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Courtroom Chaos
Why this
niche?
In this niche, I found a channel that started only 1 month ago and already achieved more than 2.7M+ views. The format is simple: real courtroom clips with strong titles and triggering thumbnails. Viewers love seeing entitled brats and shocking moments play out in front of a judge. Besides that, there’s always new content because new hearings are always coming. Even though you might think this niche is saturated, the opposite is true because I found multiple new channels have started recently, and they are all growing fast. So if you’re interested in a niche about chaos in the courtrooms, then this one is for you.
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- 1. United States
- 2. United Kingdom
- 3. Canada
- 4. Europe
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Competition ANALYSIS
These channels are showing potential for this niche.
Audit the Court
Topic analysis
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Video rating
Video analysis
Do's
1:11
This is good, but...
It simply took way too long. We had to wait until 1:11 to finally see the real footage, and that’s just far too late if you ask me. A better way to do this is to play the part of the most shocking clip, right at the start of the video. That way, the viewer immediately gets the value they clicked for. After that, you can cut it with a pause effect or transition, give some context, then show another short clip before moving into the full explanation. I get the idea of “building up to the moment,” but in this case it wasn’t nearly strong enough, and if that was the plan, then the hooks were definitely missing. The only positive here is that we did eventually see the footage, but the timing was way off.
00:17
Voice-over is fine
I don’t see any negative comments about the voice-over, and in my opinion it’s a simple American voice. I wouldn’t say it’s amazing because sometimes it sounds a bit monotone or uninterested, but it’s definitely not bad either. The most important thing is to choose for is a male voice that doesn’t sound too AI-generated, and in this case it works fine.
Don'ts
00:00
Missed oppurtunity
It takes about six seconds before the video actually starts, and that’s way too long. The first few seconds add no value at all, which is exactly when most viewers click away. I’d cut that part completely. If you do want to include a disclaimer, keep it short and put it right at 0:00. The first seconds are the most fragile part of your video, so wasting them is just throwing away retention.
00:07
This could be much better
Imagine you click on a video titled “When Representing Yourself Goes Terribly Wrong.”
What happens? First, you’re forced to sit through about six seconds of waiting before the story even starts. Then, instead of jumping right into the dramatic moment you clicked for, they begin with a file, a date, and background details of the case. By this point, the viewer still hasn’t seen what the title promised. Most people don’t have the patience for this. They see a title, they click, and they expect to get that exact payoff instantly. If they don’t, many will drop off and click away. So what’s the better approach? It’s simple: make sure your title matches the very first few seconds of your video. Show the dramatic clip right away. Once you’ve delivered on the promise that got them to click, then you can go back and explain the context. This way, the audience feels satisfied immediately, and they’re much more likely to keep watching instead of leaving disappointed.
3:20
This is a little boring
Around 1:11 we finally see the real footage, which was a good choice, like I said before. But by the time we reach 3:20, it just keeps going. It starts to feel a bit boring, and what’s missing is a voice-over that jumps in now and then with a strong hook or even a quick opinion to make it more interesting. Without that, there’s a good chance viewers clicked away. Don’t get me wrong because it’s always good to use real footage, but this video needs also more energy to trigger your audience from time to time.
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TITLE RATING
Title analysis
Good titles contain emotional trigger words that ensure that a viewer will click your video. Emotional trigger words can be divided into 3 categories:
Curiosity (Words like: Banned, Exposed, Hidden, Illegal etc.)
Urgency/Unique: (Things like: Numbers, Limited Timed, Days etc.)
Titles: (Things like: Job titles, Family relations, Famous names etc.)
Audit the Court
Used trigger words
- Judge
- Attorney's
- Arrest
- Immediately
- Backfires
- Terribly Wrong
- Ballistic
- Neglecting
- The court
- Corrupt Cops
- Veteran
- Cocky Prosecutor
- No-nonsence judge
- Lawyer
- Argument
THUMBNAIL RATING
Thumbnail analysis
Audit the Court
Used thumbnail 1
Very triggering thumbnail
I think this is a really strong thumbnail, and it makes perfect sense why it pulled in over 1M views. The combination of the text and the hand gesture is very triggering. It makes viewers instantly ask: What happened? Why is he saying he must be arrested right now? The hook is so strong that you almost have no choice but to click to find out. Make sure your thumbnail text always raises questions in the viewer’s head. That’s the whole game with this niche. If your text explains everything already, there’s no reason left to watch. So just keep it short, triggering, and open-ended so viewers feel like they’ll miss something if they don’t click.
Audit the Court
Used thumbnail 2
Audit the Court
Used thumbnail 3
Audit the Court
Used thumbnail 4
Audit the Court
Revenue analysis
These numbers are estimates and estimated by YouTube experts.
