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Everybody Loves Raymond
Season 2
DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 22, 1997 (1997-09-22) –
May 18, 1998 (1998-05-18)
Season chronology
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Season 3
List of episodes

The second season of the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond aired from September 22 1997 to May 18, 1998.

Season overview

See also: Everybody Loves Raymond § Production

In the premiere season, Everybody Loves Raymond was critically acclaimed[1] and considered to be a quality series by CBS executives.[2] While most of its episodes suffered from low ratings due to being scheduled Friday night,[3] the average ratings doubled when it was moved to Monday in March 1997.[4] CBS renewed Raymond for a second season a month later on April 11, 1997.[5] The second season of Everybody Loves Raymond was produced by HBO Independent Productions, creator Philip Rosenthal's company Where's Lunch, and David Letterman's Worldwide Pants. While the season continues the episodic format and comedy style established in the first season, there are a few minor differences. These includes its increased presence of supporting actors such as Kevin James, Andy Kindler, and Monica Horan;[6] and the filming location switching from Hollywood Center Studios to Warner Bros. Studios, also the location of all later seasons. The intro for the second season depicts Romano sitting on a lawn chair while family members fly around him, except Robert.[7]

Cast

Main article: List of Everybody Loves Raymond characters

Main

Supporting

Reception

Reviews

Entertainment Weekly named Raymond the second best series of 1997, claiming "No sitcom enjoyed a better batting average: Every episode has been a home run."[8] In May 1998, Neal Justin of the Star Tribune called Everybody Loves Raymond the "best sitcom" of the 1997–98 season, reasoning that it "hit a great stride in [its] second [year] with likable but flawed characters, crisp dialogue and unpredictable twists."[9] Kevin Baxter of the Los Angeles Times was ecstatic towards Heaton's perform in the season, and gave the finale four-out-of-four stars for being "a sweet, unpredictable and very funny flashback."[10] In a retrospective review, IGN writer Adam Tierney called it "one of the best seasons for one of the better shows of recent TV," although also noted that it "didn't mix things up much from year one."[11]

Awards

For her acting in the season, Doris Roberts won a Viewers for Quality Television award.

For acting in the season, Madylin Sweeten won a Youth in Film award for Best Supporting Young Actress (Ten or Under) in a TV Comedy Series[12] and a YoungStar Award for Best Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series.[13] The season was also nominated for another Youth in Film award for Best Family TV Comedy Series, losing to Sabrina the Teenage Witch.[12] At the 14th Viewers for Quality Television award ceremony, the season garnered six nominations, tying with Frasier's fifth season for having the second-highest number of nominations; the series also made up most of the nominations CBS garnered, as they only received two more nominations for different shows, Chicago Hope and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.[14] Doris Roberts won one of the nominations, Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy.[15] At the 14th TCA Awards, the season was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.[16] The New York Times reported critics being "surprised" the season garnered zero Primetime Emmy Award nominations,[17] a fact that CBS president Les Moonves called the ceremony's "biggest injustice."[18]

