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Star Trek: Discovery debuts to strong ratings, and heavy piracy

September 27, 2017 by Gary Collinson

The Star Trek franchise returned to the small screen for the first time in twelve years this past Sunday as CBS launched Star Trek: Discovery by airing the first two episodes of the new series, and it certainly seems like this latest foray into Gene Roddenberry’s world been a big hit with audiences.

As well as earning acclaimed from fans and critics alike [read our reviews here and here], CBS has announced that Sunday’s premiere drew 9.6 million viewers, with that figure expected to rise to more than 15 million once you take into account seven-day delayed viewing. Meanwhile, it also led to a record number of single-day signups for the network’s streaming service CBS All Access, which aired the second episode, and will be home to the remainder of the series in the States.

It remains to be seen what percentage of its audience signs up for the streaming service – especially as the first two episodes were heavily pirated, with the first reaching No. 11 and the second No. 17 on Pirate Bay’s Top 10 most illegally downloaded shows within 24 hours of airing.

U.S. readers – will you be subscribing to CBS All Access for the rest of Star Trek: Discovery? Let us know in the comments below…

Almost no one has seen a Klingon in more than 100 years. They do not come in peace. Set roughly ten years before the events of the original series, Star Trek: Discovery shows a never before seen era that shaped Federation history. First Officer Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) encounters new ships, worlds, and villains as the threat of war looms.

Star Trek: Discovery features a cast that includes Sonequa Martin-Green (Lieutenant Commander Michael Burnham) are Jason Isaacs (Captain Lorca), Michelle Yeoh (Captain Georgiou), Chris Obi (T’Kuvma), Doug Jones (Saru), James Frain (Sarek), Terry Serpico (Anderson), Maulik Pancholy (Nambue), Anthony Rapp (Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Tilly), Mary Chieffo (L-Rell), Shazad Latif (Lieutenant Tyler), Rekha Sharma (Commander Mitchell), Kenneth Mitchell (Kol), Clare McConnell (Dennas), Damon Runyan (Ujilli) and Rainn Wilson (Harry Mudd).

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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