How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder
Genre	Legal thriller Mystery
Created by	Peter Nowalk
Showrunner	Peter Nowalk
Starring	Viola Davis Billy Brown Alfred Enoch Jack Falahee Katie Findlay Aja Naomi King Matt McGorry Karla Souza Charlie Weber Liza Weil Conrad Ricamora Rome Flynn Amirah Vann Timothy Hutton
Theme music composer	Photek
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	90 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Shonda Rhimes Betsy Beers Bill D'Elia Peter Nowalk
Producers	Scott Collins Tracy Bellomo Viola Davis
Cinematography	Michael Price Jeff Jur
Editors	David Greenspan Philip Carr Neel Julia Grove Matthew Ramsey
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	43 minutes
Production companies	Shondaland Nowalk Entertainment ABC Studios
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 25, 2014 (2014-09-25) – May 14, 2020 (2020-05-14)

How to Get Away with Murder is an American legal drama thriller television series that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020. ^[1] The series was created by Peter Nowalk and produced by Shonda Rhimes and ABC Studios, airing as part of a night of programming under Rhimes' Shondaland production company. ^[2]

The show stars Viola Davis as Annalise Keating, a defense attorney and law professor at a prestigious Philadelphia university, who, along with five of her students, becomes involved in a complex murder plot. ^[3] The series features an ensemble cast including Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry, and Karla Souza as Annalise's students, Charlie Weber and Liza Weil as her employees, and Billy Brown as a detective with the Philadelphia Police Department and Annalise's lover. Beginning with the third season, Conrad Ricamora was promoted to the main cast after recurring in the first two seasons. ^[4]

For her performance, Davis received widespread critical acclaim; she became the first Black woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, also winning two Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, and the Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Davis has also received nominations from the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series, the Critics' Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series, and the Television Critics Association at the TCA Awards for Individual Achievement in Drama.

Other cast members also received recognition for their performances, with Enoch and King receiving nominations from the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 2014 NAACP Image Awards ceremony. The series also received a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series.

Series overview

Main article: List of How to Get Away with Murder episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally aired		Rank	Viewers (in millions)
			First aired	Last aired
1	15		September 25, 2014 (2014-09-25)	February 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)	30	11.40 [5]
2	15		September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)	March 17, 2016 (2016-03-17)	32	10.26 [6]
3	15		September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22)	February 23, 2017 (2017-02-23)	44	7.91 [7]
4	15		September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28)	March 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)	64	6.42 [8]
5	15		September 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)	February 28, 2019 (2019-02-28)	85	5.15 [9]
6	15		September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26)	May 14, 2020 (2020-05-14)	84	4.27 [10]

Season 1 (2014–15)

Main article: How to Get Away with Murder season 1

Annalise Keating is a prominent criminal defense attorney and law professor at Middleton University in Philadelphia. She selects five of her first year students to intern at her firm: Wes Gibbins, Connor Walsh, Michaela Pratt, Asher Millstone, and Laurel Castillo (The Keating 5). They work with Annalise's employees, Frank Delfino and Bonnie Winterbottom, an associate lawyer. As the first season introduces occasional clients for Keating, it explores two related murders through both flashback and flashforward sequences: Lila Stangard, mistress of Annalise's husband and a student at Middleton, and then Sam Keating, Annalise's husband, who was killed by Annalise's interns.

The first nine episodes alternate between the present-day timeline in medias res, depicting Wes, Connor, Michaela, and Laurel covering up Sam's murder by disposing of his body, and flashbacks detailing the course of events leading up to Sam's death, including Annalise's becoming involved in the Lila Stangard investigation, at Wes' urging, leading her to discover Sam's affair and creating suspicion that he killed Lila. The final six episodes explore Annalise's attempt to help her interns cover up Sam's murder and legally implicate Sam in Lila's death, and flashbacks to Lila's final moments before her murder.

Season 2 (2015–16)

Main article: How to Get Away with Murder season 2

The first nine episodes focus on Annalise's defense of Caleb and Catherine Hapstall, who are accused of torturing and murdering their adoptive parents. Wes, in the meantime, teams up with Rebecca's foster brother to try and find Rebecca. Connor struggles with his relationship with Oliver, while Asher works with assistant district attorney Emily Sinclair, in order to protect his secrets. In the mid-season finale, Sinclair is murdered by Asher, and Annalise helps cover it up, at the expense of her being shot in the stomach by Wes.

The second part of the season focuses on Wes' investigation of his mother's suicide ten years prior; flashbacks reveal Annalise's involvement with Wes' mother's suicide. The season ends with Annalise's finding out that Frank was responsible for the car accident that killed her baby, and Annalise sending him away. Michaela and Asher hook up, and Wes meets with his biological father right before the latter is shot dead by an unknown shooter.

Season 3 (2016–17)

Main article: How to Get Away with Murder season 3

In the aftermath of Wallace Mahoney's death, all five of the students attempt to move on. A new mystery arises around the burning down of Annalise's house and who was found dead inside. The events leading up to it involve Annalise's starting a free legal clinic and struggling with alcoholism. Oliver starts working for Annalise, and he leaves Connor when becoming disgusted with himself for rejecting Connor's Stanford acceptance. Michaela and Asher's romantic relationship starts to progress, as does Wes and Laurel's, and Frank starts working to atone for the death of Annalise's child. Ultimately, it is revealed that it was Wes who died, and that he was killed before the fire. Annalise is arrested for Wes' death. Frank attempts to help Annalise by confessing to killing Wes. It is further revealed that Wes is killed by Dominic, an enforcer working for Laurel's father. It is hinted that her father disapproved of the relationship between his daughter and Wes.

