At the ABC Upfronts in New York City on Tuesday, it was officially announced that the drama series will be ending after its seventh season. Kerry Washington -- who portrays leading lady Olivia Pope on Scandal -- says she and her co-stars "are a little sad" about the news, but "feel grateful to have the information." "Sometimes as an actor, you don't know when you're out of a job," the 40-year-old actress quipped while on Wednesday's Good Morning America. "So, it's nice to actually go into the last season, knowing it's the last season."