Walliams investigation passes 300,000 views on Today in Focus

The Guardian and ITV News investigation is the channel's most-watched recent upload, as daily views rise sharply.

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Why this story? The whole channel is running at 395,225 views a day, 11 times a normal day (35,921).

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Women's accounts of encounters with David Walliams have drawn a substantial audience to Today in Focus. The channel's upload of the joint Guardian and ITV News investigation has passed 300,000 views since its release on Tuesday.

The investigation concerns allegations that Walliams used his celebrity status and power to pursue young women for sexual purposes. Walliams denies the allegations. In his written response, included in the description, he expresses regret for behaving thoughtlessly in casual relationships but denies abusing his power or breaking the law.

The wider channel is also having an unusually busy day, with roughly 395,000 views across its uploads, about eleven times its usual daily audience. That channel-wide rise is separate from the investigation's cumulative total.

Alongside the investigation, Today in Focus has continued its shorter news explainers. Lucy Hough's conversation with Guardian global editor Devika Bhat examines Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the BBC, including the prospect of questioning under oath and the implications for press freedom.

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The videos drawing views on Today in Focus right now

Trump’s $10bn BBC battle goes ahead | The Latest7,531 views · 2026-11-11 The Ukrainians evacuated during Melania Trump's ceasefire1,257 views · 2026-11-10 The allegations against David Walliams | Investigation by the Guardia…320,849 views · 2026-11-10 Russell Brand sentenced: 'sexual predator' gets over 10 years in jail14,057 views · 2026-11-09

The numbers

Daily views across Today in Focus are far above their usual level. The investigation's total covers its views since publication.

views per day, whole channel

typical day

35,921

now

395,225

subscribers

131,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

9,333,765

views per day

395,225

typical day: 35,921

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Guardian Sport

164,000

Wall Street Journal Opini…

159,000

Toronto Star

149,000

SBS Audio

141,000

True Crime Australia

132,000

Today in Focus

131,000

As of November 12, 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.