Viewership Whip Media, which tracks global viewing habits from over 1 million daily users of its
TV Time app, reported that
The Book of Boba Fett was the most anticipated new television series of December 2021.
Variety's Trending TV chart, which tracks social media engagement on trending television content, announced that
The Book of Boba Fett generated considerable buzz from January 10–16, 2022, landing just under the Top 5 shows, with roughly 2,000 fewer engagements. The series later generated significant buzz from January 24–30, 2022, landing in third place with just under 226,000 engagements. According to market research company Parrot Analytics, which looks at consumer engagement in consumer research, streaming, downloads, and on social media,
The Book of Boba Fett led in demand with 39.5 times the average series demand in the United States from January 1–7, 2022. For the week ending February 6, 2022, it maintained its position as the most in-demand new series for the fourth consecutive week. As the series neared its finale on February 9, demand rose by approximately 3% from the previous week. The show secured the No. 2 position on the digital originals chart, boasting 43.3 times the average series demand, following a modest 2.9% drop in demand expressions. It also ranked No. 7 among all TV shows. Analytics company
Samba TV, which gathers viewership data from certain
smart TVs and content providers, reported that 1.7 million U.S. households watched the debut episode of the show within the first five days of its release on December 29, 2021.
Nielsen Media Research, which records streaming viewership on U.S. television screens, estimated that
The Book of Boba Fett garnered 1.9 billion hours of viewership during its first four weeks and saw its weekly viewership totals increase throughout this period. The series was watched for 389 million minutes from December 27 to January 2, 2022. Viewership increased to 563 million minutes from January 3-9, 2022. It later surged to 885 million minutes during the week of February 7, 2022. The season finale achieved the highest viewership for a
Star Wars series on Disney+, with 1.5 million viewers, marking a 36% increase over the season 2 finale of
The Mandalorian. Whip Media reported
The Book of Boba Fett as the most-watched original series across all U.S. platforms for the weeks of January 16 and February 6, 2022. The streaming aggregator
JustWatch, a guide to streaming content with access to data from more than 20 million users around the world, calculated that the show was the 4th most streamed television series across all platforms in the United States, during the week ending February 13, 2022.
Luminate, which measures streaming performance in the U.S. by analyzing viewership data, audience engagement metrics, and content reach across various platforms, reported that
The Book of Boba Fett was Disney+'s most-streamed show in 2022, with 8.5 billion minutes viewed in the United States.
Critical response Review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 66% based on 198 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10, with the critical consensus stating: "
The Book of Boba Fett could never match the adventures that existed in fans' imaginations for decades, but it earns its commission with spectacular set pieces and Temuera Morrison's commanding presence."
Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 59 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Daniel D'Addario of
Variety praised the narrative, visuals, and performances. Hannah Flint of
IGN stated that without Morrison portraying Fett the show might have been a total failure, saying, "Morrison's plain-speaking, humane antihero keeps you endeared to Boba's story". Nick Wanserski of
The A.V. Club said that the show was "very watchable", but that it ended the same way it started: "a mess".
The Ringer staff opined that excluding Fett from the series' penultimate two episodes negatively impacted the finale, with general praise for the tie-in to
The Mandalorian (including Grogu's appearance) and Cad Bane's live-action debut (excluding his death); some opined that Fett is better in a supporting role. Wanserski also said that the train heist scene was "rad", while Rohan Nahaar of
The Indian Express criticized it. Flint stated that the decision to kill off the Tuskens was an "obvious and lazy one". The digitally Luke was considered an improvement from his appearance on
The Mandalorian, but some considered the special effect off-putting. Lex Pryor from
The Ringer, considered that the show failed to deliver its potential and the series "will never actually have to focus on anything other than the lives of a select few characters and their closest relatives."
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