Today In History (or TIH) was an American history series produced by Pickyman Studios. The series began on July 1, 2022, when Pickyman posted a YouTube short titled "This is what happened on July 1st, 1863... 😲 (Today in History: July 1st)". The series is narrated by Pickyman. Today In History is the first series made by Pickyman Studios which episodes are posted as YouTube shorts and a TikTok series. The series accounts for nearly 18% of Pickyman's total views (As of August 15th, 2022).
After the series reached 10,000 overall views on August 15th, along with the Pickyman channel reaching 500 subscribers, it was announced that the Today In History series would receive an increase in production. Â
Premise
The series premise is about historical events that occurred the same day an episode is uploaded.
Production
Filming
Since Today In History is a YouTube Shorts-based series, each episode is a max of sixty seconds, recording an episode is relatively simple and swift. TIH is filmed using the digital recording software OBS. Episodes are filmed in a restricted 9:16 vertical resolution. Pickyman, the host, conducts the research, narration, and editing for the series.
Editing
Editing the episodes is one of the most complex parts of the episode-making process. Two programs have to be used. Firstly, to conduct the basic editing like cuts, text, and images. Then, convert the 1920x1080 video to a 9:16 ratio to match mobile screen aspect ratios.
Reception
The original release on July 1st, 2022, was viewed over 703 times. Â This episode, or short, received 40 likes and one dislike (97.6% like-to-dislike ratio). Unfortunately, the second episode, on July 2nd, performed terribly, only being viewed 31 times. The third installment on July 18th became the most grossing quickly. Gaining 1.1k views in twelve hours, with a 90.8% like-to-dislike ratio. The August 1st episode became the most viewed episode yet after multiple surges, currently with 2,634 views.
On July 18th, 2022, Today In History is released onto TikTok, starting with episode three.
On July 21st, 2022, Today In History is released on Instagram, starting with episode five.
So far, the Today In History short series has gained 24,000 views. On August 15th, 2022, the series reached an overall total of 10,000 views.
As of August 29th, 2022, the average like-to-dislike ratio for Today In History is 88.326%.
Discontinuation
Nearly a year since the beginning, on June 19th, 2023, Pickyman Studios formally announced that Today In History will be put on pause indefinitely better to reflect the main channel's (Picky) niche.Â
PMS hopes that when a formal team is created, a series similar may resume.
Today In History
Produced by: Pickyman Studios
Genre: Historical education
Origin: United States
# of episodes: 55
Running time: Less than 60 seconds
Release: Original release on July 1, 2022Â
Closed Captions: N/A
Status: Paused (Watch)
