‘High Potential’ Season 2 Just Broke A 26-Year TV Record

Whereas Excessive Potential is clearly a success on ABC, what stage of hit is one thing else solely. ABC has not simply mentioned it’s the autumn’s #1 broadcast leisure collection in stay+7 day viewing, but it surely’s set a literal file that has stood for 26 years.

Excessive Potential season 2 represents the first time {that a} 10 PM drama has led these rankings since 1999, when ER did the identical. It squeezed this file in earlier than CBS is launches a bunch of exhibits this month, however hey, it counts.

Excessive Potential has a surprising 98% Rotten Tomatoes score throughout 2 seasons now, and the primary half of season 2 ends in only a few days on October 28. It’s at the moment up 29% in viewers yr over yr as phrase of mouth has unfold in regards to the crime-solving collection starring It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia’s Kaitlin Olson. Right here’s the synopsis:

“Morgan, a single mother with three children and an distinctive thoughts, helps remedy an unsolvable crime when she rearranges some proof throughout her shift as a cleaner for the police division. Once they uncover she has a knack for placing issues so as due to her excessive mental potential, she is introduced on as a marketing consultant to work with a by-the-book seasoned detective, Karadec. Collectively they type an uncommon and unstoppable group.”

Positive, good detective notices issues different folks don’t just isn’t the latest idea, right here with Olson it really works higher than many of the relaxation, therefore the excessive scores and large viewership numbers. It appears like a present taking pictures for a minimum of 5 seasons or extra already, even with season 2 solely midway over.

Whereas these data are about ABC community viewing, Excessive Potential additionally airs on Hulu and Disney+, the place it’s at the moment the #1 present on each providers. Excessive Potential can also be a flashback to “regular TV,” the place the 2 seasons aired precisely a yr aside. Season 1 had 13 episodes, and season 2 had 18. That is, little doubt, as a result of it’s a broadcast present, however we see neither of this stuff within the streaming house virtually ever, and I’ve to imagine it’s one other facet that’s helped it catch on. I can not discover when season 2, half 2 airs, as I don’t suppose that it’s been introduced but. Season 1 signifies it might be in January 2026.

So, in case you’ve missed out on the present to date, it might be time to catch up. My spouse has been watching it for some time now, and so I’ve solely been vaguely conscious of it, as I haven’t been paying consideration. Perhaps it’s time to start out.

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