Murphy Brown

Season 8 (24 Episodes)

10 Seasons1995TV-PG30m6.9

The personal and professional misadventures of an opinionated but beloved woman working as a television journalist.

Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a very selfish, stubborn, extremely hot-tempered, but also talented, resourceful, clever, and caring middle-aged reporter who works for FYI News Network and at the same time tries to raise her child as an unmarried, working woman. Her friends and co-workers, Corky Sherwood (Faith Ford),Frank Fontana (Joe Regalbuto),Jim Dial (Charles Kimbrough),and Miles Silverberg (Grant Shaud),try to balance between her outbursts of anger and her family, personality, or even financial crises. It's a difficult life for Murphy, but she has the guts to live it.

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Season 8 Episodes:

Episode 1 Altered States

1. Altered States

Aired: Sep 18, 1995

After Murphy and Peter put their wedding plans on hold, she becomes more nega...

Episode 2 The Awful Truth

2. The Awful Truth

Aired: Sep 25, 1995

Lansing's devious nephew Andrew returns as head of a TV division and offers M...

Episode 3 Fearless Frank

3. Fearless Frank

Aired: Oct 2, 1995

Frank evades a deadly situation at a prison, and it proves to be a ratings bo...

Episode 4 Murphy's Law

4. Murphy's Law

Aired: Oct 9, 1995

Murphy is called into traffic court due to her questionable driving skills, a...

Episode 5 Sex or Death

5. Sex or Death

Aired: Oct 16, 1995

Stuck between the hammer and the anvil, Miles assigns both Corky and Murphy t...

Episode 6 Miller's Crossing

6. Miller's Crossing

Aired: Oct 23, 1995

Murphy begins to question her impeccable communication skills when she loses ...

Episode 7 The Feminine Critique

7. The Feminine Critique

Aired: Oct 30, 1995

While visiting her old college to receive an honorary doctorate, Murphy tries...

Episode 8 Bad Company

8. Bad Company

Aired: Nov 6, 1995

Andrew gives both Murphy and Frank the idea to write an expose on a powerful ...

Episode 10 The Humboldt Doldt

10. The Humboldt Doldt

Aired: Nov 20, 1995

Miller takes all the credit for a story the entire FYI staff worked on.

Episode 11 Dick and Dottie

11. Dick and Dottie

Aired: Nov 27, 1995

Murphy must apologize for what she said about a popular talk show host.

Episode 12 All in the Family

12. All in the Family

Aired: Jan 8, 1996

Corky and Miles cause a stir in her family when she finally tells them they'r...

Episode 14 My Fair Miller

14. My Fair Miller

Aired: Jan 22, 1996

Jim is told to turn Miller into a proper journalist, and after his initial re...

Episode 15 Old Flames

15. Old Flames

Aired: Feb 5, 1996

Murphy has a nightmare about being on trial for the way she treated her past ...

Episode 16 Up in Smoke

16. Up in Smoke

Aired: Feb 12, 1996

Stuart Best offers to be an insider for FYI and give them the dirt on the tob...

Episode 17 Aftermath

17. Aftermath

Aired: Feb 19, 1996

Jim quits FYI to work for the new ICN Network. Miller gets his old job. Murph...

Episode 18 Trick or Retreat

18. Trick or Retreat

Aired: Feb 26, 1996

Elizabeth Taylor visits FYI. Miles takes the staff to an outdoors team buildi...

Episode 20 The Bus Stops Here

20. The Bus Stops Here

Aired: Mar 11, 1996

Miles and his team end up stuck in a diner after the bus they used to cover a...

Episode 22 Casa Nova

22. Casa Nova

Aired: May 6, 1996

Frank recklessly agrees to buy a mansion he can't pay off because he's attrac...

Episode 23 Stepping Out

23. Stepping Out

Aired: May 13, 1996

As Murphy marks eight years of sobriety, she learns the shocking truth behind...

Episode 24 Miles Away

24. Miles Away

Aired: May 20, 1996

The FYI team fights back against network cutbacks, thanks to Miles - but ther...

Info about Murphy Brown

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy