News24 brings America's congressional count to an Australian morning audience

Its live results broadcast drew an unusually large audience alongside commentary on what a Democratic Congress could mean for Donald Trump.

Channel: News24 Story of November 4, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 280,421 views a day, 31 times a normal first day on this channel (9,140).

AMERICA DECIDES: Midterm elections live results

Control of Congress is the focus, rather than a presidential contest. News24's "AMERICA DECIDES: Midterm elections live results" drew about 110,000 views in its first six hours, already far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for longer videos.

The broadcaster, formerly Sky News Australia, scheduled its coverage for Wednesday morning in Australia, promising reporting from the United States and expert perspectives as Americans voted. All House seats and a portion of the Senate were being contested, with the results determining the shape of Congress during Donald Trump's second term.

Alongside the live count, News24 offered competing readings of what might follow. Democratic strategist Joel Rubin warned that winning both chambers could bring internal divisions, while host Samara Gill predicted Democrats would immediately target the Trump administration.

Gill's separate Unleashed episode, discussing Trump's threat to veto a Democratic agenda, also made a faster-than-usual start. The live results feed, however, drew substantially more views over the same opening hours.

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The numbers

The live broadcast had already passed the channel's usual full-day audience within six hours. Its first-day projection is an estimate, not a completed view count.

the video's first day

usual first day here

9,140

this video

280,421

subscribers

6,270,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

8,383,126,454

views per day

1,252,934

typical day: 3,872,538

the video

views

111,278

likes

408

comments

0

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

60 Minutes Australia

6,760,000

The Wall Street Journal

6,730,000

The Sun

6,550,000

DW News

6,490,000

News24

6,270,000

The Telegraph

6,210,000

As of November 4, 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.