‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Sets a Viewership Record—But Not the One Fans Hoped For
‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ is the latest installment in the Star Wars universe. The show takes place nine years after the Galactic Empire’s fall, four kids discover something on their home planet, At Attin, and get lost in the galaxy. Along the way, they befriend a Force user and go on an adventure to find their way back home.
Jude Law stars as Jod Na Nawood, a charming Force-user who helps the children on their journey. The main group includes Wim, a human boy; Fern, a human girl; KB, Fern’s friend with a cybernetic visor; Neel, an elephant-like alien boy; and SM-33, a worn-down droid first mate of the ship Onyx Cinder.
The show has so far seen a positive critical consensus as one of the most charming installments in the franchise in recent times, especially following the disastrous reception of ‘The Acolyte.’
No matter how good the show is, it seems that it failed to leave a lasting impression on the larger Star Wars fandom. The show had a disappointing debut, according to Nielsen’s streaming data. In its first week, the show recorded the lowest viewership of any Star Wars series, with a combined total of less than 382 million minutes watched across its two episodes.
Episode 1 had 46 minutes in length, while Episode 2 had just 29 minutes, marking a steep drop. This performance was approximately 20% lower than ‘The Acolyte.’ As a result, ‘Skeleton Crew’ didn’t make it into Disney+’s Top 10 Originals, a first for a Star Wars show.
The premiere saw a significant drop in viewership compared to other Star Wars series on Disney+. Previous premieres like ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 and ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ garnered over 1 billion minutes watched, while other shows like ‘The Acolyte’ and ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ saw lower, but still strong numbers.
- ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2: 1.032 billion minutes
- ‘The Book of Boba Fett:’ 389 million minutes
- ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: 1.026 billion minutes
- ‘Andor’: 624 million minutes
- ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3: 823 million minutes
- ‘Ahsoka’: 829 million minutes
- ‘The Acolyte’: 488 million minutes
This is just one more piece of evidence that Star Wars is currently struggling to draw in an audience and that some changes are needed. This is unfortunate for the show however as it really did offer something new, even if it was targeted primarily toward children.
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