Everybody Loves Raymond is continuing its 30th anniversary tour with a stop in Austin, Texas.
ATX TV Festival revealed Thursday that this year’s Season 15 fest will including a reunion with Phil Rosenthal, Ray Romano and some of the writers from the beloved comedy series. Additional panelists are expected to be announced at a later date.
Along with that announcement, ATX TV unveiled a whole host of new programming for the upcoming weekend event, as well as some updates for previously announced panels.
Gaius Charles, Jesse Plemons and Aimee Teegarden will now join the Friday Night Lights reunion panel along with Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, and Adrianne Palicki, and showrunner/executive producer Jason Katims, executive producer/writer David Hudgins, executive producer/director Jeffrey Reiner, co-executive producer/writer Liz Heldens, and consulting producer/writer Kerry Ehrin.
The series will receive the Festival’s 2026 “Texas Made” Award presented with Media for Texas, which celebrates storytelling in the state.
See below for some more programming coming to ATX TV Festival Season 15, which will take place in Austin, Texas, from May 28 to 31, 2026.
Screening and Q&A for The Other Bennet Sister – Based on the novel by Janice Hadlow, the period drama tells the story of Mary Bennet, the seemingly unremarkable and overlooked middle sister in Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Following the screening, stars Ella Bruccoleri and Dónal Finn will join for a Q&A conversation.
The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health to present a “Conversation on Medical Accuracy on TV” – The festival will partner with The John Ritter Foundation to host a conversation on the importance of medical accuracy on TV, exploring the real-life impact that medical series have on the viewer’s relationship to the healthcare system and to their own personal health, including awareness, education, and preventive measures. Panelists will be announced soon.
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) explores TV’s “Nuclear Renaissance” – Nonprofit, nonpartisan global security organization NTI will present a panel conversation to explore TV’s legacy of shaping public opinion and policy change on nuclear threats, what draws creators to nuclear themes, how those storylines are developed, and the risks of reality catching up with fiction. Panelists will be announced soon.
“Around the TV Set” Roundtable Conversation with the Television Critics Association – ATX TV and the Television Critics Association will partner on an interactive, topical roundtable about industry trends, the shows of the moment, and the evolving art of TV criticism and reporting featuring TV critics you know and love—or will soon know and love. Participants will be announced soon.
Showrunner Melinda Hsu hosts live recording of “Lead with Kindness” Vodcast featuring CAA agent Ann D. Blanchard – Showrunner/writer/producer Melinda Hsu (Nancy Drew, ) will return to the festival to host a live recording of the “Lead with Kindness” vodcast with powerhouse CAA agent Ann D. Blanchard.