Knossi’s experimental format “Prime Time Games” went live on Twitch and Streamblast on October 23rd. In terms of viewer numbers, the event flopped by Knossi’s standards. Now fans are explaining on Instagram and Twitter why they didn’t like the show.
This is how Knossi’s first show went: On Saturday, October 23rd, Jens “Knossi” Knossalla broadcasted the pilot episode of Prime Time Games. With this new format, Knossi aimed to combine TV quality with live streaming and viewer engagement.
However, relatively few fans of the Ingolstadt native were excited about the show. Compared to a GTA Online stream, he had about four times fewer viewers (via sullygnome.com). Fans especially criticized the unprofessional behavior of all participants and a changed Knossi. He believes in the quality and responds to the criticism:
This must be unprofessional. This (Prime Time Games) is a bit too much… Could be running on RTL, in terms of quality
Knossi via twitch.tv
Fans and Knossi believe this is where Prime Time Games failed
What do the numbers say? Looking closely at the viewer numbers of Prime Time Games, it quickly becomes clear: This is not typical Knossi event level. With a peak of just under 24,000 live viewers at the same time, it represents a drastic drop compared to other camps:
- Angelcamp 2020: 289,000 viewers
- Horrorcamp 2020: 320,000 viewers
- Mittelaltercamp 2021: 180,000 viewers
A decline in such a trend was already evident during Angelcamp 2 in September. Here, the numbers dropped by about 100,000 viewers compared to the previous year. Fans complained back then that the atmosphere in the camp was down, especially due to the exit of rapper Sido.
This is why the new show is a flop: Fans expressed their negative opinions on Instagram primarily about the unprofessional behavior of the cast. Some were even upset that fan favorite Frank Tonmann, known from Circus Halligalli, was involved.
Indeed, the broadcast struggled with some technical errors, which is not unusual for an experimental pilot episode. Knossi is also accused of a lack of games. There was too much talking and too few games.
Even the games themselves were simply not exciting, as a user questions what Jenga and Connect Four have to do with special games. More viewers make it clear how confused they are by some of the games. In Connect Four, for example, the teams changed colors every two turns, which even confused the players themselves (via twitch.tv)
Other users defend Knossi in the stream chat:
Knossi often has a salty chat, unfortunately. Especially during big events, the chat is unbearable because unnecessary things, like pause length, are criticized.
Don_dunking_doolz via twitch.tv
This is the wish the streamer had: Knossi started Prime Time Games as an experiment. He had already announced the uncertain future of the format during the first reveal of the new format. He wants to see if fans like the show or not, in order to create further plans or entirely new ones.
After the show unfortunately didn’t go well, it remains to be seen how Knossi’s game show will continue. If the show had found more resonance, Knossi could have envisioned a monthly broadcast with much bigger prizes for the viewers.
