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Murphy Brown S2E2 — Anchors Away

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Murphy Brown•Season 2•Episode 2

Anchors Away

7.8/10 · 62 votesSep 25, 198924 min

Ranked #2 of 27 in Season 2•+0.3 vs season avg

The network sends Jim on a temporary assignment in Libya, allowing executives to audition handsome young reporter Miller Redfield as his possible replacement. Murphy and the rest of the FYI staff unite to undermine the network’s plan.

Directed byBarnet Kellman

Written byKathryn Baker

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Seasons10

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Season 2 Episodes27

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TV or Not TV

Miles' Big Adventure

Buddies Schmuddies

Whose Garbage is it Anyway?

And the Whiner Is...

Roasted

Brown Like Me (1)

Brown Like Me (2)

The Strike

Here's to You Mrs. Kinsella

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Subpoena Envy

I Want My FYI

Frankly Speaking

The Murphy Brown School of Broadcasting

Bad Girls

Heart of Gold

On the Road Again

But First a Word From Our Sponsor

Frank's Appendectomy

Fax or Fiction

The Bitch's Back

Going to the Chapel (1)

Going to the Chapel (2)

Cast7

Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Murphy Brown

Faith Ford

Faith Ford

Corky Sherwood

Joe Regalbuto

Joe Regalbuto

Frank Fontana

Charles Kimbrough

Charles Kimbrough

Jim Dial

Grant Shaud

Grant Shaud

Miles Silverberg

Robert Pastorelli

Robert Pastorelli

Eldin Bernecky

Pat Corley

Pat Corley

Phil

Crew2

Barnet Kellman

Barnet Kellman

Director

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Kathryn Baker

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Anchors Away" is episode 2 of Murphy Brown season 2. It scored 7.8/10 from 62 votes, ranking #2 of 27 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Barnet Kellman and written by Kathryn Baker, it aired on September 25, 1989.

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