Season 4 (2017–18)

Main article: How to Get Away with Murder season 4

In the fourth season, Annalise works with a therapist, Dr. Isaac Roa, to see through her recovery from alcoholism. She initially cuts ties with Bonnie (who moves to the DA's office as an assistant district attorney reporting to DA Todd Denver) and the interns, gets a woman with a long rap sheet freed from jail, and then commits to a major class action against the state for miscarriages of justice caused by an underfunded public defender's office. Laurel deduces that her father, Jorge Castillo, is responsible for Wes' murder and hatches a scheme to steal incriminating evidence from his law firm with the help of Michaela, Oliver, Frank, and Asher. During the data heist, their classmate Simon (Behzad Dabu) accidentally shoots himself with Laurel's gun, leading to Asher's arrest, and Laurel goes into premature labor after being accidentally struck by Frank. Annalise successfully saves the baby. However, Jorge claims custody of his grandchild by submitting evidence of Laurel's past addictions and history of mental illness to a judge. Laurel's mother arrives unexpectedly to "help" Laurel fight against her father, and Frank and Bonnie uncover a mysterious link between Laurel's mother and both Wes and his killer, Dominic. Meanwhile, Annalise searches for alternative ways to win her class action lawsuit. On January 3, 2018, a crossover with Scandal was announced, which aired on March 1, 2018, ^[11] related with the presentation of the class action lawsuit by Annalise to the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., with the help of the Scandal characters.

Season 5 (2018–19)

Main article: How to Get Away with Murder season 5

On May 11, 2018, ABC renewed the series for a fifth season, which premiered on September 27, 2018. ^[12]

After Annalise's class-action victory in the Supreme Court, she and her associates seek to start a new chapter in their lives. Annalise starts working at Caplan & Gold so she can use their resources for her class-action cases, while also working back at Middleton. Connor, Michaela, Asher and Laurel begin their third year at law school, and a new student, Gabriel Maddox joins the group in Annalise's class. Meanwhile, Frank tries to find out the real reason Maddox came to Middleton in the first place, and Asher joins Bonnie at the DA's office as he gets an internship there. At the same time, Connor and Oliver also start planning their wedding, which is seen through new flashforwards that reveal a new murder committed. Governor Birkhead is behind the witch-hunt against Annalise.

Season 6 (2019–20)

Main article: How to Get Away with Murder season 6

In May 2019, ABC ordered a sixth season of How to Get Away with Murder. ^[13] In July, it was announced the sixth season would be the last. ^[14] Season 6 premiered on September 26, 2019.

Following Laurel and Christopher's disappearances and the death of Emmett Crawford at the previous season's end, Annalise goes on a bender and disappears into rehab out of guilt. After coming to terms with her past misdeeds, she returns just in time to help her remaining star students push through their final semester of law school and try and find Laurel and Christopher. Meanwhile, Michaela, Connor, and Asher continue to search for their friend and her son while preparing for graduation and the real world. However, everyone comes on high alert when the FBI, at behest of Governor Birkhead, open an investigation into Annalise, her students, and her associates, and every murder and misdeed over the last six seasons is put out in the open, forcing them to make drastic choices for survival that will change their lives, relationships, and futures forever.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of How to Get Away with Murder characters

• Viola Davis as Annalise Keating, a prominent criminal defense attorney and law professor at Middleton University, whose life has been filled with trauma.
• Billy Brown as Nate Lahey, a Philadelphia police detective who at the beginning of the series is having an affair with Annalise.
• Alfred Enoch as Wes Gibbins (seasons 1–3; guest seasons 4 & 6), a law student and a member of Annalise's group of favored students –the so-called Keating 5 –and about whom she feels especially protective. Enoch also played Christopher Castillo, Wes and Laurel's son, in the series finale.
• Jack Falahee as Connor Walsh, a cunning and hard-working member of the Keating 5 whose confident and seductive "alpha gay" exterior obscures his insecurities.
• Katie Findlay as Rebecca Sutter (season 1; guest season 2), Wes' neighbor.
• Aja Naomi King as Michaela Pratt, a high-flying overachiever and a member of the Keating 5 who is determined to make a success of her life.
• Matt McGorry as Asher Millstone, a member of the Keating 5 from a privileged WASP background who feels left out of the group.
• Karla Souza as Laurel Castillo (seasons 1–5; recurring season 6), a resourceful Keating 5 member whose distant, wealthy father is the kingpin of an organized crime empire.
• Charlie Weber as Frank Delfino, Annalise's fixer and private detective.
• Liza Weil as Bonnie Winterbottom, Annalise's associate and right-hand woman, whose childhood and early adulthood were filled with horrifying events.
• Conrad Ricamora as Oliver Hampton (seasons 3–6; recurring seasons 1–2), a talented computer hacker whom Connor seduces and later marries.
• Rome Flynn as Gabriel Maddox (seasons 5–6; guest season 4), a mysterious young man and aspiring civil rights lawyer who arrives at Middleton University eager to investigate Annalise and the Keating 5.
• Amirah Vann as Tegan Price (seasons 5–6; recurring season 4), a powerful attorney at Caplan & Gold, the firm representing Laurel's father, who develops feelings for Annalise.
• Timothy Hutton as Emmett Crawford (season 5), a managing partner at Caplan & Gold who develops an attraction towards Annalise.

