The ratings saw a significant drop last season but the Scandal TV show remained one of ABC’s top-rated shows. How will it perform this time around? Will starting mid-season help or hurt the ratings? Will Scandal be cancelled or renewed for a seventh season? Stay tuned.
Scandal revolves around former White House Communications Director, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington). Upon exiting her job at the White House, Olivia opened a premier crisis management firm. Now, Olivia Pope & Associates, White House staff members, and other politicos work to handle erupting political scandals. While adept at managing the crises of others, they struggle to contain those problems of their own making. The Scandal cast on ABC also includes Scott Foley, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Guillermo Diaz, Jeff Perry, Joshua Malina, Bellamy Young, Portia de Rossi, Joe Morton, Cornelius Smith Jr., and Tony Goldwyn.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/19 update: You can see the latest night’s ratings in context.
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Last year comparison: The fifth season of Scandal on ABC averaged a 2.05 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.18 million total viewers (live + same day ratings).
Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you still like the Scandal TV series on ABC? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a seventh season?
2/10 update: ABC has renewed Scandal for season seven. Details here.
Please do not cancel scandal. I will have nothing to watch on my off day, which is Thursday nights . Scanal, is one of my top 3 favorite shows , that I love to watch.
I still love Scandal, it’s one of my favorite shows. What would ABC be without it!
I completely agree Kim!!!! It is ABC’s best show and without it I will be boycotting ABC.
ABC please don’t cancel Scandal!! My favorite show; Do not let Shondaland go off the cliff.
Scandal is my favorite show. I missed it so much when it didn’t air last fall. Pls keep it coming for Season 7.
Love scandal – Yes please make Season 7 – My favourite TV series of all time.
Love scandal. Please do not CX. Team Jake and Olivia all day. Cant wait for season 7!!!
Love scandal… always has the twists that I anxiously wait for. It’s one of my favorite shows. It still has so much room to grow
Please continue scandal season 7 can’t wait for season 7 team Fitz and Olivia always And forever team Fitz and Olivia always And forever
Cancel, should have never been re-newed. Shonda Rhimes lost over 6 million viewers when she did Season 5, episode 9, the abortion to Silent Night. She dis-respected God. She made the Olivia Pope character a s**l, threw homisexuality in people faces, poor storylines & writing. The show continues to go down. Now she’s trying to do throwbacks now with Olivia & Fitz to try to rope people back to the show. It ain’t gonna happen, too late & nobody likes Shonda anymore.
I would like to see another season of Scandal. I enjoy the writing and the twists and turns. Great cast!
They need to cancel this show but it was already renewed for a season 7. Hopefully that will be its last season
Please do not cancel Scandal, one of our families favorites!
Please ABC cancel Scandal. It should have gotten the ax 2 years ago. How to Get Away With Murder needs to go too. I know so many people that done with Scandal. Where does HTGAWM go now? Hopefully to tv heaven.
Please do not cancel I love the suspense and characters, the music. The dialogue and the scenes and the fashion are die for. Viewers never know what’s going to happen next. LOVE ❤️ LOVE ❤️ THIS SHOW ❤️
I am hoping this is the last season. I am not even watching it until I have confirmation this is the last season. It has completely veered off from its original premise of the white hat. Now I think it is all about shock and awe and I just do not care for it anymore.
I totally agree! I have grown weary of this show. The fact that last season was delayed for so long did not help. By the time the season finally came back, I had lost interest. The momentum was gone. I think they should wrap it up and put this show to rest. I’m tired of OP and her “Hats”
Please do not cancel Scandal.