Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown was an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988 to May 18, 1998. It starred Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown, an investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional newsmagazine.

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Several noted TV journalists, including Connie Chung, Morley Safer, Paula Zahn, Walter Cronkite, Larry King, Charles Kuralt, Ed Bradley, Lesley Stahl, John McLaughlin, Mike Wallace, Irving R. Levine and Linda Ellerbee, appeared on Murphy Brown during the course of the series. All of them played themselves and interacted with Murphy and the other FYI personnel as real peers and colleagues.

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Connie Chung - Morley Safer - Paula Zahn - Walter Cronkite - Larry King - Charles Kuralt - Ed Bradley - Lesley Stahl - John McLaughlin - Mike Wallace - Irving R. Levine - Linda Ellerbee

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On one episode of Seinfeld, Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) went to Hollywood and got work playing one of Murphy's secretaries. His character never actually appeared on a real episode of Murphy Brown, although Jerry, Elaine and George turned on a TV to watch a short Murphy Brown scene, including Bergen and Richards, in the Seinfeld episode. Jerry and Elaine are watching the show because Elaine wanted to be a writer for the series.

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Seinfeld - Cosmo Kramer - Michael Richards - Jerry - Elaine - George

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The show also did crossovers with several other sitcoms besides Seinfeld, including High Society, The Nanny and The Famous Teddy Z.

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High Society - The Nanny - The Famous Teddy Z

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Bergen won five Emmys over the course of the series, a record for a television actress in a continuing role. She won for five of the show's first six seasons, losing only to Kirstie Alley in 1990. After her fifth Emmy, Bergen withdrew her name from the Emmy nominations.

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Kirstie Alley - 1990

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The series debuted in the Top 20 in the Nielsen ratings in its first season, remaining there until the 1995–1996 season. It was in the Top 10 in the 1990–1991, 1991–1992, 1992–1993 and 1993–1994 seasons.

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Nielsen - 1995 - 1996 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994

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