Season 1
22 episodes · Nov 14, 1988
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S1E1Respect
Nov 14, 198830mMurphy returns to FYI after ""drying out"" at the Betty Ford clinic. The show has undergone some changes while she was gone, including the addition of a beauty queen to the anchor desk and a new young executive producer. In her first week back she isn't sure whether she still has her edge.
S1E2Devil With a Blue Dress On
Nov 21, 198830mMiles assigns Corky to work with Murphy on a big story about a corporate big shot. Corky inadvertently uncovers the fact that he is a drug smuggler, this isn't immediately apparent to her. Murphy almost feels guilty about taking credit for the story, but she doesn't get the chance, Corky ""grabs the brass ring.""
S1E3Nowhere to Run
Nov 28, 198830mMurphy investigates a federal prosecutor who's linked to mob-run prostitution, Miles fears for his life when he receives his first death threat.
S1E4Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Dec 5, 198830mMiles schedules Murphy to interview her radical ex-husband. Murphy & Jake's feelings for one another begin to ruin the chance of a professional interview.
S1E5Murphy's Pony
Dec 11, 198830mDuring the Christmas holidays, a mother abandons her children to the care of Murphy Brown. Murphy goes all out to help them out.
S1E6Baby Love
Dec 12, 198830mMurphy feels maternal pangs after visiting with a pregnant friend. She considers in vitro fertilization and talks Frank into being the donor. When that option doesn't pan out, they consider a physical union.
S1E7Set Me Free
Dec 19, 198830mMurphy's having a rotten day, complicated by a gunman who interrupts the show and demands they read his statement on the air and it gets capped off by the painter she hired to do her kitchen sticking around to finish ""extending myself.""
S1E8And So He Goes
Jan 2, 198930mMurphy's long time nemesis asks for her to deliver the eulogy at his funeral, and Murphy sees it as her chance to have the last laugh or so she thinks.
S1E9I Would Have Danced All Night
Jan 9, 198930mMurphy is perplexed and angry when everyone on the staff is invited to the inaugural ball of President-elect Bush. Was it something she reported? Miles debates about asking a taller woman to the ball.
S1E10Kyle
Jan 16, 198930mMurphy's story wins freedom for an innocent man; when the rest of the team realizes he has a problem adjusting with the outside world, Miles offers him a job as Murphy's secretary.
S1E11Off the Job Experience
Jan 23, 198930mMiles suspends Murphy for her handling of an interview. So she leaves the office for two weeks and becomes miserable.
S1E12Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
Feb 13, 198930mCupid strikes the staff when Murphy reluctantly fixes Frank up on the condition he finds someone for her. Murphy's latest secretary has a crush on Jim.
S1E13Soul Man
Feb 20, 198930mMurphy tries to gain entry into Washington's last exclusive club, trouble is, it's for men only. Murphy tries to get Jim to sponsor her, when she discovers a loophole in the by-laws.
S1E14It's How You Play the Game
Feb 27, 198930mTo get the public to see Frank's piece on the homeless, the FYI team competes with Jerry Gold's show on its level, with surprising results.
S1E15Mama Said
Mar 6, 198930mMurphy's overbearing mother comes to visit for an unspecified length of time.
S1E16Moscow on the Potomac
Mar 13, 198930mMurphy prepares for a joint broadcast with the Soviet news equivalent of Murphy Brown.
S1E17My Dinner with Einstein
Mar 20, 198930mMurphy dates a physicist to prove looks aren't everything, but he proves to be a party guy.
S1E18Funnies Girl
Apr 10, 198930mAn on-camera slip of the tongue, makes Murphy the butt of a cartoonist's joke in ""The Adventures of Mouthy Brown,"" then the rest of the staff falls victim.
S1E19The Unshrinkable Murphy Brown
May 1, 198930mWhile Murphy is grilling him on the show, a judge dies of a heart attack. This causes Murphy to lose her edge, so she attends a group therapy session.
S1E20The Summer of '77
May 8, 198930mEldin meets Corky for the first time and becomes infatuated with her. Phil reflects on the first time he met Murphy, when she first came to Washington to audition against Linda Ellerbee & Frank Fontana for FYI.
S1E21The Bickners
May 15, 198930mA minor traffic accident, with a sweet elderly couple, results in a 1.5 million dollar lawsuit for Murphy.
S1E22The Morning Show
May 22, 198930mDuring an off week at FYI, Murphy & Corky co-anchor the network's morning show, and Murphy finds it's a job she just isn't made for. Murphy's new secretary has a passing resemblance to a ""dead"" celebrity.