Scandal (season 5)

Scandal (season 5)
The promotional poster for the fifth season
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	21[1]
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 24, 2015 – Present

The fifth season of the American television drama series Scandal was ordered on May 7, 2015 by ABC,^[2] and began airing on September 24, 2015 in the United States on ABC. The season will be produced by ABC Studios, in association with ShondaLand Production Company; the showrunner being Shonda Rhimes.

The season continues the story of Olivia Pope's crisis management firm, Olivia Pope & Associates, and its staff, as well as staff at the White House in Washington D.C. Season five has eleven series regulars, all returning from the previous season, out of which eight are part of the original cast of ten regulars from the first season and two new regulars were added. The season will continue to air in the Thursday 9:00 pm timeslot, the same as the previous season as it was moved to make room for ShondaLand Production Company's new TV series, How to Get Away with Murder.

On March 3, 2016, ABC announced that Scandal was renewed for a sixth season.^[3]

Overview

The series focuses on Olivia Pope and her crisis management firm, Olivia Pope & Associates, and its staff, as well as staff at the White House in Washington D.C. as political scandals occur and they must try to deal with them.

Cast

Regular cast Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope Scott Foley as Jacob "Jake" Ballard Darby Stanchfield as Abigail "Abby" Whelan Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins Guillermo Diaz as Diego "Huck" Muñoz Jeff Perry as Cyrus Beene Joshua Malina as Attorney General David Rosen Bellamy Young as Senator Melody "Mellie" Grant Portia de Rossi as Vice President Chief of Staff Elizabeth North Joe Morton as Rowan "Eli" Pope Cornelius Smith Jr. as Marcus Walker Tony Goldwyn as President Fitzgerald "Fitz" Thomas Grant III Recurring cast Artemis Pebdani as Vice President Susan Ross Kate Burton as Sally Langston George Newbern as Charlie Ricardo Chavira as Governor Fransisco Vargas Mía Maestro as Elise Martin Gregg Henry as Hollis Doyle Norm Lewis as Senate Majority Leader Edison Davis Joelle Carter as Vanessa Moss Erica Shaffer as News Reporter Mackenzie Astin as Noah Baker John Prosky as Senator Gibson Rose Abdoo as Senator Linda Moskowitz Romy Rosemont as Patty Snell Paul Adelstein as Leo Bergen Brian Letscher as Tom Larsen Matthew Del Negro as Michael Ambruso Annabeth Gish as Lillian Forrester Danny Pino as Alejandro "Alex" Vargas

Guest cast Adam J. Yeend as Danny Mendoza Dearbhla Molloy as Queen Isabel Adam Fergus as Prince Richard Hilty Bowen as Princess Emily Josh Brener as Gavin Price Julie Claire as Francesca Hunter William Russ as Frank Holland Denise Crosby as Janet Holland Brian White as Franklin Russell Jon Tenney as Former Vice President Andrew Nichols

Production

Scandal was renewed for a fifth season on May 7, 2015, by ABC.^[2] The series will continue to air at Thursdays in the timeslot 9:00 p.m. E.T. like the previous season, as it was moved to the timeslot to make room for ShondaLand Production Company's new TV series, How to Get Away with Murder. Production began on May 21, 2015, when Rhimes announced on Twitter that the writers were in full swing mapping the fifth season.^[4] Scouting began in the beginning of July.^[5] The table read for the first episode was announced on occur on July 14, 2015 by Kerry Washington.^[6] The title of the season premiere, "Heavy is the Head" was revealed on August 8, 2015, by its director Tom Verica on Twitter.^[7] Filming for the season began on July 16, 2015.^[8]

Scott Foley directed an episode for the season.

Shonda Rhimes said in an interview that the fifth season will begin only a few days after the events in the fourth season finale. She stated that the fifth season will see Olivia and Fitz the only people standing in a single piece, as she said "The world had been fairly blown apart for everybody except Olivia and Fitz. Everybody else was in a fairly blown apart place ... We pick up right there in that environment and we see what happens next." Rhimes continued talking about Cyrus and Mellie and their situation of not being in the White House anymore.^[9]

Rhimes also confirmed that "the reconstitution” of Team OPA would happen in the fifth season, as Rhimes revealed in an interview with TVLine, as she explained that the Gladiator conceit was sidelined a bit in the fourth season to instead "healing" Olivia. She noted that "a lot of times it was just Huck and Quinn gladiating by themselves. And that wasn’t the same dynamic.”^[10]

