Scandal season 2 explained

Season Number:2
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Num Episodes:22
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Episode List:List of Scandal episodes

The second season of the American television drama series Scandal, created by Shonda Rhimes, began on September 27, 2012, in the United States, on ABC, and consisted of 22 episodes. The season was produced by ABC Studios, in association with ShondaLand Production Company; the showrunner being Shonda Rhimes. The program airs at the same time in Canada through the City television system with simsubbing of the ABC feed.

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 two had nine series regulars, all returning from the previous season, out of which seven are part of the original cast of eight regulars from the first season. The season aired in the Thursday 10:00 pm time slot, the same as the previous season.

Plot

The season has two arcs. The first arc focuses on Fitz's attempted assassination in addition to the election-rigging, of which, more information is revealed through flashbacks. James investigates Defiance and the election-rigging for Fitz's campaign. It's revealed through flashbacks that the rigging was done by Olivia, Cyrus, Mellie, Verna and Hollis at election campaign headquarters. James teams up with David to try to build a case to take down Cyrus and Fitz. However, James ultimately lies in court, covering for Cyrus.

An assassination attempt is made on Fitz's life, which almost kills him. As a result, Sally takes over as President, much to Cyrus' dismay. After surviving, Fitz decides to get a divorce, which Mellie tries to avoid by somehow convincing her OB/GYN to induce her labour 4 weeks early. Huck is arrested for the attempted assassination after being framed by his girlfriend Becky. After David helps Huck go free, Huck, Olivia and her team trick Becky to show up at the hospital where she is arrested. Fitz finds out that Verna was behind the assassination and kills her. At the funeral, he reveals to Olivia that he doesn't want a divorce as he is devastated after learning about the rigging from Verna.

The second arc focuses on finding the mole who is leaking classified information from the White House. Olivia and the team investigate the case after figuring out that the CIA Director's suicide was actually a murder. Olivia gets to know Captain Jake Ballard, who works with the leader of B613, Rowan, who orders Jake to get close to Olivia. At the end of the season, Mellie gives Fitz an ultimatum, either he becomes loyal to her, or she goes on national television and reveals Fitz's affair with Olivia. Fitz chooses Olivia, which makes Mellie reveal the affair. Fitz announces his re-election campaign.

As Olivia and the team continue to investigate who the mole is, Huck manages to capture Charlie, who reveals the mole's identity: Billy Chambers. They figure out that Billy is working with David, who steals the Cytron card, but frames Billy and gives Cyrus the card in exchange for being reinstated as US Attorney. At the end, Olivia's name is leaked to the press as being Fitz's mistress, and it is revealed that Rowan is Olivia's father.

Cast and characters

The second season had nine roles receiving star billing, with all of them returning from the previous season, seven of which part of the original cast from the first season. Kerry Washington continued her role as protagonist of the series, Olivia Pope, a former White House Director of Communications with her own crisis management firm. Columbus Short played the character Harrison Wright, while Darby Stanchfield played Abby Whelan, who begins a relationship with David Rosen. Katie Lowes acted as Quinn Perkins who is on trial for murder at the beginning of the season, and Guillermo Diaz continued playing the character Huck, the troubled tech guy who works for Olivia. Jeff Perry played Cyrus Beene, the Chief of Staff at the White House. Joshua Malina played David Rosen, the U.S. Attorney who develops a relationship with Abby. Bellamy Young continued playing First Lady Melody "Mellie" Grant, and Fitz's Vice President nominee, while Tony Goldwyn portrayed President Fitzgerald "Fitz" Thomas Grant III.

Several casting changes occurred for the second season. Henry Ian Cusick exited the show and did not return as his character Stephen Finch for the second season as the actor and showrunner Shonda Rhimes came to the mutual decision for him not to come back for the second year.[1] Both Bellamy Young, as First Lady of the United States, and Joshua Malina, as David Rosen, were bumped up to series regulars.[2] [3]

Main

Recurring

Guest stars

Episodes

See also: List of Scandal episodes.

