How ‘Scandal’ became the biggest drama on television

theGRIO REPORT - In eight months, Shonda Rhimes made ABC's Scandal the top-rated drama on network television...

‘Scandal’ vs. ‘American Idol’: Who will top the ratings?

theGRIO REPORT - The season finales of Fox’s 'American Idol' and ABC’s 'Scandal' are both expected to secure high viewership ratings in their concluding episodes, but who will win?...

Issa Rae set to write and co-produce 'I Hate LA Dudes' for ABC

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theGRIO REPORT - Issa Rae, the creator of the popular web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl will be writing and co-executive producing the show - I Hate LA Dudes- that has been picked up by ABC...

Shonda Rhimes sounds off about lack of diversity on 'Bunheads'

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TV producer Shonda Rhimes recently tweeted about the lack of diversity on the new ABC Family show Bunheads...

Meet Judy Smith, the inspiration for 'Scandal'

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theGRIO Q&A - We asked Judy about Olivia, the character Kerry Washington plays on 'Scandal' -- and Kerry's onscreen relationship with Tony Goldywyn's fictional character of the president...

Is 'Scandal' a blueprint for black TV's future?

Kia Miakka Natisse

OPINION - Shonda Rhimes is a show-runner of the short who likes to portray a colorfully diverse and integrated world, and often sidesteps issues of race within her series...

Kerry Washington busts stereotypes in 'Scandal'

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theGRIO REPORT - The Kerry Washington we have all come to know and love over the past decade has played many different roles on the big and small screen. Scandal is her latest hit...

Kerry Washington: At the center of this 'Scandal'

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(AP) - On 'Scandal,' Washington gets to sink her teeth in a robust role fueled by the sort of juicy, knotty melodrama masterminded by series creator Shonda Rhimes for her longrunning hits 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Private Practice'...