Murphy Brown is an American sitcom television series created by Diane English that premiered on November 14, 1988, on CBS. The series stars Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television newsmagazine, and later for Murphy in the Morning, a cable morning news show. The series originally ran until May 18, 1998, after airing a total of 247 episodes over ten seasons. In January 2018, it was announced that CBS ordered a 13-episode revival of Murphy Brown, which premiered on September 27, 2018. CBS canceled the revival after one season on May 10, 2019.
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Diane English |
| Starring | Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Charles Kimbrough, Robert Pastorelli, Joe Regalbuto, Grant Shaud, Pat Corley, Lily Tomlin, Jake McDorman, Nik Dodani, Adan Rocha, Tyne Daly |
| Composer(s) | Steve Dorff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 260 |
| Executive producer(s) | Candice Bergen, Michael Saltzman, Rob Bragin, Bill Diamond, Marc Flanagan, Joel Shukovsky, Diane English, Eric Schotz, Korby Siamis, John Bowman, Gary Dontzig, Steven Peterman |
| Producer(s) | DeAnne Heline, Bob Jeffords, Deborah Smith, Eileen Heisler, Ned E. Davis, Tom Seeley, Norm Gunzenhauser, Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia, Barnet Kellman, Russ Woody, Frank Pace |
| Running time | 21–27 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Shukovsky-English Productions/Entertainment, Bend in the Road Productions, Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Original network | CBS |
About Murphy Brown
Sitcom centered around the title character, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for a fictional CBS television newsmagazine.
Achievement of Murphy Brown
The show's first run ended on May 18, 1998. CBS announced a revival in January of 2018 which premiered on September 27, 2018.
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Latest information about Murphy Brown updated on July 28 2021.
