{"id":239796,"date":"2026-05-12T17:40:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/why-high-potential-season-3-is-being-held-until-2027-at-abc\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:40:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:40:32","slug":"why-high-potential-season-3-is-being-held-until-2027-at-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/why-high-potential-season-3-is-being-held-until-2027-at-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"Why \u2018High Potential\u2019 Season 3 Is Being Held Until 2027 at ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption><span class=\"copyright\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"\/tags\/kaitlin-olson\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Kaitlin Olson<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s <strong><em>High Potential<\/em><\/strong> is being pushed back from a Fall 2026 debut to a Winter 2027 mid-season debut at ABC, and fans are a little upset about this.<\/p>\n<p>Now, we have more of an explanation about why this decision has been made.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ari Goldman<\/strong>, the senior vice president of content strategy and scheduling, gave an interview where he explained.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-high-potential-being-held-for-mid-season-at-abc\">Why is <em>High Potential<\/em> being held for mid-season at ABC<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe \u2018High Potential\u2019 move to midseason is one that\u2019s really born out of the success that we\u2019ve proven over the last couple of years with \u2018Will Trent,\u2019 \u2018The Rookie\u2019 and the uninterrupted runs that we\u2019ve enjoyed starting in that January timeframe going through the end of the season. We\u2019re thinking about the behavior of our linear audience, but also the streaming viewers, who really have shown the importance of week-over-week steadiness in planning and rolling out these shows. We do not take lightly the move of \u2018High Potential\u2019 to midseason, but I think this is a real opportunity to bridge through to the end of the year, to keep an uninterrupted run of episodes.\u201d &#8211; via <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/abc-fall-2026-schedule-high-potential-midseason-scrubs-1236745827\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-will-this-result-in-a-lower-episode-count-for-season-three-of-high-potential\">Will this result in a lower episode count for season three of <em>High Potential<\/em>?<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t gone deep on the episode count for our shows, and we\u2019re not going to be ready to comment on that. But I think we\u2019re still looking at a really full season for \u2018High Potential.\u2019 That\u2019s all I can say.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-is-starring-in-season-three-of-high-potential\">Who is starring in season three of <em>High Potential<\/em>?<\/h3>\n<p>Find out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/04\/08\/high-potential-season-3-cast-1-star-exits-several-seemingly-returning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who is exiting the series&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What else is canceled\/renewed at ABC?<\/h3>\n<p>Find out:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertainment wp-block-embed-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertainment\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0aHXR2qIEY\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/04\/30\/abc-cancels-1-tv-show-renews-several-hits-with-2-added-today-but-1-series-is-on-the-bubble-for-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC Cancels 1 TV Show &amp; Renews Several Hits (with 2 Added Today)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/12\/why-high-potential-season-3-is-being-held-until-2027-at-abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why &#8216;High Potential&#8217; Season 3 Is Being Held Until 2027 at ABC<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/12\/why-high-potential-season-3-is-being-held-until-2027-at-abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC Kaitlin Olson&#8216;s High Potential is being pushed back from a Fall 2026 debut to a Winter 2027 mid-season debut at ABC, and fans are a little upset about this. Now, we have more of an explanation about why this decision has been made. 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