“High Potential” continues to live up to its name. According to ABC, Season 2 of the hit drama continues to impress, currently serving as the fall’s No. 1 entertainment series in broadcast primetime among total viewers in live+7 day viewing. ABC research crunched the numbers, and say that reps the first time a 10 p.m. drama has topped the entertainment rankings since the 1999-2000 season, when NBC’s “ER” last accomplished that feat.
“High Potential” wraps the first half of its Season 2 with a fall finale on Oct. 28. Heading into that episode, the show is exhibiting solid growth vs. last fall — up 29% with total viewers (7.62 million vs. 5.91 million in 2024) after four episodes (through Oct. 7), which is the largest year-to-year improvement of any broadcast drama this season.
In multiplatform ratings — as seven days of viewing is tabulated via ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and other digital platforms — the Oct. 7 episode of “High Potential” experienced a season high in total viewers (12.5 million) and with adults 18-49 (2.31 rating). The episode’s linear rating (8.09 million viewers, 0.71 rating with adults 18-49) made it the night’s No. 1 show and also gave it a season high in the traditional Nielsen measurement.
Kaitlin Olson stars in “High Potential” as Morgan, a single mom who discovers her ability to solve crimes — leading her to partner with a detective played by Daniel Sunjata. Javicia Leslie, Deniz Akdeniz, Amirah J, Matthew Lamb, Steve Howey and Judy Reyes also star. 20th TV is behind the show, which is based on the French series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (HPI)” and was created in the U.S. by Drew Goddard. Goddard and Sarah Esberg of Goddard Textiles, showrunner Todd Harthan, Marc Halsey and Olson serve are executive producers.
“High Potential” airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on ABC. In the Oct. 28 fall finale, the show has an inadvertently timely storyline, given the recent heist at the Louvre: “When a priceless painting is stolen in a museum heist, Morgan and Karadec (Sunjata) team up with an art-recovery expert to unravel a tangled case and fierce ownership battle. Meanwhile, Soto is determined to uncover the secrets hidden inside Roman’s backpack.”