Episodes

See also: List of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		 Viewers
(millions)
231"Ray's on TV"Michael LessacTucker CawleySeptember 22, 1997 (1997-09-22)9701
242"Father Knows Least"Michael LessacLew SchneiderSeptember 29, 1997 (1997-09-29)9702
253"Brother"Michael LessacJeremy StevensOctober 6, 1997 (1997-10-06)9703
264"Mozart"Ellen GittelsohnPhilip RosenthalOctober 13, 1997 (1997-10-13)97059.7[19]
275"Golf"Ellen GittelsohnRay Romano & Tom Caltabiano & Kevin JamesOctober 20, 1997 (1997-10-20)9704
286"Anniversary"Ellen GittelsohnKathy Ann StumpeOctober 27, 1997 (1997-10-27)9706
297"Working Late Again"Will MackenzieEllen Sandler & Cindy ChupackNovember 3, 1997 (1997-11-03)9707
308"The Children's Book"Will MackenzieSteve SkrovanNovember 10, 1997 (1997-11-10)9708
319"The Gift"Will MackenzieEllen Sandler & Cindy ChupackNovember 17, 1997 (1997-11-17)9709
3210"High School"Gary HalvorsonLew SchneiderNovember 24, 1997 (1997-11-24)9710
3311"The Letter"Gary HalvorsonKathy Ann StumpeDecember 8, 1997 (1997-12-08)9711
3412"All I Want for Christmas"Jeff MeyerSteve SkrovanDecember 15, 1997 (1997-12-15)971314.3[20]
3513"Civil War"Gary HalvorsonTucker CawleyJanuary 5, 1998 (1998-01-05)9712
3614"Mia Famiglia"Brian K. RobertsEllen Sandler & Cindy ChupackJanuary 12, 1998 (1998-01-12)9714
3715"Marie's Meatballs"Brian K. RobertsSusan Van AllenJanuary 19, 1998 (1998-01-19)9715
3816"The Checkbook"John FortenberryTom CaltabianoFebruary 2, 1998 (1998-02-02)9716
3917"The Ride-Along"John FortenberryJeremy StevensFebruary 23, 1998 (1998-02-23)9717
4018"The Family Bed"Steve ZuckermanSteve SkrovanMarch 2, 1998 (1998-03-02)9718
4119"Good Girls"Joyce GittlinTucker CawleyMarch 9, 1998 (1998-03-09)9719
4220"T-Ball"Jeff MelmanLew SchneiderApril 6, 1998 (1998-04-06)9720
4321"Traffic School"John FortenberryKathy Ann StumpeApril 20, 1998 (1998-04-20)9721
4422"Six Feet Under"Jeff MelmanCindy Chupack & Steve Skrovan & Tom CaltabianoApril 27, 1998 (1998-04-27)9722
4523"The Garage Sale"Jeff MelmanEllen Sandler & Jeremy Stevens & Lew Schneider & Tucker CawleyMay 4, 1998 (1998-05-04)9723
4624"The Wedding: Part I"Jeff MelmanRay Romano & Philip RosenthalMay 11, 1998 (1998-05-11)9724
4725"The Wedding: Part II"Jeff MelmanRay Romano & Philip RosenthalMay 18, 1998 (1998-05-18)9725

References

  1. ^ Strickland, Carol (December 1, 1996). "Can Sitcom Make It With L.I. Setting?". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Weinraub, Bernard (May 1, 2001). "For TV's Vulnerable Shows, It's Fear-and-Lobbying Season; Executives Prepare to Choose the Keepers and the Castoffs". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Strickland, Carol (December 1, 1996). "Can Sitcom Make It With L.I. Setting?". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Weinstein, Steve (June 15, 1997). "Ray Loves 'Raymond'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  5. ^ Snow, Shauna (April 11, 1997). "Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Robinson, Jeffrey (November 23, 2007). "Everybody Loves Raymond – The Complete Series". DVD Talk. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Fretts, Bruce (October 24, 1997). "Credits Check: Preshow Hits and Misses". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  8. ^ Fretts, Bruce (December 26, 1997). "Best Television (a second opinion)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  9. ^ Justin, Neal (May 2, 1998). "Nights that click". Star Tribune. p. 01E.
  10. ^ Baxter, Kevin (May 17, 1998). "Turn On, Tune In, or Miss Out". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  11. ^ Tierney, Adam (January 6, 2005). "Everybody Loves Raymond: The Complete Second Season". IGN. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Nineteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  13. ^ "Nominations for the 3rd Annual Hollywood Reporter YoungStar Awards". Gale Group. Business Wire. September 17, 1998. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  14. ^ Olson, Eric (June 10, 1998). "NBC tops Quality TV Honors". Variety. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "'Practice,' "Ally' get Quality Awards". St. Petersburg Times (0 South Pinellas ed.). August 6, 1998. p. 2B.
  16. ^ Pierce, Scott (July 23, 1998). "TV critics honor Hanks and `Earth to the Moon'". The Deseret News (Metro ed.). p. C6.
  17. ^ Mifflin, Lawrie (July 24, 1998). "HBO's 'Moon' Series Leads Emmy Field". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  18. ^ Braxton, Greg (July 24, 1998). "CBS Decries Its Dearth of Emmy Nods". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  19. ^ "Prime time Nielsen ratings". Associated Press. October 22, 1997. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  20. ^ M. Silverman, Stephen (June 17, 1998). "Good Grief! 'Charlie' Scores". People. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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