List of Scandal episodes#Gladiator Wanted

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Scandal is an American political thriller television series created by Shonda Rhimes, that ran on ABC from April 5, 2012 until April 19, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/scandal-apartment-23-get-premiere-dates-cougar-town-doesnt-34247|title='Scandal,' 'Apartment 23' Get Premiere Dates, 'Cougar Town' Doesn't|work=The Wrap|last=Molloy|first=Tim|date=January 10, 2012|accessdate=May 12, 2012}}

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).

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Series overview

{{Series overview

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(in millions)

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| link1 = List of Scandal episodes#Season 1 (2012)

| episodes1 = 7

| start1 = {{Start date|2012|4|5}}

| end1 = {{End date|2012|5|17}}

| infoA1 = 62

| infoB1 = 8.21{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/24/complete-list-of-2011-12-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-american-idol-ncis-dancing-with-the-stars/135785/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527223446/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/24/complete-list-of-2011-12-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-american-idol-ncis-dancing-with-the-stars/135785/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 27, 2012|title=Complete List Of 2011–12 Season TV Show Viewership: 'Sunday Night Football' Tops, Followed By 'American Idol,' 'NCIS' & 'Dancing With The Stars'|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|last=Gorman|first=Bill|date=May 24, 2012|accessdate=November 5, 2012}}

| color2 = #6B4423

| link2 = List of Scandal episodes#Season 2 (2012–13)

| episodes2 = 22

| start2 = {{Start date|2012|9|27}}

| end2 = {{End date|2013|5|16}}

| infoA2 = 47

| infoB2 = 8.46{{cite web | url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/29/complete-list-of-2012-13-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-ncis-the-big-bang-theory-ncis-los-angeles | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101121208/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/29/complete-list-of-2012-13-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-ncis-the-big-bang-theory-ncis-los-angeles/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 1, 2013 |title=Complete List Of 2012-13 Season TV Show Viewership: 'Sunday Night Football' Tops, Followed By 'NCIS,' 'The Big Bang Theory' & 'NCIS: Los Angeles' | publisher=ZAP2it | work=TV by the Numbers |date=May 29, 2013 |accessdate=May 30, 2013 | author=Bibel, Sara}}

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| link3 = List of Scandal episodes#Season 3 (2013–14)

| episodes3 = 18

| start3 = {{Start date|2013|10|3}}

| end3 = {{End date|2014|4|17}}

| infoA3 = 16

| infoB3 = 12.00{{cite web|title=Full 2013-2014 TV Season Series Rankings|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/tv-season-series-rankings-2013-full-list-2-733762/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 22, 2014|accessdate=October 1, 2014}}

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| link4 = List of Scandal episodes#Season 4 (2014–15)

| episodes4 = 22

| start4 = {{Start date|2014|9|25}}

| end4 = {{End date|2015|5|14}}

| infoA4 = 18

| infoB4 = 12.66{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/2014-15-full-tv-season-ratings-shows-rankings-1201431167/ |title=Full 2014–15 TV Season Series Rankings: Football & 'Empire' Ruled |last=de Moraes |first=Lisa |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 21, 2014 |accessdate=June 10, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523083530/http://deadline.com/2015/05/2014-15-full-tv-season-ratings-shows-rankings-1201431167/ |archivedate=May 23, 2015}}

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| link5 = List of Scandal episodes#Season 5 (2015–16)

| episodes5 = 21

| start5 = {{Start date|2015|9|24}}

| end5 = {{End date|2016|5|12}}

| infoA5 = 29

| infoB5 = 10.68{{cite web|title=Full 2015-2016 TV Season Series Rankings|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/tv-season-2015-2016-series-rankings-shows-full-list-1201763189/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 26, 2016|accessdate=May 27, 2016}}

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| link6 = List of Scandal episodes#Season 6 (2017)

| episodes6 = 16

| start6 = {{Start date|2017|1|26}}

| end6 = {{End date|2017|5|18}}

| infoA6 = 39

| infoB6 = 8.16{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/2016-2017-tv-season-ratings-series-rankings-list-1202102340/|title=Final 2016-17 TV Rankings: 'Sunday Night Football' Winning Streak Continues|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 26, 2017|accessdate=May 26, 2017}}

| color7 = #14131A

| link7 = List of Scandal episodes#Season 7 (2017–18)

| episodes7 = 18

| start7 = {{Start date|2017|10|5}}

| end7 = {{End date|2018|4|19}}

| infoA7 = 53

| infoB7 = 7.41{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/2017-2018-tv-series-ratings-rankings-full-list-of-shows-1202395851/|title=2017-18 TV Series Ratings Rankings: NFL Football, 'Big Bang' Top Charts|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 22, 2018|accessdate=July 15, 2018}}

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Episodes

= Season 1 (2012) =

= Season 2 (2012–13) =

= Season 3 (2013–14) =

= Season 4 (2014–15) =

= Season 5 (2015–16)=

= Season 6 (2017)=

= Season 7 (2017–18)=

Specials

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|Title = The Secret is Out

|Aux1 = Joshua Malina as David Rosen

|Aux2 = "White Hat's Back On" (season two)
"It's Handled" (season three)

