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October 23, 2026 5.2x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 450,819 views a day, 5.2 times a normal day (86,395).

This week on the channel +555K views this week

At the U.N., Joseph Gordon-Levitt considers A.I.'s human stakes

New York Times Opinion pairs the actor's questions about technology with an Op-Docs portrait of artists staying in Cuba.

Channel: New York Times Opinion · Story of October 12, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Why You Should Care About Iowa’s Race for Governor

Video published

October 20, 2026

Video views so far

240,685

Video views, pace per day

35,379

Views on its first day

98,116

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

0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

1.5% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

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
Why Did Texas Middle Schoolers Put on a Play About a Ruthle…	October 23, 2026	1:08 short	2,838	5,129	2,838 (9 hours)	78	4
Trump’s Pursuit of Ilhan Omar Is an Abuse of Power	October 23, 2026	2:48 short	2,678	4,491	2,678 (10 hours)	84	36
Why Did Texas Middle Schoolers Put on a Play About Stalin? …	October 23, 2026	21:24	7,192	9,400	7,192 (14 hours)	114	15
Why You Should Care About Iowa’s Race for Governor	October 20, 2026	6:44	240,685	35,379	98,116	2,640	238
Why the Rio Grande Valley is Rethinking the Midterms	October 16, 2026	8:18	68,351	2,042	42,760	737	149
What America Risks Forgetting About Civil Rights	October 15, 2026	1:42 short	2,488	51	1,605	166	4
Who Loses if These Black Lawmakers Lose Their Seats?	October 15, 2026	1:15 short	3,670	16	2,390	211	7
Does Race Play Into Politicians' Redrawing of Congressional…	October 15, 2026	1:33 short	2,072	11	1,651	115	3
The Threat to Black Representation in Congress	October 15, 2026	13:12	22,793	88	17,471	433	104
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Has Some Things to Say About A.I.	October 10, 2026	7:32	154,458	11,132	18,595	2,749	146
They're Losing Reasons to Stay Behind in Cuba | "La Retagua…	October 9, 2026	21:25	25,310	1,287	5,990	352	16
We Recreated a Dead Economist With A.I. Here Is His Warning.	October 1, 2026	7:37	33,213	69	8,156	632	58
Is American Culture Simply Bad Now?	September 30, 2026	0:52 short	2,401	10	1,594	42	3
Is American Culture Simply Bad Now? | ‘The Opinions’ Podcast	September 30, 2026	41:40	12,968	53	6,870	113	18
WNBA Players Are Sick of the Fake Culture War	September 26, 2026	4:51	16,840	55	2,416	450	51

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

14.9 in the category: 16.7

comments per 1,000 views

1.4 in the category: 2.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

6,699 views

short vs long

6 short (up to 3 minutes), 9 long
average views per short video: 2,691
average views per long video: 64,645

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What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

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

1. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 450,819 views a day, 5.2 times a normal day (86,395).
2. October 21, 2026Video taking offWhy You Should Care About Iowa’s Race for Governor The video opened at a pace of 69,749 views a day, 8.9 times a normal first day on this channel (7,880).
3. October 17, 2026Video taking offWhy the Rio Grande Valley is Rethinking the Midte… The video opened at a pace of 45,791 views a day, 6.1 times a normal first day on this channel (7,512).
4. September 30, 2026MilestoneMy Dad Died by Suicide. He Left Me With 694 Video… The video passed 1,000,000 views.