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Murphy Brown•Season 8•Episode 2

The Awful Truth

7.3/10 · 42 votesSep 25, 199530 min

Ranked #7 of 24 in Season 8•+0.1 vs season avg

Lansing's nephew becomes Vice President of Current Affairs and he lures Murphy into a new hard news show he's created featuring Walter Cronkite; however, soon Cronkite becomes Redfield and the hard news becomes infotainment.

Directed byPeter Bonerz

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Cast6

Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Murphy Brown

Faith Ford

Faith Ford

Corky Sherwood

Joe Regalbuto

Joe Regalbuto

Frank Fontana

Charles Kimbrough

Charles Kimbrough

Jim Dial

Grant Shaud

Grant Shaud

Miles Silverberg

Pat Corley

Pat Corley

Phil

Crew1

Peter Bonerz

Peter Bonerz

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Awful Truth" is episode 2 of Murphy Brown season 8. It scored 7.3/10 from 42 votes, ranking #7 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Peter Bonerz, it aired on September 25, 1995.

Next: E3 · Fearless Frank Best of Season 8