Season 23 May 8, 2007 July 16, 2007 October 3, 2007
The Complete 9th Season 18 September 18, 2007 November 12, 2007 October 3, 2007
The Complete Series 212 October 30, 2007 TBA August 13, 2008


International broadcasters

  • In Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
    , the Seven Network
    Seven Network

    The Seven Network is an Australia Television broadcasting in Australia owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1956, when the first stations on the Very high frequency frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne....
     originally aired the program as summer filler, Network Ten
    Network Ten

    Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia's three major commercial Television broadcasting in Australia. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Western Australia, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country....
     later began airing the series which in the meantime became popular. Re-runs now air on Network Ten and on cable network TV1
    TV1 (Australia)

    TV1 is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television subscription platforms....
     (previously on FOX Classics
    FOX Classics

    FOX Classics is an Australian cable and satellite channel that specializes in showing classic movies and television series from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and some content from the 80's and 90's....
    ).
  • In Bulgaria
    Bulgaria

    The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
     the firs seasons were aire on Kanal 1
    Kanal 1

    Kanal 1 can refer to:*BNT Channel 1, a Bulgarian-language public television station*SVT1, a television channel broadcast by Sveriges Television in Sweden...
    , after that were repeated on bTV
    BTV

    BTV is an abbreviation that can stand for:*bTV , a major national TV channel in Bulgaria*Bergens Tidende TV, a Norwegian local television station....
     with the premieres of the later seasons. Repeats currently broacast on GTV.
  • Repeats of the show are frequently screened in New Zealand
    New Zealand

    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
    . It is currently broadcast on the free-to-air television channel, TV3
    TV3 (New Zealand)

    TV3 is a large commercial broadcasting television station in New Zealand broadcasting via terrestrial to almost 100% of the country, and on Sky Network Television's digital platform....
    .
  • In Norway
    Norway

    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
     TV3
    TV3 (Norway)

    TV3 Norway is a commercial television channel targeting Norway owned by Viasat, which is a part of the Sweden media group Modern Times Group. It was separated from the common Swedish-Norwegian feed in the early 1990s....
     is currently airing the show. The show was also aired on TV2 when the episodes were new.
  • In Poland
    Poland

    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
     it is aired by Comedy Central Polska
    Comedy Central Polska

    Comedy Central Polska is a Polish language channel focusing on comedy which was launched on October 19, 2006. It was the first channel outside the United States to use the Comedy Central name and the fourth channel launched by MTV Networks Europe in Poland....
     channel.
  • In Serbia
    Serbia

    Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
     the show was recently aired on TV Avala
    TV Avala

    TV Avala is a Serbian television network with national frequency. Registered as a limited liabilty company, the station was given a national TV frequency in Serbia in April 2006....
    . The show was also aired earlier on RTV BK Telecom
    RTV BK Telecom

    Radio-televizija Braca Karic Telekom was a privately-owned radio-television company based in Belgrade, Serbia. It functioned as a privately-owned, revenue generating media outlet with a "G" rating and without editorial or content restrictions....
    .
  • In Turkey
    Turkey

    Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
     it is aired on the subscription based channel ComedyMax
    ComedyMax

    ComedyMax is a television channel in Turkey, which broadcasts worldwide hit TV series as Turkish language subtitled. It is exclusively available for Digiturk satellite package subscribers....
    .
  • In the United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
    , the Show appears daily on Channel 4
    Channel 4

    Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the #Channel Four Television...
     and Paramount Comedy 1
    Paramount Comedy 1

    Paramount Comedy is a television channel shown in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, available through digital satellite , IPTV and cable ....
    . The latter often devotes Sundays to entire seasons of the show.
  • In Spain the show airs on La Sexta where it has been run various times and in different time slots. At present (Autumn 2008), La Sexta airs double episodes every weekday morning from 645am.
  • In Latvia
    Latvia

    Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
     the first 3 seasons were aired on TV3
  • In Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
     originally aired on Pro7 and Kabel1, now it is aired on Comedy Central Germany
    Comedy Central Germany

    Comedy Central Germany is a German speaking equivalent to Comedy Central. The channel is available free-to-air and on local digital/cable operators in Germany, Austria and Switzerland....
  • In Portugal
    Portugal

    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
     the show aired on Sic Comedia
    SIC Comédia

    SIC Com?dia was a Portugal TV channel, and was available on cable. It was part of the television network SIC . The channel stopped airing on the 31st of December 2006....
    , and lasted until the channel was canceled by TV Cabo
    TV Cabo

    ZON Multim?dia is a Portugal Mass media holding company, whose main assets include a satellite television, cable television and ISP and a movie distributor and a virtual carrier of mobile phone services....


