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Scandal
Season 7
Promotional poster
Starring
No. of episodes7
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseOctober 5, 2017 (2017-10-05) –
present
Season chronology
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Season 6
List of episodes

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 will be the final season for Scandal.[2] The season began airing on October 5, 2017,[3] and will consist 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 will be produced by ABC Studios, in association with ShondaLand Production Company; the showrunner being Shonda Rhimes.

The season focuses on the new direction of Olivia Pope's crisis management firm, which is now headlined by Quinn Perkins, as well as staff at the White House in Washington, D.C. Season seven will 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 will continue to air in the Thursday 9:00 pm timeslot, the same as the previous seasons.

Overview

The season will focus on Olivia Pope and her new position as Chief of Staff of President Mellie 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.

Cast

Main article: List of Scandal characters

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

See also: List of Scandal episodes

The number in the "No. overall" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No. in season" column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. "U.S. viewers in millions" refers to the number of Americans in millions who watched the episodes live.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1071"Watch Me"Jann TurnerShonda RhimesOctober 5, 2017 (2017-10-05)7015.52[6]
1082"Pressing the Flesh"Tony GoldwynMatt ByrneOctober 12, 2017 (2017-10-12)7025.00[7]
1093"Day 101"Scott FoleyZahir McGheeOctober 19, 2017 (2017-10-19)7034.70[8]
1104"Lost Girls"Nicole RubioAmeni Rozsa & Austin GuzmanOctober 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)7044.88[9]
1115"Adventures in Babysitting"Oliver BokelbergServeriano Canales & Tia NapolitanoNovember 2, 2017 (2017-11-02)7054.89[10]
1126"Vampires and Bloodsuckers"Jann TurnerChris Van Dusen & Tia NapolitanoNovember 9, 2017 (2017-11-09)7065.00[11]
1137"Something Borrowed"Sharat RajuMark FishNovember 16, 2017 (2017-11-16)7074.97[12]
1148"Robin"[13]Daryn OkadaJuan Carlos FernandezJanuary 18, 2018 (2018-01-18)[14]709N/A
1159"Good People"[15]UnknownUnknownJanuary 25, 2018 (2018-01-25)708N/A
11610"The People vs. Olivia Pope"[15]Kerry WashingtonAmeni RozsaFebruary 1, 2018 (2018-02-01)[16]710N/A
11711TBAUnknownUnknownFebruary 8, 2018 (2018-02-08)[16]TBAN/A
11812TBAUnknownUnknownMarch 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)[16]TBAN/A
11913TBAUnknownUnknownMarch 8, 2018 (2018-03-08)[16]TBAN/A
12014TBAUnknownUnknownMarch 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)[16]TBAN/A
12115TBAUnknownUnknownMarch 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)[16]TBAN/A
12216TBAUnknownUnknownApril 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)[16]TBAN/A
12317TBAUnknownUnknownApril 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)[16]TBAN/A
12418TBATom Verica[17]UnknownApril 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)[16]TBAN/A

Production

Development

Scandal was renewed for a seventh season on February 10, 2017, alongside with the rest of ShondaLand-shows.[1] The series continued to air at Thursdays in the timeslot 9 p.m. E.T. like the previous seasons. It will premiere in the fall of 2017, not airing in January like the previous season.[18] ABC announced on June 26, 2017, that the seventh season will consist of 18 episodes.

Long-time director Tom Verica shared on Twitter that he will only direct the series finale this season[19] as well as the fact that Kerry Washington is set to direct her first episode.[20] Actress Darby Stanchfield is also set to direct her first episode.[21]

Sharat Raju revealed on Twitter that he is set to direct an episode in October.[22]

Final season

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."[23] 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."[24] Before the sixth season finale, multiple sources reported that Scandal would be ending next season.[25] 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:

Deciding how to end a show is easy. Deciding when to finish is quite simple when the end date is years away. But actually going through with it? Actually standing up to say: ‘This is it?’ Not so much. So, next year we are going all out. Leaving nothing on the table. Creating this world in celebration. We are going to handle the end the way we like to handle the important things in our Scandal family: all together, white hats on, gladiators running full speed over a cliff.[26]

How to Get Away with Murder crossover

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.[27] 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.[28] Later that day, the crossover was officially confirmed through a tweet by Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes.[29]

How to Get Away with Murder creator Peter Nowalk later went on to share in an interview with Deadline:

At the beginning of the season, my writers and I were planning out Viola’s entire arc and something in her story organically came up that was very appropriate for Scandal. When I went to Shonda, she heard it. I said, we don’t have to do it, Viola’s arc doesn’t need this, but it’s possible that their stories could cross really organically. She actually pulled up a clip of something from Scandal and their side of the story coalesced perfectly. So it was one of those serendipitous things where we both realized it was good for both characters, and it almost felt like we had been planning it since last season.[30]

Casting

In May 2017, actor George Newbern, who has had recurring appearances since the show's beginning as Charlie, was promoted to the regular cast.[31] In August, Jay Hernandez and Shaun Toub were cast in unspecified, recurring roles.[32]

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Scandal season 7
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Watch Me" October 5, 2017 1.4/5 5.52[6] 1.1 3.09 2.5 8.61[33]
2 "Pressing the Flesh" October 12, 2017 1.2/4 5.00[7] 1.1 TBD 2.3[34] TBD
3 "Day 101" October 19, 2017 1.1/4 4.70[8] 1.0 2.55 2.1 7.25[35]
4 "Lost Girls" October 26, 2017 1.1/4 4.88[9] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "Adventures in Babysitting" November 2, 2017 1.1/4 4.89[10] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "Vampires and Bloodsuckers" November 9, 2017 1.1/4 5.00[11] TBD TBD TBD TBD
7 "Something Borrowed" November 16, 2017 1.1/4 4.97[12] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "Robin" January 18, 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "Good People" January 25, 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
10 "The People vs. Olivia Pope" February 1, 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Critical response

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 91% approval rating with an average rating of 7.72/10, based on 11 reviews.[36]

References

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  2. ^ "Tony Goldwyn Talks the End of Scandal". E! News. May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (July 24, 2017). "ABC Fall Premiere Dates: XL Grey's Return, Scandal's Swan Song and More". TVLine. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Ausiello, Michael. "Scandal Farewell Update: Final Season Episode Count Revealed". TV Line. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
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  20. ^ Verica, Tom (July 20, 2017). "She is...and @tonygoldwyn and I are plotting". twitter.com. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  21. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 4, 2017). "'Scandal' Star Darby Stanchfield to Direct Final Season Episode (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  22. ^ Raju, Sharat (July 20, 2017). "But then who will come taunt me and slow down production on set while I'm directing in October?". twitter.com. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
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  28. ^ Davis, Viola (January 3, 2018). "Hey @KerryWashington, guess where I am?!". Twitter. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
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  33. ^ Porter, Rick (October 18, 2017). "'The Orville,' 'Once Upon a Time,' 5 more shows double in week 2 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  34. ^ Porter, Rick (October 25, 2017). "'The Good Doctor' is the most-watched show on TV in week 3 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  35. ^ Porter, Rick (November 2, 2017). "'Chicago PD,' 10 more shows double in week 4 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
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