Several actors working on ShondaLand-produced shows directed an episode for the fifth season. Tony Goldwyn from Scandal directed the second and 17th episode, making it the fourth and fifth episode he has directed on the show. Chandra Wilson who plays Dr. Miranda Bailey on Grey's Anatomy directed her first Scandal episode, which was the sixth episode "Get Out of Jail, Free". Scott Foley from Scandal also directed his first Scandal episode, the 16th named "The Miseducation of Susan Ross". Foley's director-debut was announced on Twitter by Foley himself and executive producer Tom Verica.^[11]

The remaining fall schedule for ABC was announced on November 16, 2015 where it was announced that Scandal would air nine episodes in the fall with the fall finale to air on November 19, 2015, just like the rest of ABC's primetime lineup "TGIT" Grey's Anatomy and How To Get Away with Murder, which was the same last year. The remaining 12 episodes will air after the winter break, beginning on February 11, 2016,^[12] as a result of ABC airing the television miniseries Madoff over two nights on February 3–4, 2016 in the same time-slot as Scandal and Grey's Anatomy.^[13] The show was renewed by ABC for a sixth season on March 3, 2016.^[3]

Casting

Mía Maestro was cast as a recurring role.

The fifth season had twelve roles receiving star billing, with eleven of them returning from the previous season, eight of which part of the original cast from the first season, and three new cast members being added. Kerry Washington continued to play her role as protagonist of the series, Olivia Pope, a former White House Director of Communications with her own crisis management firm. Darby Stanchfield played Abby Whelan, the White House Press Secretary, Katie Lowes portrayed Quinn Perkins, and Guillermo Diaz portrayed Huck, the troubled tech guy who works for Olivia. Cornelius Smith Jr. continued his role as activist Marcus Walker. after being upgraded to series regular. Jeff Perry continued to portray Cyrus Beene, Chief of Staff at the White House who was fired by Fitz but later rehired. Portia de Rossi played Elizabeth North, the new Chief of Staff at the White House, and later the Chief of Staff for the Vice President. Joshua Malina played the role of David Rosen, former U.S. Attorney, now Attorney General. Bellamy Young continued to act as First Lady/Senator Melody "Mellie" Grant, who was kicked out of the White House by Fitz, and later joined the presidential campaign for President. Tony Goldwyn continued to portray President Fitzgerald "Fitz" Thomas Grant III. Scott Foley portrayed Jake Ballard a former B613 agent and later the head of the NSA.

On May 14, 2015, after the fourth season finale, it was announced that Portia de Rossi had been promoted to a series regular for the fifth season.^[14] TVLine reported in late April that a new gladiator would be added to Olivia Pope & Associates, and the person would be a guest star.^[15] It was also announced on July 7, 2015, that Cornelius Smith Jr., who had a guest role in season four playing activist Marcus Walker, will be returning as a series regular for the fifth season, but will not appear until later in the fall.^[10][16] On August 24, 2015, it was announced that actress Mia Maestro would be recurring during the fifth season, but the specifics of her role were not revealed.^[17] Julie Claire was announced on September 1, 2015 to have joined the cast in a guest role.^[18]

It was announced on February 4, 2016, that Ricardo Chavira would join the show in a recurring role, and would first appear in the eleventh episode.^[19] Annabeth Gish was announced on February 8, 2016, to have been cast in a recurring role.^[20] The Hollywood Reporter announced on February 18, 2016, that Joe Morton who plays Rowan "Eli" Pope had been promoted to a series regular, and was credited as a regular cast member for the first time in the twelfth episode.^[21]

