<Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> Dolby Surround 2.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> September 13, 1996 (1996 - 09 - 13)--May 16, 2005 (2005 - 05 - 16) </Td> </Tr> <P> Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning over nine seasons . It was produced by Where's Lunch and Worldwide Pants, in association with HBO Independent Productions . The cast members are Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Madylin Sweeten, and Monica Horan . Most episodes of the nine season series were filmed in front of a live studio audience, with few exceptions . </P> <P> The show is centered on the life of an Italian - American everyman named Raymond Barone, a sportswriter for Newsday living with his family in Long Island . Beleaguered, diffident and dryly sarcastic, Raymond takes few things seriously, making jokes in nearly every situation, no matter how troubling or serious . He often avoids responsibilities around the house and with his kids, leaving this to wife Debra . </P>

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