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 and characters
Main
Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope
Henry Ian Cusick as Stephen Finch
Columbus Short as Harrison Wright
Darby Stanchfield as Abigail "Abby" Whelan
Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins
Guillermo Diaz as Huck
Jeff Perry as White House Chief of Staff Cyrus Beene
Tony Goldwyn as President Fitzgerald "Fitz" Thomas Grant III
Recurring
Joshua Malina as David Rosen
Bellamy Young as First Lady Melody "Mellie" Grant
Brendan Hines as Gideon Wallace
Matt Letscher as Billy Chambers
Liza Weil as Amanda Tanner
Dan Bucatinsky as James Novak
Kate Burton as Vice President Sally Langston
Brian Letscher as Tom Larsen
George Newbern as Charlie
Guest stars
Mimi Kennedy as Sharon Marquette
JoBeth Williams as Sandra Harding
Valerie Cruz as Carolina Flores
Brenda Song as Alissa
Samantha Sloyan as Jeannine Locke
Wes Brown as Lieutenant Sully St. James
Episodes
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. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 89% approval rating with an average rating of 6.59/10 based on 28 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Scandal is a soapy show about work and love that's over the top but never boring." Metacritic gave the show a rating of 64 out of 100 based on 29 reviews.
Ratings
Live + SD ratings
Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings
Awards and nominations
DVD release
References
External links
2012 American television seasons
Season 1