It is therefore not possible to derive any rights from these estimates and it is always recommended to do your own research
Topic analyses
Video rating
Video analyses
Do's
Don'ts
Do's
Don'ts
TITLE RATING
Title analyses
Good titles contain emotional trigger words that ensure that a viewer will click your video. Emotional trigger words can be divided into 3 categories:
Curiosity (Words like: Banned, Exposed, Hidden, Illegal etc.)
Urgency/Unique: (Things like: Numbers, Limited Timed, Days etc.)
Titles: (Things like: Job titles, Family relations, Famous names etc.)
Used trigger words
THUMBNAIL RATING
Thumbnail analyses
Used thumbnail 1
Used thumbnail 2
Used thumbnail 3
Used thumbnail 4
Audit the Court
Revenue analyses
These numbers are estimates and estimated by YouTube experts.
It is therefore not possible to derive any rights from these estimates and it is always recommended to do your own research
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Important
First off, let me say this: the competition channel we’re looking at in this analysis (Audit the Court) is already pulling in big views, even though the content still has a lot of room for improvement. That’s good news for you, because it means the chance of success here and even beating their numbers is huge.
What’s important to know is that this niche is built on real human drama. People love watching real footage about authority get challenged, lawyers slipping up, or defendants acting out in ways they shouldn’t. I If you lean into faster hooks, a triggering script, you can easily stand out in this niche.
How to find topics?
This niche works because it blends two things people love to watch: authority and failure. In almost every video, you’ve got a clash between a judge, a lawyer, or a defendant, and that alone creates drama. Sometimes the judge is the star in the topic like exploding, handing down punishment, or putting someone in their place. Other times it’s the lawyer or the defendant who looks arrogant or clueless and ends up embarrassing themselves. So if you take a loot at this niche, then you'll know that both sides work, because either way, the viewer knows they’re about to see conflict. A defendant trying to defend themselves and failing is just as clickable as a judge losing their cool. The real pattern is that people want to see someone get humbled, whether it’s authority going too far or someone overstepping in court. Just take a look at their most popular videos, and you'll notice the pattern I'm talking about:
YouTube: Sort their uploads by “most popular” and study which scenarios keep repeating.
• https://www.youtube.com/@LoganOnLaw/videos
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColuorlzVoUzixT9_OGQqDA
TikTok:
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https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdaHeVqB/
Court Cam Archives: Posts unedited courtroom hearings from across the U.S. Because they are created by the federal government, they are usually public domain meaning anyone can use them, including for YouTube. This is important for you. If you want to be original, you don’t have to copy other channels content. You can dig through this archive yourself, pick interesting cases, and make content out of that. The archive is not huge, but it has unique cases most channels don’t bother to check. That’s where you can stand out.
Keep this in mind:
In the courtroom niche it’s very important to understand and use fair use, because most of the footage isn’t originally yours. Fair use means you can legally use clips if you transform them because you can’t just re-upload raw clips. Fair use means you are allowed to use parts of other people’s content if you transform it into something new.
For courtroom videos this means:
- If you just re-upload raw footage → not fair use and YouTube may demonetize or strike it.
- If you add a voice-over, analysis, or reactions → that’s transformative.
- If you cut and edit highlights (not the full trial) → more likely fair use.
- If you teach, explain, or critique what’s happening in the clip → fair use.
By doing this, your video becomes a new piece of content instead of a copy. So keep this in mind if you want to start in this niche.
Topic:
To create my own topic in this niche, I started digging through YouTube and checking out other channels. That’s when I noticed another pattern that works surprisingly well: starting your title with “Entitled Brat.” For example, on the channel Courtroom Alice, the overall performance isn’t that crazy, but if you look at their most popular uploads, the ones with “Entitled Brat” in the title stand out. That tells me it’s a formula that sticks with the audience. I kept that in mind during my research. Then I went further and found another channel, Logan on Law. And guess what? Same thing. Their best-performing videos also had “Entitled Brat” at the front of the title. So it’s not just a coincidence, it’s a repeatable trigger that clearly gets clicks. The reason this works is simple: the audience already knows they’re about to watch someone spoiled, cocky, or arrogant get humbled in court. It sets up the conflict in just two words, which is perfect for this niche so that’s the reason I decided to go with this topic. We can clearly see that these videos were posted only about a month ago, and they consistently pull in strong views every time.
Articles/video references
Judge Arrests Entitled Brat’s Lawyer — Instantly Backfires!
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How to create your thumbnail?
I started by taking two screenshots of an emotional moment from the reference video and placing them side by side with a white bar in the middle.
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Adding lightening
Then I copied both pictures and removed their backgrounds so that only the people remained. I also added some lighting to draw more focus to them.
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Adding text + arrow
Then I added some triggering text and an arrow to draw more attention and create a stronger emotional effect.
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AUDIENCE ANALYSIS
What does the audience like?
Court drama
People like court drama because it feels real and full of tension. They enjoy seeing surprise moments, mistakes from lawyers (or judges), and how everyone reacts. It feels both real and entertaining, which makes them keep watching and commenting.
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What does the audience not like?
Couldn't find anything