Scandal
Fumbled the FinaleSeries finale "Over a Cliff" scored 6.2, against the show's 8.0 average.
Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 9/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 9/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 9/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 8/10Soap & telenovelaHeightened, continuing melodrama.This show: 7/10Elites & privilegeThe rich and powerful, glamorous or rotten.This show: 7/10Fast-pacedRelentless forward momentum that rarely stops to idle.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Kerry WashingtonDarby StanchfieldKatie LowesGuillermo DiazJeff PerryJoshua Malina
Written by
Shonda Rhimes
Starring
Kerry WashingtonDarby StanchfieldKatie LowesGuillermo DiazJeff PerryJoshua Malina
Written by
Shonda Rhimes
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Scandal Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | |
| S3 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.8 | |||||
| S4 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | |
| S5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | ||
| S6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | |||||||
| S7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 6.2 |
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About
"Political spin turns into full-blown soap opera"
Olivia Pope runs a Washington DC crisis-management firm, fixing scandals for senators, moguls, and the White House itself, all while carrying on a secret affair with the President. It starts as a sleek, propulsive procedural about spin and power, then spirals into soapy, conspiracy-laden melodrama with shocking reveals nearly every episode. The pace is relentless and the dialogue crackles, carried almost entirely by Kerry Washington's commanding presence. It's less about realism than pure momentum: addictive, glossy, and increasingly unhinged as it goes.
Watch it for
Kerry Washington's magnetic lead performance driving a breathlessly plotted political soap.
Maybe skip if
you need plausible plotting, since the story grows increasingly baroque and conspiracy-heavy.
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All Seasons
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Season 12012
7.97K75h 3m
With a sharp mind -- and an impressive consulting the president -- crisis management expert Olivia Pope has a knack for solving her clients' problems.
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Season 22012
8.317K2215h 52m
Crisis management expert Olivia Pope and her team of Washington, D.C., lawyers continue to smooth over scandals for their powerful government clients.
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Season 32013
8.211K1813h 1m
Olivia and her crew at Pope and Associates continue to guide White House staff through damage control even as suspicion falls on a member of her team.
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Season 42014
8.012K2215h 48m
In Season 4, Olivia returns from overseas exile and tries to reconstitute her scattered firm, while Jake faces judgment for a murder he didn't commit.
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Season 52015
7.79K2115h 48m
Following major upheaval at the White House and beyond, Olivia must shore up her decimated team and move forward in a changed landscape.
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Season 62017
7.77K1611h 24m
The work of Olivia Pope's crisis management firm continues in Season 6 as Fitz leaves office and a new president steps in.
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Season 72017
7.57K1812h 53m
The award-winning drama's final season begins 100 days into Mellie Grant's administration, with Olivia by her side -- and on top of the world.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Kerry Washington Olivia Pope
Darby Stanchfield Abby Whelan
Katie Lowes Quinn Perkins
Guillermo Diaz Huck
Jeff Perry Cyrus Beene
Joshua Malina David Rosen
Bellamy Young Mellie Grant
Tony Goldwyn Fitzgerald Grant
Scott Foley Jake Ballard
Joe Morton Rowan Pope
Crew
Shonda Rhimes
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