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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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Brown vs. the Board of Education" is the best rated episode of "Murphy Brown" season 7. It scored 7.3/10 based on 63 votes. Directed by Peter Bonerz and written by Rob Bragin, it aired on 9/19/1994. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?".

  • Brown vs. the Board of Education
    7.3/1063 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

  • Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
    7.5/1061 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

  • Loose Affiliations
    7.2/1057 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

  • Be Careful What You Wish For
    7.2/1057 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

  • Burger, She Wrote
    7.4/1054 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

  • Humboldt IV: Judgment Day
    7.4/1059 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

  • Frank Cuts Loose
    7.0/1054 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

  • Reporters Make Strange Bedfellows
    7.4/1055 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

  • Prelude to a Kiss
    7.3/1059 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

  • Bye Bye Bernecky
    7.3/1060 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

  • The Secret Life of Jim Dial
    7.1/1055 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

  • Brown in Toyland
    7.1/1060 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

  • The Best and Not-So-Brightest
    7.3/1083 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

  • Rumble in the Alley
    7.0/1059 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

  • Requiem For a Crew Guy
    7.6/1065 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

  • I Want My MTV-Jay
    7.5/1055 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

  • Specific Overtures
    6.9/1054 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

  • A Rat's Tale
    7.2/1053 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

  • It's Miller Time
    7.4/1052 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

  • McGovern: Unclothed
    7.0/1056 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

  • The Good Nephew
    7.8/1062 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

  • FYI of the Hurricane
    7.1/1060 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

  • Model Relationships
    7.1/1053 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

  • Make Room For Daddy
    7.3/1057 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

  • Retrospective (1)
    7.1/1051 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