Reception


U.S. television ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Everybody Loves Raymond on CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
.

Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps. All times mentioned in this section were Eastern & Pacific

With the exception of the 2004-2005 season, the ratings data seen in this table is from Nielsen Media Research
Nielsen Media Research

Nielsen Media Research is an United States company that Measurement Mass media audiences, including television, radio, theatre films and newspapers....
 which was published in a May 15, 2005 USA Today
USA Today

'USA TODAY' is a national United States daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Allen Neuharth. The paper has the widest newspaper circulation of any newspaper in the United States , and among English-language broadsheets, it comes second worldwide, behind only the 2.6 million daily paid copies of The Times of...
 article.

The series-finale scored a 20.2 household rating, 32.94 million viewers (29% of all viewers at the time) and an 11.2 rating among adults 18-49. At 8pm, Everybody Loves Raymond: The Last Laugh averaged a 15.3 household rating, 24.52 million viewers and a 7.5 among adults 18-49.

Season Timeslot Season Premiere Season Finale TV Season Rank Viewers
(in millions)
1
List of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes

The following is an episode list for the CBS situation comedy television series Everybody Loves Raymond. The series ran from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005 airing 210 episodes....
Friday 8:30 p.m.
(September 13, 1996 to
February 28, 1997)


Monday 8:30 p.m.
(March 3, 1997 to
April 7, 1997)
September 13, 1996 April 7, 1997 1996-1997 #82 10.6
2
List of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes

The following is an episode list for the CBS situation comedy television series Everybody Loves Raymond. The series ran from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005 airing 210 episodes....
Monday 8:30 p.m. September 22, 1997 May 18, 1998 1997-1998 #30 13.3
3
List of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes

The following is an episode list for the CBS situation comedy television series Everybody Loves Raymond. The series ran from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005 airing 210 episodes....
Monday 9:00 p.m. September 21, 1998 May 24, 1999 1998-1999 #11 15.5
4
List of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes

The following is an episode list for the CBS situation comedy television series Everybody Loves Raymond. The series ran from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005 airing 210 episodes....
September 20, 1999 May 22, 2000 1999-2000 #12 17.1
5
List of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes

The following is an episode list for the CBS situation comedy television series Everybody Loves Raymond. The series ran from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005 airing 210 episodes....
October 2, 2000 May 21, 2001 2000-2001 #5 19.1
6
List of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes

The following is an episode list for the CBS situation comedy television series Everybody Loves Raymond. The series ran from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005 airing 210 episodes....
September 24, 2001 May 13, 2002 2001-2002 #4 20.0
7
List of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes

The following is an episode list for the CBS situation comedy television series Everybody Loves Raymond. The series ran from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005 airing 210 episodes....
September 23, 2002 May 19, 2003 2002-2003 #7 18.6
8
List of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes

The following is an episode list for the CBS situation comedy television series Everybody Loves Raymond. The series ran from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005 airing 210 episodes....
September 22, 2003 May 24, 2004 2003-2004 #10 17.4
9
List of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes

The following is an episode list for the CBS situation comedy television series Everybody Loves Raymond. The series ran from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005 airing 210 episodes....
September 20, 2004 May 16, 2005 2004-2005 #10 17.4


Awards

Emmy Awards:
  • Outstanding Comedy Series (2003, 2005) 2 wins
  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Ray Romano
    Ray Romano

    Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an United States actor, writer and stand-up comedian, best known for his role in the long running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond....
     (2002)
  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Patricia Heaton
    Patricia Heaton

