ABC announced Monday that it will take advantage of the post-Super Bowl glow to promote Kaitlin Olson’s drama “High Potential.” This means the series will air immediately after Super Bowl LXI on Sunday, February 14, 2027, on ABC and Disney+.
This isn’t the only show Disney is hoping to create a Super Bowl halo effect on. Like Diversity As previously reported, Hulu also plans to air new Dan Fogelman-produced football drama “The Land” on Super Bowl Sunday.
This marks the first time ABC has aired the Super Bowl since 2006. That year, the network aired an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” following Super Bowl XL. Before that, he aired an episode of “Alias” after Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003.
Other ABC shows to receive the Super Bowl debut slot include “The Practice” (2000, Super Bowl XXXIV). In 1995, the network used this slot to launch the pilot episode of the long-forgotten series “Extreme.” (The James Brolin adventure drama was canceled after seven episodes.) In 1991, he directed the comedy pilot “Davis Rules”; and launched the “Wonder Years” series, most successfully following Super Bowl XXII in 1988.
Last year, NBC didn’t plan an exit after the Super Bowl, instead sticking to its Winter Olympics coverage (which it also did in 2022). In 2025, Fox hosted game show “The Floor” behind Super Bowl LIX, and in 2024 CBS aired the series premiere of “Tracker” after Super Bowl LVIII, attracting 18.44 million viewers. This represents the last scripted show to air after the Great Game.
The network stated that “High Potential” will return for Season 3 on Tuesday nights in early 2027 (airing on Hulu the next day). “High Potential” finished the 2025-2026 streaming season as No. 1 among adults 18-49, earning a 3.35 rating after 35 days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu, Disney+ and digital platforms, according to Alphabet net. In terms of viewers, the show averaged 16.01 million viewers across the same multiplatform 35-day results.
“High Potential” stars Kaitlin 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.
20. Television is behind “High Potential”, which is based on the French series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (HPI)” and created by Drew Goddard in the USA. Goddard and Sarah Esberg, Nora and Lilla Zuckerman and Kaitlin Olson of Goddard Textiles serve as executive producers. Andrea Massaro (Goddard Textiles) serves as co-producer.
Here’s the announcement of the post-Super Bowl move, which was revealed during Monday night’s “Monday Night Football” game: