https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/did-everybody-loves-raymond-end-230000676.html

'Everybody Loves Raymond' ran for nine seasons before its series finale in May 2005.

After Everybody Loves Raymond ended, there were plans to develop a spin-off about Robert Barone. Here's why the series never happened (https://www.metv.com/stories/after-everybody-loves-raymond-ended-there-were-plans-to-develop-a-spin-off-about-robert-barone-heres-why-the-series-never-happened)

Actor Brad Garrett explained the situation.

^^^ Nothing against Brad of course, but I don't think that a show about Robert would've flown that far, especially if the other family members were not going to be included.

God bless you and Brad and the other remaining cast members always!!!

Holly

Phil Rosenthal on the pressure of writing a final episode (https://www.metv.com/stories/phil-rosenthal-explained-the-pressure-of-writing-a-final-episode)

Rosenthal admitted that a bad finale could ruin a series.

Series creator Phil Rosenthal had this to say to fans who believed that Ray Romano was simply ''playing himself'' in Everybody Loves Raymond (https://www.metv.com/stories/series-creator-phil-rosenthal-had-this-to-say-to-fans-who-believed-that-ray-romano-was-simply-playing-himself-in-everybody-loves-raymond)

"He’s so good you can’t see it."

The writers of Everybody Loves Raymond would frequently receive phone calls from family members they had written into the show (https://www.metv.com/stories/the-writers-of-everybody-loves-raymond-would-frequently-receive-phone-calls-from-family-members-they-had-fictionalized)

"The truth is that the characters do things that a lot of people do."

Ray Romano helped Brad Garrett rediscover his love for stand-up comedy (https://www.metv.com/stories/how-ray-romano-helped-brad-garrett-rediscover-his-love-for-stand-up-comedy)

The two actors were also friends off-screen.

Patricia Heaton on starring in Everybody Loves Raymond: ''It's a pleasure to go to work every day.'' (https://www.metv.com/stories/patricia-heaton-on-starring-in-everybody-loves-raymond-its-a-pleasure-to-go-to-work-every-day)

Sure, everybody might not have loved Ray Barone, but they certainly loved the sitcom.