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
70	1	"Heavy Is the Head"	Tom Verica	Shonda Rhimes	September 24, 2015	501	10.25[22]
Olivia and Fitz are back together again and enjoying every scandalous moment together while Cyrus, Mellie and Huck are all still dealing with the aftermath of helping Command. Meanwhile, when a visit from the Queen of Caledonia and her family turns into a tragedy, Olivia is hired to make sure the Royal family's private life stays private.
71	2	"Yes"	Tony Goldwyn	Heather Mitchell	October 1, 2015	502	9.12[23]
Olivia, Huck and Quinn dive into a new case that takes Olivia out of D.C. and away from Fitz. Meanwhile, back at the White House, Fitz is determined to find who's responsible for causing the latest turn of events, and Abby receives unexpected guidance from a master of damage control as she struggles to catch a break with the massive feedback to the leaked photos of Olivia and Fitz.
72	3	"Paris is Burning"	Jann Turner	Matt Byrne	October 8, 2015	503	8.76[24]
Olivia and Fitz face some very big consequences and Mellie brings in an old friend to make sure she gets her way. Meanwhile, Abby shows Olivia she is fully capable of handling working at the White House.
73	4	"Dog-Whistle Politics"	Zetna Fuentes	Mark Fish	October 15, 2015	504	8.06[25]
Eager to get answers, Jake unexpectedly crosses paths with someone he thought he'd never see again. Meanwhile, Huck and Quinn recruit a familiar face to help smooth over the media storm surrounding Olivia, and Fitz quickly finds out the true cost of mercy when he discovers not everyone fully supports his actions.
74	5	"You Got Served"	Kevin Bray	Zahir McGhee	October 22, 2015	505	8.28[26]
Olivia knows she can't handle this latest storm on her own and calls for help from an unexpected source. Meanwhile, Mellie and Cyrus continue to pull strings from the sidelines and Jake is still occupied by a ghost from his past.
75	6	"Get Out of Jail, Free"	Chandra Wilson	Chris Van Dusen	October 29, 2015	506	7.80[27]
Fitz and Olivia are presented with a shocking plan to get married, which will allow them to not testify against each other. Mellie is ambushed at the hearing, to which she finally signs the divorce papers after confronting Fitz about their lives together. Meanwhile, the Gladiators continue to defend Olivia, and Susan Ross turns to David for advice to resign as Vice President.
76	7	"Even the Devil Deserves a Second Chance"	Oliver Bokelberg	Raamla Mohamed	November 5, 2015	507	8.03[28]
While Fitz is focused on winning back the American people, he makes a shocking discovery. Meanwhile, OPA takes on a new client, but Olivia seems preoccupied keeping her own secrets, and Elizabeth North sets her sights on a new agenda.
77	8	"Rasputin"	John Terlesky	Paul William Davies	November 12, 2015	508	7.70[29]
In the midst of Fitz negotiating a historic peace deal, Olivia must rely on her instincts when a guest of the The White House discloses powerful intel. Meanwhile, Jake uses Huck's help to get closer to his target, and Cyrus takes matters into his own hands when he realizes he's been shut out of the inner circle.
78	9	"Baby, It's Cold Outside"	Tom Verica	Mark Wilding	November 19, 2015	509	8.13[30]
Olivia is feeling more and more frustrated as she must take on "First Lady" type responsibilities at the White House. Meanwhile, Mellie proves just how powerful she can be and Jake and Huck continue the hunt for Rowan.
79	10	"It's Hard Out Here for a General"	Tom Verica	Severiano Canales	February 11, 2016	510	6.96[31]
Six months after Olivia and Fitz have broken up, both of them are handling their newfound freedom in very different ways. Olivia and Jake begin sleeping together again without talking to each other, while Abby becomes Fitz's "work-wife" – much to her dismay. Meanwhile, Pope and Associates take on a case by the head of the NSA that could lead to a national crisis, and Mellie asks Olivia to run her presidential campaign.
80	11	"The Candidate"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Alison Schapker	February 18, 2016	511A	6.09[32]
Mellie and Olivia work together to write Mellie's book about running for President with several secrets about the two's relationship with Fitz being revealed between them. Elizabeth tries to convince Susan Ross to run for the presidency, while Abby and Cyrus have different views on the reporter that is writing a profile piece on Fitz about his last period in Office.
81	12	"Wild Card"	Allison Liddi-Brown & Tom Verica	Mark Fish	February 25, 2016	511B	5.85[33]
While Fitz is preoccupied with the reporter , Cyrus begins to orchestrate his next master plan with another candidate who's running for President by making him known to the public. Elizabeth North uses David to get Susan Ross to run for President, and Olivia questions Jake's motives for being the new head of the NSA.
