List of Scandal episodes
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Scandal is an American political thriller television series created by Shonda Rhimes, that ran on ABC from April 5, 2012 until April 19, 2018. Kerry Washington stars as Olivia Pope, a former White House Communications Director who leaves to start her own crisis management firm, Pope and Associates, where she works to keep the secrets and protect the public images of the country's most powerful and elite. On staff at the new firm are fresh-faced lawyer Quinn Perkins (Katie Lowes); smooth talking litigator Harrison Wright (Columbus Short); investigator Abby Whelan (Darby Stanchfield); and computer hacker with a CIA past Huck (Guillermo Diaz). The show also focuses on President of the United States Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn); First Lady Mellie Grant (Bellamy Young); White House Chief of Staff Cyrus Beene (Jeff Perry); Vice President and eventual presidential candidate Sally Langston (Kate Burton); U . Attorney David Rosen (Joshua Malina); Head of NSA, Jake Ballard (Scott Foley); chairwoman Elizabeth North (Portia de Rossi); activist Marcus Walker (Cornelius Smith Jr.); and head of B613 Eli Pope (Joe Morton). During the course of the series, 124 episodes of Scandal aired, including one special.
Tables
First released
First released
Season
First released
Episodes
Last released
1
1
Season
1
Episodes
7
Episodes
April 5, 2012 (2012-04-05)
Originally released
May 17, 2012 (2012-05-17)
Originally released
62
Rank
8
2
2
Season
2
Episodes
22
Episodes
September 27, 2012 (2012-09-27)
Originally released
May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16)
Originally released
47
Rank
8
3
3
Season
3
Episodes
18
Episodes
October 3, 2013 (2013-10-03)
Originally released
April 17, 2014 (2014-04-17)
Originally released
16
Rank
12
4
4
Season
4
Episodes
22
Episodes
September 25, 2014 (2014-09-25)
Originally released
May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14)
Originally released
18
Rank
12
5
5
Season
5
Episodes
21
Episodes
September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)
Originally released
May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12)
Originally released
29
Rank
10
6
6
Season
6
Episodes
16
Episodes
January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26)
Originally released
May 18, 2017 (2017-05-18)
Originally released
39
Rank
8
7
7
Season
7
Episodes
18
Episodes
October 5, 2017 (2017-10-05)
Originally released
April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)
Originally released
53
Rank
7
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | Rank | Viewers (in millions) | ||
| First released | Last released | |||||
| 1 | 7 | April 5, 2012 (2012-04-05) | May 17, 2012 (2012-05-17) | 62 | 8 | |
| 2 | 22 | September 27, 2012 (2012-09-27) | May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) | 47 | 8 | |
| 3 | 18 | October 3, 2013 (2013-10-03) | April 17, 2014 (2014-04-17) | 16 | 12 | |
| 4 | 22 | September 25, 2014 (2014-09-25) | May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14) | 18 | 12 | |
| 5 | 21 | September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24) | May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12) | 29 | 10 | |
| 6 | 16 | January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26) | May 18, 2017 (2017-05-18) | 39 | 8 | |
| 7 | 18 | October 5, 2017 (2017-10-05) | April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19) | 53 | 7 | |
· Episodes › Season 1 (2012)
1
1
No.
overall
1
No. in
season
1
Title
"Sweet Baby"
Directed by
Paul McGuigan
Written by
Shonda Rhimes
Original release date
April 5, 2012 (2012-04-05)
Prod.
code
101
U . viewers
(millions)
7
2
2
No.
overall
2
No. in
season
2
Title
"Dirty Little Secrets"
Directed by
Roxann Dawson
Written by
Heather Mitchell
Original release date
April 12, 2012 (2012-04-12)
Prod.
code
102
U . viewers
(millions)
7
3
3
No.
overall
3
No. in
season
3
Title
"Hell Hath No Fury"
Directed by
Allison Liddi-Brown
Written by
Matt Byrne
Original release date
April 19, 2012 (2012-04-19)
Prod.
code
103
U . viewers
(millions)
7
4
4
No.
overall
4
No. in
season
4
Title
"Enemy of the State"
Directed by
Michael Katleman
Written by
Richard E. Robbins
Original release date
April 26, 2012 (2012-04-26)
Prod.
code
104
U . viewers
(millions)
6
5
5
No.
overall
5
No. in
season
5
Title
"Crash and Burn"
Directed by
Steve Robin
Written by
Mark Wilding
Original release date
May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03)
Prod.
