For comparison, the only TV dramas* that I consider must see (for me) are Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Justified, The Americans and Boardwalk Empire. I haven't got into GoT, but I know at some point I will.

Of those, I think Scandal stacks up fairly well. Not even close to BB, of course, but it's probably up there with Boardwalk and The Americans. I'd have to see more of it to see where it is in comparison to Justified, if only because each season of Justified is kinda like its own series in a way.

So it would probably be an above average cable drama.


* I was going to include American Horror Story as well, but I'm not sure if that can really be classified as a drama.