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Everybody Loves Raymond
Season 3
DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes26
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 21, 1998 (1998-09-21) –
May 24, 1999 (1999-05-24)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The third season of Everybody Loves Raymond ran in the United States from September 21, 1998 to May 24, 1999.

Production

See also: Everybody Loves Raymond § Production

The third 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. Patricia Heaton was pregnant with her fourth son during filming of the season, which the producers and directors try to hide, such as with her holding a large telephone book in the season's premiere.[1]

On March 22, 1999, Peter Boyle suffered a heart attack on set;[2] he initially refused to go to the hospital despite strong insistence from the paramedics, but change his mind after Rosenthal told the actor he would be liable if Boyle died.[3] While he survived, he would've been dead if he arrived at the hospital fifteen minutes later.[4] This resulted in Boyle being absent for two episodes in order to recover.[2] Despite media coverage reporting that he would likely appear in the season finale,[5] this didn't happen. The dance choreography in "Dancing with Debra" was done by Travis Payne, who become popular a year before after choreographing a Gap advertisement.[6] Some content of the season made the airwaves despite disapproval from CBS, such as the use of the word "ass" in "Big Shots" and the entirety of "Halloween Candy."[7]

Cast

Main article: List of Everybody Loves Raymond characters
Peter Boyle had a heart attack that led him to miss the shooting of two episodes of the season.

Main

Recurring

Reception

Ratings

Beginning season two, Raymond was in competition with the Fox series Ally McBeal (1997–2002); while media experts expected Ally McBeal to garner better ratings than Raymond through its entire run, this was ultimately not the case.[8] By December 1998, in comparison to the same month of the previous season, the series was 6% higher in its average rating of 10.5 and a 16 share, and 23% with its 18–49 demographic rating of 5.3/13.[9] A June 1999 feature from The New York Times reported the series to be "one of the biggest comedies on television" and also a part of a mainstream television trend of shows without bankable stars becoming hits.[10] "The Sitter" received 363,000 male viewers who were 12 to 17 years old and was the highest-rated non-sports show in the demographic that week.[11]

Reviews

Everybody Loves Raymond topped Entertainment Weekly's list of the best series of 1998: "This organic vision of family life as a chain reaction of comic agita is vividly rendered by a flawless ensemble," and the "comedy is rooted in characters as deeply drawn as those of TV’s best dramas."[12] In October 1998, an Omaha World-Herald critic included Everybody Loves Raymond as one of his "shows I would like to watch nearly every night of the week."[13] The State Journal-Register, in the middle of the TV season, claimed the show's third season to be the best of all Raymond years so far, also calling "Halloween Candy" a "particularly funny" episode for the Frankenstein costumes of Frank and Robert.[14]

Reviewing the fall 1998 television season, Chicago Tribune critic Steve Johnson wrote the show was a "deserved hit" for CBS.[15] Everybody Loves Raymond topped Daily Herald critic Ted Cox's list of the best shows of the 1998–99 season: "the family sitcom cut dangerously close to the bone on how and why the family unit is at once so aggravating and enduring. And Brad Garrett established himself as the single funniest man on TV, displaying unexpected range as a physical comedian in two hilarious dance sequences at the beginning and the end of the season."[16] Upon the 1998–99 TV season's closure, The Tampa Tribune named Raymond "a contender for the best sitcom on television, appealing to young and old viewers."[17] The Star Tribune also praised the ensemble acting in the season,[18] and the Hartford Courant called it one of the few "signs of life" in a landscape of series focus on demographics and profits over quality.[19]

Three episodes of the season made The Star-Ledger's unranked list of top ten Everybody Loves Raymond episodes: "Frank's Tribute" for its inclusion of both the "funniest" and "most poignant" sequences of the entire show, "Robert's Date" for Garrett's dancing and date slang, and "How They Met" for being the show's best flashback episode.[20]

Awards

In addition to being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Roberts also won Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series by the Viewers for Quality Television for a second year in a row.

