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Raymond finale draws 32m viewers
Everybody Loves Raymond
The cast of Everybody Loves Raymond will bow out on CBS
The final episode of US sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond attracted more than 32 million viewers on Monday, ending a nine-year run.

Stand-up comic Ray Romano starred in the show about life in the dysfunctional Barone family, which won a 2003 best comedy series Emmy.

Broadcast by US network CBS, it drew 17 million viewers on average each week.

Ratings for its 210th episode finale fell short of the 50 million who watched the Friends finale last year.



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