page_title: Watch Me (Scandal)
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: Watch Me (Scandal) / Production
caption_attribution_description: English: Actor George Newbern at the Muppets Most Wanted Premiere at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood on March 11, 2014
context_page_description: "Watch Me" is the first episode of the seventh season of the American political thriller television series Scandal, and the 107th episode overall. Written by series creator and showrunner Shonda Rhimes and directed by Jann Turner, it premiered on the American Broadcasting Company on October 5, 2017. This episode was watched by 5.52 million viewers.
context_section_description: This episode was directed by Jann Turner and written by Scandal creator and showrunner Shonda Rhimes. ABC renewed the series for a seventh and final season on February 10, 2017. The season began airing on October 5, 2017, with this episode, and will consist of 18 episodes, adding the total episode count of the show to 124 episodes. Cast member George Newbern was upgraded to a series regular after being a recurring cast member for the past six seasons and made his first appearance as a regular actor in this episode, portraying former B613 assassin Charlie. The table read for the episode started on July 19, 2017. Filming commenced on August 2, 2017, and wrapped on the following day. A promo containing scenes from Scandal and other ShondaLand productions, which also featured Taylor Swift's song "Look What You Made Me Do", was released on September 11, 2017. This episode features the songs "Fight the Power" by American hip hop group Public Enemy and "It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock. Score for this episode was developed by Chad Fischer.
caption: George Newbern was upgraded to the regular cast.
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