Production

Development

Shonda Rhimes, co-executive producer of How to Get Away with Murder

On August 19, 2013, ABC bought from Shondaland Productions the original concept, produced by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. The script for the pilot episode was written by Grey's Anatomy supervising producer Peter Nowalk. ^[15] ABC ordered the pilot on December 19, 2013. ^[16] On May 8, 2014, ABC picked up the pilot to series ^[17] for the 2014–15 television season. ^[18] At the Television Critics Association Press Tour in July 2014, it was announced that How to Get Away with Murder would be a limited series with only 15 or 16 episodes per season. ^[19] The smaller size of episode count stems from the deal for the series star Viola Davis. ^[20] On October 9, 2014, ABC picked up the series for a full season of 15 episodes. ^[21]

The series was renewed for a second season on May 7, 2015, by ABC. ^[22] The series was effectively confirmed as earning a second-season renewal for the 2015–16 season via a promo succeeding the first-season finale and an earlier statement by Viola Davis also confirming the renewal at the close of shooting for the first season. ^{[23] [24]} It would contain 15 episodes, like the previous season. ^[25] Production began on May 21, 2015, with Shonda Rhimes announcing on Twitter that Peter Nowalk and his writers were in full swing mapping the second season. ^[26] The table read for the premiere occurred on July 14, 2015, ^[27] with the title of the episode being revealed at the same time. ^[28] Entertainment Weekly reported on July 23, 2015, that the identity of Rebecca's killer would be revealed in the season premiere. ^[29] A promotional poster was released over a month before the season premiere, on August 17, 2015.

The series was renewed for a third season on March 3, 2016, along with several other series by ABC. ^[30] It was announced that the third season would premiere on September 22, 2016. ^[31] Production began on May 27, 2016, when showrunner Peter Nowalk announced on Twitter that the writer staff were in full swing mapping and writing the third season. ^[32] The table read for the premiere happened on July 6, 2016, ^[33] with filming starting a week later. ^[34] A promotional poster showcasing Viola Davis as Annalise Keating, was released on August 9, 2016. ^[35] ABC released a promo for the third season on August 29, 2016. ^[36]

The series was renewed for a fourth season on February 10, 2017, by ABC. ^[37]

The series was renewed for a fifth season on May 11, 2018, by ABC, ^[12] which premiered on September 27, 2018. ^[38]

On May 10, 2019, the series was renewed for a sixth season which premiered on September 26, 2019. ^{[13] [39]} On July 11, 2019, it was reported that the sixth season would be the final season. ^[14]

Writing

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , showrunner Peter Nowalk talked about what would happen in the third season regarding Frank's disappearance; he commented: "Yes, I can see the three-piece suits and the hair product all falling apart. It's more what Frank feels about himself". When talking about the trust between Annalise and Frank, Nowalk said: "...Frank has two choices: To run away and hope she never catches him, just to cut bait; or he can try to win his way back. That's a long road". ^[40] Charlie Weber commented on Frank's whereabouts as he said to Entertainment Weekly "I think he's hiding, and I think he's alone. If he does have a lifeline, I don't think it's Laurel". ^[41]

Regarding Laurel, Nowalk said that Laurel's backstory with her family would be explored in the upcoming season, "I feel like it's very present. The promise of our show is that we won't dangle things out too long. The likelihood is yes. We've raised that question too many times not to answer it sooner than later". Michaela's backstory would also be explored as Nowalk said "We have so much to explore with her. Aja is so talented. I'm just excited to really delve into her personal life next year". ^[40] Talking to The Hollywood Reporter , Nowalk stated that the series would explore both Annalise and Nate's relationship and both their families. ^[42]

Cast members of season 4, from left to right: Matt McGorry, Aja Naomi King, Karla Souza, Conrad Ricamora, Jack Falahee, Viola Davis, Charlie Weber, Liza Weil, and Billy Brown

Casting

On January 21, 2014, Matt McGorry was the first to be announced as a regular cast member, playing a law student. ^[43] Throughout February and March 2014, other roles were announced as cast: Aja Naomi King, ^[44] Jack Falahee, ^{[45] [46]} Alfred Enoch ^[45] and Karla Souza ^[45] as law students; Katie Findlay as a drug-dealing student; ^[47] Charlie Weber as a law associate to Professor Keating; ^[48] Billy Brown as Professor Keating's extra-marital love interest; ^[49] veteran actor and producer Tom Verica as Professor Keating's husband; ^[50] and Liza Weil as one of the professor's two associates. ^[51]

On February 25, 2014, it was announced that Shonda Rhimes had cast Viola Davis in the series' leading role of Professor Annalise Keating. ^[52] On August 11, 2014, it was announced that Orange is the New Black alum Alysia Reiner had joined the cast as a prosecutor who would be going up against Annalise. ^[53] On November 4, 2014, it was announced that Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden had joined the cast in the second half of the first season for a recurring role. ^[54] On December 15, 2014, it was announced that Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Cicely Tyson would appear in an episode in the second half of the season. ^[55]

In 2015, Famke Janssen joined the cast as defense attorney Eve Rothlo, receiving critical acclaim for her performance.

It was announced on July 14, 2015, that the second season would introduce several new characters, including a family consisting of Caleb, Catherine and Helena Hapstall. ^[56] Katie Findlay would return to play the character Rebecca Sutter, who was killed in the first-season finale. ^[57] On July 22, 2015, it was announced that Kendrick Sampson, known from The Vampire Diaries would join the cast in the second season and be introduced in the season premiere. ^[58] On July 31, 2015, it was announced that Famke Janssen had joined the cast as a brilliant, revered defense attorney for a multi-episode arc and would first appear in the season premiere. ^[59]

Matt Cohen was announced on August 11, 2015, to recur in the second season as Levi Wescott, who is described as a sexy, edgy working class guy. ^[60] On August 31, 2015, Variety reported that Amy Okuda would play a recurring role, but details on Okuda's part were being kept under wraps. ^[61] Sherri Saum was announced to have been cast as a guest star on September 30, 2015. ^[62] On January 14, 2016, it was announced that Wilson Bethel, Adam Arkin, and Roxanne Hart would be joining the series to play the Mahoney family. Bethel would play Charles Mahoney, the Ivy League-educated son, with Arkin playing his father Wallace and Hart playing his mother Sylvia. ^[63]

