Disney has made a seemingly unprecedented transfer in revealing that 14 million individuals watched Star Wars: Ahsoka’s premiere episode in its first week worldwide.
The Star Wars web site revealed the viewership figures quickly after third-party analyst Samba TV estimated 1.2 million households watched Ahsoka’s premiere within the U.S. This determine was on monitor with Samba TV’s estimates of Andor however down 50% from Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Disney hasn’t revealed official premiere episode viewership numbers for any of its prior Star Wars reveals, and its failure to say how Ahsoka compares to the likes of The Mandalorian and Andor is probably telling of its efficiency.
Disney and Lucasfilm remained constructive in regards to the numbers, nonetheless, saying Ahsoka’s premiere was the “most-watched titled” on Disney+ previously week.
“Ahsoka has turn into a fan-favourite with individuals of all ages and it’s great to see her proceed to resonate with viewers in her very personal headlining sequence,” stated Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy
“I need to recognise the unbelievable work completed by our inventive crew, led by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, the unimaginable forged led by Rosario Dawson, and our proficient crew — and on behalf of the crew and all of Lucasfilm, we give our due to all of the followers who’ve been with Ahsoka on each step of her journey and to all those that are simply studying about her now in Ahsoka on Disney+.”
The numbers additionally come because the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Display Actors Guild – American Federation of Tv and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) are hanging over myriad points together with the transparency of viewership numbers and income sharing primarily based on efficiency.
Disney used the identical methodology as Netflix does for its reveals, by dividing the overall viewing time by the run time to achieve the 14 million views.
In our 7/10 evaluate of the primary two episodes, IGN stated: “Dave Filoni’s new Disney+ sequence Ahsoka has loads of motion however nonetheless will get off to a gradual begin by getting viewers up to the mark with the occasions of Star Wars Rebels.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.
