Overview - Scandal

Overview

Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for their clients, but it becomes apparent that these "gladiators in suits," who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, have trouble fixing those closest at hand -- their own.

Seasons

• Name: Specials

  Episode: 4

  Date first aired:

• Name: Season 1

  Episode: 7

  With a sharp mind -- and an impressive consulting the president -- crisis management expert Olivia Pope has a knack for solving her clients' problems.

  Date first aired: 2012-04-05

• Name: Season 2

  Episode: 22

  Crisis management expert Olivia Pope and her team of Washington, D.C., lawyers continue to smooth over scandals for their powerful government clients.

  Date first aired: 2012-09-27

• Name: Season 3

  Episode: 18

  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.

  Date first aired: 2013-10-03

• Name: Season 4

  Episode: 22

  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.

  Date first aired: 2014-09-25

• Name: Season 5

  Episode: 21

  Following major upheaval at the White House and beyond, Olivia must shore up her decimated team and move forward in a changed landscape.

  Date first aired: 2015-09-24

• Name: Season 6

  Episode: 16

  The work of Olivia Pope's crisis management firm continues in Season 6 as Fitz leaves office and a new president steps in.

  Date first aired: 2017-01-26

• Name: Season 7

  Episode: 18

  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.

  Date first aired: 2017-10-05