๐Ÿ“บ Watch Hours & Ad Audit

19,894 hrs lifetime 5ร— YPP threshold $3,836 spent Sep 2013 โ€“ May 2026 ยท Brandon's Channel
Watch Hours by Video โ€” Lifetime
Sep 22, 2013 โ€“ May 5, 2026 ยท sorted by watch time (hours) ยท source: YouTube Studio
Total Watch Hours
19,895
Lifetime
YPP Threshold
4,000
hrs needed
You're Over By
15,895
hrs surplus
Total Impressions
2.23M
lifetime
Avg CTR
5.9%
industry avg 2โ€“5%
#1 Video Hours
461
Jezebel/Reversing Destiny

All Videos Ranked by Watch Hours โ€” from your YouTube Studio screenshot

#
Video Title
Dur.
Hrs
Impr.
1
Reversing Destiny Swapping and Jezebel Spells
1:07:48
461.4
2,786
2
Intuitive Reading; Using Maynard James Keenan Lyrics
42:46
426.3
3,366
3
Matty Healy Deep Dive and Lyrics pt 1
37:58
246.3
44,239
4
Gangstalking and Eagles Lodges, Western Stars by Dr...
26:00
146.0
15,392
5
Taylor Swift โ€” Intuitive Love Reading Using TTPD Lyrics
30:27
142.5
765
6
Truly Encountering God's Affections Outside the Matrix
29:00
142.1
2,048
7
Farewell David Lynch โ€” Twin Peaks and Energy Harvesting
41:27
121.1
6,593
8
Travis and Taylor: A PR Relationship? | Taylor's Secret Sapphic
26:01
117.6
18,079
9
New Heavens, New Earth
15:12
117.2
1,044
10
Tarot; Winning the War Against Lust; Generational Curses
33:04
106.2
1,710
11
Taylor Swift! Karlie Kloss! Kaylor siting at Karen Elson...
โ€”
63.6
2,494
12
Buffy The Vamp Slayer Intuitive Reading; Chosen Ones
1:37:42
46.0
14,723
13
These are All Matt Healy Songs! Tortured Poets Dept
29:24
39.5
8,205
14
Rush โ€” Force Ten [Synthless Mix]
4:33
27.7
751
15
!!Must Watch The Devil and David Chappelle
7:29
26.6
31,507
16
Higher Self, Love Reading; Maynard James Keenan Lyrics
42:29
25.6
1,888
17
Taylor Swift 'The Chosen One/Starseed Archetype'
โ€”
22.9
9,503
18
Gangstalking and Witchcraft Unveiling the Hidden Connections
3:50
22.4
4,402
19
What Witches Do to Steal Chosen Ones Energy
16:50
19.4
3,200
20
Full Length Exploit of MTG Arena's Nemesis Bug
โ€”
18.8
7,633
Content Subjects by Watch Hours
Grouped from your top 20 videos โ€” shows what people actually watch, not just click
๐Ÿ”ฎ Spiritual Warfare / Metaphysical
706 hrs
Reversing Destiny / Jezebel Spells โ€” 461 hrs
Truly Encountering God Outside the Matrix โ€” 142 hrs
New Heavens, New Earth โ€” 117 hrs
Tarot; War Against Lust / Generational Curses โ€” 106 hrs
โ†’ Your deepest watch-time category
๐ŸŽธ Music Artist Readings (Lyric Tarot)
794 hrs
Maynard James Keenan Lyrics โ€” 426 hrs
Matty Healy / TTPD Deep Dive โ€” 246 hrs
Taylor Swift TTPD Lyrics Reading โ€” 142 hrs
Maynard Keenan (Higher Self) โ€” 26 hrs
โ†’ Highest total hours. Your signature niche.
๐Ÿ“บ Pop Culture / Celebrity Deep Dives
302 hrs
Travis & Taylor / Sapphic Anthem โ€” 117 hrs
Farewell David Lynch / Twin Peaks โ€” 121 hrs
Taylor Swift Karlie Kloss / Kaylor โ€” 63 hrs
Must Watch: Devil & Chappelle โ€” 26 hrs
โ†’ High impressions via celeb keywords
๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ Gangstalking / Hidden Truth
168 hrs
Gangstalking + Eagles Lodges / Western Stars โ€” 146 hrs
Gangstalking + Witchcraft (3:50 short!) โ€” 22 hrs
What Witches Do to Steal Chosen Ones Energy โ€” 19 hrs
โ†’ High CTR on short-form (8.4%)
๐Ÿง› TV Show Readings (Buffy, Twin Peaks)
167 hrs
Farewell David Lynch / Twin Peaks โ€” 121 hrs
Buffy The Vamp Slayer / Chosen Ones โ€” 46 hrs
Buffy ran as an ad โ€” $305 spent, 14,723 impressions
โ†’ Niche but loyal audience
โšก Short Viral / High Impression
Low hrs, High reach
!!Must Watch The Devil & Chappelle โ€” 31,507 impr, 26 hrs
Matty Healy Deep Dive โ€” 44,239 impr, 246 hrs โ† best ratio
Gangstalking/Witchcraft (3:50) โ€” 8.4% CTR
โ†’ Matty Healy: most impressions + strong hours

