The “Everybody Loves Raymond 30th Anniversary Runion” is now the most watched special on the broadcast networks this season.
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The Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion on November 24 emerged as this television season’s most-watched primetime entertainment special, drawing 6.32 million viewers and ranking as Monday night’s most-watched entertainment program, according to Nielsen. The moral of the story: linear broadcasting still matters.
The special outperformed ABC’s recent Golden Girls 40th Anniversary Special by 85 percent (3.41 million viewers on November 11) and the Country Music Awards by 5 percent (6.03 million viewers on November 19), among other broadcast specials this season. This also marks the most-watched CBS special since The 77th Emmy Awards (7.59 million) on September 14.
From a reimagined Barone living room, cast members Ray Romano (Ray), Patricia Heaton (Debra), Brad Garrett (Robert), Monica Horan (Amy), Madylin Sweeten (Ally), and Sullivan Sweeten (Michael), along with series creator Phil Rosenthal, reminisced about their favorite episodes, behind-the-scenes moments, and the enduring legacy of the multi-Emmy Award–winning comedy. The cast also paid tribute to the late Sawyer Sweeten, honoring his memory alongside special remembrances of the late Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle, who brought Frank and Marie Barone to life.
CBS will air an encore of the 90-minute Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion on Friday, November 28, following the animated holiday special A PAW Patrol Christmas.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2025/11/26/everybody-does-love-raymond-63-million-viewers-tune-in-for-30th-anniversary-reunion/
