The series was created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, who originally pitched the concept to Disney executives under the working titles 'The Future is On Me' and later 'Absolutely Psychic' before it became That's So Raven.

At her audition, Raven-Symoné actually read for both the lead role and the comedic best-friend character Chelsea, and she wanted to play Chelsea rather than the main character.

A pilot episode was originally filmed with Raven-Symoné playing the best friend rather than the lead, but after test audiences responded well to her, producers rewrote the show to make her the main character.

Tricia Dixon was originally announced for the role that eventually went to Anneliese van der Pol as Chelsea.

T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh left the show after three seasons because she had only committed to that length in order to provide full-time care for her ailing grandmother, which was written into the show as her character leaving to study in England.

That's So Raven became Disney Channel's first multi-camera sitcom, following the success of earlier single-camera comedies like Even Stevens and Lizzie McGuire.

The success of a musical episode of Even Stevens led Disney executives to request a musical episode of That's So Raven, titled 'The Road to Audition,' and the success of both musical episodes helped inspire the development of the television film High School Musical.

The series was filmed in front of a live studio audience in Los Angeles, recorded two days each week, with child actors attending school on set and a stunt coordinator present for Raven-Symoné's physical comedy stunts.

An episode of That's So Raven aired as part of the network crossover special That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana in July 2006, combining characters from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Hannah Montana.

That's So Raven was the highest-rated original program in Disney Channel's history at the time, surpassing the previous record held by Lizzie McGuire, and received two Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Children's Program in 2005 and 2007.

A film adaptation of That's So Raven was ordered in 2005 for a planned 2007 release, with a script depicting Raven starting a fashion line with Eddie and Chelsea in France, but the film never entered production because Raven-Symoné was too busy.

By 2006, merchandise based on the series, including novels, dolls, board games, and a fragrance line, had grossed over $400 million.