Murphy Brown
Comedy • Series

Murphy Brown

"Comedy's Back In The News."

6.4/10 1988 10 Seasons 247 Episodes Ended

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.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Season 10 Episodes

E1
Murphy Redux
30 min 1997

Murphy says her goodbyes to the gang of FYI. She takes a month off before her new job at the White House starts. On her …

E2
A Butcher, A Faker a Bummed-Out Promo Maker
30 min 1997

Murphy needs a biopsy, which she reluctantly gets right away and must wait to hear the results at the end of the next da…

E3
Ectomy, Schmectomy
30 min 1997

When Murphy and Frank don't show up for dinner, Kay speculates they have are a having a relationship. Murphy drops the b…

E4
Operation: Murphy Brown
30 min 1997

Murphy worries about how she is going to tell Avery about the trip to the hospital she is making to treat a word she can…

E5
Florence Night-en Corky
30 min 1997

Frank can't stop telling the story about him punching the paparazzi. Murphy returns to work the day after her surgery an…

E6
Waiting to Inhale
30 min 1997

Murphy begins her chemotherapy treatments. The treatments make her uncomfortable and take a lot out of her. She confront…

E7
Petty Woman
30 min 1997

Murphy's archrival, Athena Gillington, invites her to one of her parties. Murphy doesn't want to go because she thinks i…

E8
From Here to Jerusalem
30 min 1997

While acting as chaperone for one of Avery's field trips, Murphy meets a younger man who wants to take her out on a date…

E9
Tempus Fugit
30 min 1997

Frank signs his new contract; Murphy is in the midst of negotiating her new deal. After Murphy can't make her appearance…

E10
I Hear a Symphony
30 min 1997

Corky is working to help the zoo with their charity auction. Murphy's bout with cancer has made her realize there may no…

E11
From the Terrace
30 min 1997

Murphy fires yet another secretary and while searching for a story idea for Corky, Kay suggests the staff go out on the …

E12
The Last Temptation of Murphy
30 min 1998

Murphy's new secretary makes a great cup of coffee, but doesn't have time for much else. Murphy receives a call from a f…

E13
Turpis Capillus Annus (Bad Hair Day)
30 min 1998

The chemotherapy begins to take its toll on Murphy's hair. She begins to wear a wig and attend support group meetings.

E14
Wee Small Hours
30 min 1998

Murphy battles insomnia and the gang helps her to get through the night. Frank, while he is on a stakeout with a SWAT te…

E15
Then and Now
30 min 1998

Kay's idea to take the show to Paris turns into the network's idea of airing old stories on a cable special. The staff t…

E16
Opus One
30 min 1998

Murphy is done with her chemotherapy and she thinks that is the best birthday she could get for her upcoming 50th birthd…

E17
Seems Like Gold Times
30 min 1998

Jerry Gold returns from Germany and it seems just like old times for Murphy and Jerry and the gang. Even Kay sees it as …

E18
Second Time Around
30 min 1998

For a birthday present, Murphy helps her friend Lisa, from the canccer support group, to meet her high school crush. The…

E19
A Man and a Woman
30 min 1998

To prove her point about gender identification, Kay shows up at Phil's dressed as a man. The disguise fools the staff an…

E20
Dial and Substance
30 min 1998

Murphy finds a secretary that she likes; only nobody else likes his abrasive approach. Jim is planning a rendezvous with…

S10E21
E21
Never Can Say Goodbye (1)
30 min 1998

Murphy fires her last secretary, she plans on leaving FYI, it has been six months since her last chemotherapy treatment.…

S10E22
E22
Never Can Say Goodbye (2)
30 min 1998

Jim seeks some career advice from Mike Wallace. Mike tells him he is boring and has lost his spark. Murphy begins her in…

Cast

Candice Bergen
Candice Bergen
Murphy Brown
Faith Ford
Faith Ford
Corky Sherwood
Joe Regalbuto
Joe Regalbuto
Frank Fontana
Charles Kimbrough
Charles Kimbrough
Jim Dial
Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin
Kay Carter-Shepley

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