The Best Episodes of Murphy Brown Season 7
Every episode of Murphy Brown Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Murphy Brown Season 7!
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.
Season 7 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Murphy Brown" season 7 is "Brown vs. the Board of Education", rated 7.3/10 from 63 user votes. It was directed by Peter Bonerz and written by Rob Bragin. "Brown vs. the Board of Education" aired on 9/19/1994 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?".
7.3/10 63 votes#1 - Brown vs. the Board of Education
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1994
Murphy tries to impress the board members of the prestigious ""Ducky Lucky Pre-School,"" by inviting them to a celebrity filled party.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Rob Bragin
- 7.5/10 61 votes
#2 - Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1994
A media frenzy ensues when famous ex-astronaut ""Danger Duke"" Robinson is wanted for questioning in the murder of his brother.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10 57 votes
#3 - Loose Affiliations
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1994
Murphy bad mouths the network's new fall line-up and the staff is forced to attend an affiliate's meeting.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Elaine Pope
- 7.2/10 57 votes
#4 - Be Careful What You Wish For
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1994
Corky's handling of a tough interview impresses her colleagues, but it isn't a hit with her fans, so she invites a few of the hate mail writers to the FYI offices.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Adam Belanoff
- 7.4/10 54 votes
#5 - Burger, She Wrote
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1994
When her life-sized statue of ""Meaty Boy,"" an icon from a childhood burger place, is taken as a prank, Murphy unleashes a reign of terror against the suspected perpetrators.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 59 votes
#6 - Humboldt IV: Judgment Day
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1994
Jim tries to get the staff to be part of the Humboldt Award judging committee. Frank just tries to get on the ballot, since he forgot to send in his entry, but didn't forget his ad campaign. After the judging an easy category, Murphy plans to go to a Motown festival with Peter, but when she gets reassigned to another category, she makes the other judge's experience, including Corky, a living hell.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 54 votes
#7 - Frank Cuts Loose
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1994
FYI is moved out of its time slot to Saturday night, Frank goes upstairs to try to get the show moved back. Instead, he gets his big chance at being the lead anchor of the new magazine show that is taking the time slot. Then the network asks Murphy to interview him before their first show.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 55 votes
#8 - Reporters Make Strange Bedfellows
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1994
After her story falls apart, Peter & Murphy try to have a romantic weekend in the Cayman Islands. Just after arriving, Murphy gets word that the story is back on and Peter stumbles onto a lead and then their competition begins.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10 59 votes
#9 - Prelude to a Kiss
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1994
Unbeknownst to Miles, Corky classifies a Saturday night dinner with him as a date. When he does find out, first he isn't interested, but then changes his mind.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10 60 votes
#10 - Bye Bye Bernecky
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1994
Eldin's mother stops by to visit (she's a hit with the FYI staffers) and she has a letter for Eldin. The letter contains a chance for Eldin to study with a famous muralist in Spain, but it means he must leave Murphy and Avery, something he's reluctant to do, so Murphy fires him.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Rob Bragin
- 7.1/10 55 votes
#11 - 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.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10 60 votes
#12 - Brown in Toyland
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1994
Murphy joins the frenzied masses of toy shoppers, when she overhears Avery tell Santa that he wants the hottest toy on the market for Christmas. This holiday season is turning into a bummer for Corky, when nothing seems to go right.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs
- 7.3/10 83 votes
#13 - 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.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 59 votes
#14 - Rumble in the Alley
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1995
Murphy and Peter find out how much they don't know; when they go out on a double date with Frank and a quick blind date that Peter finds for him. Corky and Miles relationship begins to gel.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 65 votes
#15 - Requiem For a Crew Guy
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1995
Murphy is the only one who can't remember Jack, a crew member who's just died; everyone else can, but Murphy is the one who's been asked to give the eulogy.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 55 votes
#16 - I Want My MTV-Jay
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1995
While Lansing is in the hospital for a ""heart attack,"" he decides to bring youth and cute animals into the CBS schedule, this includes the addition of a former MTV veejay to FYI. Murphy likes the new anchor, but during a White House press conference, her politics come out.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10 54 votes
#17 - Specific Overtures
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 2/6/1995
When a network executive sexually harasses Corky, Murphy deals with him and then gets slapped with a harassment suit of her own.
Director: N/A
Writer: Adam Belanoff
- 7.2/10 53 votes
#18 - A Rat's Tale
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 2/13/1995
There is a rat running amok at FYI as they move to their new ground level studio, with a ""Window on America""; however, the animal rights activists react when Murphy is seen catching a rat on camera.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Rob Bragin
- 7.4/10 52 votes
#19 - It's Miller Time
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 2/20/1995
Miles begins to split his time with another show that features Miller Redfield, who is still interested in Corky. Murphy takes over FYI meanwhile, Miles is too busy for a relationship with Corky.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 56 votes
#20 - McGovern: Unclothed
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 2/27/1995
When McGovern appears naked on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, Murphy is certain that Lansing will get rid of her.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 62 votes
#21 - The Good Nephew
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 3/13/1995
Murphy is forced to hire Lansing's nephew as her new secretary. He proves to be the best one she's ever had, but only at the expense of the rest of the staff.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10 60 votes
#22 - FYI of the Hurricane
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 3/20/1995
The staff is sent down to Florida to cover a hurricane and Murphy is showing signs of being pregnant again. Later after the results of a test are in, Peter asks Murphy an important question.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Rob Bragin
- 7.1/10 53 votes
#23 - Model Relationships
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 5/8/1995
Miles begins dating Vendela, the supermodel, to make Corky jealous. Murphy relents and lets Corky help make her wedding plans, so that pizza won't be on the menu.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10 57 votes
#24 - Make Room For Daddy
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 5/15/1995
Their busy schedules keep postponing the details for the various wedding activities, Murphy claims they are not pre-wedding jitters, but aren't they? Miller confronts Corky about taking their relationship to the ""next level,"" sex. Frank arranges Peter's bachelor party and when he doesn't make it, guess who shows up.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Elaine Pope
- 7.1/10 51 votes
#25 - Retrospective (1)
Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 5/22/1995
The first seven seasons of the show are highlighted by Lesley Stahl of CBS's 60 Minutes including interviews with the cast and Diane English, the series creator.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A