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Murphy Brown

Network
CBS
Genre
Comedy
Premiered
14 November, 1988
Murphy Brown

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.