Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for their clients, but it becomes apparent that these "gladiators in suits," who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, have trouble fixing those closest at hand -- their own.
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Kerry Washington
Olivia Pope
Darby Stanchfield
Abby Whelan
Katie Lowes
Quinn Perkins
Guillermo Díaz
Huck
Jeff Perry
Cyrus Beene
Tony Goldwyn
President Fitzgerald Grant
Joshua Malina
David Rosen
Bellamy Young
Mellie Grant
George Newbern
Charlie
Scott Foley
Jake Ballard
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7 episodes • 2012Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Baby | Apr 5, 2012 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Dirty Little Secrets | Apr 12, 2012 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Hell Hath No Fury | Apr 19, 2012 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Enemy of the State | Apr 26, 2012 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Crash and Burn | May 3, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 6 | The Trail | May 10, 2012 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Grant: For the People | May 17, 2012 | 8.5 |
22 episodes • 2012Avg: 8.2Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Hat's Off | Sep 27, 2012 | 8.1 |
| 2 | The Other Woman | Oct 4, 2012 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Hunting Season | Oct 18, 2012 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Beltway Unbuckled | Oct 25, 2012 | 7.8 |
| 5 | All Roads Lead to Fitz | Nov 8, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Spies Like Us | Nov 15, 2012 | 7.9 |
| 7 | Defiance | Nov 29, 2012 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Happy Birthday, Mr. President | Dec 6, 2012 | 8.7 |
| 9 | Blown Away | Dec 13, 2012 | 8.4 |
| 10 | One for the Dog | Jan 10, 2013 | 8.5 |
| 11 | A Criminal, a Whore, an Idiot and a Liar | Jan 17, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 12 | Truth or Consequences | Jan 31, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 13 | Nobody Likes Babies | Feb 7, 2013 | 8.6 |
| 14 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | Feb 14, 2013 | 8.1 |
| 15 | Boom Goes the Dynamite | Feb 21, 2013 | 7.9 |
| 16 | Top of the Hour | Mar 21, 2013 | 7.9 |
| 17 | Snake in the Garden | Mar 28, 2013 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Molly, You in Danger, Girl | Apr 4, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 19 | Seven Fifty-Two | Apr 25, 2013 | 8.6 |
| 20 | A Woman Scorned | May 2, 2013 | 8.5 |
| 21 | Any Questions? | May 9, 2013 | 8.6 |
| 22 | White Hat's Back On | May 16, 2013 | 8.8 |
18 episodes • 2013Avg: 8.2Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's Handled | Oct 3, 2013 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | Oct 10, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington | Oct 17, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Say Hello to My Little Friend | Oct 24, 2013 | 7.7 |
| 5 | More Cattle, Less Bull | Oct 31, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 6 | Icarus | Nov 7, 2013 | 7.9 |
| 7 | Everything's Coming up Mellie | Nov 14, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Vermont is for Lovers, Too | Nov 21, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 9 | YOLO | Dec 5, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 10 | A Door Marked Exit | Dec 12, 2013 | 8.1 |
| 11 | Ride, Sally, Ride | Feb 27, 2014 | 7.9 |
| 12 | We Do Not Touch the First Ladies | Mar 6, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 13 | No Sun on the Horizon | Mar 13, 2014 | 8.3 |
| 14 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Mar 20, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 15 | Mama Said Knock You Out | Mar 27, 2014 | 7.9 |
| 16 | The Fluffer | Apr 3, 2014 | 8.2 |
| 17 | Flesh and Blood | Apr 10, 2014 | 8.2 |
| 18 | The Price of Free and Fair Elections | Apr 17, 2014 | 8.8 |
22 episodes • 2014Avg: 7.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy, Red, Superfreak and Julia | Sep 25, 2014 | 7.8 |
| 2 | The State of the Union | Oct 2, 2014 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Inside the Bubble | Oct 9, 2014 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Like Father, Like Daughter | Oct 16, 2014 | 8.4 |
| 5 | The Key | Oct 23, 2014 | 7.6 |
| 6 | An Innocent Man | Oct 30, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Baby Made a Mess | Nov 6, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 8 | The Last Supper | Nov 13, 2014 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Where the Sun Don't Shine | Nov 20, 2014 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Run | Jan 29, 2015 | 7.9 |
| 11 | Where's the Black Lady? | Feb 5, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 12 | Gladiators Don't Run | Feb 12, 2015 | 7.6 |
| 13 | No More Blood | Feb 19, 2015 | 8.1 |
| 14 | The Lawn Chair | Mar 5, 2015 | 8.3 |
| 15 | The Testimony of Diego Muñoz | Mar 12, 2015 | 7.7 |
| 16 | It's Good to Be Kink | Mar 19, 2015 | 7.6 |
| 17 | Put a Ring on It | Mar 26, 2015 | 7.6 |
| 18 | Honor Thy Father | Apr 2, 2015 | 7.7 |
| 19 | I'm Just a Bill | Apr 16, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 20 | First Lady Sings the Blues | Apr 23, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 21 | A Few Good Women | May 7, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 22 | You Can't Take Command | May 14, 2015 | 8.2 |
21 episodes • 2015Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Is the Head | Sep 24, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 2 | Yes | Oct 1, 2015 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Paris Is Burning | Oct 8, 2015 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Dog-Whistle Politics | Oct 15, 2015 | 8.1 |
| 5 | You Got Served | Oct 22, 2015 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Get Out of Jail, Free | Oct 29, 2015 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Even the Devil Deserves a Second Chance | Nov 5, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Rasputin | Nov 12, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Baby, It's Cold Outside | Nov 19, 2015 | 7.1 |
| 10 | It's Hard Out Here for a General | Feb 11, 2016 | 7.3 |
| 11 | The Candidate | Feb 18, 2016 | 7.5 |
| 12 | Wild Card | Feb 25, 2016 | 7.3 |
| 13 | The Fish Rots from the Head | Mar 10, 2016 | 7.4 |
| 14 | I See You | Mar 17, 2016 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Pencils Down | Mar 24, 2016 | 7.8 |
| 16 | The Miseducation of Susan Ross | Mar 31, 2016 | 7.9 |
| 17 | Thwack! | Apr 7, 2016 | 8.4 |
| 18 | Till Death Do Us Part | Apr 21, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Buckle Up | Apr 28, 2016 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Trump Card | May 5, 2016 | 7.8 |
| 21 | That's My Girl | May 12, 2016 | 7.8 |
16 episodes • 2017Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Survival of the Fittest | Jan 26, 2017 | 8.2 |
| 2 | Hardball | Feb 2, 2017 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Fates Worse than Death | Feb 9, 2017 | 7.5 |
| 4 | The Belt | Feb 16, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 5 | They All Bow Down | Mar 9, 2017 | 7.4 |
| 6 | Extinction | Mar 16, 2017 | 7.9 |
| 7 | A Traitor Among Us | Mar 23, 2017 | 8.4 |
| 8 | A Stomach for Blood | Mar 30, 2017 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Dead in the Water | Apr 6, 2017 | 8.4 |
| 10 | The Decision | Apr 13, 2017 | 6.2 |
| 11 | Trojan Horse | Apr 20, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Mercy | Apr 27, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 13 | The Box | May 4, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Head Games | May 11, 2017 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Tick Tock | May 18, 2017 | 7.3 |
| 16 | Transfer of Power | May 18, 2017 | 7.9 |
18 episodes • 2017Avg: 7.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watch Me | Oct 5, 2017 | 7.1 |
| 2 | Pressing the Flesh | Oct 12, 2017 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Day 101 | Oct 19, 2017 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Lost Girls | Oct 26, 2017 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Adventures in Babysitting | Nov 2, 2017 | 7.1 |
| 6 | Vampires and Bloodsuckers | Nov 9, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Something Borrowed | Nov 16, 2017 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Robin | Jan 18, 2018 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Good People | Jan 25, 2018 | 7.2 |
| 10 | The People v. Olivia Pope | Feb 1, 2018 | 7.6 |
| 11 | Army of One | Feb 8, 2018 | 7.6 |
| 12 | Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself (I) | Mar 1, 2018 | 8.4 |
| 13 | Air Force Two | Mar 8, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 14 | The List | Mar 15, 2018 | 7.9 |
| 15 | The Noise | Mar 29, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 16 | People Like Me | Apr 5, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 17 | Standing in the Sun | Apr 12, 2018 | 8.3 |
| 18 | Over a Cliff | Apr 19, 2018 | 6.2 |
