This week you’ll get one more fairly quick article. As a result of The Acolyte did not make the highest ten authentic sequence Luminate streaming charts for a second week in a row, this time with episode 7, that different flashback episode. Final time the sequence was on the Luminate charts it had round 220 million viewing minutes, by far the bottom determine for any Star Wars stay motion sequence ever – if the numbers will likely be mirrored on the Nielsen charts in just a few weeks from now we are going to know for positive. However week 2 figures agreed very effectively between the 2 charts. So it’s not unreasonable to imagine that we may even see very related traits in upcoming Nielsen streaming charts. Click on by means of for just a few feedback about this embarrassing efficiency on the Luminate charts.
No marvel hardly anybody is watching this
The Acolyte should have lower than 299.2 million minutes, chances are high although it might even be lower than 200 million minutes, because it stands to motive that the present might have misplaced much more viewers with every episode, and episode 5 had a paltry 220 million. Episode 7 was the opposite flashback episode, with a homesick padawan and witches who commit suicide by Jedi.
Whereas Andor dropped out of the Nielsen streaming charts as soon as The Acolyte now’s the primary Star Wars sequence to not seem for a second time.
Forbes journal, whereas its reviewer is a kind of journalists who actually like The Acolyte, admitted in a current article that prospects for a season 2 are fairly grim, as a result of the rankings are awful. Some journalists nonetheless stay considerably in the true world a minimum of, not like the folks at Screenrant who had the audacity to say some time in the past how The Acolyte is the second most profitable Star Wars sequence ever… and did not level out that they used information from some unknown firm that tracks “engagement”, i.e. how a lot folks speak about a present. And positive, folks speak about The Acolyte lots. As a result of it’s so unhealthy.
I simply point out this as a result of sure media shops hold asking Headland about her plans for a season 2. To the purpose some followers now imagine season 2 is definitely an possibility. Headland’s reply was there are “conversations” about it with LFL. However make no mistake these are the very same conversations Rian Johnson had with them about his illusory trilogy. I.e. Lucasfilm advised Headland “no”. With rankings akin to these and with the worth tag hooked up solely a clinically insane individual would greenlight a second season. Earlier than anybody asks: Andor had a 24 episode deal earlier than a single second of footage was even shot. Which is why we’ll get two seasons regardless of the unhealthy season 1 numbers. The Acolyte has no such deal.
Anyway, just one extra episode to go. Luminate will replace their charts subsequent week with the season finale. Likelihood is it is not going to make the highest 10 but once more.
The Acolyte is a colossal flop for Star Wars on Disney+. And naturally there will likely be no penalties, Kennedy can bury Willow, Indiana Jones and now Star Wars…. and she or he’ll nonetheless announce new issues when she’s most likely 80 or so (she’s 70 now). One of many universe’s huge unsolved mysteries: how somebody with this spectacular variety of mega flops has nonetheless a job.
The constructive takeaway is that The Acolyte might solely trigger restricted hurt, as a result of hardly anybody is watching it and received’t see how Headland tries and fails at deconstructing the Jedi, as a result of if the seventh episode was her try at making them look shady or within the flawed she failed fully. She solely managed to painting the witches as unhinged psychopaths. That we’re speculated to really feel sympathy for them and the sith on this present and that Headland fully fails at that’s telling.
Love Island USA on Peacock is the #1 streaming present. It’s possible you’ll marvel “what? huh? by no means heard of it!” and sure, that this with 919.1 million minutes is now stomping Star Wars into the bottom is one other of Kathleen Kennedy’s achievements (that is some type of relationship present, so not even a scripted format however actuality television). Please keep in mind that The Mandalorian, even the considerably problematic season 3, completely crushed the competitors and was one of the vital watched streaming reveals of the yr even. However then Ahsoka mainly halved that viewers. And now The Acolyte might be halving even that, right down to 25% of what Star Wars on Disney might have. Possibly even much less.
Kennedy’s contract is up for renewal in October. Let’s watch for the information she obtained one more extension. Don’t hope she’ll be let go or made to gracefully retire.
