MEDIA ALERT

LIVE TWITTER CHAT WITH "SCANDAL" STARS TO TAKE PLACE TONIGHT, THURSDAY, APRIL 19

Fans of ABC's new Shonda Rhimes' drama Scandal will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses from the cast. The Twitter chat will take place during both the East Coast and West Coast broadcasts of the show, tonight, THURSDAY, APRIL 5 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network.

The following cast members are participating in the live Twitter chat:

East Coast Broadcast (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET):
Kerry Washington @kerrywashington
Katie Lowes @KatieQLowes
Jeff Perry @jscandalp

West Coast Broadcast (10:01-11:00 p.m., PT):
Tony Goldwyn @TonyGoldwyn
Darby Stanchfield @darbystnchfld

In tonight's episode, "Hell Hath No Fury," the team reluctantly decides to help a millionaire's son accused of rape, but regardless of the facts, public perception is a hard thing to change, and this is one case that the team might not be able to win. Meanwhile, Olivia still insists on taking Amanda Tanner as a client, but is unable to put her own past with the President behind her when Amanda's first request is a meeting with the President.

"Scandal" stars Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, Henry Ian Cusick as Stephen Finch, Columbus Short as Harrison Wright, Guillermo Diaz as Huck, Darby Stanchfield as Abby Whelan, Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins, Tony Goldwyn as President Fitzgerald Grant and Jeff Perry as Cyrus.

Guest starring are JoBeth Williams as Sandra Harding, Joshua Malina as David Rosen, Bellamy Young as Mellie Grant, Matt Letscher as Billy Chambers, Liza Weil as Amanda Tanner, Brendan Hines as Gideon Wallace, Curtis Armstrong as Seamus Cole, Michael Cssidy as Travis Harding, Ellen Woglom as Helen Fisher and Jerrika Hinton as Hannah.

"Hell Hath No Fury" was written by Matt Byrne and directed by Allison Liddi-Brown.

"Scandal" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-14,D,S parental guideline.