The Onion reconvenes In The Know for a nonexistent presidency

Seven uploads mix a mock midterm debate with a train investigation written like a math problem.

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Will Trump Running For Midterm President Help Down-Ballot Republicans?

The panel has a question that actual election coverage cannot answer: would Trump running for "Midterm President" help other Republicans? The Onion's returning In The Know format treats the invented office as another perfectly reasonable subject for televised debate.

"Will Trump Running For Midterm President Help Down-Ballot Republicans?" was the most-watched of the week's seven new uploads, reaching roughly 316,000 views. In the comments, viewers dwell on the return of the panel format, the big table and the recurring joke about absent panelist Clifford Banes. For this audience, the furniture and familiar names are part of the occasion.

The week's other substantial draw turns a schoolbook setup into a mock breaking-news investigation. "Authorities Investigate Collision Between Trains From Chicago Traveling 80 MPH, DC Traveling 75 MPH" even supplies multiple-choice crash times in its description. It has nearly matched the panel video's total and is currently bringing in the most daily views on the channel. Both are satirical news sketches, not reports of real events.

A newer tariff parody is also among the uploads attracting the most views right now. Across the channel, daily viewing is slightly above its usual level, with about two million views added over the week and the subscriber count unchanged. The return to the big table supplied the familiar ritual; the train story supplied the homework.

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The videos drawing views on The Onion right now

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The numbers

Here is how The Onion's week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

The Graham Norton Show

13,797,665

TODAY

10,507,546

Late Night with Seth Meye…

10,351,022

Good Morning America

9,433,271

CBS Mornings

6,626,585

The View

5,339,484

Real Time with Bill Maher

3,180,123

This Morning

2,870,783

The Onion

2,052,438

subscribers

3,290,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

1,478,812,212

views per day

308,448

typical day: 291,586

first-day views of each video posted this week

Will Trump Running For Midterm Presiden…

195,966

Authorities Investigate Collision Betwe…

255,345

Thousands Of Girls Match Description Of…

26,333

Press Secretary Spins Wife's Death As A…

16,719

Prison Economy Spirals As Price Of Pack…

14,813

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

The Graham Norton Show

5,740,000

Good Morning America

5,510,000

Late Night with Seth Meye…

5,310,000

TODAY

5,120,000

CBS Mornings

3,320,000

The Onion

3,290,000

Real Time with Bill Maher

2,980,000

This Morning

2,540,000

The View

1,720,000

As of October 17, 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.