Beat the Press is the tenth episode of the eleventh season in this revival sitcom of Murphy Brown which was aired on November 29, 2018. It was directed by Pamela Fryman and written by Laura Krafft.
Summary[]
After Frank is physically attacked while covering a political rally, for the first time in her career Murphy is afraid to dispute the opposing viewpoint of a guest on her show.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown
- Faith Ford as Corky Sherwood
- Grant Shaud as Miles Silverberg
- Joe Regalbuto as Frank Fontana
- Jake McDorman as Avery Brown
- Nik Dodani as Pat Patel
- Tyne Daly as Phyllis
Supporting Cast[]
- Adan Rocha as Miguel
Recurring[]
- Andre Ward as Julius
- Merle Dandridge as Diana Macomber
Guest[]
- Ezra Knight as Luther Williams
- Rema Webb as Nurse
- Cathy Trien as Jenny
- Bart Shatto as Zac
- K. Brooke Davis as Mona
- Ken Jennings as Dean
- Joe Boccia as Well-Wisher
- Bob DiBuono as President Trump (voiceover)
Trivia[]
- At the rally that Frank gets beaten up at Trump talks about body slamming. In real life at one of his rallies trump really did praise a Republican congressman who body slammed a reporter and got elected after he did it.
- When Avery comes into the hospital room with the cannoli, Frank's left hand jumps on and off the rolling table between shots.
Quotes[]
- Frank: Hey, I've been in scary situations before. Remember Libya?
- Murphy: Yeah, you were roughed up pretty well there too.
- Frank: But I filed that away under "bad stuff that can only happen in another country." But I'm home, Murph. This is America and - I don't feel safe here any more.