Ahsoka premiered on Disney+ with scores that put it up with Andor and The Mandalorian season 3, however none would match Obi-Wan Kenobi’s debut.
The spin-off sequence that includes the Clone Wars and Rebels favourite has lastly hit Disney+. Ahsoka options the actress, who has been popularly fan-cast because the character for years, Rosario Dawson, in addition to Dave Filoni, one other fan favourite, on the helm. The Star Wars sequence debuted with an 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 77% viewers score. Samba TV, a tech agency that measures TV viewership, has revealed that the Dwell+5 day viewership for the primary episode of Lucasfilm’s new sequence that includes Anakin Skywalker’s former Jedi padawan drew 1.2M households, in response to Deadline.
The second episode of the sequence would then entice round 956k U.S. households as Disney+ launched the primary two episodes on Tuesday, August 22. Ahsoka‘s numbers for the present’s pilot would match that of the Rogue One spin-off, Andor, which was created and written by Tony Gilroy. Andor premiered in September of 2022 on Disney+ and would additionally pull in 1.2 million households. Neither present would fairly match as much as the scores of Ewan McGregor’s return in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan Kenobi had premiered in Could of final 12 months to double the numbers as it will garner 2.4 million households.
The Mandalorian‘s third season premiered earlier this 12 months to related numbers. It will additionally entice almost 50% fewer viewers than Obi-Wan Kenobi, with 1.7 million households. This put Mandalorian about 29% larger than Ahsoka. In response to Samba TV’s VP Measurement Merchandise, Cole Pressure, “Disney+ continues to search out success with live-action Star Wars sequence, with Ahsoka serving as the most recent present to attract in additional than 1 million households throughout its first six days. Rosario Dawson’s portrayal of the Jedi reveals that not solely are followers longing for extra adventures within the Star Wars universe, however that they’ll gladly watch reveals led by feminine characters. With girls serving as 5 of the six primary characters, this opens a brand new chapter within the Star Wars saga.”
Our personal Alex Maidy would glow in regards to the sequence together with his evaluate, saying, “Ahsoka is well the most effective Star Wars sequence so far. I like all of the sequence to this point, and Andor could be the most distinct of the bunch, however Ahsoka is the sequence that feels essentially the most like Star Wars. Mixing legacy with new voices, constructing on what got here earlier than it however forging a brand new imaginative and prescient for the saga, Ahsoka is a blast. Rosario Dawson simply proves that she is ideal to play the title character.”