known since high school. Valente Rodriguez as Carlos Gonzales ("Thanksgiving and Taking"), a food truck owner and Miguel's father who entered the United States illegally many years ago. He comes over to Murphy's home for Thanksgiving but is apprehended by ICE and deported. Selenis Leyva as Maria Gonzales ("Thanksgiving and Taking"), a food truck owner and Miguel's mother. Along with her husband, she is apprehended by ICE and deported on Thanksgiving. Judy Gold as Officer Lynch ("Thanksgiving and Taking"), an ICE agent who apprehends the Gonzales Ethan Slater as Officer Reynolds ("Thanksgiving and Taking"), an ICE agent who apprehends the Gonzales Bart Shatto as Zac ("Beat the Press"), a Trump supporter from Altoona, Pennsylvania whom Avery interviews shortly before being assaulted Peter Scolari as Fred Noonan ("The Wheels on the Dog Go Round and Round"), a health inspector who investigates Phil's bar Negin Farsad as Maha Bijan ("The Wheels on the Dog Go Round and Round"), an employee at the 14th Street Animal Shelter who sells Murphy a disabled dog Lindsay Mendez as Rachel ("The Wheels on the Dog Go Round and Round"), a producer on Avery's news program who pushes him to read what the network has instructed him to Andrea Mitchell as Herself ("Happy New Year") Lawrence O'Donnell as Himself ("Happy New Year") Zachary James as Secret Serviceman ("Happy New Year") Episodes Production Development Following the end of the show's original run, series creator Diane English had been approached multiple times about potentially reviving the series. Around 2008, the show came the closest to being brought back to the air following Sarah Palin's nomination as the Republican vice-presidential nominee with comparisons being drawn between her and former Murphy Brown critic Dan Quayle. In 2017, Warner Bros. Television again approached English about reviving the series following the election of Donald Trump as president. English spent nine months developing an idea for a new iteration of the series before finally composing a script. Candice Bergen was then approached about signing on to the project and she agreed on the condition that Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto, and Grant Shaud join as well. On January 24, 2018, it was announced that CBS had given the production a series order for one season consisting of thirteen episodes set to air during the 2018–2019 season. English and Bergen were set to serve as executive producers of the revival which would, according to CBS, be