NBC Chicago

YouTube: The numbers today

YouTube: What happened lately

November 8, 2026 77x its usual first day Chicagoans with Mississippi roots react to Senate… The video opened at a pace of 216,016 views a day, 77 times a normal first day on this channel (2,819). Read the story

This week on the channel +3.3M views this week

NBC Chicago connects Senate ballots, Bears stickers and everyday concerns

A Mississippi election report draws the week's largest audience, while an Arizona Bears fan's sticker catches the team's attention.

Channel: NBC Chicago · Story of November 9, 2026

Video taking off 77x its usual first day

Mississippi's tight Senate vote reaches into Chicago's family histories

NBC Chicago visits Bronzeville residents whose connections to the unresolved election run through the Great Migration and generations of fa…

Channel: NBC Chicago · Story of November 8, 2026

Video taking off 22x its usual first day

Chicago bus driver escapes through window after being held at gunpoint

NBC Chicago's report uses passenger cellphone footage to recount the hostage incident and the suspect's arrest.

Channel: NBC Chicago · Story of November 7, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

3000 turkeys being given away at 5 McDonald's locations in Chicago area

Video published

November 10, 2026

Video views so far

2,141

Video views, pace per day

3,850

Views in its first 9 hours

2,141

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

1.7% of all views the category's channels gained this week

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
How the Bears look at the Bye; Illinois coach previews UCLA…	November 11, 2026	21:42	16	-	16 (3 hours)	0	0
Illinois Coach Bret Bielema talks UCLA showdown, special co…	November 11, 2026	6:50	50	-	50 (3 hours)	0	0
See it: Starbucks surprise Bearista boxes are here	November 11, 2026	0:47 short	208	-	208 (4 hours)	2	0
Skyrocketing property taxes are pricing longtime Chicago ho…	November 11, 2026	3:17	339	-	339 (4 hours)	5	5
The Vaccine Divide: Immunization rates plummet as exemption…	November 11, 2026	3:32	127	-	127 (4 hours)	2	1
Suburban chiropractor sentenced to 60 years after secretly …	November 11, 2026	3:10	397	-	397 (4 hours)	10	1
Garbage truck left overturned after crash in Addison inters…	November 11, 2026	1:09 short	274	-	274 (4 hours)	0	3
Baby goat likely linked to E. coli outbreak at popular farm	November 11, 2026	0:35 short	751	-	751 (4 hours)	31	1
3000 turkeys being given away at 5 McDonald's locations in …	November 10, 2026	0:20 short	2,141	3,850	2,141 (9 hours)	71	1
Pete Hegseth fires back at impeachment push, calls it a ‘st…	November 10, 2026	25:42	811	1,313	811 (10 hours)	9	5
Evanston-Skokie community fights to keep schools open	November 10, 2026	2:37 short	338	342	338 (23 hours)	2	0
Ballot challenges in race for mayor include Mayor Brandon J…	November 10, 2026	3:18	1,842	1,866	1,842 (23 hours)	8	2
Why Pope's journey to South America is a full circle moment	November 10, 2026	2:16 short	3,466	2,630	3,279	12	1
Illinois' 6 newly election lawmakers attend orientation	November 10, 2026	3:12	891	807	813	7	1
Residents question study of proposed Amtrak Bridgeport faci…	November 10, 2026	2:20 short	342	327	295	1	2

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

13.3 in the category: 18.0

comments per 1,000 views

1.9 in the category: 5.1

a video's usual first day on this channel

2,771 views

short vs long

7 short (up to 3 minutes), 8 long
average views per short video: 1,074
average views per long video: 559

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Full Video: Prosecutors Cross-Examine Kyle Rittenhouse	November 11, 2021	3:03:21	6,903,888
Full Video: Kyle Rittenhouse Testifies in His Defense at Mu…	November 10, 2021	56:24	5,265,009
FULL: Aerial view of WILD police chase in Chicago	January 9, 2025	23:23	3,912,609
Donald Trump Inauguration 2025: FULL VIDEO (swearing-in cer…	January 20, 2025	2:03:42	3,219,453
FULL | Michelle Obama's speech brings Barack to tears: 'You…	June 18, 2026	20:59	2,421,834

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Shocking video shows car flying and crashing into a house i…	July 19, 2023	0:23	14,315,435
Water shoots out of manhole in Chicago's West Loop amid hea…	July 2, 2023	0:26	11,496,459
😱 Good Samaritans pull driver out of a fiery car crash in …	April 23, 2024	1:00	9,994,859
Shocking video shows moment armed men attack Chicago couple…	November 8, 2023	0:58	8,714,665
Shocking video shows man violently attacked, robbed in broa…	September 26, 2023	0:18	3,433,789

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 offChicagoans with Mississippi roots react to Senate… The video opened at a pace of 216,016 views a day, 77 times a normal first day on this channel (2,819).Read the story
2. November 7, 2026Video taking offMan armed with gun holds CTA bus driver hostage i… The video opened at a pace of 62,033 views a day, 22 times a normal first day on this channel (2,771).Read the story
3. November 5, 2026Video taking offDemocrats win control of House and Senate, NBC Ne… The video opened at a pace of 53,464 views a day, 21 times a normal first day on this channel (2,497).
4. November 5, 2026Video taking offDemocrats win control of the U.S. House of Repres… The video opened at a pace of 131,891 views a day, 53 times a normal first day on this channel (2,497).Read the story
5. November 5, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,181,378 views a day, 3.3 times a normal day (355,765).
6. November 4, 2026Video taking offMayor Brandon Johnson faces ballot challenge, a f… The video opened at a pace of 61,238 views a day, 25 times a normal first day on this channel (2,436).Read the story
7. November 3, 2026Video taking offShocking footage shows moments before and after d… The video opened at a pace of 49,671 views a day, 22 times a normal first day on this channel (2,240).Read the story
8. November 3, 2026Video taking off25-year-old woman dead, teen gunman in custody af… The video opened at a pace of 37,901 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (2,240).
9. November 1, 2026Video taking offMother warns parents of balloon dangers after tod… The video opened at a pace of 69,698 views a day, 63 times a normal first day on this channel (1,100).Read the story
10. October 30, 2026Video taking offNew pitch made to replace Rate Field with Bears s… The video opened at a pace of 52,916 views a day, 24 times a normal first day on this channel (2,240).Read the story
11. October 29, 2026Video taking offMan flies home with new kitten he found after mis… The video opened at a pace of 53,334 views a day, 23 times a normal first day on this channel (2,336).
12. October 29, 2026Video taking offMan flies home with new kitten found during smoke… The video opened at a pace of 257,632 views a day, 110 times a normal first day on this channel (2,336).Read the story