The series, which won endless awards throughout its run, followed Romano as sportswriter and family man, Ray Barone, as he lives on Long Island with his wife, Debra, played by Patricia Heaton. Ray’s meddling parents, Marie and Frank, played by Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle, live across the street with their older son, Robert, played by Brad Garrett. The show ran for nine seasons, from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005.<\/p>\n
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\ud83c\udfac\u00a0SIGN UP for Parade\u2019s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/a>\u00a0\ud83c\udfac\u00a0<\/p>\n What the Special Will Feature<\/p>\n Variety reports that the special will feature \u201ccandid conversations with castmates Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Monica Horan, Madylin Sweeten and Sullivan Sweeten, as well as never-before-seen outtakes and commentary from the cast on how they became one of America\u2019s most beloved families. The special will also include a moving tribute to Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle, whose unforgettable portrayals of Marie and Frank Barone made them fan favorites and the emotional anchors of the series. Cast, crew, and special guests will share heartfelt reflections on how this dynamic duo redefined the roles of interfering mother-in-law and couch-potato dad into lovable pillars of the Barone family.\u201d<\/p>\n Don’t Expect a Full Reboot<\/p>\n The reunion special is as close as Raymond fans will ever get to a reboot. Several of the stars have made it clear over the years that, due to the loss of several of the show’s stars, a reboot simply isn’t in the cards.<\/p>\n “No, there won\u2019t be a reboot,” Romano\u00a0told\u00a0the <\/a>New York Post<\/a>back in June. “The obvious is: Peter [Boyle] and Doris [Roberts] and one of the kids, they\u2019re no longer with us,” Romano explained, referring to Sawyer Sweeten, who died in 2015. “We’re all heartbroken. They’re a big part of the show, the dynamic.”<\/p>\n Heaton agreed, noting “To try to do it again without the cast members that we\u2019ve lost would be a disservice to the show.”<\/p>\n Related: ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Star Addresses Revival Rumors<\/a><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Oct 1, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of America’s most beloved sitcoms is headed back to TV screens for one night only. Everybody Loves…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[95727,49,48,361,95724,75,95720,95726,95722,95725,95728,95723,95721],"class_list":{"0":"post-191762","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-brad-garrett","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-celebrities","12":"tag-doris-roberts","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-everybody-loves-raymond","15":"tag-frank-barone","16":"tag-patricia-heaton","17":"tag-peter-boyle","18":"tag-phil-rosenthal","19":"tag-ray-barone","20":"tag-ray-romano"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}