code
105
U . viewers
(millions)
6
6
6
No.
overall
6
No. in
season
6
Title
"The Trail"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Jenna Bans
Original release date
May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10)
Prod.
code
106
U . viewers
(millions)
6
7
7
No.
overall
7
No. in
season
7
Title
"Grant: For the People"
Directed by
Roxann Dawson
Written by
Shonda Rhimes
Original release date
May 17, 2012 (2012-05-17)
Prod.
code
107
U . viewers
(millions)
7
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U . viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Sweet Baby" | Paul McGuigan | Shonda Rhimes | April 5, 2012 (2012-04-05) | 101 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | "Dirty Little Secrets" | Roxann Dawson | Heather Mitchell | April 12, 2012 (2012-04-12) | 102 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | "Hell Hath No Fury" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Matt Byrne | April 19, 2012 (2012-04-19) | 103 | 7 |
| 4 | 4 | "Enemy of the State" | Michael Katleman | Richard E. Robbins | April 26, 2012 (2012-04-26) | 104 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 | "Crash and Burn" | Steve Robin | Mark Wilding | May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03) | 105 | 6 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Trail" | Tom Verica | Jenna Bans | May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10) | 106 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | "Grant: For the People" | Roxann Dawson | Shonda Rhimes | May 17, 2012 (2012-05-17) | 107 | 7 |
· Episodes › Season 2 (2012–13)
8
8
No.
overall
8
No. in
season
1
Title
"White Hat's Off"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Jenna Bans
Original release date
September 27, 2012 (2012-09-27)
Prod.
code
201
U . viewers
(millions)
6
9
9
No.
overall
9
No. in
season
2
Title
"The Other Woman"
Directed by
Stephen Cragg
Written by
Heather Mitchell
Original release date
October 4, 2012 (2012-10-04)
Prod.
code
202
U . viewers
(millions)
6
10
10
No.
overall
10
No. in
season
3
Title
"Hunting Season"
Directed by
Ron Underwood
Written by
Matt Byrne
Original release date
October 18, 2012 (2012-10-18)
Prod.
code
203
U . viewers
(millions)
6
11
11
No.
overall
11
No. in
season
4
Title
"Beltway Unbuckled"
Directed by
Mark Tinker
Written by
Mark Fish
Original release date
October 25, 2012 (2012-10-25)
Prod.
code
204
U . viewers
(millions)
6
12
12
No.
overall
12
No. in
season
5
Title
"All Roads Lead to Fitz"
Directed by
Steve Robin
Written by
Raamla Mohamed
Original release date
November 8, 2012 (2012-11-08)
Prod.
code
205
U . viewers
(millions)
6
13
13
No.
overall
13
No. in
season
6
Title
"Spies Like Us"
Directed by
Bethany Rooney
Written by
Chris Van Dusen
Original release date
November 15, 2012 (2012-11-15)
Prod.
code
206
U . viewers
(millions)
6
14
14
No.
overall
14
No. in
season
7
Title
"Defiance"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Peter Noah
Original release date
November 29, 2012 (2012-11-29)
Prod.
code
207
U . viewers
(millions)
6
15
15
No.
overall
15
No. in
season
8
Title
"Happy Birthday, Mr. President"
Directed by
Oliver Bokelberg
Written by
Shonda Rhimes
Original release date
December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06)
Prod.
code
208
U . viewers
(millions)
7
16
16
No.
overall
16
No. in
season
9
Title
"Blown Away"
Directed by
Jessica Yu
Written by
Mark Wilding
Original release date
December 13, 2012 (2012-12-13)
Prod.
code
209
U . viewers
(millions)
7
17
17
No.
overall
17
No. in
season
10
Title
"One for the Dog"
Directed by
Steve Robin
Written by
Heather Mitchell
Original release date
January 10, 2013 (2013-01-10)
Prod.
code
210
U . viewers
(millions)
8
18
18
No.
overall
18
No. in
season
11
Title
"A Criminal, a Whore, an Idiot and a Liar"
Directed by
Stephen Cragg
Written by
Mark Fish
Original release date
January 17, 2013 (2013-01-17)
Prod.
code
211
U . viewers
(millions)
7
19
19
No.
overall
19
No. in
season
12
Title
"Truth or Consequences"
Directed by
Jeannot Szwarc
Written by
Peter Noah
Original release date
January 31, 2013 (2013-01-31)
Prod.
