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October 23, 2026 3.9x the video's usual pace Trump’s ‘dramatic’ U-turn away from Ukraine, to R… The video ran that day at 31,206 views a day, 3.9 times its usual pace (7,901).

Video taking off 43x its usual first day

"Bush is a four-letter word in Texas": Washington Week's Austin special

Jeffrey Goldberg's panel asks whether a Texas Senate race could decide control of Congress, and what Trump does if Republicans lose it.

Channel: Washington Week PBS · Story of October 18, 2026

This week on the channel +839K views this week

Kansas complicates the midterm map on Washington Week PBS

Jeffrey Goldberg's October 9 panel brings Carrie Dann, Adam Harris, Jonathan Karl and Annie Linskey into the discussion of control of Congr…

Channel: Washington Week PBS · Story of October 11, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Trump’s ‘dramatic’ U-turn away from Ukraine, to Russia

Video published

October 19, 2026

Video views so far

86,736

Video views, pace per day

21,326

Views on its first day

6,339

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

0.8% 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
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, Oct. 23, 20…	October 24, 2026	26:46	29,020	-	29,020 (3 hours)	1,071	-
Will Congress impeach Hegseth – and how will Trump react?	October 24, 2026	14:29	13,784	-	13,784 (3 hours)	218	-
Does Trump care if Republicans lose Congress?	October 24, 2026	8:38	6,225	-	6,225 (3 hours)	81	-
Trump’s ‘dramatic’ U-turn away from Ukraine, to Russia	October 19, 2026	2:45 short	86,736	21,326	6,339	1,499	-
What has made Trump an enduring political figure	October 19, 2026	1:02 short	15,920	166	11,939	254	-
How focus of GOP ads in Texas differs from voter priorities	October 17, 2026	1:45 short	45,403	1,331	5,205	642	-
Who will emerge as the GOP's 2028 nominee?	October 17, 2026	16:19	75,254	3,009	24,126	441	-
Is a blue wave coming, and how will Trump react?	October 17, 2026	22:47	295,415	10,226	106,310	2,354	-
Trump’s Ukraine U-turn	October 17, 2026	13:51	106,911	718	62,365	1,271	-
The Fight to Control Congress | A Special Washington Week w…	October 17, 2026	56:47	287,762	6,779	161,415	3,836	-
WATCH LIVE: The Fight to Control Congress | A Special Washi…	October 17, 2026	-	24,982	5	-	650	-
TUNE IN: The Fight to Control Congress | A Special Washingt…	October 14, 2026	0:31 short	8,910	38	2,570	35	-
Why this Senate race is now a 'toss-up'	October 13, 2026	1:34 short	6,774	44	3,615	172	-
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, Oct. 9, 2026	October 10, 2026	26:45	220,997	783	119,734	3,117	-
Trump’s policies put Republicans on the defensive	October 10, 2026	10:08	36,256	1,312	9,998	229	-

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

12.6 in the category: 16.7

comments per 1,000 views

0.0 in the category: 2.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

4,236 views

short vs long

5 short (up to 3 minutes), 9 long
average views per short video: 32,748
average views per long video: 119,069

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
How Trump is using his power to profit and why no one will …	May 31, 2025	16:57	1,934,344
Trump alienates America’s allies	January 24, 2026	21:16	1,100,296
Trump’s instability and the potential of a post-American wo…	June 7, 2025	16:35	1,035,519
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, March 27, 2…	March 28, 2026	26:48	681,216
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, Nov. 21, 20…	November 22, 2025	26:47	647,920

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Why Trump sees Canada as an enemy	August 31, 2026	1:37	1,394,493
Canada on 'strong political footing' in U.S. trade war	August 31, 2026	2:12	283,630
Why Trump values strongmen as world leaders	August 31, 2026	2:13	68,731
Will Trump's push to tie GOP midterm fate to him backfire?	October 5, 2026	2:02	58,590
Goldberg denies 'sucking' number into Waltz’s Phone	March 29, 2025	1:16	40,460

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

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

1. October 23, 2026Video surgingTrump’s ‘dramatic’ U-turn away from Ukraine, to R… The video ran that day at 31,206 views a day, 3.9 times its usual pace (7,901).
2. October 22, 2026Video surgingTrump’s ‘dramatic’ U-turn away from Ukraine, to R… The video ran that day at 25,927 views a day, 4.4 times its usual pace (5,898).
3. October 19, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 436,940 views a day, 4.2 times a normal day (103,208).
4. October 18, 2026Video taking offThe Fight to Control Congress | A Special Washing… The video opened at a pace of 161,415 views a day, 43 times a normal first day on this channel (3,746).Read the story
5. October 18, 2026Video taking offTrump’s Ukraine U-turn The video opened at a pace of 62,365 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (3,746).
6. October 18, 2026Video taking offIs a blue wave coming, and how will Trump react? The video opened at a pace of 106,310 views a day, 28 times a normal first day on this channel (3,746).
7. October 5, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 532,357 views a day, 4.6 times a normal day (116,914).