After the second-season finale, it was announced that Dexter alum Lauren Vélez had joined the cast in a recurring role as the President of Middleton University. The role was described as "self-assured, friendly, warm and diplomatic". ^[64] On August 6, 2016, it was announced that Esai Morales and Amy Madigan had joined the cast as guest stars for the third season. ^[65] Deadline announced on August 31, 2016, that Mary J. Blige had landed a guest role in the third season. ^[66]

On June 7, 2018, it was announced that Rome Flynn, who made a cameo appearance as Gabriel Maddox at the end of the fourth-season finale, was promoted to regular status for the upcoming fifth season. ^[67] On July 18, it was reported that Amirah Vann, who recurred as Tegan Price during the fourth season, would also join the regular cast for the fifth season. ^[68] On July 30, 2018, it was announced that Timothy Hutton had joined the main cast for the fifth season. ^[69]

Filming

The pilot episode was filmed in Los Angeles, California, at the University of Southern California; in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, at Bryn Mawr College; and in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, at Ursinus College. ^[70] It was directed by Michael Offer. ^[71] Production began on May 21, 2015, with Shonda Rhimes announcing on Twitter that Peter Nowalk and his writers were in full swing mapping the second season. ^[26] The table read for the premiere occurred on July 14, 2015, ^[27] with the title of the episode being revealed at the same time. ^[28]

Reception

Critical response

Critical response of How to Get Away with Murder

Season	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
1	84% (56 reviews) [72]	68 (30 reviews) [73]
2	93% (87 reviews) [74]	—
3	90% (30 reviews) [75]	—
4	100% (8 reviews) [76]	—
5	86% (7 reviews) [77]	—
6	80% (5 reviews)	—

The first season of How to Get Away with Murder received positive reviews, with most praising Viola Davis' performance. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 85% based on 56 reviews, with an average rating of 7.11/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "How to Get Away with Murder isn't conceptually original, but it delivers thrills with melodramatic twists and a captivating lead". ^[78] Metacritic gave the first season a score of 68 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[79]

Mary McNamara from Los Angeles Times wrote about Viola Davis' performance: "...all eyes are on Davis, Tony winner and Oscar nominee. Magnetic and intimidating, Davis creates an implacable surface beneath which shimmers all manner of fleet and startled emotions. Desire and fear, certainty, self-doubt and resolve are conjured in an instant with the angle of a glance, the lowering of an eyelid and then released as if they were never there". ^[80] Entertainment Weekly 's Melissa Maerz described Davis' performance as "powerfully layered". ^[81] David Hinckle, from New York Daily News , said that the series serves up enough fun just like Rhimes' other series, Grey's Anatomy and Scandal . ^[82] Frazier Moore, Associated Press, wrote that the series "promises to be twisty, wicked, dark and fun. And it stars Viola Davis, who brings life to a character of endless calculations and mystery". ^[83]

The second season also received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 93% based on 87 reviews, with an average rating of 8.19/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Developing a stronger narrative this season, How to Get Away with Murder throws more improbable shocks and higher stakes into the mix, adding preposterous fuel to an addictive fire". ^[84] Lesley Brock, Paste Magazine, praised the second season writing: "I would not put it past How to Get Away with Murder, which has turned all other ABC show plot lines upside down on their heads and shown that nothing is impossible, to throw incest into an already haphazard mix". Brock gave the season a score of 9 out of 10. ^[85] Kyle Anderson, Entertainment weekly , wrote that with Davis at the front the series can get away with anything. ^[86]

The third season, once again, also received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 90% based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 7.52/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Tense and taut, How to Get Away with Murder continues to step-up its game." ^[87]

Critics' top ten lists

2014 [88] No. 9 The Salt Lake Tribune No. 1 People Magazine No. 9 Us Weekly No. 10 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  – The Globe and Mail  – American Film Institute

2015 [89] No. 10 TVLine

Ratings

See also: List of How to Get Away with Murder episodes § Ratings

The series pilot on September 25 set a record for DVR playback viewers with 6 million, surpassing the January 27, 2014, record of 5.6 million set by the pilot of The Blacklist . ^[90] The series premiere had more than 14 million viewers on live broadcast, and over 20 million with DVR. ^[91]

Season	Timeslot (ET)	Number of Episodes	Premiere		Finale		TV Season	Overall rank	18–49 rank	Overall viewership
			Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	Thursdays 10:00 pm	15	September 25, 2014 (2014-09-25)	14.12 [92]	February 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)	8.99 [93]	2014–15	#30 [5]	#12 [5]	11.40 [5]
2		15	September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)	8.38 [94]	March 17, 2016 (2016-03-17)	5.29 [95]	2015–16	#32 [6]	#9 [6]	10.26 [6]
3		15	September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22)	5.11 [96]	February 23, 2017 (2017-02-23)	4.92 [97]	2016–17	#44 [7]	#15 [7]	7.91 [7]
4		15	September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28)	3.96 [98]	March 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)	3.83 [99]	2017–18	#64 [100]	#26 [100]	6.42 [100]
5		15	September 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)	2.93 [101]	February 28, 2019 (2019-02-28)	2.76 [102]	2018–19	#85 [9]	#40 [9]	5.15 [9]
6		15	September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26)	2.43 [103]	May 14, 2020 (2020-05-14)	3.20 [104]	2019–20	#79 [105]	#49 [105]	4.27 [105]

Accolades

Both Davis (left) and Tyson (right) received critical acclaim for their performances.

The first season of the series was awarded Television Program of the Year by the American Film Institute and won Outstanding Drama Series at the 46th NAACP Image Awards and 26th GLAAD Media Awards. The series was also nominated for Favorite New TV Drama at the 41st People's Choice Awards and TV Drama of the Year at the GALECA awards. In 2016 the second season was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the 47th NAACP Image Awards, Favorite Network TV Drama at the 42nd People's Choice Awards and Outstanding Drama Series at the 27th GLAAD Media Awards.

