“High Potential” premiere reached 11.5 million viewers in three days

The series premiere of “High Potential” saw a 220% increase in viewership after three days of multiplatform viewing.

According to Live + Same Day data from Nielsen, the first broadcast on September 17 averaged 3.6 million viewers on ABC. However, when Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms are taken into account, that number increased to 11.5 million viewers. And when rated among adults 18-49, the episode jumped 354% to a multiplatform+3 rating of 1.59 after starting at a 0.35.

Additionally, the 18-49 rating, excluding linear additions, reached 1.31 after three days – the highest for an ABC drama series premiere since the release of “Big Sky” in November 2020. “High Potential” also reached the Top 15 chart from Hulu and held the spot at No. 1 for three consecutive days beginning September 22. On Live + Same Day, “High Potential” was the most-watched series in its time slot, surpassing the encores of “Password” on NBC and “FBI: Most Wanted.” ” on CBS, which also aired that night at 10 p.m.

Starring Kaitlin Olson as Morgan, the series follows, according to the official plot, “a single mother with an extraordinary mind whose unconventional talent for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a skilled detective named Karadec,” played by Daniel Sunjata. The cast also includes Javicia Leslie as Daphne, Deniz Akdeniz as Lev “Oz” Ozdil, Amirah J as Ava, Matthew Lamb as Elliot and Judy Reyes as Selena.

Drew Godard created the series based on the French series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (HPI)”. He and Sarah Esberg serve as executive producers for Goddard Textiles alongside showrunner Todd Harthan and Dan Etheridge and Rob Thomas. Olson produced. ABC Signature is the studio.