Everybody Loves Raymond's third season was the series' first to garner Primetime Emmy nominations.[21] According to The New York Times, "many critics felt [it] had been overlooked in its first two seasons."[22] The show itself was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series,[23] with acting nominations for Romano for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,[24] Heaton for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series,[25] Boyle for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series,[26] and Roberts for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.[27] Will Mackenzie was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on "Robert's Date."[28] Patricia Bennett's editing of the episode was also nominated for an Eddie Award for Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television,[29] while Eric Cohen was nominated for a Humanitas Prize in the 30-minute show category for writing "Frank's Tribute."[30]

In a 1999 ceremony, the season was nominated for six Q awards by the Viewers for Quality Television, such as Best Quality Comedy Series, Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series for Romano, Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series for Heaton, Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series for Boyle, Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series for Roberts, and the same award for Garrett.[31] That year, all of these nominations were the only ones for CBS, and the season tied with The Practice's (1997–2004) second season for the highest amount of nominations that year.[31] Raymond also ended up obtaining the most wins, with the season winning the Comedy Series award, Heaton taking home her Actress award, Romano receiving his Best Actor award, and Roberts winning the Supporting Actress accolade for a second year in a row.[32]

At the fifth Screen Actors Guild Award ceremony, the lead actors were nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for acting in the season.[33] Madylin Sweeten was nominated for a Youth in Film award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actress[34] and a YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series.[35] Roberts also won Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series at the 1999 American Comedy Awards,[36] Romano nominated for Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role).[37] He also won the honor of Individual Achievement in Comedy at the 15th TCA Awards,[38] the same event that nominated the season not just for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy but also Program of the Year.[39] The season was also nominated for a TV Guide Award for Favorite Comedy Series.[40]

Episodes

See also: List of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions) [41]
481"The Invasion"Will MackenzieEllen SandlerSeptember 21, 1998 (1998-09-21)980114.8
492"Driving Frank"Will MackenzieCindy ChupackSeptember 28, 1998 (1998-09-28)980214.1
503"The Sitter"Will MackenzieLew SchneiderOctober 5, 1998 (1998-10-05)980314.1
514"Getting Even"Steve ZuckermanSteve SkrovanOctober 12, 1998 (1998-10-12)980414.4
525"The Visit"Richard MarionSusan Van AllenOctober 19, 1998 (1998-10-19)980615.0
536"Halloween Candy"Steve ZuckermanSteve SkrovanOctober 26, 1998 (1998-10-26)980514.6
547"Moving Out"Will MackenzieTucker CawleyNovember 2, 1998 (1998-11-02)980714.6
558"The Article"Will MackenzieTom CaltabianoNovember 9, 1998 (1998-11-09)980815.7
569"The Lone Barone"Will MackenzieTom Caltabiano & Jeremy StevensNovember 16, 1998 (1998-11-16)980911.4[42]
5710"No Fat"Steve ZuckermanEllen Sandler & Susan Van AllenNovember 23, 1998 (1998-11-23)981011.2[43]
5811"The Apartment"Steve ZuckermanKathy Ann StumpeDecember 7, 1998 (1998-12-07)9811N/A
5912"The Toaster"Steve ZuckermanPhilip RosenthalDecember 14, 1998 (1998-12-14)981210.8[44]
6013"Ping Pong"Will MackenzieAaron ShureJanuary 11, 1999 (1999-01-11)981418.8
6114"Pants on Fire"Will MackenzieTucker CawleyJanuary 18, 1999 (1999-01-18)981315.3
6215"Robert's Date"Will MackenzieJeremy StevensFebruary 1, 1999 (1999-02-01)981518.0
6316"Frank's Tribute"Will MackenzieEric CohenFebruary 8, 1999 (1999-02-08)9816N/A
6417"Cruising with Marie"Richard MarionSteve Skrovan & Susan Van AllenFebruary 15, 1999 (1999-02-15)981716.7
6518"Ray Home Alone"Steve ZuckermanTom Caltabiano & Tucker Cawley & Ray RomanoFebruary 22, 1999 (1999-02-22)981815.1
6619"Big Shots"Steve ZuckermanJason Gelles & Mike HaukomMarch 1, 1999 (1999-03-01)981915.4
6720"Move Over"Will MackenzieKathy Ann StumpeMarch 15, 1999 (1999-03-15)982018.0
6821"The Getaway"Steve ZuckermanCindy ChupackApril 5, 1999 (1999-04-05)982116.7
6922"Working Girl"Michael ZinbergCindy Chupack & Kathy Ann StumpeApril 26, 1999 (1999-04-26)982316.5
7023"Be Nice"Steve ZuckermanLew SchneiderMay 3, 1999 (1999-05-03)982214.3
7124"Dancing with Debra"Brian K. RobertsAaron Shure & Steve SkrovanMay 10, 1999 (1999-05-10)982415.1
7225"Robert Moves Back"Brian K. RobertsLew Schneider & Aaron ShureMay 17, 1999 (1999-05-17)982515.1
7326"How They Met"Gary HalvorsonRay Romano & Philip RosenthalMay 24, 1999 (1999-05-24)982613.4

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