Seventh in the nation for rats, and D.C. leaders get creative on WUSA9
The Washington station's fifteen uploads also covered the first frost around the DMV, a Maryland ballot question that has voters stumped, and Halloween's pop culture costumes.
WUSA9Story of 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.
DC ranks 7th for rat population
Half its usual pace. WUSA9 is running at roughly half its normal daily views right now, though the full week still brought in about 4.5 million. Among the local news stations closest to it in size, that was the fourth-best total.
The newest uploads are a few hours old, so it is too early to say which will travel. The mix is classic Washington local news. One piece reports that D.C. ranks seventh in the country for its rat population, one of the fastest-growing anywhere, and looks at the creative fixes city leaders are trying. The weather desk has a guide to when the first frost should arrive across the DMV, along with a Tuesday forecast that promises 70s in the afternoon and a sweatshirt in the morning. A Maryland politics piece asks whether the state's redistricting ballot question makes sense, after reporters met voters who were still puzzled weeks before the election.
There was a lighter stop as well: Spirit Halloween's view of this year's costume trends, led by Off Campus, Toy Story and K-Pop Demon Hunters. The heaviest story came from up the road in Baltimore, where a 12-year-old girl was killed when shots were fired in a dispute over a parking spot, and the city's mayor spoke out.
NBC 6 South Florida had the biggest week in the group, and East Idaho News also stayed busy. FOX 5 Washington DC, the station across town, is running even further below its usual pace than WUSA9. About a thousand new subscribers arrived over the seven days, bringing WUSA9 to around 629,000.
Published on Trari
Read next
Is this your channel?
Share the story with your audience: in a community post, in your channel's description or on your socials. The text and the badge are ready.
You may use the picture, the badge, and link it to this story.
The videos drawing views on WUSA9 right now
Parking spot dispute ends in death of 12-year-old girl557 views · 2026-10-05
When you can expect the first frost around the DMV212 views · 2026-10-05
Does Maryland’s redistricting ballot question make sense?125 views · 2026-10-05
Spirit Halloween says pop culture is driving this year's biggest cost…88 views · 2026-10-05
A chilly start Tuesday (10/6/26)58 views · 2026-10-06
- Channel
- WUSA9
- Subscribers
- 629,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 4,524,290
- Videos published this week
- 15
- Video published
- October 6, 2026
- Video views so far
- 245
The numbers
Here is how WUSA9's week looks in numbers.
💡 Test your knowledge
Toy Story, one of this year's big costume sources, was the first feature film made entirely with computer animation. Which studio made it?
Pixar made Toy Story, released in 1995 with Disney, as the first fully computer-animated feature film.
