
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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Air Date: 1988-11-14
Murphy returns to FYI after ""drying out"" at the Betty Ford clinic. The show has undergone some changes while she wa...
Air Date: 1988-11-21
Miles assigns Corky to work with Murphy on a big story about a corporate big shot. Corky inadvertently uncovers the f...
Air Date: 1988-11-28
Murphy investigates a federal prosecutor who's linked to mob-run prostitution, Miles fears for his life when he recei...
Air Date: 1988-12-05
Miles schedules Murphy to interview her radical ex-husband. Murphy & Jake's feelings for one another begin to ruin th...
Air Date: 1988-12-11
During the Christmas holidays, a mother abandons her children to the care of Murphy Brown. Murphy goes all out to hel...
Air Date: 1988-12-12
Murphy feels maternal pangs after visiting with a pregnant friend. She considers in vitro fertilization and talks Fra...
Air Date: 1988-12-19
Murphy's having a rotten day, complicated by a gunman who interrupts the show and demands they read his statement on ...
Air Date: 1989-01-02
Murphy's long time nemesis asks for her to deliver the eulogy at his funeral, and Murphy sees it as her chance to hav...
Air Date: 1989-01-09
Murphy is perplexed and angry when everyone on the staff is invited to the inaugural ball of President-elect Bush. Wa...
Air Date: 1989-01-16
Murphy's story wins freedom for an innocent man; when the rest of the team realizes he has a problem adjusting with t...
Air Date: 1989-01-23
Miles suspends Murphy for her handling of an interview. So she leaves the office for two weeks and becomes miserable.
Air Date: 1989-02-13
Cupid strikes the staff when Murphy reluctantly fixes Frank up on the condition he finds someone for her. Murphy's la...
Air Date: 1989-02-20
Murphy tries to gain entry into Washington's last exclusive club, trouble is, it's for men only. Murphy tries to get ...
Air Date: 1989-02-27
To get the public to see Frank's piece on the homeless, the FYI team competes with Jerry Gold's show on its level, wi...
Air Date: 1989-03-06
Murphy's overbearing mother comes to visit for an unspecified length of time.
Air Date: 1989-03-13
Murphy prepares for a joint broadcast with the Soviet news equivalent of Murphy Brown.
Air Date: 1989-03-20
Murphy dates a physicist to prove looks aren't everything, but he proves to be a party guy.
Air Date: 1989-04-10
An on-camera slip of the tongue, makes Murphy the butt of a cartoonist's joke in ""The Adventures of Mouthy Brown,"" ...
Air Date: 1989-05-01
While Murphy is grilling him on the show, a judge dies of a heart attack. This causes Murphy to lose her edge, so she...
Air Date: 1989-05-08
Eldin meets Corky for the first time and becomes infatuated with her. Phil reflects on the first time he met Murphy, ...
Air Date: 1989-05-15
A minor traffic accident, with a sweet elderly couple, results in a 1.5 million dollar lawsuit for Murphy.
Air Date: 1989-05-22
During an off week at FYI, Murphy & Corky co-anchor the network's morning show, and Murphy finds it's a job she just ...