The WORST episodes of Murphy Brown
Every episode of Murphy Brown ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Murphy Brown!
Murphy Brown is the star reporter of "FYI," a newsmagazine series. Murphy is sarcastic, ambitious, often self-involved and bossy - but she is also dedicated and ethical. She and her co-workers - including Jim, Frank and Corky - are often at one another's throats, even though they care about one another. This comedy series tackles some serious topics, including Murphy being a single mother and being treated for breast cancer.
#1 - Happy New Year
Season 11 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/20/2018
The gang tries to distract Murphy from worrying about Avery's assignment in Kabul by getting her to attend the special 100th anniversary New Year's Eve celebration at Phil's Bar.
#2 - AWOL
Season 11 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/2018
A disillusioned Avery seeks career inspiration from his extended family at "Murphy in the Morning," as the team tries to salvage a major story that hinges on a source in the Middle East who has gone silent.
#3 - The Wheels on the Dog Go Round and Round
Season 11 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/2018
During Corky's live "National Adopt a Pet Day" segment, she guilts Murphy into adopting a dog. Also, Avery's show is moved to the Wolf Network's plum 10:00 PM timeslot, and Phyllis and Miguel get a surprise visit from Fred Noonan (Peter Scolari), an intimidating health inspector.
#4 - Beat the Press
Season 11 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/2018
When Frank is physically attacked while covering a political rally, Murphy becomes afraid to dispute the opposing viewpoint of a guest on her show.
#5 - Thanksgiving and Taking
Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/2018
Murphy's reluctant Thanksgiving dinner guests fear the worst.
#6 - The Coma and the Oxford Comma
Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2018
The 'Murphy in the Morning' team strives to land a revealing first interview with Corky's beauty pageant friend, Holly (Brooke Shields), who just woke up from a 10-year coma that made national headlines.
#7 - A Lifetime of Achievement
Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2018
The “Murphy in the Morning” team, Avery and Phyllis join Jim Dial at an eventful lifetime achievement award gala in his honor, hosted by Katie Couric and attended by Murphy’s worst-ever secretary, who has a surprising new connection to Murphy. Also, Murphy discovers a kindred spirit in Judge Nate Campbell, another gala attendee,
#8 - Results May Vary
Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2018
The team gears up for its live all-day coverage of the midterm elections, competing against Avery, who is reporting with John Haggerty, the Wolf Network's conservative superstar; Pat is horrified when Miles forces him to wear a conservative suit.
#9 - The Girl Who Cried About Wolf
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2018
Fearful of being scooped while legal vets her weighty investigative story, Murphy is exasperated when she learns Frank is dating an anchor, Christy Shepherd, from the competing Wolf Network.
#10 - Three Shirts to the Wind
Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2018
Murphy and the team weigh the pros and cons of accepting the offer to have the first interview with a headline-grabbing former White House senior advisor who wants to promote his divisive book and agenda on "Murphy in the Morning." Also, Avery moderates a lively political discussion on his show with locals in Buffalo, N.Y.
#11 - Fake News
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2018
Amid a divided nation, chaotic national discourse and rampant attacks on the press, Murphy decides to return to the airwaves with her biting take on current events on the CNC cable network's morning news program.
#12 - Loco Hero
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1990
Frank rescues people trapped in a hostage situation, but falls to pieces when his parents come to town for the celebration of 50th their wedding anniversary bash. A party Frank forgot to plan.
#13 - Strike Two
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1990
The on-air talent goes on strike, so management brings in Miller Redfield to handle Murphy's pending interview on the S&L crisis. When the only question Miller wants to know is why parking isn't validated, Miles must do the interview.
#14 - Office Politics
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1996
Murphy begins to redecorate her bedroom into an office with a few extra amenities. Jim insists that she get a permit and have the job done properly, she'd already started. To get a permit, she has to get permission from her neighbor, Old Man Swenson. Eventually an agreement is reached, but will Murphy endure him long enough to keep up her end of the bargain.
#15 - Reaper Madness
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1993
Murphy is obsessed with the need to try to explain death to Avery and bothers everyone for their perspective.
#16 - The Bus Stops Here
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/11/1996
Miles gets to use the new T-2000 bus to cover a primary campaign stop in Madison. The bus breaks down before they get there, so they decide to do their coverage from a local diner. GOP aides and other networks discover the broadcast and descend on the diner, turning it into just another campaign story. Meanwhile, Jim and his team get to Madison and get the real story.
#17 - The Big Thaw
Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1997
When Kay and Murphy are the only ones to make it into the office during a snowstorm. Kay seizes the opportunity to get an evaluation of her performance. Instead, she gets Murphy giving her several examples of how she acted in a variety of situations.
#18 - Bad Company
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1995
Andrew comes down to Murphy with a story idea, for a profile of a business mogul. She rejects the idea. Frank takes the idea but doesn't do anything with it. Andrew provides the dirt & Murphy and Frank do a big expose at the same time that this mogul buys the network.
#19 - Desperate Times
Season 9 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/17/1997
To combat against some radical changes that Kay is proposing, Murphy enlists the aid of Andrew J. Lansing III, who has been recuperating in a Buddhist monastery.
#20 - The Secret Life of Jim Dial
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1994
A series of incidents, while Doris is away, make Jim the subject of a tabloid article and his co-workers begin to doubt the credibility of his side of the story.
#21 - The Best and Not-So-Brightest
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/2/1995
Stuart Best returns to Washington as a congressman and he humiliates Murphy at an inaugural party. To get her revenge, Murphy gets him on FYI to see where he stands on the issues, only Stuart didn't find out who was contributing to his campaign.
#22 - Old Flames
Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/1996
Murphy misses a social event and tries to pull an all-nighter to work on her latest story. Peter drops by unexpectedly (he's only in town for 24 hours). Murphy wants to keep working on her story; instead she falls asleep. She begins dreaming that she's on trial for all her relationship sins, and begins facing all her previous suitors in court.
#23 - Fjord Eyes Only
Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/31/1994
The team travels to Lillehammer, and Murphy, who's more interested in getting free stuff, has a ""fluff piece"" interview with a skater, which results in a disaster for Norway.
#24 - When A. Lansing Loves a Woman
Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/1996
A secret admirer fills Murphy's office with flowers, candy and other gifts. It's obvious who the admirer is, Andrew J. Lansing III. Andrew gets her to his place (under false pretenses), Frank rescues her; however, they discover the hideous truth.
#25 - The Last Temptation of Murphy
Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1998
Murphy's new secretary makes a great cup of coffee, but doesn't have time for much else. Murphy receives a call from a former Wall Street trader who has just been released from his prison sentence for insider trading and he wants to be interviewed on the show. During the on camera interview, he proposes to use some of his money to hold a benefit run for breast cancer research, which he would like Murphy endorse. Later, off camera, she does and really thinks that he might have changed when everything seems to go right with the event. Until he tells her that he doubled the million dollars they rose. She also discovers that public opinion is split, not on what she did, but who she did it with.