FOX 5 Washington DC

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YouTube: What happened lately

November 8, 2026 26x its usual first day Armed man arrested near White House; DC library f… The video opened at a pace of 37,037 views a day, 26 times a normal first day on this channel (1,400). Read the story

Video taking off 26x its usual first day

White House weapons arrest and library killing lead FOX 5 roundup

The broadcast reports a threat against President Trump and a fatal stabbing inside the West End Library, alongside a White House staffing c…

Channel: FOX 5 Washington DC · Story of November 8, 2026

This week on the channel +1.9M views this week

FOX 5's election night starts with lines in Laurel

Jim Lokay and Marina Marraco anchor coverage spanning Virginia amendments, Mark Warner's victory and Washington's mayoral election.

Channel: FOX 5 Washington DC · Story of November 5, 2026

Video taking off 40x its usual first day

Any D.C. polling place: FOX 5's Election Day guide

Reports from Fairfax, Frederick and Northwest Washington paired local voting rules with the races and ballot questions facing the region.

Channel: FOX 5 Washington DC · Story of November 4, 2026

YouTube: 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

1.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.2% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

YouTube: 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
DC Weather: Sunny skies for Veterans’ Day on Wednesday	November 11, 2026	3:22	6	-	6 (1 hour)	0	0
Burglar steals $5,000 worth of violins from DC elementary s…	November 11, 2026	1:31 short	8	-	8 (1 hour)	1	0
License plate readers lead to shootout arrests in Fairfax C…	November 11, 2026	2:56 short	64	-	64 (1 hour)	2	3
ICE plans to deport UMD student taken into custody with her…	November 11, 2026	2:30 short	102	-	102 (1 hour)	1	0
Montgomery County passes immigrant protection bills; police…	November 11, 2026	11:56	86	-	86 (1 hour)	6	2
LIVE: Naresh Bhatt Guilty Verdict | Hegseth Impeachment Eff…	November 11, 2026	1:33:41	312	-	312 (1 hour)	4	0
Trial attorney discusses pivot by defense in Naresh Bhatt m…	November 11, 2026	7:20	1,775	-	1,775 (3 hours)	17	3
LIVE: Do You Like It Or Not?	November 11, 2026	29:40	312	-	312 (3 hours)	2	0
Ole Miss investigating students' racist gestures caught on …	November 11, 2026	0:35 short	1,654	-	1,654 (3 hours)	27	27
Fairfax County leaders consider changing school start times	November 11, 2026	2:45 short	910	-	910 (4 hours)	8	3
UMD student to remain in ICE custody pending deportation, D…	November 10, 2026	0:30 short	719	-	719 (4 hours)	6	4
Virginia lawmakers consider changing release laws after kil…	November 10, 2026	3:09	1,092	-	1,092 (4 hours)	12	2
🔴 LIVE: House votes on whether to advance impeachment of P…	November 10, 2026	1:34:20	9,883	-	9,883 (5 hours)	39	12
Naresh Bhatt found guilty: Family and friends of Mamta Kafl…	November 10, 2026	13:50	15,277	-	15,277 (5 hours)	318	60
Naresh Bhatt convicted of murder in death of wife Mamta Kaf…	November 10, 2026	0:22 short	2,745	-	2,745 (5 hours)	52	1

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

14.2 in the category: 18.1

comments per 1,000 views

3.3 in the category: 5.1

a video's usual first day on this channel

1,474 views

short vs long

7 short (up to 3 minutes), 8 long
average views per short video: 886
average views per long video: 3,592

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
RAW VIDEO: Wild shootout in Northeast DC captured on home s…	June 15, 2020	1:44	21,221,219
Adorable puppy crashes reporter's weather report on live TV…	February 19, 2021	3:49	16,967,673
STRANGER THINGS 3 interviews - Wolfhard, Brown, Schnapp, Ke…	June 28, 2019	25:11	6,059,221
FOX 5 DC reporter hilariously interrupted by screaming boy …	April 7, 2022	0:14	5,849,494
Bigfoot spotted in Virginia? | FOX 5 DC	July 4, 2014	1:00	3,347,620

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
RAW VIDEO: Swimmer captures shark off Delaware coast	June 23, 2020	0:22	9,935,319
Lightning strikes Washington Monument in electric video | F…	August 15, 2021	0:13	3,744,583
Police to investigate Chipotle customer.	December 26, 2024	0:30	3,239,015
MAN COLLAPSES AT WHITE HOUSE	November 6, 2025	0:21	2,396,616
JD Vance and Mike Johnson at Trump's address to congress	March 5, 2025	0:26	1,423,139

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

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

1. November 8, 2026Video taking offArmed man arrested near White House; DC library f… The video opened at a pace of 37,037 views a day, 26 times a normal first day on this channel (1,400).Read the story
2. November 8, 2026Video taking offArmed man arrested near White House over plot to … The video opened at a pace of 37,003 views a day, 26 times a normal first day on this channel (1,400).
3. November 5, 2026Video taking offLIVE: Midterm Elections Coverage The video opened at a pace of 92,276 views a day, 66 times a normal first day on this channel (1,399).
4. November 4, 2026Video taking offPolls open across the US for 2026 midterm electio… The video opened at a pace of 56,135 views a day, 40 times a normal first day on this channel (1,400).Read the story
5. November 4, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 821,223 views a day, 5.5 times a normal day (148,188).
6. October 28, 2026Video taking offLIVE: Jeanine Pirro Press Conference The video opened at a pace of 86,881 views a day, 41 times a normal first day on this channel (2,141).Read the story
7. October 28, 2026Video taking offPolice search for D.C. teen wanted in fatal shoot… The video opened at a pace of 46,545 views a day, 23 times a normal first day on this channel (2,036).