Scandal

The same instrumental song always plays every time Olivia and Fitz have a deep conversation about their love or their feelings for each other.

For her work on the show Ava DuVernay became the first black woman to direct a TV series starring a black woman that was created by a black woman on one of the Big Three Networks.

Costume designer Lyn Paolo refused to borrow any designer clothes from fashion designers and insisted that each item worn by the characters be bought since the show frequently employs flashbacks and items are constantly reused.