ABC will take advantage of the post-Super Bowl glow to promote the Kaitlin Olson drama “High Potential,” the network announced Monday. That means the show will air immediately following Super Bowl LXI on ABC and Disney+ on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2027.
\n\nThat’s not the only show that Disney hopes to give a Super Bowl halo effect. As Variety previously reported, Hulu plans to launch the new Dan Fogelman-produced football drama “The Land” on Super Bowl Sunday as well.
\n\nThis reps the first time ABC has aired the Super Bowl since 2006. That year, the network ran an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” behind Super Bowl XL. Before that, in 2003, it ran an episode of “Alias” after Super Bowl XXXVII.
\n\nOther ABC shows that have received the Super Bowl lead-out slot include “The Practice” (2000, Super Bowl XXXIV). In 1995, the network used the slot to launch the pilot episode of a long-forgotten series titled “Extreme.” (The James Brolin adventure drama was canceled after seven episodes.) It ran the comedy pilot “Davis Rules” in 1991; and most successfully, launched the series “The Wonder Years” behind Super Bowl XXII in 1988.
\n\nLast year, NBC didn’t schedule a lead-out behind the Super Bowl…
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