List of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes

The CBS sitcom television series Everybody Loves Raymond aired 210 episodes throughout its 9-season run, from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. The series follows the life of Ray Romano as the titular Newsday sportswriter Ray Barone and how he handles conflicts with his neurotic family, including wife Debra (Patricia Heaton), mother Marie (Doris Roberts), father Frank (Peter Boyle), brother Robert (Brad Garrett), daughter Ally (Madylin Sweeten), and twin boys Michael and Geoffrey (Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten).

Although originally suffering low ratings due to being in the Friday night death slot,^[1] Everybody Loves Raymond, after its move to Monday night in March 1997, rose up^[2][3] to tying with Friends and Monday Night Football in the 2000–01 television season.^[4] The show was also critically acclaimed^[5] and won 15 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series in 2003 and 2005.^[6] The series has been ranked the 60th best of all time by TV Guide^[7] and the eleventh-best sitcom starring a stand-up comedian by Rolling Stone,^[8] with the episode "Marie's Sculpture" on TV Guide's 2009 all-time list of 100 Greatest Episodes at number 42.^[9] Each season has been released on DVD, with a few compilation DVDs and complete series sets also issued.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released		Rank	Rating[a]
			First released	Last released
1	22		September 13, 1996 (1996-09-13)	April 7, 1997 (1997-04-07)	84	7.8
2	25		September 22, 1997 (1997-09-22)	May 18, 1998 (1998-05-18)	33	13.3
3	26		September 21, 1998 (1998-09-21)	May 24, 1999 (1999-05-24)	10	15.5
4	24		September 20, 1999 (1999-09-20)	May 22, 2000 (2000-05-22)	12	17.1
5	25		October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02)	May 21, 2001 (2001-05-21)	5	19.1
6	24		September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24)	May 20, 2002 (2002-05-20)	4	20.0
7	25		September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23)	May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19)	7	18.6
8	23		September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22)	May 24, 2004 (2004-05-24)	9	17.4
9	16		September 20, 2004 (2004-09-20)	May 16, 2005 (2005-05-16)	9	16.9

1. Figures for seasons 1 are in households, while figures for seasons 2-9 are in viewers (millions)

Episodes

Season 1 (1996–97)

Main article: Everybody Loves Raymond season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [10]	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Michael Lembeck	Philip Rosenthal	September 13, 1996 (1996-09-13)	9601	8.8[11]
2	2	"I Love You"	Paul Lazarus	Philip Rosenthal	September 20, 1996 (1996-09-20)	9602	9.9[12]
3	3	"I Wish I Were Gus"	Paul Lazarus	Kathy Ann Stumpe	September 27, 1996 (1996-09-27)	9604	8.9[13]
4	4	"Standard Deviation"	Jeff Meyer	Steve Skrovan	October 4, 1996 (1996-10-04)	9605	9.3[14]
5	5	"Look, Don't Touch"	Jeff Meyer	Lew Schneider	October 11, 1996 (1996-10-11)	9606	9.5[15]
6	6	"Frank, the Writer"	Paul Lazarus	Tucker Cawley	October 18, 1996 (1996-10-18)	9603	8.8[16]
7	7	"Your Place or Mine?"	Howard Storm	Jeremy Stevens	October 28, 1996 (1996-10-28)	9607	12.8[17]
8	8	"In-Laws"	Alan Kirschenbaum	Philip Rosenthal	November 1, 1996 (1996-11-01)	9608	10.2[17]
9	9	"Win, Lose or Draw"	Alan Kirschenbaum	Story by : Stephen Nathan & Kathy Ann Stumpe Teleplay by : Kathy Ann Stumpe	November 8, 1996 (1996-11-08)	9609	9.8[18]
10	10	"Turkey or Fish"	Michael Lembeck	Tucker Cawley	November 22, 1996 (1996-11-22)	9611	9.0[19]
11	11	"Captain Nemo"	Michael Lembeck	Lew Schneider & Steve Skrovan	December 13, 1996 (1996-12-13)	9610	7.1[20]
12	12	"The Ball"	Jeff Meyer	Bruce Kirschbaum	December 20, 1996 (1996-12-20)	9613	8.3[21]
13	13	"Debra's Sick"	Michael Lembeck	Stephen Nathan	January 3, 1997 (1997-01-03)	9612	9.62[22]
14	14	"Who's Handsome?"	Howard Storm	Carol Gary	January 17, 1997 (1997-01-17)	9614	9.44[23]
15	15	"The Car"	Howard Storm	Lew Schneider	January 31, 1997 (1997-01-31)	9615	10.11[24]
16	16	"Diamonds"	Michael Lembeck	Kathy Ann Stumpe	February 7, 1997 (1997-02-07)	9617	10.02[25]
17	17	"The Game"	Jeff Meyer	Tucker Cawley	February 21, 1997 (1997-02-21)	9616	9.30[26]
18	18	"Recovering Pessimist"	Jeff Meyer	Steve Skrovan	February 28, 1997 (1997-02-28)	9618	8.96[27]
19	19	"The Dog"	Rod Daniel	Bruce Kirschbaum	March 3, 1997 (1997-03-03)	9619	17.17[28]
20	20	"Neighbors"	Jeff Meyer	Jeremy Stevens	March 10, 1997 (1997-03-10)	9620	14.69[29]
21	21	"Fascinatin' Debra"	Jeff Meyer	Story by : Kathy Ann Stumpe & Lew Schneider Teleplay by : Jeremy Stevens & Tucker Cawley	March 17, 1997 (1997-03-17)	9621	13.75[30]
22	22	"Why Are We Here?"	Jeff Meyer	Ray Romano & Tom Paris	April 7, 1997 (1997-04-07)	9622	14.33[31]

Season 2 (1997–98)

Main article: Everybody Loves Raymond season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
23	1	"Ray's on TV"	Michael Lessac	Tucker Cawley	September 22, 1997 (1997-09-22)	9701	12.64[32]
24	2	"Father Knows Least"	Michael Lessac	Lew Schneider	September 29, 1997 (1997-09-29)	9702	15.30[33]
25	3	"Brother"	Michael Lessac	Jeremy Stevens	October 6, 1997 (1997-10-06)	9703	13.12[34]
26	4	"Mozart"	Ellen Gittelsohn	Philip Rosenthal	October 13, 1997 (1997-10-13)	9705	14.10[35]
27	5	"Golf"	Ellen Gittelsohn	Ray Romano & Tom Caltabiano & Kevin James	October 20, 1997 (1997-10-20)	9704	14.13[36]
28	6	"Anniversary"	Ellen Gittelsohn	Kathy Ann Stumpe	October 27, 1997 (1997-10-27)	9706	14.62[37]
29	7	"Working Late Again"	Will Mackenzie	Ellen Sandler & Cindy Chupack	November 3, 1997 (1997-11-03)	9707	14.68[38]
30	8	"The Children's Book"	Will Mackenzie	Steve Skrovan	November 10, 1997 (1997-11-10)	9708	14.50[39]
31	9	"The Gift"	Will Mackenzie	Ellen Sandler & Cindy Chupack	November 17, 1997 (1997-11-17)	9709	13.97[40]
32	10	"High School"	Gary Halvorson	Lew Schneider	November 24, 1997 (1997-11-24)	9710	14.31[41]
33	11	"The Letter"	Gary Halvorson	Kathy Ann Stumpe	December 8, 1997 (1997-12-08)	9711	13.23[42]
34	12	"All I Want for Christmas"	Jeff Meyer	Steve Skrovan	December 15, 1997 (1997-12-15)	9713	11.28[43]
35	13	"Civil War"	Gary Halvorson	Tucker Cawley	January 5, 1998 (1998-01-05)	9712	14.91[44]
36	14	"Mia Famiglia"	Brian K. Roberts	Ellen Sandler & Cindy Chupack	January 12, 1998 (1998-01-12)	9714	15.20[45]
37	15	"Marie's Meatballs"	Brian K. Roberts	Susan Van Allen	January 19, 1998 (1998-01-19)	9715	13.68[46]
38	16	"The Checkbook"	John Fortenberry	Tom Caltabiano	February 2, 1998 (1998-02-02)	9716	14.02[47]
39	17	"The Ride-Along"	John Fortenberry	Jeremy Stevens	February 23, 1998 (1998-02-23)	9717	14.54[48]
40	18	"The Family Bed"	Steve Zuckerman	Steve Skrovan	March 2, 1998 (1998-03-02)	9718	15.05[49]
41	19	"Good Girls"	Joyce Gittlin	Tucker Cawley	March 9, 1998 (1998-03-09)	9719	15.54[50]
42	20	"T-Ball"	Jeff Melman	Lew Schneider	April 6, 1998 (1998-04-06)	9720	13.56[51]
43	21	"Traffic School"	John Fortenberry	Kathy Ann Stumpe	April 20, 1998 (1998-04-20)	9721	11.69[52]
44	22	"Six Feet Under"	Jeff Melman	Cindy Chupack & Steve Skrovan & Tom Caltabiano	April 27, 1998 (1998-04-27)	9722	13.03[53]
45	23	"The Garage Sale"	Jeff Melman	Ellen Sandler & Jeremy Stevens & Lew Schneider & Tucker Cawley	May 4, 1998 (1998-05-04)	9723	11.74[54]
46	24	"The Wedding: Part I"	Jeff Melman	Ray Romano & Philip Rosenthal	May 11, 1998 (1998-05-11)	9724	12.62[55]
47	25	"The Wedding: Part II"	Jeff Melman	Ray Romano & Philip Rosenthal	May 18, 1998 (1998-05-18)	9725	11.87[56]

