The studio audience is glad they’re here, too, watching the “FYI” gang reunited 20 years after “Murphy Brown” went off the air. Between scenes, the audience is enjoying a big, fat Murphy Brown reunion party. “Murphy Brown” was ahead of its time for its sexual politics, including its frank portrayal of single motherhood, which has since become more common. And the “Murphy Brown” reboot is capitalizing on this: The premiere begins on Election Day 2016, and there are episodes addressing white nationalists, Dreamers, the #MeToo movement and the 2018 midterm elections. In this 1992 episode, Murphy (Bergen) appears before a Senate panel asking her about a leak of a secret report.

Source: Washington Post September 13, 2018 14:03 UTC