The last time ABC aired the Super Bowl in February 2006 was a memorable one, with a then-hot sophomore drama. Grey’s Anatomy delivering one of the most talked about pre-shows in Big Game history, the first part of a two-episode bombshell-themed arc that attracted 38.1 million viewers.
Twenty years later, ABC is picking up where it left off, launching its flagship series which is also in its early stages, High potentialimmediately following Super Bowl LXI on ABC and Disney+ on Sunday, February 14, 2027. As Grey’s AnatomyI hear High potential plans a two-part shoot, with the special post-Super Bowl episode as the first part, ending on a cliffhanger that will be resolved in the second part airing in the show’s regular timeslot the following Tuesday.
The next season 3 of High potential will not launch after the Super Bowl; the series starring Kaitlin Olson is expected to return sooner, likely in January. (For the first time in its race, High potential is not on the fall schedule this season.)
Olson — like his character Morgan in front High potentialThe Murger Board announced the news of the special post-Super Bowl episode Monday night in a promo that aired on-air and online during Monday Night Football.
Super Bowl LXI will air on ABC, ESPN and Disney+, which explains why High potential will be broadcast on Disney+ for the first time outside of the package. Its streaming home is on the Disney Hulu platform, both for next day episodes and previous seasons.
In 2000, ABC also aired the first part of a two-part episode of a popular drama series, The practiceafter the Super Bowl.
High potential finished the 2025/2026 broadcast season as the #1 show among adults 18-49 (3.35 rating) and as the #3 show in total viewers (16.01 million) through 35 viewing days on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms.
The series follows a single mother with an exceptional mind (Olson), whose unconventional talent for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a seasoned detective.
High potential stars Olson as Morgan, Daniel Sunjata as Karadec, Javicia Leslie as Daphne, Deniz Akdeniz as Lev “Oz” Ozdil, Amirah J as Ava, Matthew Lamb as Elliot and Judy Reyes as Selena. 20th Television is producing the series, based on the French format High Intellectual Potential (HPI) and was created in the United States by Drew Goddard.
Goddard and Sarah Esberg of Goddard Textiles, new showrunners Nora and Lilla Zuckerman and Olson are executive producers. Andrea Massaro (Goddard Textiles) is co-executive producer.
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