Disney claimed The Acolyte was canceled for a poor performance but a new report indicates the Star Wars show was one of the streamer's biggest hits!
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It’s hard to make sense of Lucasfilm’s decision to cancel . While it didn’t click with me, we now know that the show was actually pretty popular. According to data shared by Deadline from Luminate’s 2024 TV viewership report,
The Acolyte
Apologies may not be in order, but a slight revision of history definitely is. Less than six months after Disney+’s Star Wars series The Acolyte was canceled, Deadline reports the show’s sole season ended 2024 the second-most streamed series on the platform.
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According to a new report, The Acolyte was the second most watched show on Disney+ for 2024, outperforming even Agatha All Along. Although, there’s some rough news in the mix. Via Deadline: