I will have to disagree, Ralph's show had around 500 viewers before it blew up.
Whilst not popular, still somewhat decent. There are episodes when Jim wasn't on and Ralph was able to hit 8000!! Obviously an outlier, since some with Jim got into low 5-digits.
Nowadays Ralph averages at 3500 at any given stream. He has people like Keem watching, it's not just going to die. Jim adds a lot of spice however, making the killsteam unpredictable and a joy to watch. Oh... did I mention that Josh is a viewer as well, haha.
The great characteristic about Ralph is that he is kind of like a sneaky politician. He gives everyone a fair chance and doesn't really reveal much of his thoughts before or after the discussion. He just lets shit happen, which is the exact personality required for these types of unpredictable drama streams. Another aspects is both of his cohosts bring in lots of good thoughts. If it wasn't for Zidan, we wouldn't be seeing MundaneMatt implode. His southerner accent is a "tomato tomaytoe" thing, I initially hated it, now I like it.
If Jim ever leaves the killstream as a guest, it's 99.999% likely to be Ralph's fault; or simply Jim is Jim and Jim got bored.
Remember, Jim himself has endorsed the killstream more than once. Ralph got everything those kumite faggots and Andy Warski had, and in addition, he avoided the type of gay shit that will lead to internal drama. They are now a magnet of autism and drama, it's delightful.