code
212
U . viewers
(millions)
8
20
20
No.
overall
20
No. in
season
13
Title
"Nobody Likes Babies"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Mark Wilding
Original release date
February 7, 2013 (2013-02-07)
Prod.
code
213
U . viewers
(millions)
8
21
21
No.
overall
21
No. in
season
14
Title
"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot"
Directed by
Mark Tinker
Written by
Matt Byrne
Original release date
February 14, 2013 (2013-02-14)
Prod.
code
214
U . viewers
(millions)
8
22
22
No.
overall
22
No. in
season
15
Title
"Boom Goes the Dynamite"
Directed by
Randy Zisk
Written by
Jenna Bans
Original release date
February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21)
Prod.
code
215
U . viewers
(millions)
7
23
23
No.
overall
23
No. in
season
16
Title
"Top of the Hour"
Directed by
Steve Robin
Written by
Heather Mitchell
Original release date
March 21, 2013 (2013-03-21)
Prod.
code
216
U . viewers
(millions)
8
24
24
No.
overall
24
No. in
season
17
Title
"Snake in the Garden"
Directed by
Ron Underwood
Written by
Raamla Mohamed
Original release date
March 28, 2013 (2013-03-28)
Prod.
code
217
U . viewers
(millions)
7
25
25
No.
overall
25
No. in
season
18
Title
"Molly, You in Danger, Girl"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Chris Van Dusen
Original release date
April 4, 2013 (2013-04-04)
Prod.
code
218
U . viewers
(millions)
8
26
26
No.
overall
26
No. in
season
19
Title
"Seven Fifty-Two"
Directed by
Allison Liddi-Brown
Written by
Mark Fish
Original release date
April 25, 2013 (2013-04-25)
Prod.
code
219
U . viewers
(millions)
7
27
27
No.
overall
27
No. in
season
20
Title
"A Woman Scorned"
Directed by
Tony Goldwyn
Written by
Zahir McGhee
Original release date
May 2, 2013 (2013-05-02)
Prod.
code
220
U . viewers
(millions)
8
28
28
No.
overall
28
No. in
season
21
Title
"Any Questions?"
Directed by
Mark Tinker
Written by
Matt Byrne
Original release date
May 9, 2013 (2013-05-09)
Prod.
code
221
U . viewers
(millions)
8
29
29
No.
overall
29
No. in
season
22
Title
"White Hat's Back On"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Shonda Rhimes
Original release date
May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16)
Prod.
code
222
U . viewers
(millions)
9
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U . viewers (millions) |
| 8 | 1 | "White Hat's Off" | Tom Verica | Jenna Bans | September 27, 2012 (2012-09-27) | 201 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | "The Other Woman" | Stephen Cragg | Heather Mitchell | October 4, 2012 (2012-10-04) | 202 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | "Hunting Season" | Ron Underwood | Matt Byrne | October 18, 2012 (2012-10-18) | 203 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | "Beltway Unbuckled" | Mark Tinker | Mark Fish | October 25, 2012 (2012-10-25) | 204 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | "All Roads Lead to Fitz" | Steve Robin | Raamla Mohamed | November 8, 2012 (2012-11-08) | 205 | 6 |
| 13 | 6 | "Spies Like Us" | Bethany Rooney | Chris Van Dusen | November 15, 2012 (2012-11-15) | 206 | 6 |
| 14 | 7 | "Defiance" | Tom Verica | Peter Noah | November 29, 2012 (2012-11-29) | 207 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 | "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" | Oliver Bokelberg | Shonda Rhimes | December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06) | 208 | 7 |
| 16 | 9 | "Blown Away" | Jessica Yu | Mark Wilding | December 13, 2012 (2012-12-13) | 209 | 7 |
| 17 | 10 | "One for the Dog" | Steve Robin | Heather Mitchell | January 10, 2013 (2013-01-10) | 210 | 8 |
| 18 | 11 | "A Criminal, a Whore, an Idiot and a Liar" | Stephen Cragg | Mark Fish | January 17, 2013 (2013-01-17) | 211 | 7 |
| 19 | 12 | "Truth or Consequences" | Jeannot Szwarc | Peter Noah | January 31, 2013 (2013-01-31) | 212 | 8 |
| 20 | 13 | "Nobody Likes Babies" | Tom Verica | Mark Wilding | February 7, 2013 (2013-02-07) | 213 | 8 |
