This week on the channel +186M views this week

Nick DiGiovanni's hour-fried chicken hides a surprisingly juicy center

His timed drumstick experiment includes a Gordon Ramsay cameo, while an upload-free week brings another 200,000 subscribers.

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Nick DiGiovanni Story of October 29, 2026Trari Newsroom

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.

1 Second vs 1 Hour Chicken

The outside is charred black. Nick DiGiovanni bites into the chicken anyway, then looks puzzled: "Wait, how is it so juicy in there? I don't get it."

That is the final surprise in "1 Second vs 1 Hour Chicken," a Short that has reached roughly 128 million views and remains the busiest daily draw among his older uploads. The experiment moves from a barely dipped drumstick to an hour in hot oil, with a much more appetizing golden version in between. A cut-open, undercooked piece gets an inserted Gordon Ramsay clip delivering the inevitable verdict: "It's raw!"

DiGiovanni posted nothing new this week, extending the upload break we reported here. But the archive's menu is broad: "I Cooked EVERY YouTuber's Last Meals" and "10 Levels Of Spicy Food" are also pulling substantial daily audiences. The former turns creators' requested meals into the assignment; the latter makes escalating heat the challenge.

Channel-wide viewing is running close to its usual daily level, and subscribers continued to grow over the week. Among nearby food channels, albert_cancook and Amaury Guichon are having slower-than-usual viewing days. DiGiovanni's own archive stretches well beyond these recent experiments: "50 Ways To Use Chocolate" remains his most-watched regular upload, a different kind of kitchen marathon.

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The videos drawing views on Nick DiGiovanni right now

I Cooked EVERY YouTuber’s Last Meals60,180,824 views

10 Levels Of Spicy Food71,653,341 views

The facts

Channel: Nick DiGiovanni
Subscribers: 48,000,000 ▲ 200,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 186,294,989
Videos published this week: 0

The numbers

Here is how Nick DiGiovanni's week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

186,294,989

60,086,710

25,778,980

10,379,221

10,296,294

9,703,408

6,882,785

6,847,924

Best Ever Food Review Show

5,566,682

subscribers

48,000,000

▲ 200,000 in the last 7 days

total views

24,771,464,473

views per day

26,676,048

typical day: 26,462,660

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

48,000,000

29,300,000

23,900,000

14,800,000

Best Ever Food Review Show

12,200,000

12,000,000

10,900,000

10,800,000

10,800,000

As of October 29, 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.

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