Murphy Brown

TV Series
1988–20181988–2018
TV-PGTV-PG
30min

Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brown: Season 11

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

Creator
- Diane English
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Won 18 Primetime Emmys
- 49 wins & 121 nominations total

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11 seasons

12 years

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Candice Bergen, Morgan Fairchild, and Joe Regalbuto in Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brown (1988)

Murphy Brownas Murphy Brown…

258 episodes258 eps • 1988–2018

Miles Silverbergas Miles Silverberg…

212 episodes212 eps • 1988–2018

Robert Pastorelli

Eldin Berneckyas Eldin Bernecky

159 episodes159 eps • 1988–1998

Corky Sherwoodas Corky Sherwood…

258 episodes258 eps • 1988–2018

Frank Fontanaas Frank Fontana…

258 episodes258 eps • 1988–2018

Charles Kimbrough

Jim Dialas Jim Dial…

248 episodes248 eps • 1988–2018

Philas Phil

184 episodes184 eps • 1988–1998

Johnas John

65 episodes65 eps • 1988–1997

Kay Carter-Shepleyas Kay Carter-Shepley

46 episodes46 eps • 1996–1998

Carl Wishnitskias Carl Wishnitski

28 episodes28 eps • 1988–1997

Charlotte Price

Jeanineas Jeanine

26 episodes26 eps • 1993–1995

Stan Lansingas Stan Lansing

25 episodes25 eps • 1994–1997

Christopher Rich

Miller Redfieldas Miller Redfield

23 episodes23 eps • 1989–1997

Bobbyas Bobby

22 episodes22 eps • 1991–1996

Ernest-Frank Taylor

Marvas Marv

18 episodes18 eps • 1990–1996

Avery Brownas Avery Brown

13 episodes13 eps • 2018

Pat Patelas Pat Patel

13 episodes13 eps • 2018

Phyllisas Phyllis

13 episodes13 eps • 2018

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7.1

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7.2

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7.6

Newhart

7.7

Roseanne

7.0

Mad About You

6.7

The Jeffersons

7.4

Three's Company

7.5

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The Golden Girls

8.0

The Golden Girls

Coach

7.0

Gimme a Break!

6.4

Kate & Allie

6.8

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. —Xenophon Tsakanikas <ftpadmin@antigoni.med.auth.gr>

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Genre
- Comedy
Certificate
- TV-PG
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
One of the running series jokes was Murphy Brown's inability to get a good secretary or one that could work with her. During the show's first ten seasons, Murphy had a total of ninety-three secretaries. They were referred to by number in the closing credits cast list, as "Secretary #1", "Secretary #2", et cetera. One that was very efficient was Marcia Wallace, playing her Carol Kester character from The Bob Newhart Show (1972). At the end of the show, Dr. Robert Hartley (Bob Newhart) showed up and pleaded for her to return, which she did. In one episode, Murphy discovered there was a support group for her former secretaries, where they comforted each other over their inability to keep the job.

Quotes
[after learning that Murphy is pregnant]
Jim: Murphy, do you need any money?
Murphy: Jim, I make as much as you do.
Jim: Good God, Miles, is that true?

Connections
Featured in The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989)

Top review

Great cast, Great characters, Great show

My favorite sitcom ever.

The writing was incredibly smart and equally as humorous. To this day, I believe Murphy Brown was a show ahead of its time. It wasn't afraid to tackle any issue(or President) that came to pass during the show's 10-year run.

I adored every character on the show. Each actor clearly embraced their character and made him/her their own. Candice Bergen deserved every Emmy she won for playing "Murphy Brown", who was without a doubt the best character on television.

I loved watching Season 1 uncut on DVD. Bring on Season 2!

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Release date
- November 14, 1988 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- official site
- Official Site
Language
- English
Also known as
- 風雲女郎
Filming locations
- Queens, New York, USA
Production companies
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Runtime
- 30min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1

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Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown (1988)

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