The “Everybody Loves Raymond” Cast Is Reuniting for a 30th Anniversary Reunion Special

We’re going backmost to Long Island. 

This November, CBS will aerial Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion, a ceremony of nan deed sitcom starring Ray Romano arsenic sports writer Ray Barone, who lives connected Long Island pinch his family. The iconic drama bid first premiered connected Sept. 13, 1996, and ran for 9 seasons, ending successful 2005. 

The typical will beryllium hosted by Romano, 67, and bid creator (and Somebody Feed Phil star) Phil Rosenthal. It will characteristic typical appearances from formed members Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Monica Horan, Madylin Sweeten, Sullivan Sweeten and more. On nan series, Garrett played Ray’s relative Robert while Heaton played his woman Debra. Horan played Robert’s woman Amy. Madylin played Ray and Debra’s eldest girl Ally. Madylin’s existent life brothers while Sullivan and Sawyer played Debra and Ray’s copy sons Geoffrey and Michael. Sawyer died successful 2015 astatine 19 years old. 

CBS said successful their announcement, “Twenty years since nan show’s finale episode, audiences are invited backmost to nan recreated Barone surviving room for an unforgettable evening pinch America’s favourite family.” The typical will characteristic “candid conversations” pinch nan erstwhile stars arsenic good arsenic never-before-seen outtakes and commentary. 

The typical will besides see a tribute to Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle, who played Ray’s indomitable parents Marie and Frank Barone. Boyle died successful 2006 astatine property 71. Roberts died successful 2016 astatine 90 years old. In their announcement, CBS said, “Cast, unit and typical guests will stock heartfelt reflections connected really this move duo redefined nan roles of interfering mother-in-law and couch-potato dada into lovable pillars of nan Barone family.”

Everybody Loves Raymond became a ratings occurrence erstwhile it aired connected CBS and has continued to person a beardown instrumentality guidelines successful syndication. The bid was nominated for 69 Emmys, winning 15, including wins for Romano, Heaton, Roberts and Garrett. The show won outstanding drama bid twice, successful 2003 and 2005. 

Romano and Garrett reunited successful September connected shape astatine nan Emmys. 

The nonaccomplishment of Boyle and Garrett has kept nan Everybody Loves Raymond formed and unit from exploring a reboot aliases sequel series. "There is nary show without nan parents," Garrett, 65, told PEOPLE successful June. "They were nan catalyst, and to do thing that would lucifer that wouldn't beryllium correct to nan audiences aliases to nan loyal instrumentality base. And it was astir those 2 families, and you can't get astir that."

He added, "I cognize [the reboot] won't happen, but 30 years later, I sewage very fortunate to get connected that bus. I'm very grateful.”

Romano told PEOPLE successful December 2024 that he precocious rewatched nan bid for nan first time. “Back backmost then, 20 years ago, I was rather captious of it, adjacent to it,” he said. “I did it. I was there. I saw really nan food was made aliases immoderate nan saying is. Being removed from it now, I appreciated it. I was capable to say, ‘You cognize what, we did thing beautiful good.’ ”

Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion airs Nov. 24 astatine 8 p.m. ET connected CBS and will watercourse connected Paramount+.