Viola Davis became the first black woman to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, also winning two trophies each at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Davis also received nominations from the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series, the Critics' Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series, and the Television Critics Association at the TCA Awards for Individual Achievement in Drama. Other cast members have also received recognition for their performances, with Alfred Enoch and Aja Naomi King being nominated by the NAACP as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the NAACP Image Awards. Cicely Tyson was nominated five times for Outstanding Guest Actress at the Primetime Emmy Awards for her work on the series. Glynn Turman was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.

Year	Association	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2014	American Film Institute Awards	Television Program of the Year	How to Get Away with Murder	Won	[106]
2015	BET Awards	Best Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated	[107]
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated	[108]
		Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series	Cicely Tyson	Nominated
	GALECA Award	TV Drama of the Year	How to Get Away with Murder	Nominated	[109]
		TV Performance of the Year – Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated
	GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding Drama Series	How to Get Away with Murder	Won	[110]
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama	Viola Davis	Nominated	[111]
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Drama Series	How to Get Away with Murder	Won	[112]
		Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Alfred Enoch	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Aja Naomi King	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series	Erika Green Swafford (Episode: "Let's Get to Scooping")	Won
	OFTA Television Award	Best Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated	[113]
	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Actress In A New TV Series		Won	[114]
		Favorite New TV Drama	How to Get Away with Murder	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Won	[115]
		Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Cicely Tyson	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Won	[116]
	TCA Awards	Individual Achievement in Drama		Nominated	[117]
2016	Artios Awards	Casting, Television Pilot: Drama	Linda Lowy, Diane Heery, Jason Loftus, Jamie Castro	Nominated	[118]
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated	[119]
	BET Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding Drama Series	How to Get Away with Murder	Nominated	[120]
	Gold Derby Awards	Best Drama Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated	[121]
		Best Drama Guest Actress	Famke Janssen	Nominated
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama	Viola Davis	Nominated	[122]
	NAACP Image Awards	Entertainer of the Year		Nominated	[123]
		Outstanding Drama Series	How to Get Away with Murder	Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Alfred Enoch	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Cicely Tyson	Nominated
		Outstanding Writer for a Drama Series	Erika Green Swafford, Doug Stockstill (Episode: "Mama's Here Now")	Nominated
	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Dramatic TV Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated	[124]
		Favorite Network TV Drama	How to Get Away with Murder	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated	[115]
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series		Won	[125]
2017	Black Reel Television Awards	Outstanding Actress, Drama Series		Nominated	[126]
		Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series	Angela Robinson (Episode: "There Are Worse Things Than Murder")	Nominated
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated	[127]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated	[115]
		Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Cicely Tyson	Nominated
2018	Black Reel Television Awards	Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series		Nominated	[126]
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated	[128]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Cicely Tyson	Nominated	[115]
2019	BET Awards	Best Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated	[129]
		Outstanding Drama Series	How to Get Away with Murder	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Television Series	Kerry Washington	Won
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated	[115]
		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Glynn Turman	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Cicely Tyson	Nominated
2020	Black Reel Television Awards	Outstanding Actress, Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated	[126]
		Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series	Cicely Tyson	Won
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated	[130]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Cicely Tyson	Nominated	[115]
2021	BET Awards	Best Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated	[131]
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series		Won	[132]

Broadcast

How to Get Away with Murder airs on Thursdays at 10:00 p.m., Eastern Time. ABC pushed Grey's Anatomy and Scandal to 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., creating an all-night block of Shonda Rhimes–produced dramas airing on Thursdays, a rarity in American television. ^[133] It was announced on July 14, 2014, that the series would debut September 25, 2014. ^[1] In Canada, the series airs with sim-subbing of advertising in same timeslot on CTV, though it airs three hours earlier before the original ABC timeslot in the Atlantic Time Zone on CTV Atlantic in the Maritime Provinces. ^{[134] [135]}

The UK premiere of the series aired on Universal Channel on October 17, 2014.

The series also began airing on TV2 in New Zealand, 13th Street in Denmark, and the Seven Network in Australia on February 10, 2015. ^{[136] [137]} In Australia, the series moved to 7flix from the second half of the second season onwards and like in the US, airs in a programming block dedicated to Shonda Rhimes-produced dramas including Grey's Anatomy and Scandal. ^[138]

In Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia, the series airs on Sony Channel Asia within 12 hours of its original broadcast. ^[139] In India, it airs on Star World Premiere. ^[140]

Home media

Seasons 1 and 2 have been released on DVD, and Netflix currently streams all six seasons where available (each season is added a month after its finale under their agreement with ABC Studios). The last five episodes aired on ABC are carried on Hulu the day after their premiere. Additionally, seasons, episodes and the entire series are purchasable from most online video retailers.

Season 1

The first season DVD was first released in Region 1 on August 4, 2015. ^[141]

The Complete First Season
Set Details			Special Features
15 Episodes English, French and Spanish subtitles			First Year Law: Behind the Scenes Bye Felicia Music Video Deleted Scenes Bloopers
Release Dates
Region 1		Region 2		Region 4
August 4, 2015		November 16, 2015		November 11, 2015

Season 2

The second season DVD was first released in Region 1 on June 21, 2016. ^[142]

The Complete Second Season
Set Details			Special Features
15 Episodes English, French and Spanish subtitles			Deleted Scenes – Unseen moments from Season 2 Bloopers
Release Dates
Region 1		Region 2		Region 4
June 21, 2016		November 14, 2016		TBA

