Scandal resumed its sophomore run on Thursday night by hitting all-time highs, drawing 8.4 million total viewers (up 18 percent from its fall finale) and a 2.8 demo rating (up 17 percent and beating CBS' Elementary by four tenths).
Leading into that, Grey's Anatomy (9.2 mil/3.1) was up 12 percent and two tenths. The antepenultimate Last Resort opened ABC's night with 5.8 mil/1.2, up 18 percent and two tenths from its previous outing.