@merbagbyMerbagby

Author. The New Guys. Producer: Big Swing Productions. Formerly: CNN News.

card updated Oct 29, 2026 · 13 clips parsed · following 159 · 1,100,000 likes total

Engagement5.34%normal range

Account summary

@merbagby has 42,500 followers and 83 videos. Across the 13 parsed clips the average is 917,288 views and 46,651 likes. Engagement to views is 5.34%, which is normal range for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is rising (+13.35 pp). Posts roughly 0.5 times a week. An average clip reaches 2158% of the follower count.

Followers

42.5K

−100 in period

Engagement

5.34%

+13.35 pp newer half

Average views

917.3K

median 10K

Likes per clip

46.7K

500 comments avg

Shares / saves

1.8K / 5.2K

0.57% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.5 / wk

reach 2158% of followers

Latest clips

13 collected

When Marlene Warren was murdered by a clown in her own doorway in 1990 — @merbagby

3.6K2:18When Marlene Warren was murdered by a clown in her own doorway in 1990, her 21-year-old son watched it happen. He spent 4466624

When Michelle Feuer got her first assignment at Dateline, she was 24, — @merbagby

8.6K1:31When Michelle Feuer got her first assignment at Dateline, she was 24, daughter of an orthodontist from American suburbia1.3K1212164

One show went from cancellation to number 1… and then the knives came — @merbagby

1.7K1:34One show went from cancellation to number 1… and then the knives came out. The untold rivalry that built true crime TV a200337

As a kid in Huntsville, Texas, Jenna Jackson used to ride past the sta — @merbagby

63K2:07As a kid in Huntsville, Texas, Jenna Jackson used to ride past the state penitentiary and wave at the prisoners. Her dad12.3K871511.2K

When Susan Zirinsky was handed a failing show and told it would be can — @merbagby

1.8K2:26When Susan Zirinsky was handed a failing show and told it would be canceled, she went into her office, closed the door, 2424512

She's 5’1” and one of the most powerful journalists in American histor — @merbagby

2.9K1:30She's 5’1” and one of the most powerful journalists in American history. She created true crime TV. She brought 9/11 to 4037827

When Butch Wilmore & Suni Williams finally splashed down in March 2025 — @merbagby

6.8K1:26When Butch Wilmore & Suni Williams finally splashed down in March 2025 after 286 days in space, a pod of dolphins was wa1.3K21665

In September 2024, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stood at a space st — @merbagby

10.3K1:34In September 2024, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stood at a space station window and watched their ride home undock an1.5K12888

Three weeks before Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched into space — @merbagby

10K1:41Three weeks before Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched into space, engineers found a helium leak in Boeing's brand-1.6K20484

After three stranded astronauts finally left the space station, their — @merbagby

16.1K1:32After three stranded astronauts finally left the space station, their Soyuz capsule landed 280 miles off target with no 2.6K3514181

Replying to @Malinda Part 2: The recovery of the Challenger crew was k — @merbagby

7M2:39Replying to @Malinda Part 2: The recovery of the Challenger crew was kept from the public for weeks. Here's what actuall314.6K4.5K17.1K41.5K

The truth about Challenger that many people still don’t know: the astr — @merbagby

3.7M2:54The truth about Challenger that many people still don’t know: the astronauts didn’t die in the initial breakup. A look a165.7K1.6K4.6K16.1K

Eileen Collins executed one of the boldest space flight maneuvers in N — @merbagby

1.1M2:18Eileen Collins executed one of the boldest space flight maneuvers in NASA history. Here’s what you need to know. #space 104.4K2071.5K8.4K

Engagement per clip

13 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 19.9% ER

Feb 27Jul 27Aug 31

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Aug 31, 2026	3,553	446	6	6	24	12.89%
Aug 24, 2026	8,588	1,273	12	12	164	15.10%
Aug 21, 2026	1,700	200	3	3	7	12.12%
Aug 19, 2026	63,000	12,300	87	151	1,234	19.90%
Aug 14, 2026	1,776	242	4	5	12	14.13%
Aug 10, 2026	2,912	403	7	8	27	14.35%
Jul 27, 2026	6,830	1,271	21	6	65	19.00%
Jul 22, 2026	10,300	1,462	12	8	88	14.39%
Jul 17, 2026	9,987	1,562	20	4	84	15.88%
Jul 13, 2026	16,100	2,600	35	14	181	16.45%
Apr 20, 2026	7,000,000	314,600	4,475	17,100	41,497	4.80%
Apr 17, 2026	3,700,000	165,700	1,606	4,625	16,103	4.65%
Feb 27, 2026	1,100,000	104,400	207	1,535	8,362	9.65%