Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_12 ( total_viewers VARCHAR, share INTEGER )

### Question ###
When the shares were less than 8, how many total viewers were there?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT total_viewers FROM table_name_12 WHERE share < 8