| 21 | 14 | "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" | Mark Tinker | Matt Byrne | February 14, 2013 (2013-02-14) | 214 | 8 |
| 22 | 15 | "Boom Goes the Dynamite" | Randy Zisk | Jenna Bans | February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21) | 215 | 7 |
| 23 | 16 | "Top of the Hour" | Steve Robin | Heather Mitchell | March 21, 2013 (2013-03-21) | 216 | 8 |
| 24 | 17 | "Snake in the Garden" | Ron Underwood | Raamla Mohamed | March 28, 2013 (2013-03-28) | 217 | 7 |
| 25 | 18 | "Molly, You in Danger, Girl" | Tom Verica | Chris Van Dusen | April 4, 2013 (2013-04-04) | 218 | 8 |
| 26 | 19 | "Seven Fifty-Two" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Mark Fish | April 25, 2013 (2013-04-25) | 219 | 7 |
| 27 | 20 | "A Woman Scorned" | Tony Goldwyn | Zahir McGhee | May 2, 2013 (2013-05-02) | 220 | 8 |
| 28 | 21 | "Any Questions?" | Mark Tinker | Matt Byrne | May 9, 2013 (2013-05-09) | 221 | 8 |
| 29 | 22 | "White Hat's Back On" | Tom Verica | Shonda Rhimes | May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) | 222 | 9 |
· Episodes › Season 3 (2013–14)
30
30
No.
overall
30
No. in
season
1
Title
"It's Handled"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Shonda Rhimes
Original release date
October 3, 2013 (2013-10-03)
Prod.
code
301
U . viewers
(millions)
10
31
31
No.
overall
31
No. in
season
2
Title
"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
Directed by
Allison Liddi-Brown
Written by
Heather Mitchell
Original release date
October 10, 2013 (2013-10-10)
Prod.
code
302
U . viewers
(millions)
9
32
32
No.
overall
32
No. in
season
3
Title
"Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington"
Directed by
Jeannot Szwarc
Written by
Matt Byrne
Original release date
October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17)
Prod.
code
303
U . viewers
(millions)
9
33
33
No.
overall
33
No. in
season
4
Title
"Say Hello to My Little Friend"
Directed by
Oliver Bokelberg
Written by
Mark Fish
Original release date
October 24, 2013 (2013-10-24)
Prod.
code
304
U . viewers
(millions)
8
34
34
No.
overall
34
No. in
season
5
Title
"More Cattle, Less Bull"
Directed by
Randy Zisk
Written by
Jenna Bans
Original release date
October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31)
Prod.
code
305
U . viewers
(millions)
9
35
35
No.
overall
35
No. in
season
6
Title
"Icarus"
Directed by
Julie Anne Robinson
Written by
Peter Noah
Original release date
November 7, 2013 (2013-11-07)
Prod.
code
306
U . viewers
(millions)
8
36
36
No.
overall
36
No. in
season
7
Title
"Everything's Coming Up Mellie"
Directed by
Michael Katleman
Written by
Peter Nowalk
Original release date
November 14, 2013 (2013-11-14)
Prod.
code
307
U . viewers
(millions)
9
37
37
No.
overall
37
No. in
season
8
Title
"Vermont is for Lovers, Too"
Directed by
Ava DuVernay
Written by
Mark Wilding
Original release date
November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21)
Prod.
code
308
U . viewers
(millions)
8
38
38
No.
overall
38
No. in
season
9
Title
"YOLO"
Directed by
Oliver Bokelberg
Written by
Chris Van Dusen
Original release date
December 5, 2013 (2013-12-05)
Prod.
code
309
U . viewers
(millions)
8
39
39
No.
overall
39
No. in
season
10
Title
"A Door Marked Exit"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Zahir McGhee
Original release date
December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12)
Prod.
code
310
U . viewers
(millions)
9
40
40
No.
overall
40
No. in
season
11
Title
"Ride, Sally, Ride"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Raamla Mohamed
Original release date
February 27, 2014 (2014-02-27)
Prod.
code
311
U . viewers
(millions)
9
41
41
No.
overall
41
No. in
season
12
Title
"We Do Not Touch the First Ladies"
Directed by
Oliver Bokelberg
Written by
Heather Mitchell
Original release date
March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06)
Prod.
code
312
U . viewers
(millions)
8
42
42
No.
