Don Lemon recalls 2023 computer failure in FAA ground-stop alert

His brief breaking-news report drew more than 60,000 views in six hours, well beyond the channel's usual full-day Shorts audience.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 153,319 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (13,969).

This is a NATIONWIDE FAA ordered GROUND STOP on ALL planes.

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"For safety reasons" is the FAA's explanation Don Lemon relays, before reaching for the history that makes a nationwide ground stop stand out.

Speaking directly to camera, Lemon recalls the computer failure that interrupted departures in January 2023. He also cites the grounding on September 11, 2001, as an earlier example. Those are historical comparisons in his report, not explanations for what caused this shutdown.

The Short is a breaking-news bulletin rather than an investigation: Lemon announces the nationwide restriction, attributes the safety explanation to the FAA and promises further updates. It does not establish the underlying fault.

That direct-to-camera alert marks a change of subject amid a run of political interviews and commentary. Lemon's surrounding uploads include conversations with Cory Booker and Maxine Waters about Democratic leadership, along with clips about Chris Van Hollen's challenge to Chuck Schumer. Here, the immediate subject is the interruption to air travel, not the party debate.

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The numbers

Lemon's FAA alert had already exceeded his usual full-day Shorts views several times over within six hours.

the video's first day

usual first day here

13,969

this video

153,319

subscribers

1,500,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

562,528,136

views per day

1,539,916

typical day: 1,056,038

the video

views

60,841

likes

4,957

comments

394

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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1,540,000

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1,530,000

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1,500,000

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1,450,000

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1,440,000

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1,430,000

As of November 14, 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.