82	13	"The Fish Rots from the Head"	Sharat Raju	Heather Mitchell	March 10, 2016	512	5.97[34]
Abby calls in Olivia and her team to help cover up an accidental murder by the Secret Service, but Marcus has doubts about the situation. At the same time, Abby struggles with keeping Fitz's new hobby of sleeping with different women a secret, while Cyrus continues his plan with Governor Vargas leading him to be hired to run Vargas' presidential campaign. Jake announces that he is engaged to his new girlfriend, much to the dismay of Olivia.
83	14	"I See You"	Paris Barclay	Matt Byrne	March 17, 2016	513	6.31[35]
Huck becomes worried for his family after recognizing his ex-wife's new boyfriend as one of the people he tortured. He kidnaps him, leading Olivia, Quinn and Marcus to look for him. Meanwhile, both Mellie and Susan try to get Hollis as a sponsor for their campaign, but it results with Hollis announcing his run for President. Olivia becomes suspicious about Jake, and figures out that he is doing the same thing to his fiancé as he did to her in the beginning. Abby discovers that Cyrus has been working with the Vargas campaign, and fires him and takes over the job as Chief of Staff in the White House.
84	15	"Pencils Down"	Regina King	Chris Van Dusen	March 24, 2016	514	6.15[36]
After Sally Langston announces that she will hold the first Republican debate, the presidential candidates prepare themselves. Olivia tries to make Mellie "a woman of the people" in the media, but Mellie makes a very public faux pas – leading Olivia to try and fix it. Susan practices her debate skills while at the same time dealing with news of David cheating on her, leading her to end their relationship. Meanwhile, Quinn learns valuable intel from Jake's fiancée, which turns out to be that Rowan and Jake are funding Edison's presidential campaign. Cyrus gets outplayed by Vargas' brother in handling the campaign.
85	16	"The Miseducation of Susan Ross"	Scott Foley	Raamla Mohamed	March 31, 2016	516	6.44[37]
Susan wins the Republican debate over Mellie and Hollis. After losing, the candidates begin to act in order to get ahead in the election. Mellie appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! reading Mean-Tweets to establish a more down-to-earth persona in the media, while Susan do a sit-down interview with David proclaiming their love for each other. Olivia goes too far when trying to get dirt on Susan, leading Quinn to ask Abby and Fitz for help. Cyrus gets more trust from Senator Vargas after his brother Alex fails when he leaks Edison's secret about being in rehab.
86	17	"Thwack!"	Tony Goldwyn	Zahir McGhee	April 7, 2016	517	5.88[38]
Former Vice-President Andrew Nichols threatens to reveal to the media that Fitz went to war for Olivia, risking to take them all down. Olivia works with Fitz to try and pay him off, but when he refuses, Olivia goes to extreme measures to keep him quiet by killing him. Meanwhile, Abby struggles with her new position as Olivia tries to take control of the situation. It leads to Abby betraying Olivia by making Lillian the reporter to write about Mellie rather than Andrew.
87	18	"Till Death Do Us Part"	Steph Green	Paul William Davies	April 21, 2016	518	6.00[39]
After killing Andrew, Olivia stays with Rowan and Jake. While faking her depression, Olivia discovers Rowan's plan to get Jake elected Vice President with Edison by marrying him to Vanessa. Jake and Olivia however reconcile and plans to escape together. However when Rowan threatens to kill Jake if he chooses Olivia, Olivia breaks up with him and Jake marries Vanessa. Meanwhile, through flashbacks, Jake's backstory of his childhood and training at B613 is revealed.
88	19	"Buckle Up"	Oliver Bokelberg	Michelle Lirtzman	April 28, 2016	519	6.25[40]
The Republican presidential candidates travel to Florida to get an endorsement from Governor Baker, which would lock up enough delegates to secure a commanding lead in the campaign. Abby stalls Mellie's plain from going off so she can be late. Mellie takes matter into her own hands and talks to Fitz about it, where he reveals to her about Olivia killing Andrew. Meanwhile, David is caught in a dilemma when Governor Baker offers to give her endorsement to Susan if he drops the investigation into a sugar company she took kickbacks from. David takes the deal, and Susan gets the endorsement. However, Hollis Doyle is the one who wins Florida. Cyrus deals with Michael, which ends with Michael leaving Cyrus and taking Ella with him.
89	20	"Trump Card"	Jann Turner	Severiano Canales & Jess Brownell	May 5, 2016	520	6.06[41]
90	21	"That's My Girl"[42]	Tom Verica	Shonda Rhimes & Mark Wilding	May 12, 2016[43]	521	TBD