overall
42
No. in
season
13
Title
"No Sun on the Horizon"
Directed by
Randy Zisk
Written by
Matt Byrne
Original release date
March 13, 2014 (2014-03-13)
Prod.
code
313
U . viewers
(millions)
8
43
43
No.
overall
43
No. in
season
14
Title
"Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"
Directed by
Paul McCrane
Written by
Mark Fish
Original release date
March 20, 2014 (2014-03-20)
Prod.
code
314
U . viewers
(millions)
9
44
44
No.
overall
44
No. in
season
15
Title
"Mama Said Knock You Out"
Directed by
Tony Goldwyn
Written by
Zahir McGhee
Original release date
March 27, 2014 (2014-03-27)
Prod.
code
315
U . viewers
(millions)
9
45
45
No.
overall
45
No. in
season
16
Title
"The Fluffer"
Directed by
Jeannot Szwarc
Written by
Chris Van Dusen & Raamla Mohamed
Original release date
April 3, 2014 (2014-04-03)
Prod.
code
316
U . viewers
(millions)
9
46
46
No.
overall
46
No. in
season
17
Title
"Flesh and Blood"
Directed by
Debbie Allen
Written by
Severiano Canales & Miguel Nolla
Original release date
April 10, 2014 (2014-04-10)
Prod.
code
317
U . viewers
(millions)
9
47
47
No.
overall
47
No. in
season
18
Title
"The Price of Free and Fair Elections"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Shonda Rhimes & Mark Wilding
Original release date
April 17, 2014 (2014-04-17)
Prod.
code
318
U . viewers
(millions)
10
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U . viewers (millions) |
| 30 | 1 | "It's Handled" | Tom Verica | Shonda Rhimes | October 3, 2013 (2013-10-03) | 301 | 10 |
| 31 | 2 | "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Heather Mitchell | October 10, 2013 (2013-10-10) | 302 | 9 |
| 32 | 3 | "Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington" | Jeannot Szwarc | Matt Byrne | October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17) | 303 | 9 |
| 33 | 4 | "Say Hello to My Little Friend" | Oliver Bokelberg | Mark Fish | October 24, 2013 (2013-10-24) | 304 | 8 |
| 34 | 5 | "More Cattle, Less Bull" | Randy Zisk | Jenna Bans | October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31) | 305 | 9 |
| 35 | 6 | "Icarus" | Julie Anne Robinson | Peter Noah | November 7, 2013 (2013-11-07) | 306 | 8 |
| 36 | 7 | "Everything's Coming Up Mellie" | Michael Katleman | Peter Nowalk | November 14, 2013 (2013-11-14) | 307 | 9 |
| 37 | 8 | "Vermont is for Lovers, Too" | Ava DuVernay | Mark Wilding | November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21) | 308 | 8 |
| 38 | 9 | "YOLO" | Oliver Bokelberg | Chris Van Dusen | December 5, 2013 (2013-12-05) | 309 | 8 |
| 39 | 10 | "A Door Marked Exit" | Tom Verica | Zahir McGhee | December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12) | 310 | 9 |
| 40 | 11 | "Ride, Sally, Ride" | Tom Verica | Raamla Mohamed | February 27, 2014 (2014-02-27) | 311 | 9 |
| 41 | 12 | "We Do Not Touch the First Ladies" | Oliver Bokelberg | Heather Mitchell | March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06) | 312 | 8 |
| 42 | 13 | "No Sun on the Horizon" | Randy Zisk | Matt Byrne | March 13, 2014 (2014-03-13) | 313 | 8 |
| 43 | 14 | "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" | Paul McCrane | Mark Fish | March 20, 2014 (2014-03-20) | 314 | 9 |
| 44 | 15 | "Mama Said Knock You Out" | Tony Goldwyn | Zahir McGhee | March 27, 2014 (2014-03-27) | 315 | 9 |
| 45 | 16 | "The Fluffer" | Jeannot Szwarc | Chris Van Dusen & Raamla Mohamed | April 3, 2014 (2014-04-03) | 316 | 9 |
| 46 | 17 | "Flesh and Blood" | Debbie Allen | Severiano Canales & Miguel Nolla | April 10, 2014 (2014-04-10) | 317 | 9 |
| 47 | 18 | "The Price of Free and Fair Elections" | Tom Verica | Shonda Rhimes & Mark Wilding | April 17, 2014 (2014-04-17) | 318 | 10 |
· Episodes › Season 4 (2014–15)
48
48
No.
