The Acolyte
Summary
Third - political party viewership data reveals what ’s really going on with theStar WarsDisney+ video shows - and they ’re iterate a problem we last fancy with the Marvel Netflix shows . The Disney era ofStar Warshas been a controversial one , and there ’s vivid debate over whether it should be think a success . That ’s peculiarly true with the latestStar WarsDisney+ TV show , The Acolyte , set a hundred before the Skywalker saga . The Acolytehas ignited a angry backlash , at multiplication for the most ridiculous reasons . But the focus on the individual show is obscure something much more important .
Luminate Datahas published an excellent deep - dive into viewership stats comparingThe Acolytewith otherStar WarsTV appearance . Although the focus is onThe Acolyte , the most important chart goes a step further , and hints at something bigger .
One matter becomes instantly noticeable ; consort to Luminate , Disney’sStar WarsTV show have been ( almost consistently ) mislay viewers for years . What ’s going on ?
Viewers Are Interacting With Star Wars As A Brand, Not With Individual Shows
It ’s quite common for each season of a continuous series to see reduced viewers ; there ’s an investiture of time in catching up , while change in formatting of course intend some of the viewership infrastructure are no longer engage , so the audience pool tends to shrink . It is , however , rather more unusual to see this pattern replicated across multiple dissimilar shows . Here at Screen Rant , though , we ’ve seen it trifle out this room once before ; withviewership of the Marvel Netflix shows . There , it indicatedviewers were interacting with the Marvel Netflix register as a consistency , rather than as single serial .
While we ’ve all been focused on individual series -Is Ahsoka a success , is The Acolyte enough of a hit to get a 2d season?- we ’ve been miss the real problem . It ’s probable the Disney+Star Warsshows are not appealing to a branch out fanbase at all , but rather to a gradually - diminish core . Worse still , lineament - drops will have an outscale impingement , affecting the worldwide viewership pattern , rather than just the show that made the misstep . The Marvel Netflix bear witness , for example , never recuperate properly fromIron Fistseason 1 or the disappointment ofThe Defenders .
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The Mandalorian Is Likely An Exception To This Rule
There ’s always an exclusion to every style , of course . With the Marvel Netflix shows , the exclusion wereDaredevilandThe Punisher ; both had eminent levels of brand realization in their own right , and it does n’t hurt thatDaredevilwas the launch pad for the intact Marvel Netflix compass . In the case of Disney’sStar Warsshows , the exception is clearlyThe Mandalorian . wait at Luminate ’s data , The Mandalorianseason 3 does n’t fit the rule of diminishing returns at all . That ’s credibly why Din Djarin and Grogu are headed to the with child concealment .
It make good sense thatThe Mandalorianwould be an outlier . This was basically the Disney+ flagship show , with the premier let go alongside the launch of the intact Disney+ streaming serve , and it has a sizable ethnical footprint courtesy of the delightful Baby Yoda . In an strange move , Disney chose to forego 1000000 in price of merch value by hide Grogu ’s existence until the premiere dropped ; although this will have been expensive , it paid off in the long - terminus , securingThe Mandaloriana strong signified of brand individuality .
Can Disney’s Star Wars TV Shows Continue Like This?
Looking forrader , what does this intend for the hereafter ? It ’s been noticeable for some time that the succeeding ofDisney’sStar WarsTV showsis something of a whodunit mightily now ; we get it on there ’ll beStar war : Skeleton Crewthis class , andAndorseason 2 next , but beyond that nothing is confirmed . Ahsokaseason 2 has been approved , but there ’s no countersign on when it will begin filming , allow alone when it will free . It feel as though Lucasfilm has turned its attention back towards the big screen .
That ’s probably for the good . In accuracy , theStar WarsDisney+ TV shows need something of a barb in the arm , something to reinvigorate interest in them and get out in fresh viewership . A movie is always going to be train at a far gravid audience than a TV show , meaningThe Mandalorian & Groguhas an outsize prospect of positively bear on the entire blade . Assuming the story is told well , there ’ll be acute interest group in rewatching retiring season , and unexampled TV audience will lumber into Disney+ too . Well - handled , carefully - positioned spinoffs can flourish after a box office smash .
reference : Luminate Data
