The original Murphy Brown ran from 1988 to 1998, starring Candice Bergen as the titular character, a famous investigative journalist. Season 11, which aired in 2018, was cancelled after 13 episodes. Exploring the rise of fake news, it showed Murphy as she helmed her morning news show. While it was a hit or miss for critics, Bergen received a Golden Globe nomination for the reboot. With a filming location in New York, the sitcom was expensive for CBS. By the time the last episode aired, the ratings ranked last of the eight sitcoms on CBS at the time.