Little behind the scenes data (Patreon)

When I talk about how badly an episode does in the first few hours of its release, this is the kind of thing I'm referring to. Obviously a crossover episode isn't going to do as well as a massive DC event or Ultimate Spider-Man (apparently), but when 9% of usual watchers skips the show initially, it means YouTube will recommend it less, which contribues to its overall failure. It's a vicious cycle, and it's why we don't experiment. YouTube simply doesn't want us to try that. I could pay them to promote the episode, which might result in better views, but that's kinda fucked up, don't you think?