    Patricia Helen Heaton is a two-time Emmy Award-winning United States actress best known for playing lead character and Ray Barone's wife Debra Barone on the CBS television sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond....
     (2000-2001) 2 wins
  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Brad Garrett
    Brad Garrett

    Brad Garrett is an Emmy Award-winning United States, actor, voice acting and stand-up comedian. He is well-known for his sitcom roles on Everybody Loves Raymond and Til Death....
     (2002-2003, 2005) 3 wins
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Doris Roberts
    Doris Roberts

    Doris May Roberts is an United States five-time Emmy Award-winning actress, perhaps best known for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond....
     (2001-2003, 2005) 4 wins
  • Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for "Baggage" Tucker Cawley
    Tucker Cawley

    Tucker Cawley is an American television comedy writer and producer....
     (2003)


Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild

The Screen Actors Guild is an American trade union representing over 120,000 film and television actor and extra worldwide. According to SAG's Mission Statement, the Guild seeks to: negotiate and enforce collective bargaining agreements that establish equitable levels of compensation, benefits, and working conditions for its performers; col...
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  • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2003)


Writers Guild of America
Writers Guild of America

The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers around New York City....
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  • Episodic Comedy Phil Rosenthal
    Phil Rosenthal

    Phil Rosenthal has been media columnist for the Chicago Tribune since the spring of 2005. He had previously worked for the Chicago Sun-Times, Los Angeles Daily News, The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin, and the News Sun of Waukegan, Illinois....
     for: "Italy", parts I and II (2002)


Nominations

Emmy Awards:
  • Outstanding Comedy Series (1999-2005) 7 nominations
  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Ray Romano
    Ray Romano

    Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an United States actor, writer and stand-up comedian, best known for his role in the long running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond....
     (1999-2003, 2005) 6 nominations
  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Patricia Heaton
    Patricia Heaton

    Patricia Helen Heaton is a two-time Emmy Award-winning United States actress best known for playing lead character and Ray Barone's wife Debra Barone on the CBS television sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond....
     (1999-2005) 7 nominations
  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Brad Garrett
    Brad Garrett

    Brad Garrett is an Emmy Award-winning United States, actor, voice acting and stand-up comedian. He is well-known for his sitcom roles on Everybody Loves Raymond and Til Death....
     (2000, 2002-2005) 5 nominations
  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle

    For the former Clyde FC and Australian international footballer, see Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle was an United States actor, best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and as a comical Frankenstein's Monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein ....
     (1999-2005) 7 nominations
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Doris Roberts
    Doris Roberts

    Doris May Roberts is an United States five-time Emmy Award-winning actress, perhaps best known for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond....
     (1999-2005) 7 nominations
  • Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, 3 nominations: Will Mackenzie "Robert's Date" (1999), Will Mackenzie "The Christmas Picture" (2000), Gary Halvorson
    Gary Halvorson

    Gary Halvorson is an United States director of television shows and series....
     "Finale" (2005)
  • Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, 6 nominations: Philip Rosenthal
    Philip Rosenthal

    Philip Rosenthal is an United States television writer and Television producer who is best known as the creator, writer and Television producer for the long-running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond ....
     and Ray Romano
    Ray Romano

    Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an United States actor, writer and stand-up comedian, best known for his role in the long running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond....
     "Bad Moon Rising" (2000), Philip Rosenthal
    Philip Rosenthal

    Philip Rosenthal is an United States television writer and Television producer who is best known as the creator, writer and Television producer for the long-running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond ....
     "The Angry Family" (2002), Jennifer Crittenden
    Jennifer Crittenden

    Jennifer Crittenden is a television sitcom writer, who was educated at The Thacher School in Ojai, California and graduated from Wesleyan University....
     "Marie's Sculpture" (2002), Tucker Cawley
    Tucker Cawley

    Tucker Cawley is an American television comedy writer and producer....
     "Baggage" (2003), Mike Royce
    Mike Royce

    Mike Royce is an American television comedy writer. He was born in Syracuse, New York....
     "Counselling" (2003), Philip Rosenthal
    Philip Rosenthal

