PBS Idea Channel YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Here's an idea: a PBS show that examines the connections between pop culture, technology and art. Mike Rugnetta posts new videos every Wednesday.
| Subscribers | 748K |
|---|---|
| Total views | 72M |
| Videos | 366 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 79K |
| Country | - |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2012-02-17 |
Niches: Space & Science.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why Is There So Much Sexy Overwatch Fan Art? | 20× | 1M (not yet checked) | 2016-11-16 |
| Why Did Millennials Ruin Everything? | 14× | 913K (not yet checked) | 2016-10-20 |
| The Bee Movie But Every Time They Say Bee We Explain The Deal With Bee Movie | 8.1× | 422K (not yet checked) | 2017-01-20 |
| No Man’s Sky: A Simulation Inside a Simulation? | 6× | 299K (not yet checked) | 2016-08-04 |
| An Infinite Number of Words for Snow | 5.6× | 281K (not yet checked) | 2016-12-22 |
| Why Doesn’t Hollywood Cast Asian Actors? | 5× | 260K (not yet checked) | 2017-05-11 |
| But Wait: How DOES The Media Tell You What To Think? | 5× | 249K (not yet checked) | 2016-07-20 |
| Idea Channel is Ending | 4.9× | 243K (not yet checked) | 2017-06-30 |
| Why Do Nintendo Games Look Like That? | 4.2× | 210K (not yet checked) | 2017-05-18 |
| Pepe: Rare, Racist or Both? | 4.1× | 203K (not yet checked) | 2017-02-09 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comment Responses: Thinking With Others | 0.6× | 48K (not yet checked) | 2017-09-08 |
| Comment Responses: A Defense of Overthinking Pop Culture | 0.3× | 21K (not yet checked) | 2017-09-01 |
| Thinking With Others | 1.7× | 86K (not yet checked) | 2017-08-31 |
| Comment Responses: What Are Ideas, and Who Gets to Have Them? | 0.3× | 16K (not yet checked) | 2017-08-25 |
| A Defense of Overthinking Pop Culture | 2.1× | 108K (not yet checked) | 2017-08-24 |
| Idea Channel Farewell Office Hours Info | 0.6× | 29K (not yet checked) | 2017-08-18 |
| What Are Ideas, and Who Gets to Have Them? | 1.8× | 90K (not yet checked) | 2017-08-16 |
| Comment Responses: Is Super Mario Brothers A Surrealist Masterpiece? | 0.4× | 25K (not yet checked) | 2017-07-28 |
| A Bunch MORE Questions: ANSWERED! | 0.7× | 44K (not yet checked) | 2017-07-27 |
| Comment Responses: Are You Getting Enough Sleep? | 0.4× | 23K (not yet checked) | 2017-07-21 |
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Repeatable pattern
How, why or what titles. 31 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 1.4× the channel's usual views. Example: "Why Is There So Much Sexy Overwatch Fan Art?".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 20 minutes | 96 | 62K | 1.1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 3 | 48K | 0.6× |
| Over 60 minutes | 1 | 422K | 8.1× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.4× the channel's usual views across 31 uploads, against 1× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- Under 20 minutes did best here, at 1.1× against 0.6× for 20 to 60 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 0.3 uploads a month over its last 30 uploads. Plan a pace you can hold for the same stretch.
These come from the channel's public numbers. They show what went with better results, not what caused them.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does PBS Idea Channel have?
PBS Idea Channel has about 748K subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does PBS Idea Channel upload?
About 0.3 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from PBS Idea Channel?
"Why Is There So Much Sexy Overwatch Fan Art?" reached 20× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the PBS Idea Channel audience?
No. YouTube keeps audience details private to the channel owner in YouTube Studio, and the public API does not share them. TubeMind does not guess them.
Public statistics from the official YouTube Data API; averages and multipliers are TubeMind estimates, see how scores work. Open PBS Idea Channel on YouTube.