Reception

The second season got overwhelmingly positive reviews, with some calling the season a triumph.[4] [5] Ratings grew significantly over the second season, reaching a series high with the season finale which increased 25% in Total Viewers and 39% in Adult 18-49 compared to the first season's finale.[6] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 95% approval rating with an average rating of 9.1/10 based on 21 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Owning its soap-like sensibilities, Scandal creates enticingly addictive narratives, with surprising twists and fascinatingly damaged characters."[7]

Ratings

Live + SD ratings

No. in
series
No. in
season
EpisodeAir dateTime slot (EST)Rating/Share (18–49)Viewers (m)18–49 Rank Viewership rankDrama rank
81"White Hat's Off"Thursdays
10:00 p.m.
2.0/66.74
92"The Other Woman"2.0/66.56
103"Hunting Season"1.9/56.17
114"Beltway Unbuckled"2.0/66.11
125"All Roads Lead to Fitz"1.9/56.06
136"Spies Like Us"2.0/66.02
147"Defiance"2.2/66.64
158"Happy Birthday, Mr. President"2.5/77.3923[8] 4
169"Blown Away"2.4/77.1422[9] 7
1710"One for the Dog"2.8/88.3714[10] 236
1811"A Criminal, a Whore, an Idiot and a Liar"2.6/77.9316[11] 6
1912"Truth or Consequences"2.7/88.0913[12] 216
2013"Nobody Likes Babies"2.8/88.1417[13] 7
2114"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot"2.7/88.0213[14] 3
2215"Boom Goes the Dynamite"2.7/77.6820[15] 6
2316"Top of the Hour"2.7/88.5111[16] 204
2417"Snake in the Garden"2.6/77.9714[17] 234
2518"Molly, You In Danger, Girl"2.6/88.0415[18] 4
2619"Seven Fifty-Two"2.8/87.907[19] 242
2720"A Woman Scorned"2.6/88.0713[20] 4
2821"Any Questions?"3.2/98.876[21] 231
2922"White Hat's Back On"3.2/99.1210[22] 172

Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings

No. in
series
No. in
season
EpisodeAir dateTime slot (EST)18–49 rating increaseViewers
(millions) increase
Total 18-49Total viewers
(millions)
Ref
81"White Hat's Off"Thursdays
10:00 P.M.
0.92.563.09.31[23]
92"The Other Woman"0.82.262.88.82[24]
103"Hunting Season"0.92.422.88.58[25]
114"Beltway Unbuckled"0.82.282.08.38[26]
125"All Roads Lead to Fitz"1.02.512.98.56[27]
136"Spies Like Us"0.92.322.98.33[28]
147"Defiance"0.92.383.19.02[29]
158"Happy Birthday, Mr. President"0.92.333.49.72[30]
169"Blown Away"1.02.523.49.70[31]
1710"One for the Dog"1.02.513.810.89[32]
1811"A Criminal, a Whore, an Idiot and a Liar"1.12.493.710.42[33]
1912"Truth or Consequences"1.23.033.311.13[34]
2013"Nobody Likes Babies"1.02.693.810.83[35]
2114"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot"1.12.873.810.89[36]
2215"Boom Goes the Dynamite"1.22.943.910.62[37]
2316"Top of the Hour"1.02.613.711.12[38]
2417"Snake in the Garden"0.92.583.510.55[39]
2518"Molly, You in Danger, Girl!"1.12.953.710.99[40]
2619"Seven Fifty-Two"0.82.373.610.27[41]
2720"A Woman Scorned"0.92.513.510.58[42]
2821"Any Questions?"0.82.274.011.14[43]
2922"White Hat's Back On"0.82.484.011.60[44]

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryNomineeResult
BET AwardBest ActressKerry Washington
Imagen AwardBest Actor/TelevisionGuillermo Díaz
NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Drama SeriesScandal
Outstanding Actress in a Drama SeriesKerry Washington
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesKerry Washington
Creative Arts Emmy AwardOutstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesDan Bucatinsky
Vision AwardBest DramaScandal

