High Potential, the new ABC crime show starring Kaitlin Olson, has been one of the big new hits of the fall TV season. But fans looking to tune into the next episode should know that there will not be a new episode of High Potential on Tuesday, October 1. So why is High Potential episode 3 not airing this week? It's no great mystery: ABC is airing the vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz on October 1 instead.
The first, and at this time only, debate scheduled between Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz is set to begin live at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT. Though the debate is being hosted by CBS News, ABC (and the other major networks Fox and NBC) are simulcasting the debate live on their network. ABC's has two hours blocked out specifically for the debate, which runs into High Potential's usual 10 pm runtime. Debate coverage begins on ABC at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT, which is also impacting another ABC Tuesday night show, Dancing with the Stars season 33.
