Murphy Brown: Season 6
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Murphy Brown Season 5.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
The More Things Change
Sep 20, 1993 · 30 min
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
Angst For the Memories
Sep 27, 1993 · 30 min
Murphy gets an interview with a reclusive '60s literary idol, but times and people have changed.
Black and White and Read All Over
Oct 4, 1993 · 30 min
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?
Political Correctness
Oct 11, 1993 · 30 min
A series of on-air comments made by Peter and Murphy gets the staff forced to attend a seminar on political correctness.
The Young & the Rest of Us
Oct 18, 1993 · 30 min
The staff gets nervous when Peter whisks away a depressed Corky on her 30th birthday.
Ticket to Writhe
Oct 25, 1993 · 30 min
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 fi
I Don't Know You From Madam
Nov 1, 1993 · 30 min
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.
All the Life That's Fit to Print
Nov 8, 1993 · 30 min
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.
Bah Humboldt
Nov 15, 1993 · 30 min
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
Reaper Madness
Nov 22, 1993 · 30 min
Murphy is obsessed with the need to try to explain death to Avery and bothers everyone for their perspective.
It's Not Easy Being Brown
Nov 29, 1993 · 30 min
To improve upon her image, Murphy gets a publicist and makes an appearance on a children's puppet show.
To Have and Have Not
Dec 6, 1993 · 30 min
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.
Socks and the Single Woman
Dec 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.
A Piece of the Auction
Jan 3, 1994 · 30 min
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 eve
The Thrill of the Hunt
Jan 10, 1994 · 30 min
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.
The Deal of the Art
Jan 17, 1994 · 30 min
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
The Anchorman
Jan 24, 1994 · 30 min
Jim decides to open an English pub called ""The Anchorman"" and it turns out to be a big success as a gay bar.
Fjord Eyes Only
Jan 31, 1994 · 30 min
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.
Crime Story
Feb 28, 1994 · 30 min
After her car is stolen out of her driveway, Murphy joins the neighborhood watch, but discovers that her neighbors are borderline vigilantes.
The Fifth Anchor
Mar 7, 1994 · 30 min
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 t
Anything But Cured
Mar 14, 1994 · 30 min
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.
The Tip of the Silverburg
Mar 28, 1994 · 30 min
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 m
It's Just Like Riding a Bike
May 2, 1994 · 30 min
Peter returns to town and he and Murphy pick up right where they left off. Back at her place, Murphy delays the inevitable.
My Movie With Louis
May 9, 1994 · 30 min
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 t
The More Things Stay the Same
May 16, 1994 · 30 min
Frank, Jim and Murphy are all up for contract renewals as FYI celebrates the airing of its 500th broadcast and their egos go unchecked.