DVD release

Scandal: The Complete Second Season
Set DetailsSpecial Features
  • 22 Episodes
  • 5-Disc Set
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
  • English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles
  • A Closer Look
  • Hanging with Huck
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes/Bloopers
Release Dates
Region 1Region 2
September 3, 2013February 17, 2014

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Scandal Scoop: Bellamy Young Upgraded to Series Regular for Season 2. TVLine. Gelman. Vlada. November 26, 2014. June 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120616021515/http://tvline.com/2012/06/12/scandal-promotes-bellamy-young-season-2/. June 16, 2012. live.
  3. Web site: Exclusive: Scandal Promotes Joshua Malina to Series Regular for Season 2. TV Guide. Abrams. Natalie. November 26, 2014. June 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140912045024/http://www.tvguide.com/news/scandal-joshua-malina-season2-1048689.aspx. September 12, 2014. live.
  4. Web site: Scandal: "White Hat's Back On". AV Club. McGee. Ryan. September 25, 2014. May 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140917190159/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/scandal-white-hats-back-on-97432. September 17, 2014. live.
  5. Web site: Scandal: "White Hat’s Off". AV Club. McGee. Ryan. September 25, 2014. September 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140917083743/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/scandal-white-hats-off-85200. September 17, 2014. live.
  6. Web site: ABC's 'Scandal' Marks Most-Watched Telecast Ever and Spikes over Last Season's Finale. TV by the Numbers. Kondolojy. Amanda. September 25, 2014. May 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140824111620/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/17/abcs-scandal-marks-most-watched-telecast-ever-and-spikes-over-last-seasons-finale/183070/. August 24, 2014. dead.
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  13. Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'Grammy Awards' Tops Week 20 Viewing Among Adults 18-49 & With Total Viewers. Zap2it. TV by the Numbers. February 12, 2013. February 12, 2013. Konodjoly, Amanda. https://web.archive.org/web/20130216043618/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/12/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-grammy-awards-tops-week-20-viewing-among-adults-18-49-with-total-viewers/169167/. February 16, 2013. dead.
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  15. Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: The Oscars Tops Week 22 Viewing Among Adults 18-49 & With Total Viewers. Kondolojy. Amanda. TV by the Numbers. February 26, 2013. February 26, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130304151946/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/26/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-the-oscars-tops-week-22-viewing-among-adults-18-49-with-total-viewers/170877/. March 4, 2013. dead.
  16. Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'American Idol' Tops Week 26 Viewing Among Adults 18-49; 'NCIS' Wins With Total Viewers. Zap2it. TV by the Numbers. March 26, 2013. March 26, 2013. Kondolojy, Amanda. https://web.archive.org/web/20130401044038/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/03/26/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-american-idol-tops-week-26-viewing-among-adults-18-49-ncis-wins-with-total-viewers/175003/. April 1, 2013. dead.
  17. Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'The Voice' Tops Week 27 Viewing Among Adults 18-49; 'NCIS' Wins With Total Viewers. Zap2it. TV by the Numbers. April 2, 2013. April 2, 2013. Bibel, Sara. https://web.archive.org/web/20130406053346/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/02/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-the-voice-tops-week-27-viewing-among-adults-18-49-ncis-wins-with-total-viewers/175794/. April 6, 2013. dead.
  18. Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: NCAA Basketball Tops Week 28 Viewing Among Adults 18-49; 'The Big Bang Theory' Wins With Total Viewers. Zap2it. TV by the Numbers. April 9, 2013. April 26, 2013. Bibel, Sara. https://web.archive.org/web/20130412202315/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/09/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-ncaa-basketball-tops-week-28-viewing-among-adults-18-49-the-big-bang-theory-wins-with-total-viewers/177093/. April 12, 2013. dead.
  19. Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'The Voice' Tops Week 31 Viewing Among Adults 18-49, 'NCIS' on Top With Total Viewers. Zap2it. TV by the Numbers. April 30, 2013. April 30, 2013. Bibel, Sara. https://web.archive.org/web/20130503035513/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/30/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-the-voice-tops-week-31-viewing-among-adults-18-49-ncis-on-top-with-total-viewers/180178/. May 3, 2013. dead.