overall
48
No. in
season
1
Title
"Randy, Red, Superfreak and Julia"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Shonda Rhimes
Original release date
September 25, 2014 (2014-09-25)
Prod.
code
401
U . viewers
(millions)
11
49
49
No.
overall
49
No. in
season
2
Title
"The State of the Union"
Directed by
Allison Liddi-Brown
Written by
Heather Mitchell
Original release date
October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02)
Prod.
code
402
U . viewers
(millions)
10
50
50
No.
overall
50
No. in
season
3
Title
"Inside the Bubble"
Directed by
Randy Zisk
Written by
Matt Byrne
Original release date
October 9, 2014 (2014-10-09)
Prod.
code
403
U . viewers
(millions)
9
51
51
No.
overall
51
No. in
season
4
Title
"Like Father, Like Daughter"
Directed by
Paul McCrane
Written by
Mark Fish
Original release date
October 16, 2014 (2014-10-16)
Prod.
code
404A
U . viewers
(millions)
9
52
52
No.
overall
52
No. in
season
5
Title
"The Key"
Directed by
Paul McCrane
Written by
Chris Van Dusen
Original release date
October 23, 2014 (2014-10-23)
Prod.
code
404B
U . viewers
(millions)
9
53
53
No.
overall
53
No. in
season
6
Title
"An Innocent Man"
Directed by
Jeannot Szwarc
Written by
Zahir McGhee
Original release date
October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30)
Prod.
code
405
U . viewers
(millions)
9
54
54
No.
overall
54
No. in
season
7
Title
"Baby Made a Mess"
Directed by
Oliver Bokelberg
Written by
Jenna Bans
Original release date
November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06)
Prod.
code
406
U . viewers
(millions)
9
55
55
No.
overall
55
No. in
season
8
Title
"The Last Supper"
Directed by
Julie Anne Robinson
Written by
Allan Heinberg
Original release date
November 13, 2014 (2014-11-13)
Prod.
code
407
U . viewers
(millions)
10
56
56
No.
overall
56
No. in
season
9
Title
"Where the Sun Don't Shine"
Directed by
Tony Goldwyn
Written by
Mark Wilding
Original release date
November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20)
Prod.
code
408
U . viewers
(millions)
10
57
57
No.
overall
57
No. in
season
10
Title
"Run"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Shonda Rhimes
Original release date
January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29)
Prod.
code
409
U . viewers
(millions)
10
58
58
No.
overall
58
No. in
season
11
Title
"Where's the Black Lady?"
Directed by
Debbie Allen
Written by
Raamla Mohamed
Original release date
February 5, 2015 (2015-02-05)
Prod.
code
410
U . viewers
(millions)
9
59
59
No.
overall
59
No. in
season
12
Title
"Gladiators Don't Run"
Directed by
Randy Zisk
Written by
Paul Willam Davies
Original release date
February 12, 2015 (2015-02-12)
Prod.
code
411A
U . viewers
(millions)
9
60
60
No.
overall
60
No. in
season
13
Title
"No More Blood"
Directed by
Randy Zisk
Written by
Heather Mitchell
Original release date
February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
Prod.
code
411B
U . viewers
(millions)
9
61
61
No.
overall
61
No. in
season
14
Title
"The Lawn Chair"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Zahir McGhee
Original release date
March 5, 2015 (2015-03-05)
Prod.
code
412
U . viewers
(millions)
9
62
62
No.
overall
62
No. in
season
15
Title
"The Testimony of Diego Muñoz"
Directed by
Allison Liddi-Brown
Written by
Mark Fish
Original release date
March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)
Prod.
code
413
U . viewers
(millions)
8
63
63
No.
overall
63
No. in
season
16
Title
"It's Good to Be Kink"
Directed by
Paul McCrane
Written by
Matt Byrne
Original release date
March 19, 2015 (2015-03-19)
Prod.
code
414
U . viewers
(millions)
7
64
64
No.
overall
64
No. in
season
17
Title
"Put a Ring on It"
Directed by
Regina King
Written by
Chris Van Dusen
Original release date
March 26, 2015 (2015-03-26)
Prod.
code
415
U . viewers
(millions)
8
65
65
No.
overall
65
No. in
season
18
Title
"Honor Thy Father"
Directed by
Jeannot Szwarc
Written by
Severiano Canales
Original release date
April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02)
Prod.