Season 3 (1998–99)

Main article: Everybody Loves Raymond season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
48	1	"The Invasion"	Will Mackenzie	Ellen Sandler	September 21, 1998 (1998-09-21)	9801	14.83[57]
49	2	"Driving Frank"	Will Mackenzie	Cindy Chupack	September 28, 1998 (1998-09-28)	9802	14.07[58]
50	3	"The Sitter"	Will Mackenzie	Lew Schneider	October 5, 1998 (1998-10-05)	9803	14.13[59]
51	4	"Getting Even"	Steve Zuckerman	Steve Skrovan	October 12, 1998 (1998-10-12)	9804	14.37[60]
52	5	"The Visit"	Richard Marion	Susan Van Allen	October 19, 1998 (1998-10-19)	9806	14.56[61]
53	6	"Halloween Candy"	Steve Zuckerman	Steve Skrovan	October 26, 1998 (1998-10-26)	9805	14.99[62]
54	7	"Moving Out"	Will Mackenzie	Tucker Cawley	November 2, 1998 (1998-11-02)	9807	14.60[63]
55	8	"The Article"	Will Mackenzie	Tom Caltabiano	November 9, 1998 (1998-11-09)	9808	15.68[64]
56	9	"The Lone Barone"	Will Mackenzie	Tom Caltabiano & Jeremy Stevens	November 16, 1998 (1998-11-16)	9809	17.02[65]
57	10	"No Fat"	Steve Zuckerman	Ellen Sandler & Susan Van Allen	November 23, 1998 (1998-11-23)	9810	16.41[66]
58	11	"The Apartment"	Steve Zuckerman	Kathy Ann Stumpe	December 7, 1998 (1998-12-07)	9811	15.21[67]
59	12	"The Toaster"	Steve Zuckerman	Philip Rosenthal	December 14, 1998 (1998-12-14)	9812	15.89[68]
60	13	"Ping Pong"	Will Mackenzie	Aaron Shure	January 11, 1999 (1999-01-11)	9814	17.09[69]
61	14	"Pants on Fire"	Will Mackenzie	Tucker Cawley	January 18, 1999 (1999-01-18)	9813	18.78[70]
62	15	"Robert's Date"	Will Mackenzie	Jeremy Stevens	February 1, 1999 (1999-02-01)	9815	18.04[71]
63	16	"Frank's Tribute"	Will Mackenzie	Eric Cohen	February 8, 1999 (1999-02-08)	9816	14.53[72]
64	17	"Cruising with Marie"	Richard Marion	Steve Skrovan & Susan Van Allen	February 15, 1999 (1999-02-15)	9817	16.70[73]
65	18	"Ray Home Alone"	Steve Zuckerman	Tom Caltabiano & Tucker Cawley & Ray Romano	February 22, 1999 (1999-02-22)	9818	15.12[74]
66	19	"Big Shots"	Steve Zuckerman	Jason Gelles & Mike Haukom	March 1, 1999 (1999-03-01)	9819	15.39[75]
67	20	"Move Over"	Will Mackenzie	Kathy Ann Stumpe	March 15, 1999 (1999-03-15)	9820	18.02[76]
68	21	"The Getaway"	Steve Zuckerman	Cindy Chupack	April 5, 1999 (1999-04-05)	9821	16.65[77]
69	22	"Working Girl"	Michael Zinberg	Cindy Chupack & Kathy Ann Stumpe	April 26, 1999 (1999-04-26)	9823	16.46[78]
70	23	"Be Nice"	Steve Zuckerman	Lew Schneider	May 3, 1999 (1999-05-03)	9822	14.29[79]
71	24	"Dancing with Debra"	Brian K. Roberts	Aaron Shure & Steve Skrovan	May 10, 1999 (1999-05-10)	9824	15.09[80]
72	25	"Robert Moves Back"	Brian K. Roberts	Lew Schneider & Aaron Shure	May 17, 1999 (1999-05-17)	9825	15.07[81]
73	26	"How They Met"	Gary Halvorson	Ray Romano & Philip Rosenthal	May 24, 1999 (1999-05-24)	9826	13.36[82]

Season 4 (1999–2000)

