<Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> CBS </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> November 14, 1988--May 18, 1998 </Td> </Tr> <P> Murphy Brown is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes . The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television newsmagazine . </P> <P> The first two seasons of the show received favorable reviews from critics . The second season received universal acclaim with a Metacritic rating of 100 out of 100 based on 5 reviews . It is the only series to receive a score of 100 on the website . </P>

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