ABC’s fall 2025 schedule is set, but the majority of its scripted programming returns in October, except for one series:High Potential.High Potentialbecame a breakout hit for ABC after it debuted on the network in 2024.
Starring Kaitlin Olson as Morgan Gillory, the series follows Morgan as she becomes a consultant for the Los Angeles Police Department.Morgan is a High Potential Intellectual, and she uses her keen observation skills to aid detectives in cracking their cases.
ThoughHigh Potentialis based on a French crime series, the show saw increased interest in the United States thanks to some help from streaming.
High Potential Season 1 Debuted On Hulu Next-Day
Hulu Helped Boost Interest In High Potential
Like most of the primetime series that air on ABC,High Potentialwas made available to stream the next day on Hulu in its debut season. That allowed those who might not have had access to live television a chance to watch their show at their leisure.
That paid off forHigh Potentialin a big way.While the series premiere had 3.6 million viewers live on ABC, that number increased by 220% over the three days that followed, thanks to streaming views (viaVariety).
WhenHigh Potentialwent on hiatus at the end of 2024, new audience members had weeks to catch up on the show before it returned in 2025. The midseason premiere of the series, the episode “Obsessed,”earnedHigh Potentiala live series ratings highat the time.
5.7 million people tuned in to watch the mid-season premiere. That was a nearly 70% jump from the midseason finale (viaTV Series Finale) for live viewers. New audience members flocked to the show after catching it on streaming.
High Potential Season 1’s Finale Saw Series-Best Ratings
High Potential Increased Viewers As The Series Continued
If theHigh Potentialmidseason premiere’s increase in live viewership was impressive, the show only continued to gain momentum in the first season. The second batch of episodes gained traction through both live views and streaming views on Hulu.
High Potential’sseason 1 finalegave the show its series high ratings - again.Streaming views in the initial days following the season finale airing increased viewership by about one-third, bringing the total viewers to 13.2 million.
…proving that streaming views can help boost the ratings of shows on network television.
That means that between the midseason premiere and finale, the series added a few more million viewers, proving that streaming views can help boost the ratings of shows on network television.
ABC Is Smart To Keep The Streaming Momentum High Potential Gained For Season 2
High Potential Could See Higher Ratings In Season 2
GivingHigh Potentialseason 2a premiere date in September, a full two weeks before any of the other ABC scripted shows premiere in October, could help to boost theHigh Potentialaudience even more.
High Potentialseason 2 is set to premiere on June 04, 2025.
As the first scriptedABC show to premiere for the 2025-2026 TV season,High Potentialhas the chance to earn a large live audience to begin with. If ABC continues to stream new episodes the next day on Hulu, those viewings could continue to earn a boost.
High Potentialwas the highest-rated seriesof the 2024-2025 TV season. It’s entirely possible the hiatus between seasons could add even more viewers who have caught up on the show via streaming during the off-season, just as the midseason hiatus in season 1 did.
ABC is smart to capitalize on the attention the show gained via streaming in the first season, givingHigh Potentiala chance to be the network’s next big hit.
High Potential
Cast
Morgan, a single mother of three with a brilliant but unconventional mind, partners with a methodical detective after solving a crime during her job as a cleaner. Together, they form an unlikely but effective duo, blending her unique problem-solving skills with his by-the-book approach to tackle challenging cases.