Main article: Everybody Loves Raymond season 4

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
74	1	"Boob Job"	Will Mackenzie	Lew Schneider	September 20, 1999 (1999-09-20)	9901	18.39[83]
75	2	"The Can Opener"	Will Mackenzie	Aaron Shure & Susan Van Allen	September 27, 1999 (1999-09-27)	9903	18.17[84]
76	3	"You Bet"	Will Mackenzie	Ellen Sandler & Steve Skrovan	October 4, 1999 (1999-10-04)	9902	15.76[85]
77	4	"Sex Talk"	Will Mackenzie	Tod Himmel & Lisa K. Nelson	October 11, 1999 (1999-10-11)	9904	17.72[86]
78	5	"The Will"	Will Mackenzie	Story by : Michael Feldman and Jennifer Crittenden Teleplay by : Jennifer Crittenden	October 18, 1999 (1999-10-18)	9905	16.73[87]
79	6	"The Sister"	Will Mackenzie	Kathy Ann Stumpe	October 25, 1999 (1999-10-25)	9906	17.29[88]
80	7	"Cousin Gerard"	Will Mackenzie	Jason Gelles & Mike Haukom	November 8, 1999 (1999-11-08)	9907	16.15[89]
81	8	"Debra's Workout"	Will Mackenzie	Tom Caltabiano & Ray Romano & Mike Royce	November 15, 1999 (1999-11-15)	9908	16.94[90]
82	9	"No Thanks"	Will Mackenzie	Tucker Cawley & Jeremy Stevens	November 22, 1999 (1999-11-22)	9909	17.37[91]
83	10	"Left Back"	Will Mackenzie	Philip Rosenthal	November 29, 1999 (1999-11-29)	9910	17.72[92]
84	11	"The Christmas Picture"	Will Mackenzie	Lew Schneider	December 13, 1999 (1999-12-13)	9911	18.52[93]
85	12	"What's with Robert?"	Will Mackenzie	Cindy Chupack	January 10, 2000 (2000-01-10)	9912	20.79[94]
86	13	"Bully on the Bus"	Will Mackenzie	Tucker Cawley	January 17, 2000 (2000-01-17)	9913	19.01[95]
87	14	"Prodigal Son"	Will Mackenzie	Steve Skrovan	January 31, 2000 (2000-01-31)	9914	18.53[96]
88	15	"Robert's Rodeo"	Will Mackenzie	Jennifer Crittenden	February 7, 2000 (2000-02-07)	9915	16.15[97]
89	16	"The Tenth Anniversary"	Will Mackenzie	Aaron Shure	February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)	9916	17.74[98]
90	17	"Hackidu"	Will Mackenzie	Lew Schneider & Steve Skrovan	February 21, 2000 (2000-02-21)	9917	17.92[99]
91	18	"Debra Makes Something Good"	Will Mackenzie	Kathy Ann Stumpe	February 28, 2000 (2000-02-28)	9918	17.53[100]
92	19	"Marie and Frank's New Friends"	Steve Zuckerman	Mike Royce	March 20, 2000 (2000-03-20)	9919	18.39[101]
93	20	"Alone Time"	Steve Zuckerman	Jennifer Crittenden	April 17, 2000 (2000-04-17)	9920	17.69[102]
94	21	"Someone's Cranky"	Steve Zuckerman	Tucker Cawley	May 1, 2000 (2000-05-01)	9921	17.13[103]
95	22	"Bad Moon Rising"	David Lee	Ray Romano & Philip Rosenthal	May 8, 2000 (2000-05-08)	9922	17.12[104]
96	23	"Confronting the Attacker"	Brian K. Roberts	Lew Schneider & Kathy Ann Stumpe	May 15, 2000 (2000-05-15)	9923	16.72[105]
97	24	"Robert's Divorce"	Wil Shriner	Tucker Cawley & Jennifer Crittenden & Steve Skrovan	May 22, 2000 (2000-05-22)	9924	18.52[106]

Season 5 (2000–01)

