PBS Idea Channel

Primary niche Podcasts & Interviews
#1279 of 2712 in primary niche by 30-day views #305 of 2712 by subscribers 2 associated secondary niches

Here's an idea: a PBS show that examines the connections between pop culture, technology and art. Mike Rugnetta posts new videos every Wednesday.

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Niche discoverabilityPrimary + secondarysecondary niches can surface this creator in niche search/results when the match is strong
Strongest secondaryFilm & TV Clipsadditional audience context
Monthly momentum+36,17230-day view movement

Creator Intelligence

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Social analytics view
#1279Primary Niche Rankof 2712 by recent views
Top 47.2%Niche Positionlower percentage is stronger
#305Subscriber Rankof 2712
+36,17230-Day Viewsrecent momentum
-1,00030-Day Subscribersaudience growth
1,206Average Daily Viewsrecent run rate

Associated niches

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3total niches

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Strong match
Primary nichePodcasts & Interviews
Evidence score72
ConfidenceHigh

Recent channel and video evidence supports this niche match.

748,000Subscriberscurrent total
71,841,223Total Viewslifetime
366Videostracked channel count
+36,17230-Day Viewsmonthly momentum
-1,00030-Day Subsmonthly audience growth
1,206Avg Daily Views30d, 7d fallback
-33Avg Daily Subs30d, 7d fallback
196,287Views / Videolifetime efficiency

Estimated Creator Revenue

Directional YouTube ad-revenue estimate using recent view momentum and a niche-adjusted dollars-per-1,000-views range. Sponsorships, merch, affiliate sales, Shorts splits, and actual creator RPM are not included.

Estimate only
$72.34 – $289Est. Monthly Revenue30-day views
$868 – $3.5KAnnual Run Ratemonthly estimate × 12
$2.00–$8.00 / 1KRPM Range Usedinformation/education RPM
36,172Views Used30-day views

Run-Rate Scenario

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Established signal
71,873,015–71,880,33430-Day View Rangeprojected total range
71,930,561–71,964,59690-Day View Rangewider uncertainty window
748,000–748,00030-Day Subscriber Rangeprojected total range
748,000–748,00090-Day Subscriber Rangewider uncertainty window

Creator Performance History

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Rank prefers monthly views; subscriber rank is shown separately.

Daily Views

views added per day
29 August 2026: 1,25630 August 2026: 47531 August 2026: 1,4221 September 2026: 7192 September 2026: 2,0743 September 2026: 6694 September 2026: 6425 September 2026: 2,4556 September 2026: 1,0897 September 2026: 9638 September 2026: 79210 September 2026: 3,93211 September 2026: 012 September 2026: 1,75913 September 2026: 1,16614 September 2026: 98015 September 2026: 94216 September 2026: 1,53417 September 2026: 1,14018 September 2026: 1,71219 September 2026: 94620 September 2026: 1,62521 September 2026: 25822 September 2026: 1,10923 September 2026: 1,63824 September 2026: 1,39225 September 2026: 93126 September 2026: 1,88627 September 2026: 666

Subscribers Over Time

tracked subscriber total
28 August 2026: 749,00029 August 2026: 749,00030 August 2026: 749,00031 August 2026: 749,0001 September 2026: 749,0002 September 2026: 749,0003 September 2026: 749,0004 September 2026: 749,0005 September 2026: 749,0006 September 2026: 749,0007 September 2026: 749,0008 September 2026: 749,00010 September 2026: 748,00011 September 2026: 748,00012 September 2026: 748,00013 September 2026: 748,00014 September 2026: 748,00015 September 2026: 748,00016 September 2026: 748,00017 September 2026: 748,00018 September 2026: 748,00019 September 2026: 748,00020 September 2026: 748,00021 September 2026: 748,00022 September 2026: 748,00023 September 2026: 748,00024 September 2026: 748,00025 September 2026: 748,00026 September 2026: 748,00027 September 2026: 748,000
DateDaily ViewsTotal ViewsDaily SubsSubscribers
27 September 2026 +666 71,841,223 0 748,000
26 September 2026 +1,886 71,840,557 0 748,000
25 September 2026 +931 71,838,671 0 748,000
24 September 2026 +1,392 71,837,740 0 748,000
23 September 2026 +1,638 71,836,348 0 748,000
22 September 2026 +1,109 71,834,710 0 748,000
21 September 2026 +258 71,833,601 0 748,000
20 September 2026 +1,625 71,833,343 0 748,000
19 September 2026 +946 71,831,718 0 748,000
18 September 2026 +1,712 71,830,772 0 748,000
17 September 2026 +1,140 71,829,060 0 748,000
16 September 2026 +1,534 71,827,920 0 748,000
15 September 2026 +942 71,826,386 0 748,000
14 September 2026 +980 71,825,444 0 748,000

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