As each presidential candidate gets ready to announce their running mate, Olivia finds herself in a potentially dire situation. Meanwhile, Cyrus is presented with damaging information that could alter the presidential race entirely.
Season 5 Episode 21 of Scandal was watched by 6,650,000 viewers, resulting in a 1.80 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
Is Scandal Renewed or Cancelled for Season 6?
s05e01 - Heavy Is the Head
s05e02 - Yes
s05e03 - Paris Is Burning
s05e04 - Dog-Whistle Politics
s05e05 - You Got Served
s05e06 - Get Out of Jail, Free
s05e07 - Even the Devil Deserves a Second Chance
s05e08 - Rasputin
s05e09 - Baby, It's Cold Outside
s05e10 - It's Hard Out Here for a General
s05e11 - The Candidate
s05e12 - Wild Card
s05e13 - The Fish Rots from the Head
s05e14 - I See You
s05e15 - Pencil's Down
s05e16 - The Miseducation of Susan Ross
s05e17 - Thwack!
s05e18 - Till Death Do Us Part
s05e19 - Buckle Up
s05e20 - Trump Card
s05e21 - That's My Girl
As former White House Communications Director for the president, Olivia Pope has the power to "fix" things for everyone. Now, she is on her own working for herself with a new law firm, dedicating her life to protecting the public images of the nation's elite and making sure their secrets never get out.
She is hoping to start a new chapter - both professionally and personally. However, as it always is, the past starts to come back into her life when slowly it is clear that her staff, who are specifically trained in fixing the lives of other people, can't seem to quite fix their own issues.
When Olivia is called to protect the president again, she and her firm need to look over all the evidence to try to squash the scandal before it hits mainstream media. This takes her on a journey to find the truth and cover it.
Olivia Pope and Associates staff includes Harrison Wright, a smooth and efficient litigator; Abby Whelan, the firm's investigator; Huck Finn, a hacker with a CIA past; and recent recruit Quinn Perkins, a fresh faced lawyer with a secret just as dark as those they try to protect.