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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Everybody Loves Raymond Episode Ratings Heatmap

1996 · 9 Seasons · 210 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.9/10 (210 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
8.8/10

S3E1: The Invasion (11 votes)

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Best Season
8.14/10

Season 7 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 8

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.22), maintaining an average of 8.0.

Strongest Finale
8.2/10

Season 6 finale: "The First Time (3)"

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Key Ratings Insights

Complete Episode Rating Matrix

Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.

8.5+ (Outstanding) 7.5 – 8.4 (Great) 6.0 – 7.4 (Average) < 6.0 (Underwhelming) Few votes

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 9 seasons and 210 episodes, Everybody Loves Raymond has earned an overall series rating of 7.9 out of 10. The series displays remarkable consistency across its narrative arc, maintaining reliable ratings from premiere to conclusion.

The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 3, Episode 1 ("The Invasion"), rated at an extraordinary 8.8/10 with 11 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 20 ("Neighbors"), landing at 6.1/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 19 ("The Dog", 7.8) and Episode 20 ("Neighbors", 6.1), a swing of 1.7 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 3, Ep 1 The Invasion 8.8 11 Sep 21, 1998
#2 Season 7, Ep 9 She's the One 8.8 6 Nov 18, 2002
#3 Season 7, Ep 22 Baggage 8.7 6 May 5, 2003
#4 Season 3, Ep 11 The Apartment 8.6 8 Dec 7, 1998
#5 Season 2, Ep 3 Brother 8.6 7 Oct 6, 1997
#6 Season 6, Ep 17 The Skit 8.6 5 Feb 25, 2002
#7 Season 9, Ep 15 Pat's Secret 8.6 5 May 9, 2005
#8 Season 4, Ep 22 Bad Moon Rising 8.5 6 May 8, 2000
#9 Season 7, Ep 1 The Cult (4) 8.5 6 Sep 23, 2002
#10 Season 8, Ep 2 Thank You Notes 8.5 6 Sep 29, 2003
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