Despite dominating the top charts on Disney Plus, the Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm still didn't manage to grab the top spot on the card.

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!

This might come as a surprise, considering The Acolyte was canceled after just one season despite being pitched as a multi-season show. The reason for its cancelation was put down to poor viewership, with the final episode thought to have received the lowest viewership figure for a Star Wars finale at the time.

From its inception, Disney Plus has made Star Wars a focal point for creating unique and original content, which has led to some fantastic television shows. They have focused on different timelines, some bringing in Star Wars characters that people know and love, while others have featured more obscure or completely new names.

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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, it turns out, was Disney Plus's second most-watched series of the year, and it still ended up cancelled. Why?