As the 2025–2026 television season comes to a close, Variety has compiled Nielsen viewership data across streaming, broadcast, and cable television. While it is no surprise that Netflix’s Stranger Things claimed the number-one spot, more concerning for Disney is that none of its streaming shows made the top ten.
The release date for Ahsoka Season 2 was recently pushed back 2027, and the reasons for the decision are not entirely clear. However, a new narrative around the Disney+ series appears to be developing. In recent weeks, coverage surrounding Ahsoka has increasingly focused on how the series differs from The Acolyte. The focus, however, has not been on story, visual effects, or lore. Instead, the media appears to want audiences to know that Ahsoka is being made on a leaner budget. Significantly, this sudden interest in the dollars and cents invested into Star Wars properties seems to be a developing pattern.
The latest Nielsen streaming rankings for April 20–26, 2026 paint a troubling picture for Disney franchise content. While Disney+ remains the home of Marvel and Star Wars, rival streaming services dominated nearly every category. Where Disney+ and Hulu did appear on Nielsen’s Top 10 charts, much of that success came from legacy Fox content and the BBC’s Bluey.
ABC’s The View has found itself at the center of another controversy after co-host Sunny Hostin appeared to call for an Andor-style “rebellion” or "resistance" against President Trump and Republicans during a recent episode of the Behind the Table podcast. Big Star...
With the start of Season 3, Daredevil: Born Again may get another creative reset through a time jump. Despite a significant drop in viewership, the Disney+ MCU series is still expected to return in 2027. Speaking to ScreenRant, Brad Winderbaum, Marvel’s head of streaming, television, and animation, said Season 3 will take place “a year or so” after the Season 2 finale.
In an exclusive report published on May 3, WDW Pro claimed that Lucasfilm is considering massive changes to the Star Wars continuity. The report was based on information from inside sources, observations at Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge park, and analysis of streaming data for Star Wars-related projects.
For a franchise built around one of Marvel’s most beloved street-level heroes, Daredevil: Born Again continues to struggle in a major way when it comes to audience traction and ratings. The latest Nielsen streaming numbers paint an ugly picture for Disney+, as the...
For years, Hollywood executives and legacy media companies treated YouTube creators, streamers, podcasters, and independent personalities as “new media” operating outside the real entertainment industry. But according to newly shared data from Samba TV measuring TV...
At the recent Disney Upfront presentation, it was announced that Marvel’s Visionquest will release on Disney+ before Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters. It remains unclear if the events of the show will connect to the broader structure of Marvel’s Phase Six, as many audiences have grown weary of doing “homework” before each new film.
According to Daredevil: Born Again star Charlie Cox, the Disney+ series nearly borrowed the lighter tone of the Ben Affleck film.
Disney’s announcement that Ahsoka Season 2 is delayed until 2027 has created a fresh wave of uncertainty around the future of Star Wars, especially given how unusual the timing appears to be. The second season reportedly wrapped filming months ago. In the streaming...
According to Lucasfilm vice president and COO Dave Filoni, Ahsoka Season 2 is nearing release. Questions have been mounting since the show went back into production over a year ago. Speculation over why Disney and Lucasfilm have yet to indicate when the second season will hit Disney+ has only continued since shooting in the U.K. wrapped last October.
With both Gina Carano preparing to return to MMA and Pedro Pascal heading back to Star Wars this May, renewed attention is falling on the controversy surrounding Carano’s 2021 firing from Lucasfilm. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Carano reflected on the experience and shared her thoughts on Kathleen Kennedy, who led the studio when she was abruptly dismissed.