Hours per Impression โ€” Which subjects earn the most watch time per person who sees them

Video
Impressions
Watch Hrs
Hrs/1K Impr
Reversing Destiny / Jezebel Spells
2,786
461.4
165.6 โ˜…
Maynard James Keenan Intuitive Reading
3,366
426.3
126.6 โ˜…
Taylor Swift TTPD Lyrics Reading
765
142.5
186.3 โ˜…โ˜…
Truly Encountering God / Outside the Matrix
2,048
142.1
69.4
Matty Healy Deep Dive Lyrics pt 1
44,239
246.3
5.6
Travis & Taylor PR / Sapphic Anthem
18,079
117.6
6.5
Buffy The Vamp Slayer Intuitive Reading
14,723
46.0
3.1
Key signal: The Taylor Swift TTPD Lyrics video has the highest hrs/impression ratio (186 hrs per 1K impressions) with only 765 impressions โ€” it barely got exposure. The Jezebel/Reversing Destiny and Maynard videos follow. These three are the ones ads should be sending people to.
Ad Spend vs. Watch Hours Generated
Your $3,836 went to YouTube video ads โ€” here's what it did vs. didn't do for watch time

What the $3,836 actually bought

๐Ÿ“Š3,069,360 impressions โ€” people who saw an ad
๐Ÿ‘126,892 views/engagements โ€” 4.13% view rate (industry avg 15โ€“30%)
โฑWatch hours from ads: unknown โ€” zero tracking was set up to measure this
๐Ÿ”ด88 campaigns โ€” avg $43 each, none ran long enough for algorithm to optimize
๐Ÿ”ดFull-length videos used as ads โ€” 42-min, 37-min, 26-min videos. Skip rate ~96%
๐Ÿ”ด"Noelle" campaign โ€” $5.94/view vs $0.03 avg. 31 impressions, $23.75 burned

What actually drove your 19,894 watch hours

๐ŸŸขJezebel/Reversing Destiny (461 hrs) โ€” only 2,786 impressions. Organic discovery, not ads.
๐ŸŸขMaynard Keenan Reading (426 hrs) โ€” 3,366 impressions. Tiny reach, massive retention.
๐ŸŸขMatty Healy (246 hrs) โ€” 44,239 impressions, 5.8% CTR. Your most-reached organic video.
๐ŸŸกTaylor TTPD (142 hrs) โ€” only 765 impressions. Highest hrs/impression of any video.
๐ŸŸกGangstalking content (168 hrs combined) โ€” high CTR on short-form (8.4%)
๐ŸŸขNone of your top watch-hour videos were your top-spend ad videos

Ad spend vs. which videos actually generated watch hours โ€” the mismatch

Video / Subject
Ad Spend
Watch Hrs
Ad Target?
Verdict
Reversing Destiny / Jezebel Spells
$0
461 hrs
No ad
Best performer
Maynard James Keenan Intuitive Reading
$26
426 hrs
Light
Scale this
Matty Healy Deep Dive pt 1
$0
246 hrs
No ad
Run ads now
Taylor Swift TTPD Lyrics
$0
142 hrs
No ad
High potential
Higher Self / Love Reading / Maynard (ad version)
$307
25.6 hrs
Yes โ€” biggest ad
Wrong video
Buffy / Chosen Ones (ad version)
$305
46 hrs
Yes โ€” 2nd biggest
Mismatched
Travis & Taylor / GG Sapphic (ad version)
$179
117 hrs
Yes
OK but wrong cut
The core mismatch: Your $612 in top ad spend (Maynard Higher Self + Buffy) went to videos that generated ~72 watch hours. Your #1 and #2 watch-hour videos (Jezebel 461hrs + original Maynard 426hrs) received near-zero ad spend. Ads were running on the wrong content.
YouTube Partner Program Status
You need 4,000 watch hours in last 12 months + 1,000 subscribers
Lifetime Watch Hours
19,895
Way past 4,000 threshold
YPP Watch Hour Requirement
4,000
Last 12 months
Subscribers Required
1,000
Check Studio for current count
Surplus (if recent = lifetime)
+15,895
hrs above threshold

โš ๏ธ Critical Check โ€” Are Your Hours Recent Enough?