    Philip Rosenthal is an United States television writer and Television producer who is best known as the creator, writer and Television producer for the long-running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond ....
    , Ray Romano
    Ray Romano

    Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an United States actor, writer and stand-up comedian, best known for his role in the long running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond....
    , Lew Schneider
    Lew Schneider

    Lew Schneider is an Emmy Award winning United States television producer, writer, actor, and stand-up comedian.Schneider grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, graduating from Brookline High School in 1979.....
    , Steve Skrovan
    Steve Skrovan

    Steve Skrovan works in the entertainment industry, notably as producer and writer for the television show Everybody Loves Raymond. Previously, he was the host for the first season of the game show That's My Dog! on Family , and had written for Seinfeld and The Home Court....
    , Jeremy Stevens, Aaron Shure
    Aaron Shure

    Aaron Shure is a TV writer/producer and two-time Emmy winner. Shure was an Executive Producer of Everybody Loves Raymond for which he won two Emmy awards in the "Outstanding Comedy Series" category....
    , Mike Royce
    Mike Royce

    Mike Royce is an American television comedy writer. He was born in Syracuse, New York....
    , Leslie Caveny
    Leslie Caveny

    Leslie Caveny is an Emmy Award-winning United States film writer and television writer and Television producer. She was a staff writer and producer for Everybody Loves Raymond for several years in which she shared the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series....
    , Tom Caltabiano "Finale" (2005)


Golden Globe Awards:
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Comedy Ray Romano
    Ray Romano

    Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an United States actor, writer and stand-up comedian, best known for his role in the long running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond....
     (2000-01) 2 nominations


Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild

The Screen Actors Guild is an American trade union representing over 120,000 film and television actor and extra worldwide. According to SAG's Mission Statement, the Guild seeks to: negotiate and enforce collective bargaining agreements that establish equitable levels of compensation, benefits, and working conditions for its performers; col...
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  • Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1999-2000, 2002-2006) 6 nominations
  • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Ray Romano
    Ray Romano

    Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an United States actor, writer and stand-up comedian, best known for his role in the long running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond....
     (2000, 2002-2005) 5 nominations
  • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Brad Garrett
    Brad Garrett

    Brad Garrett is an Emmy Award-winning United States, actor, voice acting and stand-up comedian. He is well-known for his sitcom roles on Everybody Loves Raymond and Til Death....
     (2004)
  • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle

    For the former Clyde FC and Australian international footballer, see Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle was an United States actor, best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and as a comical Frankenstein's Monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein ....
     (2002, 2004) 2 nominations
  • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Patricia Heaton
    Patricia Heaton

    Patricia Helen Heaton is a two-time Emmy Award-winning United States actress best known for playing lead character and Ray Barone's wife Debra Barone on the CBS television sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond....
     (2002-2006) 5 nominations
  • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Doris Roberts
    Doris Roberts

    Doris May Roberts is an United States five-time Emmy Award-winning actress, perhaps best known for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond....
     (2004-2005) 2 nominations


Cultural references

  • When Romano hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live
    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live is a weekly late-night 90-minute American sketch comedy/variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975....
    , Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle

    For the former Clyde FC and Australian international footballer, see Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle was an United States actor, best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and as a comical Frankenstein's Monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein ....
     and Doris Roberts
    Doris Roberts

    Doris May Roberts is an United States five-time Emmy Award-winning actress, perhaps best known for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond....
     appeared during his monologue, with Roberts in character and Boyle reminding Romano of his own SNL hosting stint in the 1970s.


  • The title of Everybody Loves Raymond has been spoofed by many shows. Chris Rock
    Chris Rock

    Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III is an United States comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and Film director....
     spoofed the show's title for his own show called Everybody Hates Chris
    Everybody Hates Chris

    Everybody Hates Chris is a NAACP Image Award Award winning , Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-nominated United States situation comedy.It is inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock , while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn....
    .
    The ABC drama Lost
    Lost (TV series)

    Lost is an American Serial television program. It follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, after a commercial Oceanic Flight 815 flying between Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles, United States crashes somewhere in the Oceania....
     also spoofed the show's title for the second-season episode "Everybody Hates Hugo
    Everybody Hates Hugo

    "Everybody Hates Hugo" is the fourth List of Lost episodes of the Lost of the American drama television program Lost , and the show's twenty-eighth episode overall....
    ." A Law & Order
    Law & Order

    Law & Order is an United States police procedural and legal drama Television program created by Dick Wolf. It has been broadcast on NBC since its debut on September 13, 1990....
     episode has a parody title "Everybody Loves Raimondo's."