References

1. Ng, Philiana (July 15, 2014). "ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
2. Adalian, Josef (May 15, 2014). "ABC Is Creating an All–Shonda Rhimes Thursday". Vulture . Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
3. Goldberg, Lesley (May 8, 2014). "ABC Orders How to Get Away With Murder, Black-ish, American Crime, Selfie, Galavant, More to Series". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
4. Ausiello, Michael (March 18, 2016). "HTGAWM Promotes Conrad Ricamora to Series Regular in Season 3". TVLine. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
5. de Moraes, Lisa (May 21, 2015). "Full 2014–15 TV Season Series Rankings: Football & 'Empire' Ruled". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
6. "Full 2015–16 TV Season Series Rankings". Deadline Hollywood. May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
7. "Final 2016–17 TV Rankings: 'Sunday Night Football' Winning Streak Continues". Deadline Hollywood. May 26, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
8. de Moraes, Lisa (May 22, 2018). "2017–18 TV Series Ratings Rankings: NFL Football, 'Big Bang' Top Charts". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
9. de Moraes, Lisa (May 21, 2019). "2018–19 TV Season Ratings: CBS Wraps 11th Season At No. 1 In Total Viewers, NBC Tops Demo; 'Big Bang Theory' Most Watched Series". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
10. Schneider, Michael (May 21, 2020). "100 Most-Watched TV Shows of 2019-20: Winners and Losers". Variety. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
11. Andreeva, Nellie (January 3, 2018). "Scandal/How To Get Away With Murder Crossover: Get Details On Big Shondaland Event From HTGAWM Creator – Q&A". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
12. Iannucci, Rebecca (May 11, 2018). "How to Get Away With Murder Renewed for Season 5 at ABC". TVLine . Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
13. Petski, Denise (May 10, 2019). "How To Get Away With Murder Renewed For Season 6 By ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
14. Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (July 11, 2019). "How To Get Away With Murder To End With Season 6 On ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
15. Andreeva, Nellie (August 19, 2013). "ABC Buys Legal Thriller From Shondaland & Grey's Anatomy Writer". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
16. Andreeva, Nellie (December 19, 2013). "Sea Of Fire & Shondaland's How To Get Away With Murder Get ABC Pilot Orders". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
17. Andreeva, Nellie (May 8, 2014). "ABC New Series Pickups: Selfie, Forever, Galavant, Whispers, How To Get Away With Murder, American Crime, Black-ish, Jeff Lowell Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
18. Littleton, Cynthia (May 8, 2014). "ABC Orders Marvel's Agent Carter, 4 Other Dramas and 4 Comedies". Variety. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
19. "#Scandal will do a full 22-episode season, while #HowToGetAwayWithMurder will only do 15 or 16 episodes #TCA14". TV Guide . July 15, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
20. "How To Get Away With Murder & Black-Ish: Full-Season Orders At ABC". Deadline Hollywood. October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
21. Kondolojy, Amanda (October 9, 2014). "How to Get Away With Murder and black-shGet Full Season Orders at ABC". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
22. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (May 7, 2015). "ABC Cancels Forever, Cristela, Resurrection & The Taste". Variety . Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
23. Goldberg, Lesley (February 26, 2015). "How to Get Away With Murder' Promo Plugs Season 2 Renewal". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
24. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (January 30, 2015). "How to Get Away With Murder: Viola Davis Says Season 2 Is a Go". Variety . Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
25. Nguyen, Hanh (May 7, 2015). "ABC Renews Once, Castle and More; Cancels Forever, Cristela". TVGuide . Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
26. Rhimes, Shonda (May 21, 2015). "Spending today in both Writers Rooms (#GreysAnatomy and #Scandal) and @petenowa has begun the #HTGAWM Room! Next season is in full swing!!". Twitter. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
27. Davis, Viola (July 14, 2015). "Season 2 read thru BABY!!! #HTGAWM". Twitter. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
28. "It's all happening!!! #HTGAWM Season 2 Episode 1 Table Read!!!". Facebook . July 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
29. Abrams, Natalie (July 23, 2015). "How to Get Away with Murder to reveal Rebecca's killer sooner than expected". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
30. Mitovich, Matt Webb (March 3, 2016). "Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, S.H.I.E.L.D. and 8 Other Shows Renewed at ABC". TVLine. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
31. Mitovich, Matt Webb (June 28, 2016). "ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for Grey's, Once, Kiefer's POTUS Drama and More". TVLine . Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
32. Nowalk, Peter (May 27, 2016). "Writing the Season 3 premiere outline. How the f did we get so far? Thank you my little murderers #HTGAWM". Twitter. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
33. Nowalk, Peter (July 6, 2016). "First read through of season 3 #htgawm #gagging". Instagram . Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
34. Nowalk, Peter (July 12, 2016). "First shoot day of Season 3️⃣ #HTGAWM". Instagram. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
35. Macdonald, Lindsay (August 9, 2016). "HTGAWM exclusive: What put that Mona Lisa smile on Annalise's face?". Zap2It. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
36. Abrams, Natalie (August 29, 2016). "How to Get Away with Murder: Exclusive promo unveils killer new season 3 mystery". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
37. Swift, Andy (February 10, 2017). "Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and HTGAWM Renewed for 2017–18 Season". TVLine . Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
38. Swift, Andy (July 24, 2018). "ABC Fall Premiere Dates: XL Grey's, Nathan Fillion's Rookie, The Conners (Minus Roseanne) and More". TVLine . Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
39. Pedersen, Erik (July 2, 2019). "ABC Fall Premiere Dates: The Conners, Black-ish & Spinoff, Cobie Smulders' Stumptown, Final Modern Family Season & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
40. Abrams, Natalie (March 17, 2016). "How to Get Away with Murder postmortem: Who killed the latest victim?". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
41. Abrams, Natalie (March 17, 2016). "How to Get Away with Murder star Charlie Weber on heartbreaking Frank twist". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
42. Dowling, Amber (March 17, 2016). "How to Get Away With Murder Creator Explains Killer Finale Twists". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
43. Andreeva, Nellie (January 31, 2014). "Matt McGorry Cast In ABC Murder Pilot, Mike Colter In TNT's Agent X". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
44. Andreeva, Nellie (February 6, 2014). "Aja Naomi King Cast In ABC Pilot Murder; Arden Myrin in NBC's Bad Judge". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
