# How to schedule a YouTube Premiere

By HeyMark · Updated October 20, 2026

Your video is ready, and you want your audience to watch it with you at a set time. A YouTube Premiere gives you a page to share beforehand, reminders for viewers, and a chat during playback. Here is how to schedule it and check the watch page before announcing it.

A Premiere is for a regular video; YouTube does not support Shorts, 360/VR180 videos, or output above 1080p. If a Community Guidelines strike penalty period is active, YouTube keeps the Premiere private until it ends, and you must schedule it again afterward. ([YouTube Help: Premiere a new video](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9080341?hl=en))

## Set up the Premiere in YouTube Studio

1. Sign in to [YouTube Studio](https://studio.youtube.com/), select **Create**, then **Upload videos**.
2. Choose the video file and enter its details.
3. At the visibility step, select **Schedule**, enter the date and time, and check **Set as Premiere**.
4. To choose a countdown theme and length, select **Set up Premiere**, then confirm with **Done**.
5. Check the date and time, then click **Schedule**.

To start as soon as processing finishes instead, choose **Save or publish → Public → Set as instant Premiere**. You don't need to select a later date for that option.

YouTube also documents an option to set a video as a Premiere from the YouTube app’s **Set visibility** screen. The official [Premiere instructions](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9080341?hl=en) cover both upload paths.

## Share the watch page

YouTube creates a public watch page before the Premiere begins. Share its URL so viewers can visit the page, set a reminder, comment, or chat. Open the page and check its title, thumbnail, and announced date before sharing it. The countdown starts at the scheduled time, followed by the video playing for viewers together. After the Premiere, it remains on your channel as a regular upload. ([Before, during, and after a Premiere](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9080341?hl=en))

A Premiere is for a regular uploaded video. If you need a scheduled release for a Short, follow [the YouTube Shorts scheduling steps](https://heymark.ai/en/solutions/schedule-youtube-shorts/).

If you plan to stream live for the first time, check [how to enable YouTube Live before your first stream](https://heymark.ai/en/solutions/enable-youtube-live-stream-first-time/) and allow for the possible activation wait.

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## Keep reading

- [Schedule YouTube Shorts in YouTube Studio](https://heymark.ai/en/solutions/schedule-youtube-shorts/): Upload a Short to YouTube Studio, choose when it goes public, and check the date, time zone, and visibility before you leave it scheduled.
- [How to trim a YouTube video after uploading it](https://heymark.ai/en/solutions/trim-uploaded-youtube-video/): Trim the start, end, or a section of an uploaded YouTube video in Studio. Check the length, view-count limits, and saved-edit warning first.
- [Set a YouTube channel trailer and featured video](https://heymark.ai/en/solutions/youtube-channel-trailer-featured-video/): Choose a channel trailer for people who have not subscribed and a featured video for returning subscribers in YouTube Studio.

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