Overview

• At a 30th-anniversary event at New York City’s Paley Museum, Ray Romano and Patricia Heaton confirmed there will be no new episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond
• Romano and Heaton emphasized that losing key cast members makes preserving the show’s original family dynamic and integrity paramount
• Brad Garrett backed their stance, warning that a revival without the original ensemble would betray both the series and its loyal fan base Creator Phil Rosenthal revealed past pitches for a reunion special drew no network interest, yet Romano says the cast is actively working on making a reunion happen
• Romano and Rosenthal elected to conclude the sitcom after nine seasons in 2005 because they felt they had completed all the necessary storylines