"High Potential"
Kaitlin Olson (with Daniel Sunjata) is a sexy, crime-solving brainiac in “High Potential,” from ABC

"High Potential"

Audiences love Kaitlin Olson as a working mom who shames hottie LAPD cynic Daniel Sunjata” with a skyscraper IQ that puts his crime-solving skills to shame.

By Peter Travers

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★★★ (3 out of 4)

Her skirts are too short but oh, her IQ. That only begins to explain why Kaitlin Olson has won the hearts of network TV viewers (remember them?) as a working mom with three kids that the LAPD can’t live without. Streaming may have pushed retro TV to the sidelines, but “High Potential” reminds us of how tasty TV comfort food can be when dished out by genuine talents. Ranking only behind “Tracker” among the Top 3 of first-year hits, “High Potential,” from showrunner Drew Goddard, drew 16.6 million viewers for ABC, leading all network series (not including sports) among the key demographic of adults 18-49.