Fair rating?Sweet Baby
In the series premiere, "Sweet Baby," young lawyer Quinn Perkins is offered a job with the crisis management firm Olivia Pope and Associates. Quinn is in awe. Olivia Pope is the former communications director to the President. She and her team of "gladiators in suites" will do whatever it takes to make their clients' problems go away, and newbie Quinn is initiated into the group with trial by fire on day one. Olivia's former boss, President Fitzgerald Grant and his chief of staff, Cyrus Beene are never far from her beat - and when a White House intern accuses the President of having an affair, Olivia is the only one they trust to diffuse the problem. But the news hits close to home for Olivia, and Quinn soon realizes Olivia's clients aren't the only ones with secrets.
Streaming on (US) 
See all
#6In Season 1of 7 rated episodes
#95All-timeof 124 rated episodes
−0.2vs season avgSeason 1 averages 6.8
2012First airedApril 5, 2012
Guest stars
Crew
Shows like Scandal
The closest matches on shared genres, ranked by match strength and popularity.
- 01Drama·Thriller·CrimeTrue Detective2014–present
Touch darkness and darkness touches you back. - 02Drama·Thriller·HorrorAmerican Horror Story2011–present·FX
American Horror Story is an horror television anthology series. - 03Drama·Thriller·CrimeThe Blacklist2013–2023·NBCThe Blacklist is a crime drama involving a former government agent who turned into a high-profile criminal turning himself in to the FBI offering to help catch criminals.
- 04Drama·Thriller·CrimeCriminal Minds2005–present·Paramount+Criminal Minds revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again.
- 05Drama·Thriller·CrimeBreaking Bad2008–2019·AMCBreaking Bad follows protagonist Walter White, a chemistry teacher who lives in New Mexico with his wife and teenage son who has cerebral palsy.
- 06Drama·Thriller·Science-FictionBlack Mirror2011–presentOver the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it.
