WDSU News YouTube Stats

@wdsu · News & Politics · Updated Nov 8, 2026

WDSU News channel overview

WDSU News (@wdsu) is a YouTube channel in the News & Politics niche created in 2007. It has 157K subscribers and 123M total views across 65K videos, an average of 1.9K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 1K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 0 views. Over the last 12 months, WDSU News published 52 videos (6% Shorts), and 3 of them (6%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does WDSU News make?

Returbe estimates WDSU News's YouTube ad revenue at $2.6K – $10K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.88 to $7.5, typically $3.75, based on the channel's niche, audience language and the share of its views coming from Shorts. At that rate, 1 million long-form views earn about $3.8K.

Ad revenue is only part of the picture: sponsorships, affiliate links, memberships and merch often pay more than ads. Learn how RPM varies by niche in how much YouTubers make per 1,000 views, or check any channel with the free monetization checker.

Upload schedule

WDSU News publishes about 56.5 videos a month. Based on its last 52 uploads, its most common upload day is Friday (40% of uploads), usually around 18:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 8, 2026.

WDSU News's best outlier videos

An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are WDSU News's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?

• One killed after chase involving Terrebonne Parish deputies in Houma7.9K views · Nov 5, 20267.9× typical views
• Two women shot, man arrested in Slidell shooting7.8K views · Nov 6, 20267.8× typical views
• Man convicted of Killing army reserve sgt.3.5K views · Nov 6, 20263.5× typical views
• St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office investigating alleged shooting in Slidell2.2K views · Nov 5, 20262.2× typical views
• First Student AI technology for Jefferson Parish school buses2.1K views · Nov 6, 20262.1× typical views
• VIDEO REPORT: Kiffin and LSU see their playoff hopes diminished by Alabama1.6K views · Nov 8, 20261.6× typical views
• VIDEO REPORT: Russell passes for 3 TDs to propel No. 9 Alabama past No. 15 LSU, 31-131.2K views · Nov 8, 20261.2× typical views
• Archdiocese of New Orleans adds more clergy to credibly accused abuse list amid $300M bankruptcy ...1.1K views · Nov 6, 20261.1× typical views

Latest videos

2 of WDSU News's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Tracking the strongest cold front of the season next week34 views · Nov 8, 2026
• Increasing clouds Sunday and tracking a strong cold front853 views · Nov 8, 2026
• VIDEO REPORT: Russell passes for 3 TDs to propel No. 9 Alabama past No. 15 LSU, 31-131.2K views · Nov 8, 20261.2× typical views
• VIDEO REPORT: Kiffin and LSU see their playoff hopes diminished by Alabama1.6K views · Nov 8, 20261.6× typical views
• Arctic Plunge: Chilly weather returns to Louisiana's weather forecast to start the week3.6K views · Nov 7, 2026
• Baylor Hayes to Oran Singleton Jr. connection lights it up for Tulsa in 60-10 rout of Tulane288 views · Nov 7, 2026
• Survivor responds454 views · Nov 7, 20260.5× typical views
• Cooler and drier air moving in this weekend475 views · Nov 7, 2026
• Cooler mornings ahead and tracking the next cold front1.6K views · Nov 7, 2026
• Archdiocese of New Orleans adds more clergy to credibly accused abuse list amid $300M bankruptcy ...770 views · Nov 7, 20260.8× typical views

The News & Politics niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 63K videos from 1.1K channels in this niche. 16.8% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 16K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $2 to $8.

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Frequently asked questions

Data from Returbe's index of YouTube channels, collected from public YouTube data. Earnings are estimates from views and RPM benchmarks, not figures from the channel. Returbe is not affiliated with WDSU News or YouTube.