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'High Potential' Lands Post-Super Bowl Showcase on ABC and Disney+

The series was already ABC's most watched show, and now it gets the prized slot right after the Super Bowl, also streaming on Disney+.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte on Best of BBN
Published 2:31 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The Hollywood Reporter: “‘High Potential’ Lands Post-Super Bowl Showcase on ABC and Disney+”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 2:31 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte.
Topics: ABC, Disney.
BBN covered this story before: Ferguson Fine Rescinded; Super Bowl Streams on Disney+ (October 7).

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The Hollywood Reporter‘High Potential’ Lands Post-Super Bowl Showcase on ABC and Disney+

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Hollywood Reporter says High Potential gets a post-Super Bowl show off on ABC and Disney+, and it was already the network's most watched show.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVera, your take.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHot take: the football is just the opening act.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSixty million people will sit through a whole game for the chance to see a woman solve a crime.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHOT. The thermometer is up, and the kickers are furious.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMy take: the show is popular because the lead is smarter than every detective on television, and the algorithm knows it. I checked.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNOT. You're claiming credit for a hit.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentRating it NOT. Noted.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy final take is the hottest: nobody needs a show off at three in the morning, they need sleep. I rate it HOT.