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October 24, 2026 3.5x its usual first day Controversy after rugby league players snub Austr… The video opened at a pace of 40,442 views a day, 3.5 times a normal first day on this channel (11,570).

Video taking off 18x its usual first day

Charges, CCTV and a Canberra security briefing after the Helen Haines attack

A Today segment moves from the Wangaratta courthouse to Parliament House, where the threats facing elected officials are now part of the st…

Channel: 9 News Australia · Story of October 21, 2026

This week on the channel +12M views this week

A pilot's bedside account returns to 9 News Australia's coverage

Two Flydubai interview uploads join reports on a fire ant lockdown and the Canadian military base disaster.

Channel: 9 News Australia · Story of October 19, 2026

Video taking off 20x its usual first day

9News Perth's whole Saturday bulletin travels farther than the Newcastle crash clips

The Western Australian newscast, posted in full with only a date in its title, led a day when two updates on a crash in Newcastle also ran …

Channel: 9 News Australia · Story of October 4, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Controversy after rugby league players snub Australian Anthem | 9 News Australia

Video published

October 23, 2026

Video views so far

17,582

Video views, pace per day

40,442

Views in its first 7 hours

17,582

Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

1.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week

The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
Man pulled by hair out of floodwater	October 24, 2026	0:27 short	537	-	537 (2 hours)	12	0
Melania Trump brokers truce with Ukraine and Russia	October 24, 2026	1:28 short	1,063	-	1,063 (2 hours)	68	12
Hundreds injured as Typhoon Champi sweeps across Taiwan | 9…	October 24, 2026	0:21 short	1,030	-	1,030 (2 hours)	25	2
Researchers discover skin cancer vaccine | 9 News Australia	October 24, 2026	0:24 short	923	-	923 (4 hours)	56	1
Sam Wood bail bid fast-tracked | 9 News Australia	October 23, 2026	0:24 short	2,580	-	2,580 (4 hours)	42	-
Meghan Markle’s statement over father child sex abuse alleg…	October 23, 2026	5:25	4,892	-	4,892 (6 hours)	32	37
Man pulled from floodwater by hair in dramatic rescue | 9 N…	October 23, 2026	6:38	10,521	-	10,521 (6 hours)	58	14
Aussie grandmother duped into smuggling drugs returns home …	October 23, 2026	1:32 short	2,363	5,868	2,363 (7 hours)	9	-
Over $800,000 raised to honour Helen Haines | 9 News Austra…	October 23, 2026	0:24 short	3,604	8,901	3,604 (7 hours)	85	-
Staff reveal Ben Carroll’s ‘sleepy’ habits on the job | 9 N…	October 23, 2026	1:08 short	6,514	15,326	6,514 (7 hours)	40	27
Controversy after rugby league players snub Australian Anth…	October 23, 2026	1:24 short	17,582	40,442	17,582 (7 hours)	85	99
Melania Trump helped to broker ceasefire in Ukrainian town …	October 23, 2026	2:06 short	3,055	6,765	3,055 (7 hours)	15	7
Queensland flood rescue; Meghan Markle distressed over fath…	October 23, 2026	9:01	14,288	30,519	14,288 (8 hours)	51	-
Footage reveals the moment a car is split in half after cra…	October 23, 2026	0:40 short	22,931	26,750	22,931 (17 hours)	356	85
9News Sydney | Friday 23 October | Full Bulletin	October 23, 2026	24:33	16,718	19,437	16,718 (17 hours)	93	-

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

9.5 in the category: 16.7

comments per 1,000 views

2.6 in the category: 2.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

13,999 views

short vs long

11 short (up to 3 minutes), 4 long
average views per short video: 5,652
average views per long video: 11,604

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Former royal insider reveals how Queen's death unfolded, wh…	September 8, 2022	21:48	9,842,024
How one man escaped from the top of the World Trade Center …	September 10, 2021	13:36	8,412,236
Washington protests: Demonstrations escalate on Trump's doo…	June 1, 2020	12:54	8,049,016
Former staff reveal how Queen Elizabeth II knew 'her time w…	September 11, 2022	13:30	4,119,314
Patients reportedly beating cancer with just one tablet a d…	July 19, 2022	2:58	3,899,879

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Petrol Station owner hit during alleged thief's escape	April 14, 2023	0:24	6,264,798
Cyclist attacks bus in Sydney on Easter Sunday	April 10, 2023	0:18	4,008,848
Elephant smashes Aussies' van in Sri Lanka	December 14, 2023	0:39	1,949,305
Trump supporter interrupts Australian reporter's live cross	April 4, 2023	0:25	1,924,138
Woman's window cleaning method raises eyebrows | 9 News Aus…	December 30, 2025	0:22	1,445,724

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 24, 2026Video taking offControversy after rugby league players snub Austr… The video opened at a pace of 40,442 views a day, 3.5 times a normal first day on this channel (11,570).
2. October 22, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 5,033,235 views a day, 3.3 times a normal day (1,510,680).
3. October 21, 2026Video taking offMan charged after MP Helen Haines hit | 9 News Au… The video opened at a pace of 287,366 views a day, 18 times a normal first day on this channel (15,602).Read the story
4. October 21, 2026Video taking offMan charged after Helen Haines hit; Prince Harry … The video opened at a pace of 70,640 views a day, 4.5 times a normal first day on this channel (15,602).
5. October 20, 2026Video taking offFULL COVERAGE: MP Helen Haines struck by car in a… The video opened at a pace of 56,551 views a day, 3.7 times a normal first day on this channel (15,366).
6. October 7, 2026Video taking offAnti-war protests erupt over controversial weapon… The video opened at a pace of 65,435 views a day, 4.3 times a normal first day on this channel (15,366).
7. October 7, 2026Video taking offThe video opened at a pace of 69,341 views a day, 4.5 times a normal first day on this channel (15,366).
8. October 6, 2026Video taking offGlobal concerns over plague outbreak | 9 News Aus… The video opened at a pace of 77,120 views a day, 4.8 times a normal first day on this channel (16,215).
9. October 5, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 3,301,431 views a day, 2.4 times a normal day (1,384,894).
10. October 4, 2026Video taking off9News Perth | Saturday 3 October | Full Bulletin The video opened at a pace of 307,262 views a day, 20 times a normal first day on this channel (15,366).Read the story
11. October 4, 2026Video taking offDriver charged after Newcastle crash; Teenagers c… The video opened at a pace of 194,769 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (15,366).
12. October 4, 2026Video taking offNSW Police Assistant Commissioner provides update… The video opened at a pace of 165,849 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (15,366).