  • On the show Futurama
    Futurama

    Futurama is an Animated cartoon United States Situation comedy created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company....
    , they frequently make references to a parody of "Raymond", "Everybody Loves Hypnotoad". And the Futurama movie "Bender's Big Score" DVD contains an extra feature of an entire episode of "Everybody Loves Hypnotoad."


  • In the Judd Apatow
    Judd Apatow

    'Judd Apatow' is an Emmy Award winning film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He is best known for producing a distinct series of critically and commercially successful comedy films, including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy , The 40-Year-Old Virgin , Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby , Knocked Up, Su...
     movies The 40-Year-Old Virgin
    The 40-Year-Old Virgin

    The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 in film comedy film screenwriter and film director by Judd Apatow and co-written by the film's lead star, Steve Carell, though the film itself features a great deal of Improvisational comedy dialogue....
     and Knocked Up
    Knocked Up

    Knocked Up is a 2007 in film Cinema of the United States comedy film, co-produced, written and directed by Judd Apatow. Starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, and Leslie Mann, the film follows the repercussions of a drunken one night stand between Rogen's slacker character and Heigl's just-promoted media personality character th...
    , characters played by Paul Rudd
    Paul Rudd

    Paul Stephen Rudd is an United States actor of theatre, film and television who has appeared in many films including Clueless, Romeo + Juliet, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Knocked Up....
     have referred directly to the show. Lines include "That's just a good show, I tape it sometimes..." (when lending the main character a box of pornography
    Pornography

    Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer. It is to a certain extent similar to erotica, which is the use of sexually arousing imagery....
    , accidentally containing the Everybody Loves Raymond VHS
    VHS

    The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard developed by JVC and launched in Europe and Asia in September 1976, and the United States in June 1977....
    ) and "Marriage is like an unfunny version of Everybody Loves Raymond, but it doesn't just last 20 minutes... it lasts forever."


  • In Brad Garrett's Show, 'Til Death
    'Til Death

    ?Til Death is an United States sitcom on the Fox Broadcasting Company network which premiered on September 7, 2006 and is written and executive-produced by husband-and-wife team Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa....
    , Ray Romano appears as an extra, (The episode "The Italian Affair" where Brad's wife on the show are fighting over how he slapped her while going on a trip to Italy) After Ray shouts at Brad's wife, (Geeze Lady! What more do ya want! - Said because Brad is saying he's sorry and everything) Brad's wife asks who that was, and Brad replies with "It looks like someone I used to work with."


  • On the show, South Park
    South Park

    South Park is an United Statesn animation situation comedy, notorious for its toilet humour, surrealism, and often black comedy, which satirizes Subject matter in South Park including religion, politics, violence, abuse, sexuality, and mental disorder....
    , in the episode, "Gnomes," Cartman suggests writing a report on, "that Raymond guy from TV. Everybody loves Raymond."


  • On the second episode of Coronation Street
    Coronation Street

    Coronation Street is an award-winning soap opera created by Tony Warren. It is one of the longest-running television programmes in the United Kingdom, first broadcast on 9 December 1960, made by Granada Television and broadcast in all regions of ITV almost throughout its existence....
     shown on 5th Jan 2009, Becky Granger refers to Steve McDonald and Michelle Connor's realtionship as being like that of Ray and Debra.


  • Ray Romano and Brad Garrett appeared as brothers in an episode of The King of Queens
    The King of Queens

    The King of Queens is an United States sitcom that ran for nine seasons, from 1998 to 2007.The show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions CBS Paramount Television in association with Columbia Pictures Television , Columbia TriStar Television , Sony Pictures Television and filmed at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver Cit...
     in the show's first season.


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