Will Scandal’s Sixth Season Be Its Last?

Kerry Washington says her hit drama's future is up to Shonda Rhimes

Kerry Washington's hit series Scandal anchors ABC's vaunted TGIT lineup—and is the network's third most popular series in the 18-49 demo. But the drama could be nearing its conclusion.

The network last month renewed the series for a sixth season, but creator Shonda Rhimes affirmed with Adweek last summer that "Scandal is a limited story," unlike her series Grey's Anatomy, which she suggested could continue for years to come (and which was just picked up for Season 13).

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