This week on the channel +3.9M views this week

11Alive pairs Georgia's election countdown with national breaking news

Faith Jessie and Zach Merchant examine the midterms' stakes for Washington, while a Florida crash report is the week's most-watched upload.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Breaking news: Learjet crashes into a residential neighborhood

Georgia's vote has national stakes. On 11Alive, Faith Jessie and Zach Merchant's weekly conversations with newsmakers put that connection at the center of "The Georgia Vote | How the state's midterms could affect Washington (11/01/26)". Alongside a separate election-preparation report, it gives the Atlanta station's week a clear local focus ahead of Tuesday's vote.

The week's most-watched upload, however, takes viewers to South Florida. In "Breaking news: Learjet crashes into a residential neighborhood", footage from a moving vehicle shows flames and debris along a roadway. The anchor reports that all nine people aboard the flight from Austin to the Bahamas died in Palm Beach County, and that the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. The brief report drew about 33,000 views in its opening five hours.

Another national story drew nearly as much attention: a CNN Newsource interview in which Jake Tapper asks Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan about two candidates sharing his name on the ballot. Closer to home, The Georgia Vote has the strongest current daily viewing pace among the active uploads listed, with the election-preparation report also drawing viewers.

Across a week of 36 uploads, 11Alive added roughly 10,000 subscribers. Its daily views are currently above their usual level, though the lift is more modest than the surges at fellow local stations ABC7 and CBS LA. For 11Alive, the election coverage supplies the week's continuing thread: Georgia voters, their issues and the consequences for Washington.