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Pilot

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Pilot is the first episode of the ABC original series, High Potential. It aired on September 17, 2024, and the next day on Hulu.

Synopsis[]

A single mom with an exceptional mind is recruited to the LAPD Major Crimes unit, where her unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective.

Plot[]

A single mother of three named Morgan, is down on her luck. She has a job as a cleaning lady, has a car in the shop she can't afford to repair and is struggling to care for her children by herself. While cleaning the police station, she bumps a box of crime scene pictures to the floor. Carefully she studies them and finds a mistake that the police themselves missed. The suspect is actually a second victim who has been kidnapped. She scratches out the word suspect under her name and writes the word, "VICTIM" under it and confidently walks away. It turns out Morgan has an IQ of 160 and is able to see things that even the policeman themselves cannot see as she is just that smart. She is asked to work with Detective Karadec to solve the crime to determine who killed and kidnapped the victims. Once she does that successfully, she is asked to stay on and is offered a job. She negotiates a higher pay, childcare and for them to search for her missing husband who disappeared 15 years ago.

Cast[]

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Co-Starring[]

  • Dustin Lloyd as First Cop
  • Britney Mocca as Checker
  • Lily Yawson as Desk Officer

Notes and Trivia[]

  • The initial telecast of High Potential accrued 3.6 million Live + Same Day viewers and a 0.35 demographic on ABC. This number rose 220% following its streaming release on Hulu, Hulu on Disney+, and other platforms, raising the number to 11.5 million viewers and a 1.59 Multiplatform rating. Following its three day release, it rose to a 1.31 rating, the highest for any ABC drama series premiere since "Big Sky" in November 2020.[1]
    • High Potential trended at number one Hulu's Top 15 chart for three days.[1]
    • It was the most-watched broadcast series in it timeslot (10 p.m. EST), topping shows such as "Password" and "FBI: Most Wanted".[1]
    • In a delayed viewership of 35 days, the series premiere of High Potential brought in a total of 20.38 million viewers and a 4.17 rating.[2]
  • Pilot is a shot-for-shot remake of the pilot episode of HPI.

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References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Variety: ‘High Potential’ Jumps 220% to 11.5 Million Viewers Across Platforms in Three Days (EXCLUSIVE)
  2. ↑ The Wrap: ‘High Potential’ Premiere Draws Over 20 Million Viewers in Delayed Viewing | Exclusive
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