premise: Scandal is a successful band.
hypothesis: Red Hot Chili Peppers , also sometimes shortened to The Chili Peppers or abbreviated as RHCP , are an American alternative rock/funk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 . Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the best-selling bands of all time with over 80 million records sold worldwide , have been nominated for sixteen Grammy Awards , of which they have won six , and are the most successful band in alternative rock radio history , currently holding the records for most number-one singles ( 13 ) , most cumulative weeks at number one ( 85 ) and most top-ten songs ( 25 ) on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart . Scandal is an American political thriller television series starring Kerry Washington . The show was named a Television Program of the Year by the American Film Institute , received the Peabody Award for Excellence in Television and was honored as Outstanding Drama Series at the Image Awards . Washington has won the Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series , a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series , and a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series .