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MURPHY BROWN
Air Date: Thursday, December 20, 2018
Time Slot: 9:30 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#MB113) "Happy New Year"
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THE GANG TRIES TO DISTRACT MURPHY FROM WORRYING ABOUT AVERY'S ASSIGNMENT IN KABUL BY GETTING HER TO ATTEND THE 100th ANNIVERSARY NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION AT PHIL'S BAR, ON THE SEASON FINALE OF "MURPHY BROWN," THURSDAY, DEC. 20

MSNBC Anchor and Host Lawrence O'Donnell and NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and MSNBC Host Andrea Mitchell Guest Star as Themselves

Charles Kimbrough Returns as Jim Dial

The Episode Was Directed by Barnet Kellman, Who Directed 76 Episodes of the Original "Murphy Brown" Series, Including Its Pilot and the Second Half of Its Two-Part Season 10 Finale

"Happy New Year" - The gang tries to distract Murphy from worrying about Avery's assignment in Kabul by getting her to attend the special 100th anniversary New Year's Eve celebration at Phil's Bar, on the season finale of MURPHY BROWN, Thursday, Dec. 20 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Charles Kimbrough returns as Jim Dial. MSNBC anchor and host Lawrence O'Donnell and NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent and MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell guest star as themselves. The episode was directed by Barnet Kellman, who directed 76 episodes of the original MURPHY BROWN series, including its pilot and the second half of the two-part finale for the show's initial 10-year run.

REGULAR CAST:

Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown)
Faith Ford (Corky Sherwood)
Joe Regalbuto (Frank Fontana)
Grant Shaud (Miles Silverberg)
Jake McDorman (Avery Brown)
Nik Dodani (Pat Patel)
Adan Rocha (Miguel Gonzales)
AND: Tyne Daly (Phyllis)

RECURRING CAST:

Charles Kimbrough (Jim Dial)
Merle Dandridge (Diana Macomber)
Andre Ward (Julius)

GUEST CAST:

Andrea Mitchell (Herself)
Lawrence O'Donnell (Himself)
Joseph Kamal (Ahmed Zahir)
Babak Tafti (Khaled)
Zachary James (Secret Serviceman)

TELEPLAY BY: Gina Ippolito & Skander Halim

STORY BY: Tom Seeley & Norm Gunzenhauser

DIRECTED BY: Barnet Kellman

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