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PBS NewsHour YouTube channel stats and outlier videos

Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show.

Subscribers5.4M
Total views3.3B
Videos64K
Average views per video (est.)116K
CountryUS
LanguageEN (est.)
Created2009-11-30

Best outlier videos

Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.

VideoOutlierViewsPublished
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during olive harvest29×435K2026-10-17
Capehart and Continetti on the White House press secretary's quick exit24×756K2026-10-16
WATCH: Jackson tells Collins to 'shut up' in Senate debate after she says protester is his supporter23×354K2026-10-16
How Starlink disruptions affected Ukraine’s battlefield operations23×798K2026-10-14
Capehart and Continetti on closing messages and midterm predictions22×819K2026-10-30
Jackson tells Collins to 'shut up' in Maine Senate debate17×253K2026-10-16
The mystery of Havana Syndrome and claims of a government cover-up14×168K2026-10-16
The hopes and risks of bringing humanoid robots into our homes11×128K2026-10-16
Examining the controversial claims Trump is making at his midterm rallies8.7×325K2026-10-16
Inside Georgia’s Senate race and Collins's uphill battle against Ossoff8.6×306K2026-10-15

Latest uploads

VideoOutlierViewsPublished
Christa Pike describes pain after botched execution0.7×11K2026-10-31
DOJ says it may bring more charges against Comey2.3×34K2026-10-31
Judge orders ethics inquiry in D.C. golf course case0.8×12K2026-10-31
Final results show no clear winner in Israeli election5.6×85K2026-10-31
How Netanyahu 'redefined' being an Israeli politician2.5×37K2026-10-31
The growing use of dynamic pricing in concert ticket sales0.4×6.7K2026-10-31
WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at Florida midterm rally as Election Day nears1.5×90K2026-10-31
How isolated is Israel internationally?0.8×12K2026-10-31
How reseller bots illegally inflate concert ticket prices0.5×7.9K2026-10-31
Inside a Ukrainian city hit by Russian drones during the Starlink disruption0.4×18K2026-10-30

Repeatable pattern

A number in the title. 9 of the last 82 uploads use it, with a median of 6.3× the channel's usual views. Example: "PBS News Hour full episode, Oct. 15, 2026".

Content map

What the last 82 indexed uploads look like, by length.

FormatUploadsMedian viewsMedian outlier
Shorts3719K1.2×
Under 20 minutes3553K1.2×
20 to 60 minutes10198K7.2×

Levers to test

  • Titles of this kind ran at 6.3× the channel's usual views across 9 uploads, against 1.5× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
  • 20 to 60 minutes did best here, at 7.2× against 1.2× for under 20 minutes. Start with that format.
  • The channel posted about 31.9 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 NewsHour have?

PBS NewsHour has about 5.4M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.

How often does PBS NewsHour upload?

About 31.9 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.

What is the best recent video from PBS NewsHour?

"Israeli settlers attack Palestinians during olive harvest" reached 29× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.

Can I see the age, gender or income of the PBS NewsHour 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 NewsHour on YouTube.