THE "MURPHY IN THE MORNING" TEAM, AVERY AND PHYLLIS JOIN JIM DIAL AT AN EVENTFUL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD GALA IN HIS HONOR, HOSTED BY KATIE COURIC AND ATTENDED BY MURPHY'S WORST-EVER SECRETARY, ON "MURPHY BROWN," THURSDAY, NOV. 8

Multi-Award-Winning Guest Stars Include Broadway, Film and Television Actress and Singer Bette Midler; Journalist and Best-Selling Author Katie Couric; and Television, Broadway and Film Actor John Larroquette

Broadway, Television and Film Actor Charles Kimbrough Returns as Jim Dial for His Second of Three Episodes

"A Lifetime of Achievement" - The "Murphy in the Morning" team, Avery and Phyllis join Jim Dial at an eventful lifetime achievement award gala in his honor, hosted by Katie Couric (playing herself)
and attended by Murphy's worst-ever secretary (Bette Midler)
, who has a surprising new connection to Murphy. Also, Murphy discovers a kindred spirit in Judge Nate Campbell (John Larroquette)
, another gala attendee, on MURPHY BROWN, Thursday, Nov. 8 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

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)

GUEST CAST:

Bette Midler (Caprice Caputowitz Feldman Morton)
Katie Couric (Herself)
John Larroquette (Judge Nate Campbell)
Analeigh Tipton (Lauren McCoy)
Isaac Powell (Jack)

WRITTEN BY: Tom Seeley

DIRECTED BY: Michael Lembeck