I feel like 8 episodes in the new cast should've grabbed the general fans' attention

Guess not. Aspositive as I am with many aspects of the show as a whole, its overall popularity right now worries me deeply.

Both patrons and views have been declining severly and I feel like by this point the new characters should've gotten a bit more of people's attention. Sure, I still don't think they are as popular as Jake or Aiden that just by putting them in the thumbnail you got a lot of views, but still. I hope things start looking up.

I don't know what this will mean for the future of the show as a whole. I hope things start looking up again, maybe in summer when more people have free time popularity will rise again.