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Shonda Rhimes: Don’t look for Donald Trump in ‘Scandal’

Kerry Washington attends the "Scandal" panel at the Disney/ABC portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association press tour on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Kerry Washington attends the "Scandal" panel at the Disney/ABC portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association press tour on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP) Kerry Washington attends the "Scandal" panel at the Disney/ABC portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association press tour on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) – A roundup of news Tuesday from the Television Critics Association winter meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs.

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PARALLEL WORLDS

There’s the world of Trump and the world of “Scandal.” Don’t go looking for similarities between the two, because the ABC show’s creator certainly isn’t.

The series returns to ABC’s lineup on Jan. 26 with its own election, early episodes that were filmed before the world learned the results of the real-world contest between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.