45. Andreeva, Nellie (February 12, 2014). "UPDATE: Jeffrey Nordling & Christina Chang In ABC's Sea Of Fire, Trio Cast In Murder". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
46. Slezak, Michael (November 17, 2016). "How to Get Away With Murder Victim Dishes Character's 'Bleak' Ending, Autopsy Makeup, Bond With Annalise". TVLine. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
47. Andreeva, Nellie (March 1, 2014). "Katie Findlay Joins How To Get Away, Utkarsh Ambudkar In Love Is Relative". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
48. Andreeva, Nellie (February 24, 2014). "Charlie Weber Cast In How To Get Away; The Flash Gets Mother". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
49. Andreeva, Nellie (March 2, 2014). "Aimee Garcia Cast In CBS Pilot Red Zone; Billy Brown In ABC's How To Get Away". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
50. The Deadline Team (March 10, 2014). "Tom Verica Cast In ABC Pilot How To Get Away; Morgan Spector In NBC's Coercion". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
51. Andreeva, Nellie (February 27, 2014). "Liza Weil Cast In ABC Pilot How To Get Away, Stephen Hagan In CW's Identity". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
52. Abrams, Natalie (February 25, 2014). "Viola Davis Lands Lead in ABC Pilot How to Get Away With Murder". TV Guide. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
53. Vick, Megan (August 11, 2014). "How to Get Away with Murder casts Orange is the New Black alum Alysia Reiner". Zap2It. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
54. Friedlander, Whitney (November 4, 2014). "Marcia Gay Harden Joins How to Get Away with Murder". Variety . Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
55. Goldberg, Lesley (December 15, 2014). "How to Get Away With Murder Enlists Cicely Tyson". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
56. Dos Santos, Kristin (July 14, 2015). "Spoiler Chat: Scoop on Vampire Diaries, Walking Dead, Empire, Arrow and More!". E! Online . Retrieved July 16, 2015.
57. Findlay, Katie (July 20, 2015). "I work with the nicest people on the planet. @HowToGetAwayABC". Twitter. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
58. Petski, Denise (July 22, 2015). "Kendrick Sampson Joins How To Get Away With Murder". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
59. Ausiello, Michael (July 31, 2015). "How to Get Away With Murder Season 2: X-Men's Famke Janssen Lands Arc". TVLine. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
60. Petski, Denise (August 11, 2015). "Matt Cohen Joins 'How To Get Away With Murder". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
61. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (August 31, 2015). "How to Get Away With Murder Adds New Character for Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
62. "How to Get Away With Murder Casts The Fosters Star Sherri Saum in Guest Role". TheWrap . September 30, 2015. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
63. Slezak, Michael (January 14, 2016). "How to Get Away With Murder Casts Wilson Bethel, Adam Arkin for 'Big' Arc". TVLine. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
64. Ausiello, Michael (July 20, 2016). "HTGAWM Taps Dexter Alum To Recur as 'President' in Season 3". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
65. Ausiello, Michael (August 5, 2016). "HTGAWM Books NYPD Blue, Grey's Alums for Season 3 Guest Stints". TVLine . Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
66. Petski, Denise (August 31, 2016). "Mary J. Blige To Guest Star In How To Get Away With Murder". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
67. Andreeva, Nellie (June 7, 2018). "How To Get Away With Murder: Rome Flynn Upped To Series Regular For Season 5". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
68. Andreeva, Nellie (July 18, 2018). "How To Get Away With Murder: Amirah Vann Upped To Series Regular For Season 5". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
69. Petski, Denise (July 30, 2018). "How To Get Away With Murder: Timothy Hutton Joins As Series Regular In Season 5". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
70. "ABC Films New Pilot on Ursinus Campus". Ursinus College. March 14, 2014. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
71. Andreeva, Nellie (January 31, 2014). "ABC Drama Pilots Warriors & How To Get Away With Murder Find Directors". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
72. "How to Get Away with Murder: Season 1 (2014–2015)". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
73. "How to Get Away with Murder – Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic . Archived from the original on September 27, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
74. "How to Get Away with Murder: Season 2 (2015–2016)". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
75. "How to Get Away with Murder: Season 3 (2016–2017)". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on March 4, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
76. "How to Get Away with Murder: Season 4 (2017–2018)". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on November 27, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
77. "How to Get Away with Murder: Season 5 (2018–2019)". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on November 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
78. "How to Get Away With Murder : Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
79. "How to Get Away With Murder : Season 1". Metacritic . Archived from the original on September 27, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
80. "How to Get Away With Murder keeps spotlight on Viola Davis". Los Angeles Times . September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
81. "How to Get Away With Murder". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on December 19, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
82. "How to Get Away With Murder". New York Daily News . September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
83. "These 10 new fall TV shows are worthy of a first-night look". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
84. "How to Get Away with Murder : Season 2". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
85. "How to Get Away with Murder Review: "It's Called the Octopus"". Paste Magazine. October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
86. "How to Get Away With Murder season 2 premiere: EW review". Entertainment weekly . Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
87. "How to Get Away with Murder : Season 3". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on March 4, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
88. "Best of 2014: Television Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. December 9, 2014. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
89. "Best of 2015: Television Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. December 8, 2015. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
90. Kissell, Rick (September 30, 2014). "ABC's How to Get Away With Murder Premiere Sets DVR Playback Record". Variety . Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
91. O'Connell, Michael (September 30, 2014). "How to Get Away With Murder Breaks DVR Records". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
92. Kondolojy, Amanda (October 12, 2014). "Gotham Has Biggest Adults 18–49 Ratings Increase; Gotham & Red Band Society Top Percentage Gains & How To Get Away With Murder Tops Viewer Gains in Live +7 Ratings for Week Ending September 28". TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
