Last night's winter premiere of Scandal brought back the suspense and panic that I felt was missing from the first half of the season. We haven't felt this sense of hopelessness from Olivia Pope in awhile. We also haven't seen her hair look so uncharacteristically unlaid. » 1/30/15 12:58pm Yesterday 12:58pm

Who took Olivia? What's Huck's psychological state? Will Quinn ever die? Let's talk about the Scandal Winter Premiere, Run. » 1/29/15 8:55pm Thursday 8:55pm

Stop crying, ShondaLand is back. Both Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder return to television tonight and there will be open threads here. Last we left off, Olivia Pope was apparently kidnapped. As for HTGAWM, we now know who killed Sam. Just read this and catch up.http://jezebel.com/how-to-get-awa... » 1/29/15 5:00pm Thursday 5:00pm

After an increasingly dramatic few years and a particularly dramatic few months, Lena Dunham has hired Judy Smith, the crisis management expert whom Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope was modeled off, as well as publicist Cindi Berger, who works with Mariah Carey and Rosie O'Donnell, among others. » 1/19/15 10:10am 1/19/15 10:10am

A St. Louis Rams executive apologized (Update: he denies apologizing, see below) to police on behalf of the team's front office for players' use of the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" gesture before Sunday's game—a gesture that left St. Louis cops demanding punishment for the players. » 12/01/14 10:54pm 12/01/14 10:54pm

St. Louis police officers condemned the NFL's Rams today, calling their pre-game display of the "hands up don't shoot" gesture to be "tasteless, offensive and inflammatory." The lengthy statement issued by the St. Louis Police Officers Association demanded Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens, and… » 11/30/14 10:54pm 11/30/14 10:54pm

Not new news: Shonda Rhimes is winning and ABC couldn't be happier. The network's #TGIT-branded Thursday night lineup featuring Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get the Way with Murder broke a record in ratings during November sweeps. » 11/21/14 3:30pm 11/21/14 3:30pm

Olivia has officially cut ties with Papa Pope, so you know what that means: WAR. This is the winter finale of Scandal. » 11/20/14 8:55pm 11/20/14 8:55pm

Jake, Olivia and Fitz are back together again. Good, right? This is "The Last Supper." » 11/13/14 8:55pm 11/13/14 8:55pm

There's another trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey. Except, wait—it's actually a 15-second trailer for another trailer that will premiere next week during Scandal. Considering Fitz and Olivia are now roughly as annoying as Ana and Christian, that sounds about right! » 11/07/14 6:20pm 11/07/14 6:20pm

This is Episode 7 and it's lovingly titled "Baby Made a Mess." Which baby? Whose baby? Is it Jake? What will happen to Jake? » 11/06/14 8:55pm 11/06/14 8:55pm

The Parents Television Council is upset that ABC aired an Olivia Pope sex scene a few minutes after the end of its October 30 Halloween special, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. You would've had to flip the channel quickly or cover your kids' eyes to avoid the hotness, which involved Olivia getting it on… » 11/04/14 11:10am 11/04/14 11:10am

Jake is framed for the murder of President Fitz's son! What will Olivia do now? Watch live with us and tell us your thoughts in the comments below. » 10/30/14 9:00pm 10/30/14 9:00pm

How to Get Away with Murder is beating Scandal and Kerry Washington's quivering bottom lip in ratings. ABC's Shondaland strategy — diverse casts, inappropriate husbands (with dick pics!), confused faces (Wes, he never knows what's going on!) and good wigs (Viola, we see you!) — is working. » 10/29/14 3:20pm 10/29/14 3:20pm

Fuhhhh… Jake's missing! Cyrus is still getting it in with Michael, and Olivia's butting heads with Papa Pope. Disaster ahead. » 10/23/14 8:55pm 10/23/14 8:55pm

Olivia Pope is back in the White House, Mellie is surprised, and Fitz has some explaining to do. "Oliviaaaa! Olivia!" -Mellie » 10/16/14 8:55pm 10/16/14 8:55pm