Murphy worries about how she is going to tell Avery about the trip to the hospital she is making to treat a word she can't yet bring herself to say. The gang plans to help Murphy keep the nature of her surgery from an annoying member of the paparazzi. Kay, disguised as Murphy, Jim and Corky try to keep the photographer diverted while Murphy is prepared for the procedure, but are the doctors prepared for her? Despite the efforts, the photographer gets photos and the real information about Murphy's visit. Frank deals with that issue. Meanwhile in recovery Murphy meets a woman whose words help her to say the word, cancer.
s10e01 - Murphy Redux
s10e02 - A Butcher, A Faker a Bummed-Out Promo Maker
s10e03 - Ectomy, Schmectomy
s10e04 - Operation: Murphy Brown
s10e05 - Florence Night-en Corky
s10e06 - Waiting to Inhale
s10e07 - Petty Woman
s10e08 - From Here to Jerusalem
s10e09 - Tempus Fugit
s10e10 - I Hear a Symphony
s10e11 - From the Terrace
s10e12 - The Last Temptation of Murphy
s10e13 - Turpis Capillus Annus (Bad Hair Day)
s10e14 - Wee Small Hours
s10e15 - Then and Now
s10e16 - Opus One
s10e17 - Seems Like Gold Times
s10e18 - Second Time Around
s10e19 - A Man and a Woman
s10e20 - Dial and Substance
s10e21 - Never Can Say Goodbye (1)
s10e22 - Never Can Say Goodbye (2)
Murphy is the star reporter on a news magazine show called FYI. The show is based in Washington DC, which gives the FYI team more than enough material to work with. Murphy lives in a townhouse that she has been having repainted for the duration of the series, Eldin the painter may never finish the job, but Murphy doesn't seem to mind. Murphy owes her Betty Ford trip to Phil, he owns the local bar and restaurant where the staff and the rest of the political scene have lunch. Phil knows about everything going on in Washington. Jim Dial is the uptight senior anchor, a seasoned veteran, who accompanied Murphy on her trip to the Betty Ford Clinic. Frank is a single guy and constantly looking for a girlfriend, he is also Murphy's best friend. Corky is a former Miss America turned news person, she covers all the 'hard' news.