93. Kondolojy, Amanda (February 27, 2015). "Thursday Final Ratings: The Blacklist & American Idol Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 1, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
94. Kondolojy, Amanda (September 25, 2015). "Thursday Final Ratings: Heroes Reborn & Scandal Adjusted Up + Final Football Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
95. Porter, Rick (March 18, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: NCAA tourney has a soft start on CBS". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
96. Porter, Rick (September 23, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: Grey's Anatomy, Superstore and Good Place adjust up, Notorious adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
97. Porter, Rick (February 27, 2017). "How to Get Away with Murder finale, Training Day adjust down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
98. Porter, Rick (September 29, 2017). "Will & Grace, Superstore, Good Place, Gotham adjust up; How to Get Away adjusts down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
99. Porter, Rick (March 16, 2018). "AP Bio adjusts up, NCAA Tournament adjusts down but ahead of 2017: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
100. de Moraes, Lisa (May 22, 2018). "2017–18 TV Series Ratings Rankings: NFL Football, Big Bang Top Charts". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
101. Welch, Alex (September 28, 2018). "Grey's Anatomy, Big Bang Theory, and Thursday Night Football adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
102. Rejent, Joseph (March 1, 2019). "Grey's Anatomy, Mom, A Million Little Things, all others hold: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
103. Rejent, Joseph (September 27, 2019). "Young Sheldon adjusts up, A Million Little Things and Evil adjust down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
104. Metcalf, Mitch (May 15, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.14.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
105. Porter, Rick (June 4, 2020). "TV Ratings: 7-Day Season Averages for Every 2019–20 Broadcast Series". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on June 5, 2020.
106. "American Film Institute Awards". December 8, 2014. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
107. "Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj Lead 2015 BET Awards Nominations". Variety. May 18, 2015. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
108. "Critics' Choice Television Awards Nominations 2015". Deadline Hollywood. May 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
109. "Dorian Awards: Birdman and Transparent Lead Nominations for Gay and Lesbian Critics". The Wrap. January 12, 2015. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
110. "Transparent Among GLAAD Media Awards Nominations". USA Today . Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
111. "Birdman leads Golden Globes with 7 nominations". EW.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
112. "Get On Up, Selma, Dear White People Score NAACP Image Award Nominations (Full List)". Variety. December 9, 2014. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
113. "Online Film and Television Awards". Online Film & Television Association. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
114. "People's Choice Awards 2015 hosts, nominees announced". CBS News . November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
115. "How To Get Away With Murder SHOWS NOMINATIONS". Emmys.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
116. Lewis, Hilary (December 10, 2014). "SAG Awards: Birdman, Modern Family Land Most Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
117. Webb Mitovich, Matt (June 4, 2015). "TCA Award Nominees 2015: EmpireTransparentJane the Virgin – TVLine". TVLine. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
118. "Artios Awards 2016: TV, Theater, Web, Short Film Nominees Unveiled". Deadline Hollywood. August 21, 2015. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
119. "Critics' Choice Television Awards". Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
120. Khatchatourian, Maane (January 27, 2016). "Carol, Danish Girl, Empire Nab GLAAD Media Awards Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
121. "Emmys 2016: The Full List of Nominations". Gold Derby. September 7, 2016. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
122. "Golden Globes 2016: Complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
123. "ABC's TGIT, Empire and black-ish Lead NAACP Image Award Nominations". TVLine. Archived from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
124. "People's Choice Awards 2016: Empire, Pretty Little Liars Among TV Nominees". TVLine. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
125. Lewis, Hilary (December 9, 2015). "SAG Awards: Game of Thrones, Homeland, House of Cards Lead Noms; Empire, Inside Amy Schumer Shut Out; 'Mr. Robot's' Rami Malek Sneaks In". TVLine. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
126. "Watchmen & Insecure Pace the Black Reel Awards for TV Nominations". June 18, 2020. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
127. "NAACP Image Awards nominations announced". Entertainment Weekly. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
128. "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR 49TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS". naacp.org. November 20, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
129. "50th NAACP Image Awards". April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
130. "51st NAACP Image Awards". January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
131. Clark, Anne Victoria (June 27, 2021). "Here Are Your 2021 BET Awards Winners". Vulture.com . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
132. "52nd NAACP Image Awards". February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
133. "ABC Fall Schedule: Shonda Rhimes Rules Thursday, Black-ish Gets Modern Family Slot". The Hollywood Reporter. May 13, 2014. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
134. Vlessing, Etan (May 23, 2014). "Canada's CTV Buys Gotham, How to Get Away With Murder". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
135. "CTV's heroic 2014/2015 schedule: the power of comedy, proven hits, and premium storytelling" (Press release). CTV Television Network. June 5, 2014. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
136. "How to Get Away With Murder — Coming Soon". Television New Zealand. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
137. Idato, Michael (October 1, 2014). "How To Get Away With Murder breakout hit among new US TV shows". Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
138. "Returning: Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, Scandal". March 7, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
139. "How To Get Away With Murder". Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
140. "Serial Episode On – Times Of india". The Times of India . Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
141. Lambert, David. "How to Get Away with Murder – DVDs of 'The Complete 1st Season' Starring Viola Davis". TV Shows on DVD. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
142. Lambert, David (April 29, 2016). "How to Get Away with Murder – 'The Complete 2nd Season': Press Release with Date, Details, Art, Extras". TV Shows on DVD. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• How to Get Away with Murder at IMDb