‘Scandal’ & ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ Renewed For New Seasons

Published: Friday 10th Feb 2017 by Sam

It’s handled!

‘Scandal’ and ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ will officially return for the 2017-2018 TV season, it has been announced.

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Alongside fellow Shonda Rhimes show ‘Greys Anatomy,’ the hit dramas will form part of the next TGIT (Thank God It’s Thursday) block of programming for ABC.

The early renewals (which are typically reserved for the most important shows on a network) means the Kerry Washington led ‘Scandal’ will officially proceed with a 7th season. While Viola Davis’ ‘Murder’ will be back for a 4th run.

Both have performed strongly in their current cycles, with optimum performance occurring when ‘Scandal’ returned  to the TGIT fold (and as a lead-in for ‘Murder’) after a longer than usual hiatus to accommodate Washington’s pregnancy.

As for the long-term future of ‘Scandal’ specifically, ABC Entertainment’s Channing Dungey (the division’s first Afro-American president) says there has been talk of an “end game.”

Echoing publisized word from creator Shonda Rhimes, who has been vocal about knowing when the show will bow out, Dungey said last month:

“It’s really going to be up to Shonda because she’s the person who really knows where she wants the story to go and where it will play out. I have always said that I will take as much ‘Scandal’ as she will give me. We are in a universe where she’s comfortable with slightly shorter seasons but my plan is Scandal is back next year and after that, it’ll be a conversation that we’ll have to have.” [Source]

We’re just glad there’ll be more!

Congrats to all.

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  1. 2bad2bme February 10, 2017

    I used to watch Scandal faithfully but it just became too redundant and when Olivia Pope went public with the President it just went down hill for me.

  2. MusicLife February 10, 2017

    This was expected. But I wonder how long will they allow scandal to run for.

  3. Casual February 10, 2017

    I’ve never watched Scandal, but How to Get Away with Murder is fire. I am glad it was renewed.

    • MusicLife February 10, 2017

      I didn’t watch it till I binged it last May/June. It has a good storyline I just don’t care for the president relationship with a powerful black woman like that made it corny to me.

  4. cocobutta February 10, 2017

    Shonda just ticking all those boxes.

    Congrats to her

  5. Glenn February 10, 2017

    I love all of these shows and will continue tinge to follow as long as they r on go Grey, scandal, and how to get away with murder they are soooooooo good

  6. Now at youfr best game way tuesidnz February 10, 2017

    Amazing show

  7. @ASAPicon February 11, 2017

    HTGAWM is best show in that line up.

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