Question: How many episodes were in the second season of the political thriller series created by the creator of Grey's Anatomy?

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List of Chuck episodes: "Chuck" is an American spy action-comedy-drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak.  It premiered on the terrestrial television network NBC on September 24, 2007, airing on Mondays at 8:00 pm ET.  "Chuck" centers on Chuck Bartowski (played by Zachary Levi), an "average computer-whiz-next-door", who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working in the CIA; the message embeds the only remaining copy of the world's greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain.  The first season of "Chuck" aired in 2007–08, containing 13 episodes.  After the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, NBC renewed "Chuck" for a second season instead of extending the first to a full season of 22 episodes.  The full-length second season originally aired in 2008–09.  Episodes of "Chuck" are also available in various new media formats.  The first through fifth seasons are available to purchase on DVD and Blu-ray.  In the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, every episode is available for download from iTunes.  Episode titles for "Chuck" are consistently formatted as "Chuck Versus...".  For example, the pilot episode is titled "Chuck Versus the Intersect".  This list is ordered by the episodes' original air date and not by the production codes, which show the order in which episodes were filmed.  On May 13, 2011, NBC renewed "Chuck" for a fifth and final season consisting of 13 episodes.  The series concluded with a two-hour finale on January 27, 2012.

Song Beneath the Song: "Song Beneath the Song" also known as "Grey's Anatomy:" The Music Event, is the eighteenth episode of the seventh season of the American television medical drama "Grey's Anatomy," and the one-hundred forty-fourth episode overall.  It was named after a song by American singer Maria Taylor.  Written by series creator Shonda Rhimes and directed by Tony Phelan, it premiered on ABC in the United States on March 31, 2011.  It is the series's first musical episode, and features the cast performing songs previously featured within the program.  It is accompanied by a soundtrack album, titled "Grey's Anatomy: The Music Event," also released on March 31, 2011.

Scandal (season 2): The second season of the American television drama series "Scandal", created by Shonda Rhimes, began on September 27, 2012, in the United States, on ABC, and consisted of 22 episodes.  The season was produced by ABC Studios, in association with ShondaLand Production Company; the showrunner being Shonda Rhimes.  The program airs at the same time in Canada through the City television system with simsubbing of the ABC feed.

Xander Berkeley: Alexander Harper "Xander" Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor.  He is known for his television roles of George Mason on the political thriller series "24", Percy Rose on the action thriller series "Nikita" and Sheriff Thomas McAllister on the crime drama "The Mentalist".  He currently plays Gregory in AMC's "The Walking Dead".

Grey's Anatomy (season 4): The fourth season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, commenced airing in the United States on September 27, 2007 and concluded on May 22, 2008.  The season continues the story of a group of surgeons and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, describing their professional lives and the way they affect the personal background of each character.  Season four had twelve series regulars with ten of them returning from the previous season, out of which eight are part of the original cast from the first season.  The season aired in the Thursday night timeslot at 9:00 EST.  In addition to the regular seventeen episodes, a clip-show narrated by the editors of "People" recapped previous events of the show and made the transition from "Grey's Anatomy" to "Private Practice", a spin-off focusing of Dr. Addison Montgomery and aired on September 19, 2007, before the season premiere.  The season was officially released on DVD as a five-disc boxset under the title of "Grey's Anatomy: Season Four – Expanded" on September 9, 2008 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Shonda Rhimes: Shonda Lynn Rhimes (born January 13, 1970) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and author.  She is best known as the creator, head writer, executive producer, and showrunner of the television medical drama "Grey's Anatomy", its spin-off "Private Practice", and the political thriller series "Scandal", all of which have aired on ABC.  Rhimes has also served as the executive producer of the ABC television series "Off the Map", "How to Get Away with Murder", and "The Catch".

List of Private Practice episodes: "Private Practice" is an American medical drama series created by Shonda Rhimes and produced and broadcast by ABC.  The series is a spin-off from Rhimes' other series, "Grey's Anatomy".  The two-part episode "The Other Side of This Life" (which aired as the twenty-second and twenty-third episodes of "Grey's Anatomy's " third season in the Spring of 2007) served as the backdoor pilot for this series.  The story follows Dr. Addison Montgomery as she relocates from the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital in Seattle, Washington to the Oceanside Wellness Group in Santa Monica, California.

Grey's Anatomy (season 1): The first season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, began airing in the United States on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on March 27, 2005, and concluded on May 22, 2005.  The first season introduces the main character, Meredith Grey, as she enrolls in Seattle Grace Hospital's internship program and faces unexpected challenges and surprises.  Season one had nine series regulars, four of whom have been part of the main cast ever since.  The season initially served as a mid-season replacement for the legal drama "Boston Legal", airing in the Sunday night time slot at 10:00, after "Desperate Housewives".  Although no clip shows have been produced for this season, the events that occur are recapped in "Straight to Heart", a clip-show which aired one week before the winter holiday hiatus of the second season ended.  The season was officially released on DVD as two-disc Region 1 box set under the title of "Grey's Anatomy: Season One" on February 14, 2006, by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Grey's Anatomy (season 5): The fifth season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, created by Shonda Rhimes, commenced airing on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States on September 25, 2008 and concluded on May 14, 2009 with twenty-four aired episodes.  The season follows the story of a group of surgeons as they go through their residency, while they also deal with the personal challenges and relationships with their mentors.  Season five had thirteen series regulars with twelve of them returning from the previous season.  The season aired in the Thursday night timeslot at 9:00 pm.  The season was officially released on DVD as seven-disc boxset under the title of "Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season – More Moments" on September 9, 2009 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

A Corazón Abierto (Mexican telenovela): A Corazón Abierto is a Mexican telenovela produced by RCN Television in collaboration with Vista Production (first season only) and Disney Media Network Latin America.  Based on Shonda Rhimes' "Grey's Anatomy", it is adapted and supervised by Colombian writer, Fernando Gaitán.  It marks the return of Sergio Basañez as a protagonist with the presentation of Iliana Fox as a protagonist.  It also marks the return of Angélica Aragón to the television screen after 8 years of abstinence, since "", Juan David Burns as producer, and Raul Quintanilla as director.  It was originally planned to air on Azteca 7, but was changed to Azteca 13, replacing "Emperatriz", on 9 November 2011.  It was filmed in Colombia for eight months, from February to October 2011.  In December 2011, Azteca 13 executives extended the novela for another 58 episodes, making a total of 138 episodes.  2012 episodes are filmed in Mexico, instead of Colombia.  Elisa Salinas replaced her husband, Juan David Burns, as the producer in the second season.  Filming of the second season ended on April 17.  Due to successful public reception, the producers plans for another season.  The executives of Azteca discussed with Disney Media Networks for a third season, but later cancelled the idea.

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Answer: 22