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EVIDENCE 010

CTR near 8%. Six months later: a few hundred views.

Two early FIESTA releases showed 7.6–8.0% CTR in Suggested Videos. More than six months later, they had received only 386 and 431 views from that source.

Source: YouTube Studio Date: 2026 Status: Documented
Claim being documented

Two early FIESTA cinematic releases maintained Suggested Videos CTR of 7.6% and 8.0%, yet received only 386 and 431 views from that source over more than six months.

The screenshots below show two of YouTube’s core recommendation surfaces across the CINEMA_ALL set of 84 videos.

YouTube Studio. CINEMA_ALL — 84 videos. Browse Features produced only 3,648 views across the entire set in almost eight months.
YouTube Studio. CINEMA_ALL — 84 videos. Browse Features produced only 3,648 views across the entire set in almost eight months.
YouTube Studio. Suggested Videos. Two early releases show CTR of 7.6% and 8.0% — yet only 386 and 431 views after more than six months.
YouTube Studio. Suggested Videos. Two early releases show CTR of 7.6% and 8.0% — yet only 386 and 431 views after more than six months.

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84 videos. Almost eight months. Browse Features: 3,648 views.
CTR: 7.6% — 386 views.
CTR: 8.0% — 431 views.
These were old videos, not fresh uploads waiting for a test.
People clicked.
YouTube never scaled them.