<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Scandal episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The seventh and final season of the American television drama series Scandal was ordered on February 10, 2017 by ABC . It was later announced that the seventh season would be the final season for Scandal . The season began airing on October 5, 2017, and consisted of 18 episodes, adding the total episode count of the show to 124 episodes . Cast member George Newbern was upgraded to a series regular after being a recurring cast member for the past six seasons . The season will be produced by ABC Studios, in association with ShondaLand Production Company; the showrunner being Shonda Rhimes . </P> <P> The season focus on Olivia Pope and her new position as Chief of Staff of President Mellie Grant and the Command of B613 . It also depicts Quinn Perkins as the boss of her crisis management firm Quinn Perkins & Associates, and its team, as well as staff at the White House in Washington, D.C., in their efforts to deal with and contain political scandals . Season seven had have twelve 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 aired on Thursday nights at 9: 00 pm until episode 15, where it aired in its original timeslot, Thursday 10: 00 pm . </P>

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