Scandal season 1
| Scandal (season 1) | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| File:Poster to Scandal season 1, April 2012.jpg The promotional poster for the first season of Scandal | |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | April 5 – May 17, 2012 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of the ABC American television drama series Scandal premiered on April 5, 2012 and concluded on May 17, 2012, with a total of 7 episodes.
Plot
This season introduces Olivia Pope and the various members of her firm, as well as President of the United States Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn) and Cyrus Beene (Jeff Perry), his chief of staff. The season focused on the lives of the team members, the relationship between Olivia and the president (her former employer), and the mystery surrounding Amanda Tanner's (Liza Weil) involvement with the White House, among other cases the team solved.
Cast
Regular cast
- Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope (7 episodes)
- Henry Ian Cusick as Stephen Finch (6 episodes)
- Columbus Short as Harrison Wright (7 episodes)
- Darby Stanchfield as Abby Whelan (7 episodes)
- Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins (7 episodes)
- Guillermo Diaz as Huck (7 episodes)
- Jeff Perry as White House Chief of Staff Cyrus Beene (7 episodes)
- Tony Goldwyn as President Fitzgerald "Fitz" Thomas Grant III (7 episodes)
Recurring cast
- Joshua Malina as David Rosen (7 episodes)
- Bellamy Young as First Lady Melody "Mellie" Grant (7 episodes)
- Liza Weil as Amanda Tanner (6 episodes)
- Brendan Hines as Gideon Wallace (6 episodes)
- Matt Letscher as Billy Chambers (6 episodes)
- Kate Burton as Vice President Sally Langston (3 episodes)
- Dan Bucatinsky as James Novak (3 episodes)
- George Newbern as Charlie (2 episodes)
- Brian Letscher as Tom Larsen (2 episodes)
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Sweet Baby" | Paul McGuigan | Shonda Rhimes | April 5, 2012 | 7.33[4] |
| 2 | 2 | "Dirty Little Secrets" | Roxann Dawson | Heather Mitchell | April 12, 2012 | 7.28[5] |
| 3 | 3 | "Hell Hath No Fury" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Matt Byrne | April 19, 2012 | 7.21[6] |
| 4 | 4 | "Enemy of the State" | Michael Katleman | Richard E. Robbins | April 26, 2012 | 6.86[7] |
| 5 | 5 | "Crash and Burn" | Steve Robin | Mark Wilding | May 3, 2012 | 6.69[8] |
| 6 | 6 | "The Trail" | Tom Verica | Jenna Bans | May 10, 2012 | 6.43[9] |
| 7 | 7 | "Grant: For the People" | Roxann Dawson | Shonda Rhimes | May 17, 2012 | 7.33[10] |
Reception
The series got generally favorable reviews from critics, with many being intrigued by the mysteries on the show and praised the show for having an african-american lead role. The series started with generally positive reviews from critics.[11][12] On Rotten Tomatoes, Scandal got a rating of 89% based on 27 reviews.[13] Metacritic gave the show a rating of 64 out of 100 based on 29 reviews.[14]
Ratings
Live + SD ratings
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode | Air date | Time slot (EST) | Rating/Share (18–49) | Viewers (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Sweet Baby" | April 5, 2012 | Thursday 10:00 P.M. |
2.0/6[4] | 7.33[4] |
| 2 | 2 | "Dirty Little Secrets" | April 12, 2012 | 2.0/6[5] | 7.28[5] | |
| 3 | 3 | "Hell Hath No Fury" | April 19, 2012 | 2.0/6[6] | 7.21[6] | |
| 4 | 4 | "Enemy of the State" | April 26, 2012 | 2.0/6[7] | 6.86[7] | |
| 5 | 5 | "Crash and Burn" | May 3, 2012 | 1.9/5[8] | 6.69[8] | |
| 6 | 6 | "The Trail" | May 10, 2012 | 1.9/6[9] | 6.43[9] | |
| 7 | 7 | "Grant: For the People" | May 17, 2012 | 2.3/7[10] | 7.33[10] |
Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Episode | Air Date | Timeslot (EST) | 18–49 rating increase | Viewers (millions) increase |
Total 18-49 | Total viewers (millions) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Sweet Baby" | April 5, 2012 | Thursdays 10:00 P.M. |
0.7 | 1.84 | 2.7 | 9.21 | [15] |
| 2 | 2 | "Dirty Little Secrets" | April 12, 2012 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | 3 | "Hell Hath No Fury" | April 19, 2012 | — | 1.69 | — | 8.90 | [16] | |
| 4 | 4 | "Enemy of the State" | April 26, 2012 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | 5 | "Crash and Burn" | April 3, 2012 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | 6 | "The Trail" | May 10, 2012 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | 7 | "Grant: For the People" | May 17, 2012 | — | 1.74 | — | 9.07 | [17] |
DVD release
| Scandal: The Complete First Season | |||||
| Set Details | Special Features | ||||
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| Release Dates | |||||
| Region 1 | Region 2 | ||||
| June 12, 2012 | October 7, 2013 | ||||
References
- ^ Lambert, David (March 23, 2012). "Scandal - The Upcoming ABC Network Series is Already Scheduled for DVD". TV Shows on DVD. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ "Scandal - Season 1 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ^ "Scandal: Season 1". Ezy DVD. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ^ a b c Bibel, Sara (April 6, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory', 'American Idol', 'Person of Interest', 'Missing', 'Up All Night' Adjusted Up; 'Scandal' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ a b c Bibel, Sara (April 13, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Office' and 'American Idol' Adjusted Up; 'Scandal' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (April 20, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'American Idol', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'Awake' & 'Missing' Adjusted Up; 'Scandal' & 'Parks and Recreation' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (April 27, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Idol', 'Big Bang Theory', 'Grey's', 'The Vampire Diaries', 'Mentalist' & 'Missing' Adjusted Up; 'Scandal' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (May 4, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory', 'American Idol', 'Vampire Diaries', 'Grey's Anatomy' Adjusted Up; 'Secret Circle', 'The Mentalist', 'Scandal' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (May 11, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory', 'Idol', 'Vampire Diaries', 'Office', 'Secret Circle', 'Grey's' Adjusted Up; 'Touch', 'Scandal' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- ^ a b c Bibel, Sara (May 18, 2012). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'American Idol', 'Grey's Anatomy', '30 Rock' Adjusted Up; 'Touch', 'Scandal' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ McGee, Ryan (April 5, 2014). "Scandal: Scandal". Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ Wicker, Miranda (April 6, 2012). "Scandal Premiere Review: Gladiators. In Suits". TV Fanatic. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ "SCANDAL: SEASON 1 (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ "Scandal : Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 23, 2012). "Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'New Girl' Tops Absolute Ratings Gain, 'Fringe' Tops % Gains, 'The Mentalist' Tops Total Viewer Gains in Week 29". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ "Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'Modern Family' Tops Absolute Ratings & Total Viewer Gains, 'Firm' Tops % Gains in Week 31". TV by the Numbers. May 7, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (June 4, 2012). "Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'Modern Family' Again Leads Ratings and Viewership Gains,'Grimm' Ranks Number One In Percentage Increases". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 30, 2014.