Main article: Everybody Loves Raymond season 5

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
98	1	"Italy"	Gary Halvorson	Philip Rosenthal	October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02)	0001	22.01[107]
99	2					0002
100	3	"Wallpaper"	Gary Halvorson	Lew Schneider	October 9, 2000 (2000-10-09)	0003	19.92[108]
101	4	"Meant to Be"	Michael Zinberg	Jennifer Crittenden & Kathy Ann Stumpe	October 16, 2000 (2000-10-16)	0004	21.26[109]
102	5	"Pet Cemetery"	Ken Levine	Steve Skrovan	October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23)	0005	19.64[110]
103	6	"The Author"	Andy Ackerman	Mike Royce	October 30, 2000 (2000-10-30)	0006	20.23[111]
104	7	"The Walk to the Door"	Asaad Kelada	Tucker Cawley	November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06)	0007	20.57[112]
105	8	"Young Girl"	Michael Zinberg	Tom Caltabiano & Aaron Shure	November 13, 2000 (2000-11-13)	0009	20.52[113]
106	9	"Fighting In-Laws"	Michael Zinberg	Kathy Ann Stumpe	November 20, 2000 (2000-11-20)	0008	21.36[114]
107	10	"The Sneeze"	Ken Levine	Aaron Shure & Steve Skrovan	November 27, 2000 (2000-11-27)	0010	19.29[115]
108	11	"Christmas Present"	Gary Halvorson	Kathy Ann Stumpe	December 11, 2000 (2000-12-11)	0011	21.25[116]
109	12	"What Good Are You?"	Ken Levine	Jennifer Crittenden	January 8, 2001 (2001-01-08)	0012	20.28[117]
110	13	"Super Bowl"	Gary Halvorson	Story by : Joe Bolster and Ray Romano & Mike Royce Teleplay by : Ray Romano & Mike Royce	January 29, 2001 (2001-01-29)	0014	21.48[118]
111	14	"Ray's Journal"	Kenneth Shapiro	Jennifer Crittenden	February 5, 2001 (2001-02-05)	0013	21.13[119]
112	15	"Silent Partners"	Gary Halvorson	Tucker Cawley	February 12, 2001 (2001-02-12)	0016	18.56[120]
113	16	"Fairies"	Gary Halvorson	Aaron Korsh	February 19, 2001 (2001-02-19)	0015	18.38[121]
114	17	"Stefania Arrives"	Gary Halvorson	Tucker Cawley & Lew Schneider	February 26, 2001 (2001-02-26)	0017	18.08[122]
115	18	"Humm Vac"	Gary Halvorson	Lew Schneider	March 19, 2001 (2001-03-19)	0018	19.07[123]
116	19	"The Canister"	Gary Halvorson	David Regal	April 9, 2001 (2001-04-09)	0021	18.74[124]
117	20	"Net Worth"	David Lee	Jason Gelles & Mike Haukom	April 23, 2001 (2001-04-23)	0019	17.19[125]
118	21	"Let's Fix Robert"	Gary Halvorson	Jennifer Crittenden & Mike Royce	April 30, 2001 (2001-04-30)	0024	17.07[126]
119	22	"Say Uncle"	Kenneth Shapiro	Aaron Shure	May 7, 2001 (2001-05-07)	0022	18.34[127]
120	23	"Separation"	Asaad Kelada	Philip Rosenthal	May 14, 2001 (2001-05-14)	0023	17.22[128]
121	24	"Frank Paints the House"	David Lee	Scott Buck	May 21, 2001 (2001-05-21)	0020	20.13[129]
122	25	"Ally's Birth"	Jerry Zaks	Tucker Cawley	May 21, 2001 (2001-05-21)	0025	20.13[129]

Season 6 (2001–02)