  20. Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'Big Bang Theory' Tops Week 32 Viewing Among Adults 18-49, 'NCIS' on Top With Total Viewers. Zap2it. TV by the Numbers. May 7, 2013. May 7, 2013. Kondolojy, Amanda. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211756/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/07/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-big-bang-theory-tops-week-32-viewing-among-adults-18-49-ncis-on-top-with-total-viewers/181308/. March 3, 2016. dead.
  21. Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'The Big Bang Theory' Tops Week 33 Viewing Among Adults 18-49, 'NCIS' on Top With Total Viewers. Zap2it. TV by the Numbers. May 14, 2013. May 7, 2013. Kondolojy, Amanda. https://web.archive.org/web/20130607161356/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/14/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-the-big-bang-theory-tops-week-33-viewing-among-adults-18-49-ncis-on-top-with-total-viewers/182614/. June 7, 2013. dead.
  22. Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'The Big Bang Theory' Tops Week 34 Viewing Among Adults 18-49, 'NCIS' on Top With Total Viewers. Zap2it. TV by the Numbers. May 21, 2013. May 21, 2013. Bibel, Sara. https://web.archive.org/web/20130607112735/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/21/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-the-big-bang-theory-tops-week-34-viewing-among-adults-18-49-ncis-on-top-with-total-viewers/183347/. June 7, 2013. dead.
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  30. Web site: Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' Leads Adults 18-49 Ratings and Tops Viewership Gains; 'Private Practice' Earns Biggest Percentage Gains in Week 11. Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. December 24, 2012. December 24, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121227141437/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/24/live7-dvr-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-leads-adults-18-49-ratings-and-tops-viewership-gains-private-practice-earns-biggest-percentage-gains-in-week-11/162820/. December 27, 2012. dead.
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  33. Web site: Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'Modern Family' Again Leads Adults 18-49 Ratings & Viewership Gains; 'Private Practice' Earns Biggest Percentage Increase in Week 17. Bibel. Sara. TV by the Numbers. February 4, 2013. April 29, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130206213658/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/04/live7-dvr-ratings-modern-family-again-leads-adults-18-49-ratings-private-practice-earns-biggest-percentage-increase-in-week-17/167742/. February 6, 2013. dead.
  34. Web site: Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' Leads Adults 18-49 Ratings Gain; 'Hart of Dixie' Earns Biggest Percentage Increase, 'Elementary' Scores Biggest Viewership Rise in Week 19. Bibel. Sara. TV by the Numbers. February 19, 2013. April 29, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130222015611/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/19/live7-dvr-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-leads-adults-18-49-ratings-gain-hart-of-dixie-earns-biggest-percentage-increase-elementary-scores-biggest-viewership-rise-in-week-19/169796/. February 22, 2013. dead.
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  42. Web site: Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' Again Leads Adults 18-49 Ratings Increase & Tops Total Viewership Gains; 'Smash' Earns Biggest Percentage Increase in Week 32. Bibel. Sara. TV by the Numbers. May 20, 2013. April 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130607233456/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/20/live7-dvr-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-again-leads-adults-18-49-ratings-increase-smash-earns-biggest-percentage-increase-in-week-32/183232/. June 7, 2013. dead.
  43. Web site: Live+7 DVR Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' Again Leads Adults 18-49 Ratings Increase & Tops Total Viewership Gains; 'Smash' Earns Biggest Percentage Increase in Week 33. Bibel. Sara. TV by the Numbers. May 28, 2013. April 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130608052541/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/28/live7-dvr-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-again-leads-adults-18-49-ratings-increase-smash-earns-biggest-percentage-increase-in-week-33/184406/. June 8, 2013. dead.
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