Everything old is new again. Revivals are still trending, and CBS does not want to be left behind, so it has brought back its Murphy Brown TV show for an 11th season. In this era of charges of “fake news” and the viral spread of “alternative facts,” the nation arguably needs Murphy, but will a big enough audience tune in to justify future installments? Will Murphy Brown be cancelled or renewed for season 12? Stay tuned. **Status update below.
A CBS sitcom revival, season 11 of Murphy Brown stars original cast members Candice Bergen, Grant Shaud, Faith Ford, and Joe Regalbuto, alongside Nik Dodani, Jake McDorman, Adan Rocha, and Tyne Daly. Amidst daily attacks on the press, Murphy Brown (Bergen) decides to forsake retirement for a new CNC morning show, Murphy in the Morning. She reunites the old FYI gang, Corky Sherwood (Ford), Frank Fontana (Regalbuto), and Miles Silverberg (Shaud) for her new endeavor, as well as social media director Pat Patel (Dodani). She’s determined to prioritize solid reporting over sensationalism. The team members still decompress at Phil’s bar, which is now run by his sister, Phyllis (Daly), with help from college student, Miguel (Rocha), a “Dreamer” from Mexico. Meanwhile, Murphy’s son, Avery (McDorman), is all grown up and following (perhaps, a bit too closely) in mom’s footsteps.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
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What do you think? Do you like the Murphy Brown TV series revival? Should it have been cancelled or renewed for as 12th season on CBS?
**5/10/2019 Status Update: Murphy Brown has been cancelled by CBS. Details here.
I am very angry that Murphy Brown has been canceled. This is one of a few shows I watch on regular TV. Most of the showsI watch are on cable, and even those are starting to be “normal”(rather old hat). Maybe to the people who have the “power” don’t understand how stimulating it was to watch a program like that again at my age. Boo hoo to you guys.
The show has not been canceled. stop going around this place and telling people shows are being canceled when they’re not enough is enough!
Really dislike. We are already polarized and this show just thrives on keeping us that way. Sad!
Relevant, socially conscious, definitely not the empty-headed mainstream dribble you get everywhere else. We love the show. Please renew!
Don’t cancel it…RENEW MURPHY BROWN!
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They pushed to hard to much the very first couple of episodes. People are sick of agenda shows. This one clearly had one. Don’t dig so much and make so much fun of things in a claimed news show. I am not a political person but they clearly shown that Fake news exists. They showed both sides of the media were biast.
I’ve read reports that CBS isn’t renewing MB after the run of 13 episodes ends. Usually this means a show is cancelled, but other reports don’t say that. But more likely than not, it’s the end.
We love the show. I would love to see it renewed!
Cancel it PLEASE spare us
Had to change the channel. Show was not funny, acting was bad & I’d fire the writer. You can’t CANCEL fast enough.
Never watched Murphy Brown 25 years ago. Decided to give it a try seeing she is my age in real life. I watched the Thanksgiving show which started off stupid funny with her cooking a turkey. But when it ended up with the arrest and then her “off the script” rant the next morning was so disgraceful. Such an inappropriate topic for a thanksgiving show. CBS should be ashamed to put on such a political ranting show.
Allowing illegal immigrants to live in the USA without some kind of punishment is wrong! It sends the wrong message to those millions wanting to come! Murphy’s Thanksgiving show was a slap in the face for everyone who wants to stop illegal immigration! Furthermore, she stated that they pay taxes! No way can they pay taxes other than sales tax on their Taco Truck, if even that! That license costs around 60.00 dollars and is required to operate a business. However, they cannot pay income tax or state taxes. To pay income tax or state tax a person needs a… Read more »
I thought the same thing about them paying taxes so I did a quick Google search and found that some do pay federal and state taxes. While illegals can’t get a social, they can get a tax ID number and use that. Clearly the system isn’t made to work that way but “the system” has lots of problems. By law every person residing in this country must pay taxes and the law doesn’t distinguish between legal and illegal residents. Why do they pay? When an illegal immigrant tries to become a citizen, one of the questions asked is “have they… Read more »
Wanting to allow ILLEGAL immigration is absolutely WRONG & her comments were totally inappropriate!!!!! CBS has been my favorite network for comedy, but Murphy is OUT!
Won’t watch any future show due to Thanksgiving ICE raid episode. Shame on you. Illegal means illegal.
I wasnt even aware of this show until the snowflakes got all triggered by it. I still wont watch but my god triggered much?