Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
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Murphy Brown

Comedy's Back In The News.

6.4 / 10
1988
10 seasons
247 episodes
Comedy

Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Respect

    1.Respect

    7.7
    14-11-198830m

    Murphy returns to FYI after ""drying out"" at the Betty Ford clinic. The show has undergone some changes while she was gone, including the addition of a beauty queen to the anchor...

  • Devil With a Blue Dress On

    2.Devil With a Blue Dress On

    7.5
    21-11-198830m

    Miles assigns Corky to work with Murphy on a big story about a corporate big shot. Corky inadvertently uncovers the fact that he is a drug smuggler, this isn't immediately apparent...

  • Nowhere to Run

    3.Nowhere to Run

    6.5
    28-11-198830m

    Murphy investigates a federal prosecutor who's linked to mob-run prostitution, Miles fears for his life when he receives his first death threat.

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered

    4.Signed, Sealed, Delivered

    7.0
    05-12-198830m

    Miles schedules Murphy to interview her radical ex-husband. Murphy & Jake's feelings for one another begin to ruin the chance of a professional interview.

  • Murphy's Pony

    5.Murphy's Pony

    7.0
    11-12-198830m

    During the Christmas holidays, a mother abandons her children to the care of Murphy Brown. Murphy goes all out to help them out.

  • Baby Love

    6.Baby Love

    7.0
    12-12-198830m

    Murphy feels maternal pangs after visiting with a pregnant friend. She considers in vitro fertilization and talks Frank into being the donor. When that option doesn't pan out, they...

  • Set Me Free

    7.Set Me Free

    7.0
    19-12-198830m

    Murphy's having a rotten day, complicated by a gunman who interrupts the show and demands they read his statement on the air and it gets capped off by the painter she hired to do h...

  • And So He Goes

    8.And So He Goes

    7.0
    02-01-198930m

    Murphy's long time nemesis asks for her to deliver the eulogy at his funeral, and Murphy sees it as her chance to have the last laugh or so she thinks.

  • I Would Have Danced All Night

    9.I Would Have Danced All Night

    7.0
    09-01-198930m

    Murphy is perplexed and angry when everyone on the staff is invited to the inaugural ball of President-elect Bush. Was it something she reported? Miles debates about asking a talle...

  • Kyle

    10.Kyle

    7.0
    16-01-198930m

    Murphy's story wins freedom for an innocent man; when the rest of the team realizes he has a problem adjusting with the outside world, Miles offers him a job as Murphy's secretary.

  • Off the Job Experience

    11.Off the Job Experience

    7.0
    23-01-198930m

    Miles suspends Murphy for her handling of an interview. So she leaves the office for two weeks and becomes miserable.

  • Why Do Fools Fall in Love?

    12.Why Do Fools Fall in Love?

    7.0
    13-02-198930m

    Cupid strikes the staff when Murphy reluctantly fixes Frank up on the condition he finds someone for her. Murphy's latest secretary has a crush on Jim.

  • Soul Man

    13.Soul Man

    7.0
    20-02-198930m

    Murphy tries to gain entry into Washington's last exclusive club, trouble is, it's for men only. Murphy tries to get Jim to sponsor her, when she discovers a loophole in the by-law...

  • It's How You Play the Game

    14.It's How You Play the Game

    3.0
    27-02-198930m

    To get the public to see Frank's piece on the homeless, the FYI team competes with Jerry Gold's show on its level, with surprising results.

  • Mama Said

    15.Mama Said

    7.0
    06-03-198930m

    Murphy's overbearing mother comes to visit for an unspecified length of time.

  • Moscow on the Potomac

    16.Moscow on the Potomac

    7.0
    13-03-198930m

    Murphy prepares for a joint broadcast with the Soviet news equivalent of Murphy Brown.

  • My Dinner with Einstein

    17.My Dinner with Einstein

    7.0
    20-03-198930m

    Murphy dates a physicist to prove looks aren't everything, but he proves to be a party guy.

  • Funnies Girl

    18.Funnies Girl

    7.0
    10-04-198930m

    An on-camera slip of the tongue, makes Murphy the butt of a cartoonist's joke in ""The Adventures of Mouthy Brown,"" then the rest of the staff falls victim.

  • The Unshrinkable Murphy Brown

    19.The Unshrinkable Murphy Brown

    7.0
    01-05-198930m

    While Murphy is grilling him on the show, a judge dies of a heart attack. This causes Murphy to lose her edge, so she attends a group therapy session.

  • The Summer of '77

    20.The Summer of '77

    7.0
    08-05-198930m

    Eldin meets Corky for the first time and becomes infatuated with her. Phil reflects on the first time he met Murphy, when she first came to Washington to audition against Linda Ell...

  • The Bickners

    21.The Bickners

    7.0
    15-05-198930m

    A minor traffic accident, with a sweet elderly couple, results in a 1.5 million dollar lawsuit for Murphy.

  • The Morning Show

    22.The Morning Show

    7.0
    22-05-198930m

    During an off week at FYI, Murphy & Corky co-anchor the network's morning show, and Murphy finds it's a job she just isn't made for. Murphy's new secretary has a passing resemblanc...

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