It takes two to make history. That's precisely what Olivia Pope drummed into President Mellie Grant's mind on Scandal Season 7 Episode 1 when they found themselves embroiled in their first big. Scandal is an American political thriller television series created by Shonda Rhimes, that ran on ABC from April 5, 2012 until April 19, 2018. Kerry Washington stars as Olivia Pope, a former White House Communications Director who leaves to start her own crisis management firm, Pope and Associates, where she works to keep the secrets and protect the public images of the country's most. The seventh and final season of the American television drama series Scandal was ordered on February 10, 2017 by ABC. It was later announced that the seventh season would be the final season for Scandal. The season began airing on October 5, 2017, and consisted of 18 episodes, adding the total episode count of the show to 124 episodes.
Scandal is an American political thrillertelevision series created by Shonda Rhimes, that ran on ABC from April 5, 2012 until April 19, 2018.[1]
Kerry Washington stars as Olivia Pope, a former White House Communications Director who leaves to start her own crisis management firm, Pope and Associates, where she works to keep the secrets and protect the public images of the country's most powerful and elite. On staff at the new firm are fresh-faced lawyer Quinn Perkins (Katie Lowes); smooth talking litigator Harrison Wright (Columbus Short); investigator Abby Whelan (Darby Stanchfield); and computer hacker with a CIA past Huck (Guillermo Diaz). The show also focuses on President of the United States Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn); First Lady Mellie Grant (Bellamy Young); White House Chief of Staff Cyrus Beene (Jeff Perry); Vice President and eventual presidential candidate Sally Langston (Kate Burton); U.S. Attorney David Rosen (Joshua Malina); Head of NSA, Jake Ballard (Scott Foley); chairwoman Elizabeth North (Portia de Rossi); activist Marcus Walker (Cornelius Smith Jr.); and head of B613 Eli Pope (Joe Morton).
During the course of the series, 124 episodes of Scandal aired, including one special.
Series overview[edit]
Season 1 (2012)[edit]
Season 2 (2012–13)[edit]
Season 3 (2013–14)[edit]
Season 4 (2014–15)[edit]
Season 5 (2015–16)[edit]
Season 6 (2017)[edit]
Season 7 (2017–18)[edit]
Specials[edit]
Webisodes[edit]Gladiator Wanted[edit]
A web series debuted prior to the sixth-season premiere and features Guillermo Diaz as Huck, Katie Lowes as Quinn, Cornelius Smith Jr. as Marcus and George Newbern as Charlie. All of the episodes were directed by Darby Stanchfield, who portrays Abby in the show.[132]
Ratings[edit]
Scandal : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research.[133][citation needed]
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The seventh and final season of the American television drama series Scandal was ordered on February 10, 2017 by ABC.[1] It was later announced that the seventh season would be the final season for Scandal.[2] The season began airing on October 5, 2017,[3] and consisted of 18 episodes, adding the total episode count of the show to 124 episodes.[4] Cast member George Newbern was upgraded to a series regular after being a recurring cast member for the past six seasons.[5] The season was produced by ABC Studios, in association with ShondaLand Production Company; the showrunner being Shonda Rhimes.
The season focuses on Olivia Pope and her new position as Chief of Staff of PresidentMellie Grant and the Command of B613. It also depicts Quinn Perkins as the boss of her crisis management firm Quinn Perkins & Associates, and its team, as well as staff at the White House in Washington, D.C., in their efforts to deal with and contain political scandals. Season seven had have twelve series regulars, all returning from the previous season, out of which six are part of the original cast of eight regulars from the first season. The season aired on Thursday nights at 9:00 pm until episode 15, where it aired in its original timeslot, Thursday 10:00 pm.
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Episodes[edit]
Production[edit]Scandal Season 7 Episode 1 Full Episode Free OnlineDevelopment[edit]
Scandal was renewed for a seventh season on February 10, 2017, along with the other ShondaLand dramas.[1] The series continued to air on Thursdays in its 9 p.m. E.T. timeslot like the previous seasons, but unlike the previous season which aired in January, the seventh season premiered in the fall of 2017.[24] ABC announced on June 26, 2017, that the seventh season would consist of 18 episodes.
Long-time director Tom Verica shared on Twitter that he would only direct the series finale[25] as well as the fact that Kerry Washington would be directing her first episode.[26] Actress Darby Stanchfield also directed her first episode.[27]
Final season[edit]
Speculations about the seventh season being the final season had started as the sixth season began airing. ABC entertainment president Channing Dungey commented in January 2017 that it had not been much discussion about the show's future after the seventh season, but she would happily keep the show on as long as Rhimes 'feels that she has creative runway to write the show.'[28] Andy Swift from TVLine said that the show needed to end after the seventh season as he felt 'this once-great drama is simply spinning its wheels, serving us the same old flavors with only slightly different toppings.'[29] Before the sixth-season finale, multiple sources reported that Scandal would be ending next season.[30] ABC confirmed on May 16, 2017, that the seventh season would be the final season for the show. Shonda Rhimes released a statement about the ending of the show calling the seventh season 'Olivia's Swan Song' as she said:
How to Get Away with Murder crossover[edit]
On January 3, 2018, Kerry Washington tweeted out a photo to Viola Davis of herself in a 'familiar' setting, that being a courthouse used for the set of How to Get Away with Murder.[32] Fans began to speculate a possible crossover episode being in the works, which was only heightened when Davis tweeted out a photo in response, that being her on the set of Mellie Grant's (Bellamy Young) Oval Office.[33] Later that day, the crossover was officially confirmed through a tweet by Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes.[34]
How to Get Away with Murder creator Peter Nowalk later went on to share in an interview with Deadline:
Casting[edit]
In May 2017, actor George Newbern, who has had recurring appearances since the show's beginning as Charlie, was promoted to the regular cast.[36] In August, Jay Hernandez and Shaun Toub were cast in unspecified, recurring roles.[37]
Reception[edit]Scandal Full Episodes Season 7Ratings[edit]
Critical response[edit]
Review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reported a 95% 'certified fresh' approval rating with an average rating of 8.11/10, based on 20 reviews. The site's critical consensus states: 'With the aptitude that helped change the face of serialized drama, Scandal concludes its fiery run with unpredictability, heart, and an emphasis on cultural affairs.'[57]
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