Murphy Brown

Comedy's Back In The News.

6.4(83)|1988-11-14|10 seasons, 247 episodes

Comedy

Overview

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.

Episodes

Season 1(22)Season 2(27)Season 3(26)Season 4(26)Season 5(25)Season 6(25)Season 7(26)Season 8(24)Season 9(24)Season 10(22)

S8E1 · 1995-09-18 · 30m

Altered States

With her marriage to Peter canceled, Murphy is skeptical at the sudden marriage of Miles and Corky.

S8E2 · 1995-09-25 · 30m

The Awful Truth

Lansing's nephew becomes Vice President of Current Affairs and he lures Murphy into a new hard news show he's created featuring Walter Cronkite; however, soon Cronkite becomes Redfield and the hard news becomes infotainment.

S8E3 · 1995-10-02 · 30m

Fearless Frank

Frank escapes death while interviewing a mass murderer. Frank would like to cover less action stories; however, Lansing, hoping for a ratings boost, wants Frank to cover even riskier stories. Frank starts doing the stunts and then Lansing wants him to jump off the building, live.

S8E4 · 1995-10-09 · 30m

Murphy's Law

Murphy's appearance in traffic court and her need to not get special treatment, because of her celebrity status, gets her a fine and 40 hours of community service. The judge demands that she reappear in court when it is reported that didn't serve her time by getting special treatment, the network hires a high-power ""defense team.""

S8E5 · 1995-10-16 · 30m

Sex or Death

Sex (consummation of his marriage to Corky) or death (from Murphy) is on the line for Miles when he gives a pivotal political story to each of them, then must take it back. He waffles and assigns the story to both of them.

S8E6 · 1995-10-23 · 30m