Main article: Everybody Loves Raymond season 6

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
123	1	"The Angry Family"	Gary Halvorson	Philip Rosenthal	September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24)	0101	22.80[130]
124	2	"No Roll"	Jerry Zaks	Aaron Shure	October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01)	0102	22.46[131]
125	3	"Odd Man Out"	Jerry Zaks	Steve Skrovan & Jeremy Stevens	October 8, 2001 (2001-10-08)	0103	21.44[132]
126	4	"Ray's Ring"	Kenneth Shapiro	Mike Royce	October 15, 2001 (2001-10-15)	0104	21.63[133]
127	5	"Marie's Sculpture"	Randy Suhr	Jennifer Crittenden	October 22, 2001 (2001-10-22)	0105	21.21[134]
128	6	"Frank Goes Downstairs"	Gary Halvorson	Jennifer Crittenden	October 29, 2001 (2001-10-29)	0107	20.66[135]
129	7	"Jealous Robert"	Gary Halvorson	Tom Caltabiano & Ray Romano	November 5, 2001 (2001-11-05)	0106	21.72[136]
130	8	"It's Supposed to Be Fun"	Gary Halvorson	Lew Schneider	November 12, 2001 (2001-11-12)	0108	21.99[137]
131	9	"Older Women"	Gary Halvorson	Tucker Cawley & Philip Rosenthal	November 19, 2001 (2001-11-19)	0109	21.88[138]
132	10	"Raybert"	Gary Halvorson	Steve Skrovan	November 26, 2001 (2001-11-26)	0110	24.26[139]
133	11	"The Kicker"	Gary Halvorson	Aaron Shure	December 10, 2001 (2001-12-10)	0111	19.30[140]
134	12	"Season's Greetings"	Jerry Zaks	Tucker Cawley	December 17, 2001 (2001-12-17)	0112	22.20[141]
135	13	"Tissues"	Jerry Zaks	Mike Royce	January 7, 2002 (2002-01-07)	0113	22.28[142]
136	14	"Snow Day"	Gary Halvorson	Kathy Ann Stumpe	January 14, 2002 (2002-01-14)	0114	21.06[143]
137	15	"Cookies"	Gary Halvorson	Steve Skrovan	January 28, 2002 (2002-01-28)	0115	20.64[144]
138	16	"Lucky Suit"	Gary Halvorson	Tucker Cawley	February 4, 2002 (2002-02-04)	0116	20.94[145]
139	17	"The Skit"	Gary Halvorson	Lew Schneider	February 25, 2002 (2002-02-25)	0117	22.48[146]
140	18	"The Breakup Tape"	Jerry Zaks	Tom Caltabiano & Aaron Shure	March 4, 2002 (2002-03-04)	0118	21.63[147]
141	19	"Talk to Your Daughter"	Jerry Zaks	Tucker Cawley & Ray Romano	March 18, 2002 (2002-03-18)	0119	21.24[148]
142	20	"A Vote for Debra"	Jerry Zaks	Lew Schneider & Steve Skrovan	March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25)	0120	22.01[149]
Special	TBA	"The First Six Years"	Kenneth Shapiro	Philip Rosenthal, Ray Romano & Tony DeSena	April 28, 2002 (2002-04-28)	0125	16.32[150]
143	21	"Call Me Mom"	Kenneth Shapiro	George B. White III & Joe Rubin	April 29, 2002 (2002-04-29)	0121	17.55[151]
144	22	"Mother's Day"	Gary Halvorson	Jennifer Crittenden	May 6, 2002 (2002-05-06)	0122	19.46[152]
145	23	"The Bigger Person"	Gary Halvorson	Tucker Cawley & Lew Schneider	May 13, 2002 (2002-05-13)	0124	19.41[153]
146	24	"The First Time"	Gary Halvorson	Tom Caltabiano & Mike Royce & Ray Romano	May 20, 2002 (2002-05-20)	0123	20.18[154]

Season 7 (2002–03)

Main article: Everybody Loves Raymond season 7

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
147	1	"The Cult"	Kenneth Shapiro	Philip Rosenthal & Tucker Cawley	September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23)	0201	23.27[155]
148	2	"Counseling"	Kenneth Shapiro	Mike Royce	September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23)	0202	24.04[155]
149	3	"Homework"	Gary Halvorson	Jeremy Stevens	September 30, 2002 (2002-09-30)	0203	21.96[156]
150	4	"Pet the Bunny"	John Fortenberry	Aaron Shure	October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07)	0204	19.87[157]
151	5	"Who Am I?"	John Fortenberry	David Regal	October 14, 2002 (2002-10-14)	0205	20.74[158]
152	6	"Robert Needs Money"	Michael Zinberg	Tom Caltabiano	October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21)	0206	21.54[159]
153	7	"The Sigh"	Jerry Zaks	Steve Skrovan	November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04)	0207	20.41[160]
154	8	"The Annoying Kid"	Jerry Zaks	Lew Schneider	November 11, 2002 (2002-11-11)	0208	20.76[161]
155	9	"She's the One"	John Fortenberry	Ray Romano & Philip Rosenthal	November 18, 2002 (2002-11-18)	0209	20.44[162]
156	10	"Marie's Vision"	Sheldon Epps	Jay Kogen	November 25, 2002 (2002-11-25)	0210	20.53[163]
157	11	"The Thought That Counts"	Gary Halvorson	Tucker Cawley	December 9, 2002 (2002-12-09)	0211	19.09[164]
158	12	"Grandpa Steals"	Jerry Zaks	Lew Schneider	January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06)	0213	19.71[165]
159	13	"Somebody Hates Raymond"	Jerry Zaks	Steve Skrovan	January 27, 2003 (2003-01-27)	0214	17.20[166]
160	14	"Just a Formality"	Gary Halvorson	Philip Rosenthal & Steve Skrovan	February 3, 2003 (2003-02-03)	0212	20.35[167]
161	15	"The Disciplinarian"	Jerry Zaks	Mike Royce	February 10, 2003 (2003-02-10)	0215	18.05[168]
162	16	"Sweet Charity"	Jerry Zaks	Aaron Shure	February 17, 2003 (2003-02-17)	0217	17.46[169]
163	17	"Meeting the Parents"	Jerry Zaks	Mike Royce & Lew Schneider	February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24)	0216	22.20[170]
164	18	"The Plan"	Jerry Zaks	Tucker Cawley	March 10, 2003 (2003-03-10)	0218	19.48[171]
165	19	"Sleepover at Peggy's"	Gary Halvorson	Joe Rubin & George B. White III	March 31, 2003 (2003-03-31)	0219	18.65[172]
166	20	"Who's Next?"	Gary Halvorson	Story by : Miriam Trogdon Teleplay by : Steve Skrovan	April 14, 2003 (2003-04-14)	0220	17.72[173]
167	21	"The Shower"	Jerry Zaks	Leslie Caveny	April 28, 2003 (2003-04-28)	0223	17.93[174]
168	22	"Baggage"	Gary Halvorson	Tucker Cawley	May 5, 2003 (2003-05-05)	0221	19.59[175]
169	23	"The Bachelor Party"	Gary Halvorson	Tom Caltabiano & Ray Romano & Mike Royce	May 12, 2003 (2003-05-12)	0222	18.71[176]
170	24	"Robert's Wedding"	Jerry Zaks	Philip Rosenthal	May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19)	0224	22.68[177]
171	25

