2025-2026 Season to Date

Nielsen Multiplatform+7 Day Ratings / Live+7 Day Big Data Plus Panel and Streaming Content Ratings

ABC Continues Multiplatform Success With Midseason Lineup

Tuesday's Juggernaut Dramas 'High Potential,' 'Will Trent' and 'The Rookie' Dominate Midseason Ranks Among Total Viewers and Rank in Top 5 Season to Date

ABC Shines With Seven of the Top 10 Shows Among Adults 18-49

Season to date, ABC continues to dominate the competitive cross-platform landscape among broadcast series based in viewing over seven days on ABC, Hulu, Disney+ and digital platforms, with Tuesday dramas "High Potential," "Will Trent" and "The Rookie" ranking in the Top 5 in Total Viewers, while "Abbott Elementary," "9-1-1" and "Grey's Anatomy" deliver stellar results among Adults 18-49. The network's midseason report card based on seven-day viewing also earns high marks, with "High Potential," "Will Trent" and "The Rookie" earning the No. 1, 2 and 3 spots, respectively, among Total Viewers.

Season to date MP+7 (9/22/25-2/8/26)

· ABC dramas have vaulted to the top of the Total Viewer charts during a strong season, with "High Potential" (No. 2 - 12.67 million), "Will Trent" (No. 4 - 9.58 million) and "The Rookie" (No. 5 - 9.19 million) ranking among the Top 5 in the current season to date.

· Among Adults 18-49, "High Potential" continues to lead among broadcast series, ranking No. 1 (2.36 rating), with ABC claiming the Top 4 shows including "Dancing with the Stars" (No. 2 - 2.09 rating), "The Rookie," (No. 3 - 1.97 rating), and "Abbott Elementary" (No. 4 - 1.82 rating).

Midseason 2026 MP+7 (1/1/26-2/8/26) - Broadcast Series

· ABC's robust midseason to date has garnered the Top 3 most-watched shows in Total Viewers among the broadcast competition with "High Potential" (13.24 million), "Will Trent" (9.58 million) and "The Rookie" (9.19 million), ranking No. 1, 2 and 3, respectively. With the addition of "American Idol," "9-1-1" and "Shifting Gears," ABC holds six of this year's Top 10 most-watched shows to date.

· Among Adults 18-49, ABC also scores the Top 3 shows including "High Potential" (2.31 rating), "The Rookie" (1.97 rating) and "Abbott Elementary" (1.83 rating).

· In fact, ABC has seven of the Top 10 shows among the key Adult demo, including "9-1-1" (No. 5 - 1.28 rating), "Grey's Anatomy" (No. 6 tie - 1.23 rating), "Will Trent" (No. 8 - 1.12 rating) and "9-1-1: Nashville" (No. 10 - 1.05 rating).

Midseason 2026 MP+7 (1/1/26-2/8/26) - Total Television Landscape

· "High Potential" (No. 2) and "Will Trent" (No. 4) rank in the Top 5 most-watched shows, ahead of high-profile streaming original competitors including Netflix's "Bridgerton" (No. 3 - 11.32 million) and "His & Hers" (No. 5 - 9.56 million), respectively, across the total television landscape.

· In fact, "High Potential" currently outdelivers all Netflix original series for the calendar year.

Beloved comedy "Scrubs" made its triumphant return to ABC this midseason and airs Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT (streaming next day on Hulu). ABC's newest drama, "RJ Decker," joins the Tuesday night lineup on March 3 (10 p.m. ET/PT, streaming next day on Hulu). Ex-con photographer RJ Decker (Scott Speedman) becomes a PI in South Florida, solving strange cases with help from his journalist ex, her cop wife, and an enigmatic woman from his past who may help or destroy him.

Source: Nielsen 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 - 2/8/26), Cross-platform analysis of Nielsen Linear + SCR data based on 7 days of viewing from the linear air date and streaming FSD.  Includes pre-season premieres. Broadcast original series only. Minimum two telecasts. Excludes, sports, specials, news and repeats. Linear based on Nielsen's Big Data Plus Panel methodology.