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Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown is an American television sitcom 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.

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Genre
Sitcom
Composer
Steve Dorff
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Diane English
Executive producers
Candice Bergen · Michael Saltzman · Rob Bragin · Bill Diamond · Marc Flanagan
Network
CBS

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Murphy Brown

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related to Main · 41
Murphy Brown → Adan Rocha, Avery Brown, Betty Ford Clinic, Brown, Candice Bergen, Center, Charles Kimbrough, Corky Sherwood, Dyllan Christopher, Eldin Bernecky, Faith Ford, Frank Fontana, Front, FYI, Grant Shaud, Haley Joel Osment, In, Jackson Buckley, Jake McDorman, Jim Dial
related to Casting · 35
Murphy Brown → Adan Rocha, Alongside, Avery, Before, Bette Midler, Brooke Shields, Candice Bergen, Charles Kimbrough, Democratic, Faith Ford, Grant Shaud, Hillary Clinton, In October, It, Jake McDorman, Joe Regalbuto, John Larroquette, Katie Couric, Kimbrough, McDorman
related to Murphy as a single mother · 28
Murphy Brown → American, Another, At, Avery, Commonwealth Club, Corky, During, Faith Daniels, In, Jake Lowenstein, Joan Lunden, Katie Couric, Like, Mary Alice Williams, Murphy, Murphy's, Natural Woman, On May, Pat Robertson, Paula Zahn
related to Development · 23
Murphy Brown → Around, Bend, Bergen, Candice Bergen, CBS, Dan Quayle, Diane English, Donald Trump, English, Faith Ford, Following, Grant Shaud, In, Joe Regalbuto, On February, On January, Pam Fryman, Production, Republican, Road Productions
related to Original run · 20
Murphy Brown → America's, Betty Ford Clinic, Candice Bergen, Charles Kimbrough, Cronkite, Dominating, Frank Fontana, Frank's, FYI, Her, In, Jim Dial, Joe Regalbuto, Murph, Murphy, Murphy's, Murrow, Over, Slugger, Though
related to Early seasons · 14
Murphy Brown → Action, Connie Chung, FYI, In, It, Kelly Green, Life, Murphy, Murphy's, Murphy's Georgetown, Paul Reubens, Personnel, Reality, The
Executive producers · 12
Murphy Brown → Bill Diamond, Candice Bergen, Diane English, Eric Schotz, Gary Dontzig, Joel Shukovsky, John Bowman, Korby Siamis, Marc Flanagan, Michael Saltzman, Rob Bragin, Steven Peterman
Producers · 12
Murphy Brown → Barnet Kellman, Bob Jeffords, DeAnne Heline, Deborah Smith, Eileen Heisler, Frank Pace, Jennifer Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin, Ned E. Davis, Norm Gunzenhauser, Russ Woody, Tom Seeley
Starring · 12
Murphy Brown → Adan Rocha, Candice Bergen, Charles Kimbrough, Faith Ford, Grant Shaud, Jake McDorman, Joe Regalbuto, Lily Tomlin, Nik Dodani, Pat Corley, Robert Pastorelli, Tyne Daly
related to Syndication · 8
Murphy Brown → Also, Antenna TV, August, Encore Classic, It, January, Rewind TV, September

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Murphy BrownComposerSteve Dorff1.00infobox
Murphy BrownCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Murphy BrownCreated byDiane English1.00infobox
Murphy BrownExecutive producersCandice Bergen1.00infobox
Murphy BrownExecutive producersMichael Saltzman1.00infobox
Murphy BrownExecutive producersRob Bragin1.00infobox
Murphy BrownExecutive producersBill Diamond1.00infobox
Murphy BrownExecutive producersMarc Flanagan1.00infobox
Murphy BrownExecutive producersJoel Shukovsky1.00infobox
Murphy BrownExecutive producersDiane English1.00infobox
Murphy BrownExecutive producersEric Schotz1.00infobox
Murphy BrownExecutive producersKorby Siamis1.00infobox
Murphy BrownExecutive producersJohn Bowman1.00infobox
Murphy BrownExecutive producersGary Dontzig1.00infobox
Murphy BrownExecutive producersSteven Peterman1.00infobox
Murphy BrownGenreSitcom1.00infobox
Murphy BrownNetworkCBS1.00infobox
Murphy BrownNo. of episodes260 (list of episodes)1.00infobox
Murphy BrownNo. of seasons111.00infobox
Murphy BrownOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
Murphy BrownProducersDeAnne Heline1.00infobox
Murphy BrownProducersBob Jeffords1.00infobox
Murphy BrownProducersDeborah Smith1.00infobox
Murphy BrownProducersEileen Heisler1.00infobox
Murphy BrownProducersNed E. Davis1.00infobox
Murphy BrownProducersTom Seeley1.00infobox
Murphy BrownProducersNorm Gunzenhauser1.00infobox
Murphy BrownProducersJoshua Sternin1.00infobox
Murphy BrownProducersJennifer Ventimilia1.00infobox
Murphy BrownProducersBarnet Kellman1.00infobox

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