Season 8 (2003–04)

Main article: Everybody Loves Raymond season 8

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
172	1	"Fun with Debra"	Gary Halvorson	Mike Scully	September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22)	0301	20.63[178]
173	2	"Thank You Notes"	Kenneth Shapiro	Philip Rosenthal	September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29)	0303	20.47[179]
174	3	"Home From School"	Kenneth Shapiro	Steve Skrovan	October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06)	0302	18.04[180]
175	4	"Misery Loves Company"	Gary Halvorson	Aaron Shure	October 13, 2003 (2003-10-13)	0304	18.18[181]
176	5	"The Contractor"	Gary Halvorson	Mike Royce	October 20, 2003 (2003-10-20)	0305	18.02[182]
177	6	"Peter on the Couch"	Gary Halvorson	Steven James Meyer	November 3, 2003 (2003-11-03)	0306	18.62[183]
178	7	"Liars"	Kenneth Shapiro	Tucker Cawley	November 10, 2003 (2003-11-10)	0307	19.25[184]
179	8	"The Surprise Party"	Jerry Zaks	Lew Schneider	November 17, 2003 (2003-11-17)	0308	19.44[185]
180	9	"The Bird"	Kenneth Shapiro	Tucker Cawley & Mike Royce & Jeremy Stevens	November 24, 2003 (2003-11-24)	0309	19.15[186]
181	10	"Jazz Records"	Gary Halvorson	Tom Caltabiano	December 15, 2003 (2003-12-15)	0310	18.05[187]
182	11	"Debra at the Lodge"	Gary Halvorson	Lew Schneider	January 5, 2004 (2004-01-05)	0311	19.10[188]
183	12	"Slave"	Jerry Zaks	Leslie Caveny	January 12, 2004 (2004-01-12)	0312	19.33[189]
184	13	"Whose Side Are You On?"	Kenneth Shapiro	Mike Royce	February 2, 2004 (2004-02-02)	0313	18.80[190]
185	14	"Lateness"	Jerry Zaks	Steve Skrovan	February 9, 2004 (2004-02-09)	0314	17.58[191]
186	15	"Party Dress"	Kenneth Shapiro	Mike Scully	February 16, 2004 (2004-02-16)	0315	19.80[192]
187	16	"Security"	Gary Halvorson	Tucker Cawley	February 23, 2004 (2004-02-23)	0317	17.80[193]
188	17	"The Ingrate"	Gary Halvorson	Aaron Shure	March 1, 2004 (2004-03-01)	0316	17.79[194]
189	18	"Crazy Chin"	Gary Halvorson	Story by : Adam Lorenzo Teleplay by : Tom Caltabiano & Mike Royce	March 22, 2004 (2004-03-22)	0318	18.04[195]
190	19	"The Nice Talk"	Brian K. Roberts	Steve Skrovan & Aaron Shure	April 19, 2004 (2004-04-19)	0322	16.08[196]
191	20	"Blabbermouths"	Gary Halvorson	Story by : Susan Van Allen Teleplay by : Leslie Caveny & Jeremy Stevens & Mike Scully	May 3, 2004 (2004-05-03)	0319	17.27[197]
192	21	"The Model"	Gary Halvorson	Leslie Caveny	May 10, 2004 (2004-05-10)	0321	16.93[198]
193	22	"The Mentor"	Gary Halvorson	Tod Himmel	May 17, 2004 (2004-05-17)	0320	16.07[199]
194	23	"Golf for It"	Gary Halvorson	Tom Caltabiano & Tucker Cawley & Mike Royce	May 24, 2004 (2004-05-24)	0323	18.33[200]

Season 9 (2004–05)

