MUMBAI: After Fraiser and Friends another popular sitcom bids adieu. US broadcaster CBS has announced that the family comedy Everybody Loves Raymond which has been on air for nearly a decade, will end its nine-year run on 16 May with the 210th episode.

In India the show airs on Star World.

The show's creator and executive producer Phil Rosenthal said, "We don't want to give away any details about the content of the finale episode because we don't want to dilute the experience for the audience in any way."

The final episode will precede a one-hour retrospective. The special will feature behind-the-scenes footage from the final season as well as highlights from all nine seasons and interviews with the cast.

As a build up to the grand finale, CBS.com will offer viewers an opportunity to vote for their favorite episodes. The five episodes receiving the most votes broadcast on CBS beginning in late February and airing throughout March.