Murphy Brown
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Diane English |
| Written by | Diane English and others |
| Directed by | Joe Regalbuto Barnet Kellman Lee Shallat Peter Bonerz Alan Rafkin and others |
| Starring |
Candice Bergen Also Starring Pat Corley Faith Ford Charles Kimbrough Robert Pastorelli Joe Regalbuto Grant Shaud With Lily Tomlin John Hostetter |
| Composer(s) | Steve Dorff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 247 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Candice Bergen Michael Saltzman Rob Bragin Bill Diamond Marc Flanagan Joel Shukovsky Diane English Eric Schotz Korby Siamis John Bowman and others |
| Producer(s) | Candice Bergen DeAnne Heline Deborah Smith Eileen Heisler Ned E. Davis and others |
| Location(s) | Washington, D.C. |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Shukovsky English Entertainment Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | November 14, 1988 – May 18, 1998 |
Murphy Brown is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television newsmagazine.
The first two seasons of the show received favorable reviews from critics. The second season received universal acclaim with a Metacritic rating of 100 out of 100 based on 5 reviews. It is the only series to receive a score of 100 on the website.
The program was well known for stories inspired by current events and its political satire. It achieved a high level of cultural notoriety in the 1992 presidential campaign when Dan Quayle mentioned the show in a campaign speech, afterwards known as the "Murphy Brown speech".
The show began in the Monday 9/8 p.m. timeslot and remained there until its final season when it was moved to Wednesday at 8:30/7:30 p.m. The series finale aired in its original Monday timeslot.
The show did not have a regular opening theme song, but would instead play a different classic Motown song over the opening credits each week.
Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic, who, in the show's first episode, returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic. Over 40 and single, she is sharp-tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered any 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.
Her colleagues at FYI include stuffy veteran anchor Jim Dial (Charles Kimbrough), who affectionately addresses Murphy as "Slugger" and reminisces about the glory days of Murrow and Cronkite. Murphy's best friend and sometime competitor is investigative reporter Frank Fontana (Joe Regalbuto), the only person who addresses her as "Murph". Though a daredevil reporter, insecurities regarding fame and (especially) his personal relationships have him in psychotherapy for the majority of the series. In early seasons, there was a running gag about Frank's toupée, which he hated, but which producers insisted he wear on the show.
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