| Genre: | Comedy drama |
| Creator: | Lee David Zlotoff, based on characters from the "Trace" and "Digger" novels by Warren Murphy |
| Starring: | George Segal Maggie Han Josh Mostel |
| Opentheme: | "Murphy's Law" performed by Al Jarreau |
| Theme Music Composer: | Steve Kipner Paul Bliss Al Jarreau |
| Composer: | Jeanette Acosta |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 13 (1 unaired) |
| Executive Producer: | Zev Braun Leonard Stern Michael Gleason |
| Producer: | Ernie Wallengren Gareth Davies |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Network: | ABC |
| Company: | Zev Braun Productions Michael Gleason Productions New World Television |
Murphy's Law is an American crime drama that starred George Segal and Maggie Han, loosely based on the Trace and Digger novels by Warren Murphy. The opening theme song, which replaced an instrumental by Mike Post, was an edited version of "Murphy's Law," a song featured on the album "High Crime" by Al Jarreau. The series premiered November 2, 1988 on ABC. On March 9, 1989, ABC announced that it had canceled the series and that the final episode would air on March 18, 1989.[1] The actual final, unaired episode, entitled "All's Wrong That Ends Wrong," resolved a key storyline in the series (recovering alcoholic Murphy was awarded custody of his daughter from his estranged ex-wife) and also served an unsold pilot for a spin-off starring Joan Severance.
Daedelus Patrick Murphy (Segal) was a recovering alcoholic who worked as an insurance-fraud investigator for First Fidelity Insurance. His unusual methods sometimes led him to clash with office executive Victor Beaudine, though supervisor Wesley Harden often ran interference for Murphy since his methods got results. He lived with girlfriend and fashion model Kimiko Fannuchi (Han), while attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter. In the actual final, unaired episode, entitled "All's Wrong That Ends Wrong," Murphy was awarded custody of his daughter from his estranged ex-wife. The episode also served as an unsold pilot for a proposed spin-off starring Joan Severance as an insurance investigator.
Twelve episodes are registered with the United States Copyright Office.