Scandal es una serie de televisión estadounidense, creada por Shonda Rhimes y protagonizada por Kerry Washington. La serie comenzó a emitirse el 5 de abril de 2012 en la cadena ABC. El personaje de la protagonista Kerry Washington está basado parcialmente en Judy Smith, jefa de prensa de la administración de George H. W. Bush y que además es co-productora ejecutiva de la serie. La serie tiene lugar en Washington D. C. y se centra en la agencia de control de crisis de Olivia Pope, Olivia Pope & Associates (Olivia Pope & Asociados), y en su personal, así como en el personal de la Casa Blanca, entre los que destacan el presidente de Estados Unidos, Fitzgerald Grant III, su Jefe de gabinete, Cyrus Beene, y la primera dama, Mellie Grant.
Sweet Baby 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 2012-04-05
Duración: 43 min
Sinopsis: Olivia hires Quinn Perkins; On Quinn Perkins' first day, she is given the task of of dealing with a woman's accusation against the President of the United States. Meanwhile, Pope & Associates must prove a decorated war veteran innocent of murder.
Dirty Little Secrets 6.6
Fecha de emisión: 2012-04-12
Duración: 43 min
Sinopsis: Olivia and her team must keep a DC madam's client list under wraps when she comes under investigation, leading to the firm protecting many of DC's most influential. Meanwhile, Quinn must continue to deal with the President's former intern.
Hell Hath No Fury 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 2012-04-19
Duración: 43 min
Sinopsis: When a millionaire's son is accused of rape, Pope & Associates take the case and find it difficult to change public perception. Olivia must also deal with Amanda Tanner's first request as a client: a meeting with the President.
Enemy of the State 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 2012-04-26
Duración: 43 min
Sinopsis: After the Amanda Tanner case takes a shocking turn, one-time friends Olivia and Cyrus take heated, opposing viewpoints, and Cyrus tries to help in investigating the personal lives of Olivia and her associates. Meanwhile Olivia and her team help a dictator locate his wife and children who have been allegedly kidnapped, and Quinn goes out with a reporter seeking information.
Crash and Burn 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 2012-05-03
Duración: 43 min
Sinopsis: After a commercial plane crashes, taking the lives of all onboard, Olivia Pope and her "gladiators-in-suits" must defend the pilot from media and airline accusations; meanwhile, when Amanda Tanner goes missing, Huck calls upon his dark past to find her whereabouts, and Fitz seeks the help of the Vice President in order to pass key legislation despite their icy relationship.
The Trail 7.6
Fecha de emisión: 2012-05-10
Duración: 43 min
Sinopsis: As Gideon investigates Amanda Tanner's past, a series of events from the past reveal the contentious primary race between Fitzgerald Grant and Sally Langston, Olivia's first meeting with Grant on the campaign trail and the formation of the Pope & Associates team.
Grant: For the People 7.1
Fecha de emisión: 2012-05-17
Duración: 43 min
Sinopsis: When Quinn finds herself in a tragic and compromising position, Olivia and the team rush to her side; all the while, a reluctant Cyrus must turn to Olivia when Billy Chambers makes an announcement that shakes Fitz's presidency to its core.
