SCANDAL - "Mercy" - Just when Peus' iron grip seems inescapable to Olivia and everyone she holds dear, a shocking threat to the White House turns everything on its head, on "Scandal," airing THURSDAY, APRIL 27 (9:01-10:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Richard Cartwright) ABC’s ‘Scandal’ Ending After Season 7 SCANDAL - "Mercy" - Just when Peus' iron grip seems inescapable to Olivia and everyone she holds dear, a shocking threat to the White House turns everything on its head, on "Scandal," airing THURSDAY, APRIL 27 (9:01-10:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Richard Cartwright)

ABC’s ‘Scandal’ Ending After Season 7

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There’s an end in sight, Gladiators.

According to TV Line, sources have confirmed that Scandal will end with Season 7, a decision that was reportedly made by Shonda Rhimes and supported by ABC.

Although ABC isn’t currently commenting, the network is expected to make an announcement next week.

Rhimes has stated in the past that Scandal wouldn’t have the length of Grey’s Anatomy, which will be entering its 14th season.

SCANDAL - "Survival of the Fittest" - The election results for the presidential race between Mellie Grant and Francisco Vargas are announced, and the shocking results lead to an explosive outcome, on the highly anticipated season premiere of "Scandal," airing on THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Tony Rivetti)
SCANDAL – “Survival of the Fittest” – (ABC/Tony Rivetti)
KATIE LOWES, GUILLERMO DIAZ, KERRY WASHINGTON

Rhimes also stated the following to The Hollywood Reporter in an interview recently: “I used to know how it ended, and then Donald Trump was elected,” she said. “We had a destination, and I don’t know if that’s our destination anymore.”

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All of the current Shondaland series, Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away With Murder were recently renewed for the upcoming season. A new Shondaland series, Still Star-Crossed, premieres this summer.

Are you disappointed by the news, or do you think it was time for Scandal to end? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

Scandal airs Thursdays at 9/8c on ABC.

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Ashley Bissette Sumerel is a television and film critic living in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV as well as Eulalie Magazine. Ashley has also written for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, and Insider. Ashley has been a member of the Critics Choice Association since 2017 and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. In addition to her work as an editor and critic, Ashley teaches Entertainment Journalism, Composition, and Literature at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

One thought on “ABC’s ‘Scandal’ Ending After Season 7”

  • I’m not really disappointed by this, only because I feel like after Mellie takes office this season, how much more of a story is there to tell? The original draw was Fitz and Olivia, which I think is a relationship on shaky footing and I don’t know how much longer it’s going to last.

    Now, if Guilllermo Diaz and Katie Lowes were to sign on for a Huck and Quinn fight crime prequel, or a Huck and Finn fight crime sequel developed by Shonda Rhimes…I would be ALL over that!

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