Main article: Everybody Loves Raymond season 9

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
195	1	"The Home"	Kenneth Shapiro	Tucker Cawley & Jeremy Stevens	September 20, 2004 (2004-09-20)	0401	17.99[201]
196	2	"Not So Fast"	Gary Halvorson	Philip Rosenthal & Mike Royce	September 27, 2004 (2004-09-27)	0402	18.69[202]
197	3	"Angry Sex"	Kenneth Shapiro	Ray Romano & Lew Schneider & Mike Scully	October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04)	0403	17.35[203]
198	4	"P.T. & A."	Kenneth Shapiro	Tom Caltabiano	October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)	0404	17.97[204]
199	5	"Ally's F"	Kenneth Shapiro	Steve Skrovan	October 18, 2004 (2004-10-18)	0405	16.71[205]
200	6	"Boys' Therapy"	Kenneth Shapiro	Philip Rosenthal	November 15, 2004 (2004-11-15)	0406	17.80[206]
201	7	"Debra's Parents"	Gary Halvorson	Leslie Caveny	November 22, 2004 (2004-11-22)	0407	18.54[207]
202	8	"A Job for Robert"	Gary Halvorson	Steven James Meyer	November 29, 2004 (2004-11-29)	0408	18.71[208]
203	9	"A Date for Peter"	Brian K. Roberts	Mike Royce	January 3, 2005 (2005-01-03)	0409	18.84[209]
204	10	"Favors"	Gary Halvorson	Aaron Shure	January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)	0410	19.25[210]
205	11	"The Faux Pas"	Gary Halvorson	Lew Schneider	February 7, 2005 (2005-02-07)	0411	17.49[211]
206	12	"Tasteless Frank"	Gary Halvorson	Leslie Caveny and Steve Skrovan	February 14, 2005 (2005-02-14)	0412	17.18[212]
207	13	"Sister-in-Law"	Gary Halvorson	Tucker Cawley & Mike Royce & Tim Peach & Frank Pines	April 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)	0415	16.96[213]
208	14	"The Power of No"	Andy Ackerman	Tucker Cawley & Aaron Shure	May 2, 2005 (2005-05-02)	0414	19.42[214]
209	15	"Pat's Secret"	Gary Halvorson	Tucker Cawley	May 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)	0413	19.79[215]
210	16	"The Finale"	Gary Halvorson	Philip Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce, Aaron Shure, Tom Caltabiano & Leslie Caveny	May 16, 2005 (2005-05-16)	0416	32.94[216]

Ratings

Season		Episode number
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	1	8.8	9.9	8.9	9.3	9.5	8.8	12.8	10.2	9.8	9.0	7.1	8.3	9.62	9.44	10.11	10.02	9.30	8.96	17.17	14.69	13.75	14.33	–
	2	12.64	15.30	13.12	14.10	14.13	14.62	14.68	14.50	13.97	14.31	13.23	11.28	14.91	15.20	13.68	14.02	14.54	15.05	15.54	13.56	11.69	13.03	11.74	12.62	11.87	–
	3	14.83	14.07	14.13	14.37	14.56	14.99	14.60	15.68	17.02	16.41	15.21	15.89	17.09	18.78	18.04	14.53	16.70	15.12	15.39	18.02	16.65	16.46	14.29	15.09	15.07	13.36
	4	18.39	18.17	15.76	17.72	16.73	17.29	16.15	16.94	17.37	17.72	18.52	20.79	19.01	18.53	16.15	17.74	17.92	17.53	18.39	17.69	17.13	17.12	16.72	18.52	–
	5	22.01	22.01	19.92	21.26	19.64	20.23	20.57	20.52	21.36	19.29	21.25	20.28	21.48	21.13	18.56	18.38	18.08	19.07	18.74	17.19	17.07	18.34	17.22	20.13	20.13	–
	6	22.80	22.46	21.44	21.63	21.21	20.66	21.72	21.99	21.88	24.26	19.30	22.20	22.28	21.06	20.64	20.94	22.48	21.63	21.24	22.01	17.55	19.46	19.41	20.18	–
	7	23.27	24.04	21.96	19.87	20.74	21.54	20.41	20.76	20.44	20.53	19.09	19.71	17.20	20.35	18.05	17.46	22.20	19.48	18.65	17.72	17.93	19.59	18.71	22.68	22.68	–
	8	20.63	20.47	18.04	18.18	18.02	18.62	19.25	19.44	19.15	18.05	19.10	19.33	18.80	17.58	19.80	17.80	17.79	18.04	16.08	17.27	16.93	16.07	18.33	–
	9	17.99	18.69	17.35	17.97	16.71	17.80	18.54	18.71	18.84	19.25	17.49	17.18	16.96	19.42	19.79	32.94	–

Everybody Loves Raymond : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)

Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research^[a]