diff --git a/web/static/js/index.js b/web/static/js/index.js
index c08b1ed..dcdbb4d 100644
--- a/web/static/js/index.js
+++ b/web/static/js/index.js
@@ -46,12 +46,19 @@
         const apiLive = !!it.live;
         const pillClass = apiLive ? 'live' : 'off';
         const pillText = apiLive ? 'LIVE' : 'Offline';
-
+        const viewers = (()=>{
+          const cands = [it.viewers, it.viewerCount, it.viewCount, it.watchers, it.clients, it.hls_viewers, it.stats && it.stats.viewers];
+          for (const v of cands){
+            const n = typeof v === 'string' ? parseInt(v,10) : v;
+            if (Number.isFinite(n) && n >= 0) return n;
+          }
+          return 0;
+        })();
         a.innerHTML = `
           <div class="row space-between">
             <div>
               <div class="title-strong">${it.name}</div>
-              <div class="muted">Zuschauer: ${it.viewers ?? 0}</div>
+              <div class="muted">Zuschauer: ${viewers}</div>
             </div>
             <div class="pill ${pillClass}" data-role="live-pill">${pillText}</div>
           </div>`;
diff --git a/web/static/js/stream.js b/web/static/js/stream.js
index 1106d2d..fa6c14a 100644
--- a/web/static/js/stream.js
+++ b/web/static/js/stream.js
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@
   v.addEventListener('playing', () => { playerLive = true; setLive(true); });
   v.addEventListener('error', () => { playerLive = false; setLive(false); });
 
+  function pickViewers(it){
+  // Häufige Feldnamen aus diversen Backends
+  const candidates = [
+    it.viewers,
+    it.viewerCount,
+    it.viewCount,
+    it.watchers,
+    it.clients,
+    it.hls_viewers,
+    it.stats && it.stats.viewers,
+  ];
+  for (const v of candidates) {
+    const n = typeof v === 'string' ? parseInt(v, 10) : v;
+    if (Number.isFinite(n) && n >= 0) return n;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
   async function refreshMeta(){
     // API nur als Zusatz – überschreibt NIE ein „echtes“ playerLive=true
     try {
@@ -78,12 +96,15 @@
       const combinedLive = playerLive || apiLive;
       setLive(combinedLive);
 
-      let viewers = it.viewers ?? 0;
-      if (combinedLive && viewers === 0) {
-        // Wir sehen selbst Video → mindestens 1 Betrachter
-        viewers = '≥1';
+      let viewers = pickViewers(it);
+
+      // Nur wenn API wirklich 0/fehlend meldet, aber der Player sicher läuft,
+      // zeigen wir "≥1" als sinnvollen Fallback:
+      if (playerLive && viewers === 0) {
+        viewersEl.textContent = 'Zuschauer: ≥1';
+      } else {
+        viewersEl.textContent = 'Zuschauer: ' + viewers;
       }
-      viewersEl.textContent = 'Zuschauer: ' + viewers;
     } catch (_) {
       // Bei API-Fehler nichts überschreiben
     }
@@ -110,9 +131,15 @@
       const combinedLive = playerLive || apiLive;
       setLive(combinedLive);
 
-      let viewers = it.viewers ?? 0;
-      if (combinedLive && viewers === 0) viewers = '≥1';
-      viewersEl.textContent = 'Zuschauer: ' + viewers;
+      let viewers = pickViewers(it);
+
+      // Nur wenn API wirklich 0/fehlend meldet, aber der Player sicher läuft,
+      // zeigen wir "≥1" als sinnvollen Fallback:
+      if (playerLive && viewers === 0) {
+        viewersEl.textContent = 'Zuschauer: ≥1';
+      } else {
+        viewersEl.textContent = 'Zuschauer: ' + viewers;
+      }
     } catch(e){ /* ignore */ }
   });
 })();