Murphy Brown: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Murphy Brown is the star reporter on a news magazine show called FYI. She lives in a townhouse that she is having repainted; Eldin the painter may never finish the job. Jim Dial is the uptight senior anchor, a seasoned veteran. Frank is a single guy and constantly looking for a girlfriend, he is also Murphy's best friend. Corky is a former Miss America turned newsperson, she covers all the "hard" news.

Series details

• Title: Murphy Brown
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1988-11-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-12-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 7220
• IMDb ID: tt0094514
• TVDB ID: 78166

Cast and credited roles

• Candice Bergen — Murphy Brown
• Faith Ford — Corky Sherwood
• Joe Regalbuto — Frank Fontana
• Charles Kimbrough — Jim Dial
• Grant Shaud — Miles Silverberg
• Jake McDorman — Avery Brown
• Pat Corley — Phil
• Robert Pastorelli — Eldin Bernecky
• Nik Dodani — Pat Patel
• Tyne Daly — Phyllis
• Adan Rocha — Miguel Gonzales
• Lily Tomlin — Kay Carter-Shepley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-11-14; final listed air date 1989-05-22; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1989-09-18; final listed air date 1990-05-21; episode order: 27.
• Season 3: premiered 1990-09-17; final listed air date 1991-05-20; episode order: 26.
• Season 4: premiered 1991-09-16; final listed air date 1992-05-18; episode order: 26.
• Season 5: premiered 1992-09-21; final listed air date 1993-05-17; episode order: 25.
• Season 6: premiered 1993-09-20; final listed air date 1994-05-16; episode order: 25.
• Season 7: premiered 1994-09-19; final listed air date 1995-05-22; episode order: 26.
• Season 8: premiered 1995-09-18; final listed air date 1996-05-20; episode order: 24.
• Season 9: premiered 1996-09-16; final listed air date 1997-05-18; episode order: 24.
• Season 10: premiered 1997-10-01; final listed air date 1998-05-18; episode order: 22.
• Season 11: premiered 2018-09-27; final listed air date 2018-12-20; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Murphy Brown on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.