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|03}}

|Viewers = 5.75

}}

Webisodes

= ''Gladiator Wanted'' =

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-web-series-gladiator-wanted-directed-by-darby-stanchfield-965340|title='Scandal' Sets Darby Stanchfield-Directed Web Series Ahead of Season 6|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 18, 2017}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=1

|EpisodeNumber2= 1

|Title= So You Want to Be a Gladiator in a Suit

|DirectedBy= Darby Stanchfield

|WrittenBy= Juan Carlos Fernandez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|1|19}}

|LineColor=333399

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=2

|EpisodeNumber2= 2

|Title=A Job to Kill For

|DirectedBy= Darby Stanchfield

|WrittenBy= Juan Carlos Fernandez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|1|19}}

|LineColor=333399

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=3

|EpisodeNumber2= 3

|Title= Induction

|DirectedBy= Darby Stanchfield

|WrittenBy= Juan Carlos Fernandez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|1|19}}

|LineColor=333399

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=4

|EpisodeNumber2= 4

|Title= Governments Fall

|DirectedBy= Darby Stanchfield

|WrittenBy= Juan Carlos Fernandez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|1|19}}

|LineColor=333399

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=5

|EpisodeNumber2= 5

|Title= By Dawn's Early Light

|DirectedBy= Darby Stanchfield

|WrittenBy= Juan Carlos Fernandez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|1|19}}

|LineColor=333399

}}

{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber= 6

|EpisodeNumber2= 6

|Title= Exit Interview

|DirectedBy= Darby Stanchfield

|WrittenBy= Juan Carlos Fernandez

|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2017|1|19}}

|LineColor= 333399

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Ratings

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| refs = For the first season, see {{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/scandal-2011-2012-tv-ratings-22633/ |title=Scandal: 2011-12 Season TV Ratings |website=TV Series Finale |date=May 19, 2012 |accessdate=July 26, 2017}}

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For the second season, see {{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/scandal-season-two-ratings-24666/ |title=Scandal: Season Two Ratings |website=TV Series Finale |date=May 18, 2013 |accessdate=July 26, 2017}}

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For the third season, see {{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/scandal-season-three-ratings-30245/ |title=Scandal: Season Three Ratings |website=TV Series Finale |date=May 9, 2014 |accessdate=July 26, 2017}}

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For the fourth season, see {{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/scandal-season-four-ratings-34079/ |title=Scandal: Season Four Ratings |website=TV Series Finale |date=May 16, 2015 |accessdate=July 26, 2017}}

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For the fifth season, see {{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/scandal-season-five-ratings-38155/ |title=Scandal: Season Five Ratings |website=TV Series Finale |date=May 13, 2016 |accessdate=July 26, 2017}}

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For the sixth season, see {{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/scandal-season-six-ratings/ |title=Scandal: Season Six Ratings |website=TV Series Finale |date=May 19, 2017 |accessdate=July 26, 2017}}{{Citation needed|date=August 2018|reason=Citation needed for the ratings of the seventh season.}}

| 7.33

| 7.28

| 7.21

| 6.68

| 6.69

| 6.43

| 7.33

| 8.21

| 6.74

| 6.56

| 6.17

| 6.11

| 6.06

| 6.02

| 6.64

| 7.39

| 7.14

| 8.37

| 7.93

| 8.09

| 8.14

| 8.02

| 7.68

| 8.51

| 7.97

| 8.04

| 7.90

| 8.07

| 8.87

| 9.12

| 8.46

| 10.52

| 9.01

| 9.51

| 8.62

| 9.18

| 8.66

| 9.04

| 8.93

| 8.27

| 9.22

| 9.32

| 8.53

| 8.22

| 9.08

| 9.01

| 9.13

| 9.23

| 10.57

| 12.00

| 11.96

| 10.34

| 9.52

| 9.90

| 9.98

| 9.32

| 9.82

| 10.05

| 10.14

| 10.48

| 9.58

| 9.32

| 9.62

| 9.57

| 8.24

| 7.79

| 8.06

| 7.27

| 7.86

| 7.79

| 7.44

| 8.08

| 12.66

| 10.25

| 9.12

| 8.76

| 8.06

| 8.28

| 7.80

| 8.03

| 7.70

| 8.13

| 6.96

| 6.09

| 5.85

| 5.97

| 6.31

| 6.15

| 6.44

| 5.88

| 6.00

| 6.25

| 6.06

| 6.65

| 10.68

| 7.62

| 6.54

| 6.22

| 6.06

| 5.26

| 5.63

| 5.40

| 6.57

| 5.10

| 5.35

| 5.11

| 5.29

| 5.15

| 5.10

| 5.23

| 8.16

| 5.52

| 5.00

| 4.70

| 4.88

| 4.89

| 5.00

| 4.97

| 5.17

| 5.19

| 5.62

| 4.63

| 4.95

| 4.67

| 4.74

| 3.71

| 3.83

| 4.15

| 5.46

| 7.41

}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://abc.go.com/shows/scandal}}
{{IMDb episodes|1837576|Scandal}}

Category:Lists of American drama television series episodes