# Turn viewer comments into the next episode

A gaming format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/gaming/turn-viewer-comments-into-the-next-episode

Build a post from your followers' replies, questions or submissions and credit them. It worked for 6 accounts, with a median of 10x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Voiceover, Talking head, Slideshow, Screen recording.

## Why it works

Viewers see their own words featured, so they comment and return. It also guarantees a topic people care about.

## How to make it

1. Collect the best comments, questions or submissions
2. Show or answer each, crediting the person
3. Save the biggest one for last

## Hook formula

I asked you for [thing] and here are the best answers.

## Examples

- @deadcandy (211K followers, TikTok voiceover): 30x their usual views. Hook: “I had a follower” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@deadcandy/video/7702208676748184846)
- @ashs_den (5K followers, TikTok voiceover): 33x their usual views. Hook: “as soon as I made a mod” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@ashs_den/video/7698035951167147294)
- @moviecomicjunkie_2.0 (43K followers, Instagram talking head): 12x their usual views. Hook: “Just wondering why didnt the people of middle earth create a bunch of those dragon killer bow things like surely the dwarves...” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DexQw7EMf6h/)
- @pga (1.1M followers, Instagram slideshow): 8.9x their usual likes. Hook: “The Scariest Shots in Golf ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/De7rppCoIxJ/)
- @realgivemchills (242K followers, Instagram talking head): 4.1x their usual views. Hook: “SO 2 WEEKS” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeZi3MKu77x/)
- @gaminginyellow (78K followers, TikTok screen recording): 2.6x their usual views. Hook: “Ever since I got my CRT TV, I've brought you guys along on this journey.” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@gaminginyellow/video/7690753334864629005)

More gaming formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/gaming.md

## Get the full library

The full library has every post, format and hook in gaming, plus long-running Meta ads, and your AI agent can search it over MCP. The library comes with Volume Core and Pro, from $29.99 a month, and every plan starts with a 3-day free trial. Start a free trial: https://tryvolume.app/library

Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Gaming")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Gaming")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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