"domestic"

1996 · 9 Seasons · CBS · Comedy

Everybody Loves Raymond mined the specific anxieties of family proximity for nine seasons of reliably funny, sometimes painfully accurate domestic comedy. The Barone family dynamics, particularly the mother-in-law conflict and the sibling rivalry, are drawn from observations so specific that they feel universal. Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle as the overbearing parents are the show's secret weapons, elevating familiar family sitcom territory into something sharper. The format is deeply traditional and the humor relies on recycled family dynamics that can feel repetitive across 210 episodes.