] [ shonda laughs ] okay?this is your fault. i'll behave. that will be right there. this show finale had -- i don't know -- it was like three finales condensed into one. there was so much going on, and you do that regularly. you give us like seven seasons' worth of show in one season. do you do that on purpose? yeah, i-i always want to make the show something that you feel like you can't do other stuff while it's on. so you can't fold your laundry and watch the show or you yell at your husband and watch the show or talk on the phone and watch it. i want you to feel like you have to just watch it, or you're gonna miss something. so you're trying to keep couples from fighting. i think that's very noble. i'm -- i'm doing the best i can. what are the other ways you help people follow all the craziness that's going on is you remind them who the characters are and what they do for a living. for instance, there's no question whatsoever that this man is the president of the united states. i am the president of the uni

oh, shonda, i see, i'm gay. but we shot six episodes. she said i know. >> you were on nash bridges years ago. was that show fun to do. i would imagine working don johnson wouldn't be particularly serious a guy. >> don johnson and cheech as your leaders, this is a party. >> jimmy: yeah, right. >> this is fun. and we were in san francisco. a especially it extended to fourth of july out of absolute generosity, don would have piles of us in colorado at his house. and i found myself -- how do we say this on network tv -- well, a flammable thing was being passed around. >> jimmy: a cigarette? >> yeah, like a cigarette. >> jimmy: it was being passed around and i was having a really good time. i was very happy. >> jimmy: wait a minute. are you trying to tell me cheech smokes pot? i'm sorry, guillermo. >> i wouldn't want to ruin his reputation. but i found -- i find myself being passed a joint and i go, well, johnny depp just passed me the joint, wow. oh, i'm not supposed to say -- well, the thing, the flammable thing. >> jimmy: and it was a random actor. >> yeah

and when shonda rhimes spilled the beans on jimmy kimmel.ll the others. don't worry. we're not going to give anything big away. just take a look. >> we have a scandal. the best way to deal with scandal is to shut it down. >> reporter: gladiators united thursday night for the jaw-dropping season finale of "scandal." [ explosion ] and it was every bit as explosive as promised. jam-packed with all those omg moments that only olivia pope can provide. >> i don't hold it against you. i don't blame you. we're not responsible. >> reporter: there were glimmers of hope. >> i love you. >> i love you, too. >> reporter: plenty of drama. >> they're not looking for justice, mr. president. they're looking for a head served on a platter. >> reporter: and a big, shocking loss that caused a frenzy on social media. >> i did for you, all of it. >> try to protect your soul, if you still have one. >> reporter: the show's creator, shon that rooims took jimmy kimmel behind the scenes. >> this is where it's happening. >> these are the paper clips she's hooking togeth

tonight, jimmy's on the set of "scandal" with shonda rimes and kerry robinson, guillermo,000 diaz, kenny lowes, jeff perry, bellamy young, scott foley, and much more! and now, here is jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: hello, gladiators, i'm jimmy kimmel. and tonight i will take you behind the scandalabra here at olivia pope and associates where people go to get things fixed.

the show's creator, shonda rhimes, stopped by jimmy kimmel to answer some burning questions. she says she intentionally packs a lot of information into scandal, so the audience will feel like they can't multi-task while watching. >> we didn't give anything away demetrius. >> when you watch it once did you watch it all the time. it's a great show. i didn't get to watch last night. i can go on for facebook because people post everything about what happened. i am telling you ... it's a great show. so many characters that remind people of me. >> really? now i have to watch. >> i don't need to watch now. i have it all figured out. >> did you guys give away anything? >> we did not. >> do you have whether to do? >> are high temperature will be below average today. calumet city is at 48. south holland also at 48. in some areas we have the upper 40's we still have can't cover but to the north and west is much cooler. mid-30s as you get across some of the western counties. satellite composite shows no brain. that rain has exited the counties. 48 degrees is our temperature at 5:00 p.m..

>> shonda rhimes was say, it's only act two. and there would be a gasp.ike an entire act was an entire episode. >> that is such a good tuesday for tonight. you all were screaming and reeling, reading the script. >> talk about every reaction, crying, laughing. everything you've ever experienced as a gladiator happens tonight. >> we cannot wait. thank you so much for joining us. you can watch the season finale of "scandal," here on abc. >>> coming up, former "dancing with the stars" co-host, samantha harris. her drive battle and what she's saying now that she's facing a double-mastectomy. pepper jack. hey pepper jack. ruff ruff, ruff ruff. he's a spicy one. annnnnd... delicious. tillamook pepper jack, tastes better because it's made better. >>> now, to a "gma" exclusive. former "dancing with the stars" co-host, samantha harris, announced just last week that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has decided to undergo a double-mastectomy. i had a chance to talk to her about how she made this decision and what it will mean for her and her family. beca

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