Benson against James in Grand Rapids, and Port Huron for El-Sayed

Michigan's governor debate and a Senate tour stop shared FOX 2 Detroit's Wednesday, while the Red Wings prepared to host undefeated Ottawa with Dylan Larkin back.

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Abdul El-Sayed hosts 'Shouldn't be This Hard' tour in Port Huron

Michigan politics filled the end of FOX 2 Detroit's week. Jocelyn Benson and John James met on a stage in Grand Rapids to debate who should be the state's next governor, and the station answered with three uploads in a row: a live special with post-debate analysis, a reaction segment and a quick list of takeaways. All three were only a few hours old when the week closed, still at the very start of their run.

Earlier the same day, Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, brought his 'Shouldn't Be This Hard' tour to Port Huron. That stop became the most watched of the week's new uploads, and its comment section drew viewers from well outside Michigan, one of them writing in from Arizona.

The Tuesday edition of Detroit Talk City is the upload moving fastest right now. It took on the death penalty after Christa Pike's failed execution in Tennessee, with Aaron Tobin of the Oakland County Republican Party making the case for it in Michigan, and turned to teen drug use with Dani Hourani of the Team Wellness Center.

Sports supplied the rest. The Red Wings, winless after two home games, were getting ready to host undefeated Ottawa, with Dylan Larkin set for his season debut months after asking for a trade and losing the captaincy. The description notes that some ticket apps had seats for as little as $7.

The channel as a whole ran below its usual pace, a little over a million views across the seven days. That is the smallest weekly gain among the local stations near its size. FOX 32 Chicago and FOX 35 Orlando were among the few running above their usual pace. Last week's courtroom story about a three-year-old's gun at daycare, which we reported here, was a different kind of crowd. This was a week of debates.

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The videos drawing views on FOX 2 Detroit right now

LIVE | Governor race debate: Special coverage and analysis1,322 views · 2026-10-07 Michigan Governor debate: Reaction and analysis1,212 views · 2026-10-07 Key takeaways from Michigan Governor Debate977 views · 2026-10-07 Death penalty in Michigan; teen drug use - Detroit Talk City840 views · 2026-10-06 Winless Red Wings set to host undefeated Ottawa as Dylan Larkin set t…649 views · 2026-10-06

The numbers

Here is how FOX 2 Detroit's week looks in numbers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

CBS TEXAS

4,976,473

FOX 10 Phoenix

3,325,760

NBC Chicago

2,236,963

CBS Philadelphia

2,109,572

FOX 32 Chicago

1,806,366

FOX 29 Philadelphia

1,670,693

KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA

1,565,976

FOX 35 Orlando

1,282,037

FOX 2 Detroit

1,086,486

subscribers

503,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

419,390,475

views per day

86,694

typical day: 121,972

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

FOX 10 Phoenix

587,000

CBS TEXAS

571,000

FOX 2 Detroit

503,000

FOX 32 Chicago

485,000

KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA

476,000

FOX 35 Orlando

474,000

NBC Chicago

453,000

FOX 29 Philadelphia

428,000

CBS Philadelphia

425,000

As of October 7, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.