Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premiered on Disney+ with two episodes, however its viewership numbers are decrease than anticipated.
In accordance with Nielsen’s streaming information, the present recorded the bottom first-week viewership of any Star Wars TV collection on the platform, pulling in lower than 382 million minutes watched.
For comparability, The Acolyte managed 488 million minutes with its two-episode debut, and The Mandalorian season 3 reached a hefty 823 million minutes in its premiere week.
Skeletal Crew’s post-Return of the Jedi setting and deal with a gaggle of children navigating the galaxy after being misplaced with pirates acquired optimistic opinions from followers and critics. Nonetheless, that reception didn’t translate into robust streaming quantity.
The collection’ debut efficiency pales when measured towards different Star Wars entries. Obi-Wan Kenobi reached 1.026 billion minutes, and even Andor’s three-episode begin earned 624 million minutes.
With The Guide of Boba Fett recording 389 million minutes for its single-episode premiere, Skeleton Crew falls in an analogous vary regardless of having twice the content material.
Jon Watts, who helmed Skeleton Crew, beforehand mentioned plans for a possible second season, saying: “We 100% have an concept for a second season and know what we’d do. […] You’ll be rising up with the youngsters.”
The strategy would contain a time leap of three to 4 years to replicate the actors’ real-life getting older. Nonetheless, if the viewership numbers haven’t dramatically elevated since its debut, the prospect of a continuation stays unsure.
The finale of Skeleton Crew not too long ago was launched, and as of now, we will solely speculate whether or not the collection has discovered stronger footing or if it is going to stay a one-season experiment.
If The Acolyte didn’t have the viewership numbers to justified the price of maintaining the present going, then Skeleton Crew might undergo the identical destiny.
