HONORING A CLASSIC

CBS Announces ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ 30th Anniversary Special

Fans will get to revisit the hit 90’s sitcom with a 90-minute special on CBS.

CBS plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Everybody Loves Raymond with a 90-minute special. The show aired on CBS for nine seasons after its premiere on Sept. 13, 1996, and ended in May 2005. Despite the series’ modest start in its first season, it became a great success, earning 69 Emmy nominations and winning 15. Ray Romano, the series’ lead actor, reflects on the show with People: “You know what, we did something pretty good,” he said. Phil Rosenthal, the series creator, and Romano will be hosting the special. Fans can expect interviews and candid conversations with castmates Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Monica Horan, Madylin Sweeten, and Sullivan Sweeten. A tribute will be paid to Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle, who played Ray’s parents Marie and Frank Barone. Boyle died in 2006 at the age of 71, and Roberts died in 2016 at 90. The show’s cast has refused a reboot. “There is no show without the parents,” Garrett told People. The special will be aired on Nov. 20.