Nielsen data for Skeleton Crew: less than 382M minutes for the two premiere episodes & comparison to other SW shows
According to Nielsen's streaming data, Skeleton Crew has less than 382 million minutes watched across the premiere's two episodes (46 minutes + 29 minutes). Didn't make it to top 10 originals, which is a first for a SW show, and the lowest ever for a SW show. source
For comparison, the premieres of other Star Wars shows:
- The Mandalorian Season 2: 1,032 million minutes
- The Book of Boba Fett: 389 million minutes (episode length: 37 minutes, including credits)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi: 1,026 million minutes (two episodes)
- Andor: 624 million minutes (three episodes)
- The Mandalorian Season 3: 823 million minutes
- Ahsoka: 829 million minutes (two episodes)
- The Acolyte: 488 million minutes (two episodes; 41 minutes + 36 minutes)
https://www.jeditemplearchives.com/2025-01-07-the-nielsen-streaming-charts-for-skeleton-crew/
Skeleton Crew also benefits from Nielsen's coverage from December 2–8, as the episodes premiered on December 2, giving them a full 7 days of data. In contrast, other Star Wars shows premiered in the middle of Nielsen's tracking week, resulting in only about 3 days of data instead of 7.
For reference, here are the Nielsen ratings for The Acolyte (which was canceled reportedly due to low viewership):
1-2: 488
3: 370
4: 291
5: < 319
6: < 332
7: < 375
8: 335
The fact that 2 episodes of Skeleton Crew got together less than 382M minutes (or 191 per episode) makes it worse by at least 20% difference to The Acolyte's numbers (which had very short episodes).