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The Best Episodes of Murphy Brown Season 6

Every episode of Murphy Brown Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Murphy Brown Season 6!

Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.

Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Season 6 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Murphy Brown" season 6 is "The More Things Change", rated 7.6/10 from 60 user votes. It was directed by Peter Bonerz and written by Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig. "The More Things Change" aired on 9/20/1993 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Angst For the Memories".

  • The More Things Change
    7.6/10 60 votes

    #1 - The More Things Change

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1993

    An arrogant new colleague threatens everyone on the staff, especially Murphy who's just reduced her role on FYI resulting from the pressures of motherhood. Their relationship hits it off real well just as the show is ready to air.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig

  • Angst For the Memories
    7.8/10 73 votes

    #2 - Angst For the Memories

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1993

    Murphy gets an interview with a reclusive '60s literary idol, but times and people have changed.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Rob Bragin

  • Black and White and Read All Over
    7.3/10 58 votes

    #3 - Black and White and Read All Over

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1993

    After going to a function with Mitchell, Murphy begins to date him. Is there anything there, or do they just like it when heads turn?

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: N/A

  • Political Correctness
    6.9/10 63 votes

    #4 - Political Correctness

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1993

    A series of on-air comments made by Peter and Murphy gets the staff forced to attend a seminar on political correctness.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig

  • The Young & the Rest of Us
    7.6/10 60 votes

    #5 - The Young & the Rest of Us

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1993

    The staff gets nervous when Peter whisks away a depressed Corky on her 30th birthday.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Adam Belanoff

  • Ticket to Writhe
    7.6/10 55 votes

    #6 - Ticket to Writhe

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1993

    Peter and Murphy compete for the Middle East peace story. Miles obtains sideline passes to a Washington football game where he plans to propose to Audrey via the scoreboard, but finds he is so wrapped up with work he didn't even notice that she has left him. Corky thinks the passes are cursed when more bad things occur to anyone in possession of them.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: N/A

  • I Don't Know You From Madam
    7.4/10 55 votes

    #7 - I Don't Know You From Madam

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1993

    Murphy works reluctantly on a story the network brass wants on ""The Beltway Madam,"" a high priced call girl who's just been exposed and is the hottest story in town.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Adam Belanoff

  • All the Life That's Fit to Print
    7.2/10 59 votes

    #8 - All the Life That's Fit to Print

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1993

    Murphy has nightmares about what her colleagues will say about her when they are interviewed for a biography that she has authorized to be written.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: N/A

  • Bah Humboldt
    7.2/10 56 votes

    #9 - Bah Humboldt

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1993

    Peter, Frank & Murphy are all nominated for the Humboldt Award. While at the ceremony, Murphy can't understand how disinterested Peter is in the award and Frank hears a rumor about a network having to make cutbacks.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: N/A

  • Reaper Madness
    7.2/10 56 votes

    #10 - 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.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Rob Bragin

  • It's Not Easy Being Brown
    7.8/10 60 votes

    #11 - It's Not Easy Being Brown

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1993

    To improve upon her image, Murphy gets a publicist and makes an appearance on a children's puppet show.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: N/A

  • To Have and Have Not
    7.1/10 58 votes

    #12 - To Have and Have Not

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1993

    Miles comes under public scrutiny when he is misquoted in a magazine article that makes him out to be the biggest male chauvinist in Washington, DC.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: N/A

  • Socks and the Single Woman
    7.5/10 61 votes

    #13 - Socks and the Single Woman

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1993

    Murphy gets invited to the White House by the Clintons. Once she gets back to the office, she finds out she has a furry stowaway.

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: N/A

  • A Piece of the Auction
    7.5/10 59 votes

    #14 - A Piece of the Auction

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1994

    Murphy gets rude remarks by radio personality, Marty Crane. She gets mad but the gang actually thin the things Marty says about Murphy are funny. They're all now at a charity event at Phill's, while every one of the gang donated something to be auctioned, Murphy decided to donate herself, that means the winner will spend a whole day with her in the office and then go to dinner. Marty Crane is there, and buys Murphy for 10 thousand dollars. Murphy doesn't accept it at first but then agrees, after all I can't be that bad. But it is, Marty shows up at the bullpen with cameras and girls with costumes. At her office, they start talking and Marty says that by the end of the day, she'll start seing him differently. Murphy doens't think so. At the restaurant Murphy doens't seem to want people to see her with Marty, which he notices. They have a honest talk, and Murphy starts to understand his point of view and they make plans to get together again. The next morning while driving to work,

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Rob Bragin

  • The Thrill of the Hunt
    7.5/10 60 votes

    #15 - The Thrill of the Hunt

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1994

    An injured Peter returns from Bosnia and eventually they admit missing each other and decide to have a relationship they know will go down in flames.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Adam Belanoff

  • The Deal of the Art
    7.4/10 66 votes

    #16 - The Deal of the Art

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 1/17/1994

    Murphy's report and comments about modern art lead to her appearance on a PBS talk show, defending her views against art critics. Later she takes one of Avery's paintings and puts it on display to show them what they really know about art.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Lisa Albert

  • The Anchorman
    7.5/10 61 votes

    #17 - The Anchorman

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 1/24/1994

    Jim decides to open an English pub called ""The Anchorman"" and it turns out to be a big success as a gay bar.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Fjord Eyes Only
    7.3/10 60 votes

    #18 - 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.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: N/A

  • Crime Story
    7.3/10 60 votes

    #19 - Crime Story

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/1994

    After her car is stolen out of her driveway, Murphy joins the neighborhood watch, but discovers that her neighbors are borderline vigilantes.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Rob Bragin

  • The Fifth Anchor
    7.0/10 57 votes

    #20 - The Fifth Anchor

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 3/7/1994

    FYI's 17th anniversary show is more than complete when an annoying former anchor returns. They plot to get rid of him again until Murphy finds out what he once did for her before the 1st show.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: N/A

  • Anything But Cured
    7.6/10 66 votes

    #21 - Anything But Cured

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 3/14/1994

    Frank's psychologist tells him after 18 years of therapy that he's cured and needs to move on and he leans on Murphy for support.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Russ Woody

  • The Tip of the Silverburg
    7.3/10 63 votes

    #22 - The Tip of the Silverburg

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 3/28/1994

    When Murphy take Miles shopping for a new suit, he becomes humiliated when she ""sees it"" and then everyone else finds out. Later, everyone else lets out their most embarrassing moment.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Rob Bragin

  • It's Just Like Riding a Bike
    7.6/10 61 votes

    #23 - It's Just Like Riding a Bike

    Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/2/1994

    Peter returns to town and he and Murphy pick up right where they left off. Back at her place, Murphy delays the inevitable.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: N/A

  • My Movie With Louis
    7.7/10 59 votes

    #24 - My Movie With Louis

    Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 5/9/1994

    Despite the network's policy against it, Murphy decides to play a ""small, but pivotal role"" in director Louis Malle's new film. After getting the script, Murphy goes to the set to get changes made that will protect her ""journalistic integrity.""

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • The More Things Stay the Same
    7.4/10 56 votes

    #25 - The More Things Stay the Same

    Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 5/16/1994

    Frank, Jim and Murphy are all up for contract renewals as FYI celebrates the airing of its 500th broadcast and their egos go unchecked.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig