The bad news is that ABC will not air a new episode of High potential on Tuesday, November 26; The semi-good news (or bad, depending on how patient you are) is that the show will return in early 2025. ABC’s new crime drama series is a surprise hit after its September 2024 debut. After just seven episodes , High potential obtained the following impressive ratings. Unfortunately, though, this means that more people will be disappointed to learn that High potential Season 1, Episode 8 will not be released during Thanksgiving week.
High potential Season 1 has 13 episodes.
High potential follows Kaitlin Olson’s Morgan, a night cleaner for the Los Angeles Police Department. During the pilot episode, Morgan, considered an HPI (high potential intellectual) due to her impressive IQ, helps the police solve one of their cases after stumbling upon her file while working. Consequently, Olson’s character becomes a consultant for the LAPD’s Major Crimes Division. ABC aired seven episodes of High potential at the time of writing this article, but fans will have to wait almost two months for the next one.
Why There’s No New High Potential Tonight (November 26, 2024)
High Potential’s fall finale was November 12th
High potential the first season is in the middle of a hiatus, This is why episode 8, “The Sauna at the End of the Stairs,” will not premiere on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. After the release of High potential episode 7 on ABC on November 12, the police procedural series is taking a break. Episode 7, “One of Us,” served as the show’s fall finale, which means High potential will not premiere any more episodes in 2024.
High potential Season 1 Episode |
Episode title |
Director |
Writer |
Release date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
“Pilot” |
Alethea Jones |
Drew Godard |
September 17, 2024 |
2 |
“Dancers in the Dark” |
Marc Webb |
Todd Harthan and Marc Halsey |
September 24, 2024 |
3 |
“Dirty Rotten Scoundrel” |
Rebecca Asher |
Dennis Salduá |
October 8, 2024 |
4 |
“Survival Mode” |
Pete Chatmon |
Andrea M. Scott and Marc Halsey |
October 15, 2024 |
5 |
“Croaked” |
Daisy von Scherler Mayer |
Diane Ruggiero-Wright |
October 22, 2024 |
6 |
“Hangover” |
Rebecca Asher |
Kassia Miller and Myung Joh Wesner |
October 29, 2024 |
7 |
“One of Us” |
James Roday Rodríguez |
Teleplay by: Marc Halsey Story by: Marc Halsey, Jordana Lewis Jaffe and Dennis Saldua |
November 12, 2024 |
8 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
January 7, 2025 |
9 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
10 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
11 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
12 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
13 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
ABC isn’t even showing a rerun of High potential at its regular time on Tuesday, November 26th. at three o’clock Dancing with the stars season 33 finale will take the place of Kaitlin Olson’s acclaimed new cop show that night. Perhaps Dancing with the stars is not the best TV series replacement for the crime drama. So fans who want to receive your weekly newsletter High potential fill can watch previous episodes of Season 1 on Hulu.
When will High Potential Episode 8 be released?
High return potential in 2025
According to Deadline, High potential season 1, episode 8, ‘The Sauna at the End of the Stairs’, airs Tuesday, January 7, 2025, on ABC. A new time slot comes with High potentialThe first returning season as the show will air at 9pm ET instead of 10pm ET starting January 7th. Will Trent season 3 premiere precedes Kaitlin Olson’s series at 8 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, the debut of The newbie season 7 continues at 10 p.m. ET. These will be the times for the three shows from now on.
High Potential apparently has a lot in store for its characters when the first season returns in January 2025.
All this means is that High potential is taking a two-month break between episodes 7 and 8. However, the wait for “The Sauna at the End of the Stairs” doesn’t have to be so bad. During the hiatus, fans can catch a great replacement show for High Potential — the 2021 French TV series IPH – to help make the wait a little more bearable. High potential It’s actually based on IPHwhich is still up in the air. The first three seasons of IPH can be found on Hulu, but is below HIP as it features English dubbing.
What to expect from High Potential Episode 8
The investigation into Roman’s disappearance continues
Unfortunately, ABC hasn’t released the synopsis for the crime drama’s next episode, but the network has shared the trailer for High potential season 1, episode 8. In it, Morgan and company. work on a new case, which involves solving a mysterious puzzle and a clever killer. Morgan and Karadec’s slow-burn romance is also teased in the video, as well as Morgan’s ongoing investigation into her ex-husband’s (Roman) disappearance. Then, High Potential apparently has a lot in store for its characters when the first season returns in January 2025.
Sources: Deadline, YouTube