<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 5 Next → Season 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Scandal episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The sixth season of the American television drama series Scandal was ordered on March 3, 2016 by ABC . It began airing on January 26, 2017 in the United States on ABC . The season includes the 100th episode of the series, being the tenth episode of this season . The season was produced by ABC Studios, in association with ShondaLand Production Company; the showrunner being Shonda Rhimes . </P> <P> The season continues the story of Olivia Pope's crisis management firm, Olivia Pope & Associates, and its employees, as well as staff at the White House in Washington, D.C. Season six had eleven series regulars, all returning from the previous season, out of which six are part of the original cast of eight regulars from the first season . The season continued to air in the Thursday 9: 00 pm timeslot, the same as the previous season, but aired in the mid-season schedule due to Kerry Washington's pregnancy . The episode order was also shortened from 22 to 16 episodes as a result of Washington's pregnancy . </P>

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