code
416
U . viewers
(millions)
7
66
66
No.
overall
66
No. in
season
19
Title
"I'm Just a Bill"
Directed by
Debbie Allen
Written by
Raamla Mohamed
Original release date
April 16, 2015 (2015-04-16)
Prod.
code
417
U . viewers
(millions)
7
67
67
No.
overall
67
No. in
season
20
Title
"First Lady Sings the Blues"
Directed by
David Rodriguez
Written by
Paul William Davies
Original release date
April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23)
Prod.
code
418
U . viewers
(millions)
7
68
68
No.
overall
68
No. in
season
21
Title
"A Few Good Women"
Directed by
Oliver Bokelberg
Written by
Severiano Canales & Jess Brownell
Original release date
May 7, 2015 (2015-05-07)
Prod.
code
419
U . viewers
(millions)
7
69
69
No.
overall
69
No. in
season
22
Title
"You Can't Take Command"
Directed by
Tom Verica
Written by
Shonda Rhimes & Mark Wilding
Original release date
May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14)
Prod.
code
420
U . viewers
(millions)
8
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U . viewers (millions) |
| 48 | 1 | "Randy, Red, Superfreak and Julia" | Tom Verica | Shonda Rhimes | September 25, 2014 (2014-09-25) | 401 | 11 |
| 49 | 2 | "The State of the Union" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Heather Mitchell | October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02) | 402 | 10 |
| 50 | 3 | "Inside the Bubble" | Randy Zisk | Matt Byrne | October 9, 2014 (2014-10-09) | 403 | 9 |
| 51 | 4 | "Like Father, Like Daughter" | Paul McCrane | Mark Fish | October 16, 2014 (2014-10-16) | 404A | 9 |
| 52 | 5 | "The Key" | Paul McCrane | Chris Van Dusen | October 23, 2014 (2014-10-23) | 404B | 9 |
| 53 | 6 | "An Innocent Man" | Jeannot Szwarc | Zahir McGhee | October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30) | 405 | 9 |
| 54 | 7 | "Baby Made a Mess" | Oliver Bokelberg | Jenna Bans | November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06) | 406 | 9 |
| 55 | 8 | "The Last Supper" | Julie Anne Robinson | Allan Heinberg | November 13, 2014 (2014-11-13) | 407 | 10 |
| 56 | 9 | "Where the Sun Don't Shine" | Tony Goldwyn | Mark Wilding | November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20) | 408 | 10 |
| 57 | 10 | "Run" | Tom Verica | Shonda Rhimes | January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29) | 409 | 10 |
| 58 | 11 | "Where's the Black Lady?" | Debbie Allen | Raamla Mohamed | February 5, 2015 (2015-02-05) | 410 | 9 |
| 59 | 12 | "Gladiators Don't Run" | Randy Zisk | Paul Willam Davies | February 12, 2015 (2015-02-12) | 411A | 9 |
| 60 | 13 | "No More Blood" | Randy Zisk | Heather Mitchell | February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19) | 411B | 9 |
| 61 | 14 | "The Lawn Chair" | Tom Verica | Zahir McGhee | March 5, 2015 (2015-03-05) | 412 | 9 |
| 62 | 15 | "The Testimony of Diego Muñoz" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Mark Fish | March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12) | 413 | 8 |
| 63 | 16 | "It's Good to Be Kink" | Paul McCrane | Matt Byrne | March 19, 2015 (2015-03-19) | 414 | 7 |
| 64 | 17 | "Put a Ring on It" | Regina King | Chris Van Dusen | March 26, 2015 (2015-03-26) | 415 | 8 |
| 65 | 18 | "Honor Thy Father" | Jeannot Szwarc | Severiano Canales | April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02) | 416 | 7 |
| 66 | 19 | "I'm Just a Bill" | Debbie Allen | Raamla Mohamed | April 16, 2015 (2015-04-16) | 417 | 7 |
| 67 | 20 | "First Lady Sings the Blues" | David Rodriguez | Paul William Davies | April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23) | 418 | 7 |
| 68 | 21 | "A Few Good Women" | Oliver Bokelberg | Severiano Canales & Jess Brownell | May 7, 2015 (2015-05-07) | 419 | 7 |
| 69 | 22 | "You Can't Take Command" | Tom Verica | Shonda Rhimes & Mark Wilding | May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14) | 420 | 8 |
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