๐Ÿ“…YPP counts only the last 12 months โ€” your 19,894 hrs span Sep 2013 to May 2026. The screenshot shows "Lifetime." Check YouTube Studio โ†’ Analytics โ†’ set date to "Last 365 days" to see your actual qualifying hours.
๐Ÿ‘ฅSubscriber count is the likely bottleneck. Your watch hours almost certainly qualify. The question is whether you've crossed 1,000 subscribers. Check Studio โ†’ Channel dashboard โ†’ Subscribers.
๐ŸŸขIf you have 1,000+ subs right now โ€” apply to YPP immediately. Go to YouTube Studio โ†’ Monetization โ†’ Apply. Your watch hours are not the issue.
๐ŸŽฏIf under 1,000 subs โ€” one focused $5/day subscriber ad campaign targeting tarot/spiritual channels gets you there faster than organic alone.

Watch Hours per Video โ€” Why Long-Form Is Your Engine

Each viewer who watches a full video contributes to your total hours. At 42 minutes per view:
42 min
video length = 0.7 hrs/viewer
5,714
full views = 4,000 hrs
~$170
in ads at $0.03/view to get there
Your Jezebel/Reversing Destiny video earned 461 hours from only 2,786 impressions. That's a 165 hr/1K impression rate. If ads had driven even 500 more impressions to that video at the same retention rate, you'd have added ~82 more watch hours for <$5 in ad spend.
What to Advertise Next
Based on actual watch-hour data โ€” ads should go to your highest hrs/impression videos, not random ones

๐Ÿ“Œ Prioritized Ad Targets โ€” ranked by hrs/impression performance

Video to Advertise
Hrs/1K Impr
Current Hrs
Ad Budget
Target Audience
1. Taylor Swift TTPD Lyrics Reading
186 โ˜…โ˜…
142 hrs
$5/day
Taylor Swift fans
2. Reversing Destiny / Jezebel Spells
166 โ˜…โ˜…
461 hrs
$3/day
Spiritual warfare
3. Maynard James Keenan Intuitive Reading
127 โ˜…
426 hrs
$3/day
Tool / APC fans
4. Matty Healy Deep Dive (already high impressions)
5.6
246 hrs
โ€”
Already reaching people
5. Truly Encountering God / Outside the Matrix
69.4
142 hrs
$2/day
Christian mysticism

Ad structure โ€” one campaign per content theme

Campaign: Lyric Tarot / Music Readings
Videos: Maynard Keenan + Taylor TTPD + Matty Healy
Target: fans of Tool, The 1975, Taylor Swift who follow spirituality channels
Budget: $5/day โ€” let it run 30 days minimum
Campaign: Spiritual Warfare / Metaphysical
Videos: Jezebel/Reversing Destiny + God Outside the Matrix + Lust/Generational Curses
Target: Christian spirituality, deliverance, spiritual warfare channels
Budget: $3/day
Campaign: Gangstalking / Hidden Truth
Videos: Gangstalking + Eagles Lodges + Witchcraft short
Target: conspiracy, targeted individuals, whistleblower communities
Budget: $2/day โ€” test with the 3:50 short (8.4% CTR already)

What NOT to advertise (based on your data)

๐Ÿ”ดThe "Higher Self/Love Reading/Maynard" ad version โ€” you spent $307 on this and got 25.6 hrs. The original Maynard Keenan video got 426 hrs organically. Advertise the original, not the second upload.
๐Ÿ”ดBuffy Intuitive Reading as an ad โ€” $305 spent, 46 hrs. At $0.03/view that's roughly 10,000 views that didn't turn into watch hours. The 1:37:42 runtime may mean viewers bounced early.
๐Ÿ”ดAny campaign under $100 total budget โ€” too small for Google's algorithm to learn. Fewer, bigger campaigns only.
๐ŸŸกMatty Healy / Travis & Taylor โ€” already getting organic impressions (44K and 18K). May not need paid boost yet. Monitor organic first.
Correlation Charts
Each dot = one video ยท โ— $0 ad spend  ยท  โ— light spend <$100  ยท  โ— heavy spend >$100 ยท hover for details

Watch Hours vs. Ad Spend โ€” high spend didn't buy hours

Buffy ($305) and Higher Self ($307) cluster bottom-right โ€” high cost, low hours. Jezebel (461 hrs) and Maynard (426 hrs) sit top-left at $0 spend.

Watch Hours vs. Video Length

Longer videos tend to accumulate more hours โ€” but Buffy (1:37) underperforms badly. New Heavens gets 117 hrs from just 15 minutes.

Watch Hours vs. Impressions

Jezebel and Maynard: top-left โ€” almost no impressions, massive hours. Chappelle: bottom-right โ€” 31K impressions, only 27 hrs. More reach โ‰  more watch time.
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