Ratings

Live + SD Ratings

No. in series	No. in season	Episode	Air date	Time slot (EST)	Rating/Share (18–49)	Viewers (m)	18–49 Rank	Viewership rank	Drama rank
70	1	"Heavy is the Head"	September 24, 2015	Thursdays 9:00 p.m.	3.3/10[22]	10.25[22]	8[44]	16[44]	2[44]
71	2	"Yes"	October 1, 2015		2.8/9[23]	9.12[23]	10[45]	21[45]	2[45]
72	3	"Paris is Burning"	October 8, 2015		2.6/8[24]	8.76[24]	10[46]	22[46]	2[46]
73	4	"Dog-Whistle Politics"	October 15, 2015		2.4/7[25]	8.06[25]	11[47]	21[47]	2[47]
74	5	"You Got Served"	October 22, 2015		2.5/8[26]	8.28[26]	11[48]	23[48]	2[48]
75	6	"Get Out of Jail, Free"	October 29, 2015		2.3/7[27]	7.80[27]	14[49]	30[50]	2[49]
76	7	"Even the Devil Deserves a Second Chance"	November 5, 2015		2.2/7[28]	8.03[28]	13[51]	25[51]	4[51]
77	8	"Rasputin"	November 12, 2015		2.2/7[29]	7.70[29]	14[52]	28[53]	6[52]
78	9	"Baby, It's Cold Outside"	November 19, 2015		2.4/8[30]	8.13[30]	11[54]	23[54]	3[54]
79	10	"It's Hard Out Here for a General"	February 11, 2016		2.1/7[31]	6.96[31]	9[55]	28[56]	4[55]
80	11	"The Candidate"	February 18, 2016		1.8/5[32]	6.09[32]	18[57]	33[58]	5[57]
81	12	"Wild Card"	February 25, 2016		1.7/5[33]	5.85[33]	22[59]	37[60]	6[59]
82	13	"The Fish Rots from the Head"	March 10, 2016		1.7/6[34]	5.97[34]	15[61]	28[62]	3[61]
83	14	"I See You"	March 17, 2016		1.6/5[35]	6.31[35]	23[63]	N/A	5[63]
84	15	"Pencil's Down"	March 24, 2016		1.6/5[36]	6.15[36]	20[64]	N/A	5[64]
85	16	"The Miseducation of Susan Ross"	March 31, 2016		1.7/6[37]	6.44[37]	13[65]	25[65]	4[65]
86	17	"Thwack!"	April 7, 2016		1.7/5[38]	5.88[38]	15[66]	N/A	5[66]
87	18	"Till Death Do Us Part"	April 21, 2016		1.5/5[39]	6.00[39]	16[67]	N/A	8[67]
88	19	"Buckle Up"	April 28, 2016		1.6/5[40]	6.25[40]	N/A	N/A	N/A
89	20	"Trump Card"	May 5, 2016		1.5/5[41]	6.06[41]	N/A	N/A	N/A
90	21	"That's My Girl"	May 12, 2016		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings

No. in series	No. in season	Episode	Air date	Time slot (EST)	18–49 rating increase	Viewers (millions) increase	Total 18-49	Total viewers (millions)	Ref
70	1	"Heavy is the Head"	September 24, 2015	Thursdays 9:00 p.m.	1.8	4.49	5.1	14.73	[68]
71	2	"Yes"	October 1, 2015		1.9	4.52	4.7	13.63	[69]
72	3	"Paris is Burning"	October 8, 2015		1.6	3.90	4.2	12.66	[70]
73	4	"Dog-Whistle Politics"	October 15, 2015		1.7	4.16	4.1	12.22	[71]
75	5	"You Got Served"	October 22, 2015		1.4	3.66	3.9	11.95	[72]
75	6	"Get Out of Jail, Free"	October 29, 2015		1.4	3.53	3.7	11.33	[73]
76	7	"Even the Devil Deserves a Second Chance"	November 5, 2015		1.7	3.99	3.9	12.02	[74]
77	8	"Rasputin"	November 12, 2015		1.6	3.88	3.8	11.58	[75]
78	9	"Baby, It's Cold Outside"	November 19, 2015		1.5	3.78	3.9	11.91	[76]
79	10	"It's Hard Out Here for a General"	February 11, 2016		1.5	3.73	3.6	10.68	[77]
80	11	"The Candidate"	February 18, 2016		1.4	3.61	3.2	9.70	[78]
81	12	"Wild Card"	February 25, 2016		1.3	3.40	3.0	9.23	[79]
82	13	"The Fish Rots from the Head"	March 10, 2016		1.5	3.66	3.2	9.65	[80]
83	14	"I See You"	March 17, 2016		1.4	3.42	3.0	9.73	[81]
84	15	"Pencil's Down"	March 24, 2016		1.3	3.32	2.9	9.46	[82]
85	16	"The Miseducation of Susan Ross"	March 31, 2016		1.3	3.44	3.0	9.72	[83]
86	17	"Thwack!"	April 7, 2016		1.3	3.51	3.0	9.39	[84]
87	18	"Till Death Do Us Part"	April 21, 2016		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
88	19	"Buckle Up"	April 28, 2016		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
89	20	"Trump Card"	May 5, 2016		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
90	21	"That's My Girl"	May 12, 2016		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Nominee	Result
People's Choice Award	Favorite Network TV Drama	Scandal	Nominated
	Favorite Dramatic TV Actress	Kerry Washington	Nominated
	Favorite Dramatic TV Actor	Scott Foley	Nominated
NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Drama Series	Scandal	Nominated
	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Kerry Washington	Nominated
	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Joe Morton	Won
	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Guillermo Diaz	Nominated

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External links

• Official website
• List of Scandal episodes at the Internet Movie Database