Murphy Brown

  • Premiered: Nov 1988
  • Episodes: 260
  • Followers: 127
  • Ended
  • CBS
  • Thursday at 21
  • Comedy

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Season 1
1x1
Respect
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 14, 1988
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 desk .. show full overview
1x2
Devil With a Blue Dress On
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 21, 1988
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 to .. show full overview
1x3
Nowhere to Run
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 28, 1988
Murphy investigates a federal prosecutor who's linked to mob-run prostitution, Miles fears for his life when he receives his first death threat.
1x4
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
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Air date
Dec 05, 1988
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.
1x5
Murphy's Pony
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 11, 1988
During the Christmas holidays, a mother abandons her children to the care of Murphy Brown. Murphy goes all out to help them out.
1x6
Baby Love
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 12, 1988
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 consider a physical union.
1x7
Set Me Free
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 19, 1988
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 her kitchen sticking around to finish ""extending myself.""
1x8
And So He Goes
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 02, 1989
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.
1x9
I Would Have Danced All Night
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 09, 1989
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 taller woman to the ball.
1x10
Kyle
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 16, 1989
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.
1x11
Off the Job Experience
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 23, 1989
Miles suspends Murphy for her handling of an interview. So she leaves the office for two weeks and becomes miserable.
1x12
Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 13, 1989
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.
1x13
Soul Man
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 20, 1989
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-laws.
1x14
It's How You Play the Game
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 27, 1989
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.
1x15
Mama Said
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 06, 1989
Murphy's overbearing mother comes to visit for an unspecified length of time.
1x16
Moscow on the Potomac
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 13, 1989
Murphy prepares for a joint broadcast with the Soviet news equivalent of Murphy Brown.
1x17
My Dinner with Einstein
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 20, 1989
Murphy dates a physicist to prove looks aren't everything, but he proves to be a party guy.
1x18
Funnies Girl
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 10, 1989
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.
1x19
The Unshrinkable Murphy Brown
Episode overview
Air date
May 01, 1989
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.
1x20
The Summer of '77
Episode overview
Air date
May 08, 1989
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 Ellerbee & Frank Fontana for FYI.
1x21
The Bickners
Episode overview
Air date
May 15, 1989
A minor traffic accident, with a sweet elderly couple, results in a 1.5 million dollar lawsuit for Murphy.
1x22 Season finale
The Morning Show
Episode overview
Air date
May 22, 1989
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 resemblance to a ""dead"" celebrity.

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