Episode
Murphy Brown: Anchor Rancor
Overview
When the existing Sunday news anchor dies, the competition heats up between Jim and Murphy, when the network test both of them for the job.
Details
- Series
- Murphy Brown
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1992-01-06
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Anchor Rancor is Episode 14 in Season 4 of Murphy Brown. It aired on 1992-01-06. The runtime is 30 min.
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