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American TV sitcom (1996–2005)

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Everybody Loves Raymond is an English-language comedy series created by Phil Rosenthal. The show aired on the CBS network from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. It has concluded its run and is categorized as a family comedy.

The series consisted of 9 seasons and 210 episodes. Each episode had a runtime of 30 minutes. The show received a rating of 7.1 and a vote average of 6.8.

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★ 6.8

Ray Barone is a successful sportswriter living on Long Island with his wife Debra, daughter Ally, and twin sons, Geoffrey and Michael. Ray's meddling parents, Frank and Marie, and brother, Robert, live directly across the street.

Aired
1996–2005
Seasons
9 · 210 episodes
Status
Ended
Created by
Phil Rosenthal
Network
CBS
Genres
Comedy

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TV series

Status
Ended
Network
CBS
Genres
Comedy, Family
Runtime
30 min
TVMaze rating
7.1/10

Key facts

Genre
Sitcom
Created by
Philip Rosenthal
Based on
The comedy of Ray Romano
Showrunner
Philip Rosenthal
Starring
Ray Romano Patricia Heaton Brad Garrett Madylin Sweeten Doris Roberts Peter Boyle Sawyer Sweeten Sullivan Sweeten Monica Horan
Opening theme
"Everybody Loves Raymond Theme" (seasons 1–2), " Ode to Joy " (seasons 3–5), "Up She Rises" (orchestral variation of " Drunken Sailor " by Sam Spence ) (season 6), " Jungle Love " by Steve Miller Band (season 7)
Ending theme
Everybody Loves Raymond Theme
Composer
Rick Marotta
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
Number span no of episodes
210 ( list of episodes )
Executive producers
David Letterman Rory Rosegarten Stu Smiley Philip Rosenthal Ray Romano Lew Schneider
Production locations
Hollywood Center Studios (season 1), Warner Bros. Studios , Burbank, California (seasons 2–9)
Cinematography
Mikel Neiers ("Pilot") Mike Berlin Alessio Gelsini Torresi ("Italy")
Editors
Frank Mazzaro ("Pilot") Pat Barnett
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
22 minutes (standard international TV & DVD episodes)
Production companies
Where's Lunch Worldwide Pants Incorporated HBO Independent Productions

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Wikidata facts

Genre
sitcom
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Kevin James
Cast member
Paul Reubens
Composer
Rick Marotta
Narrative location
Long Island
Duration
22
FilmAffinity ID
565097
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original broadcaster
CBS
number of seasons
9
number of episodes
210
title
Everybody Loves Raymond
start time
1996-09-13
end time
2005-05-16
executive producer
Philip Rosenthal
Commons category
Everybody Loves Raymond
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Encyclopedic overview

Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and Worldwide Pants Incorporated, in association with HBO Independent Productions. The cast members were Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Madylin Sweeten, and Monica Horan. Most episodes of the series were filmed in front of a live studio audience.

The series received positive reviews, won 15 Emmys from 69 nominations and has been credited for helping revive the fortunes of CBS after struggling throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was ranked the 49th all-time funniest television comedy by Complex, the 60th best all-time series by TV Guide, the eleventh-best sitcom starring a stand-up comedian and the 35th best sitcom of all time by Rolling Stone, and (alongside South Park) the 63rd best written television series by the Writers Guild of America. In a Hollywood Reporter poll of all-time television programs surveying 779 actors, 365 producers and 268 directors, Everybody Loves Raymond ranked 96th.

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