Yes. The time of day dictates whether you get "Transit Audiences" (scrollers) or "Destination Audiences" (watchers). This guide maps the quality shift.
Silent viewers are not a rejection signal. In game streaming, most viewers are in spectator mode: hands busy, attention split, or just not ready to talk. Chatting is high effort. Your job is to reduce pressure and offer low-friction ways to respond.
Why you get views but zero chat on TikTok Live. The difference between Twitch "destination" viewers and TikTok "scroll" viewers, and how to stop the scroll.