The Five came alive on Friday, winning the best day on Cable News Twitter, while The Kelly File had the best hour. The Five was followed by Hannity, Bill Maher, Kelly, and CNNi. Kelly was followed by Hannity, Maher, Hayes, and Bret Baier:

Raw CSV data for the day: 2014-10-03-ShowStats.csv

Note that all times are US Eastern Time. See notes at end for further explanations. For earlier articles on cable news twitter ratings, please see this.

Cable News Twitter Ratings for 2014-10-03

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	2557	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	8350	Fox News: The Five w/Hosts

Ratings for individual time slots

Ratings for 12 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	1	9	1	8	20,536	83%	17%
CNN	Parts Unknown	40	1,951	35	1,674	78,147,327	59%	41%
Fox News	The Kelly File	605	5,986	391	3,426	48,511,916	55%	45%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	106	3,001	73	1,453	11,301,417	43%	57%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	20	0	12	118,351	88%	13%
CNN	CNN International	261	5,226	239	4,303	95,548,215	62%	38%
Fox News	Hannity	175	7,183	131	3,972	48,184,632	60%	40%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	36	589	26	426	4,592,546	45%	55%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	0	58	0	38	216,153	47%	53%
CNN	CNN International	144	5,226	123	4,303	95,548,215	62%	38%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	76	3,184	49	2,082	6,468,712	51%	49%
HLN	Nancy Grace	46	172	8	101	468,719	29%	71%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	60	1,539	26	831	5,249,130	56%	44%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	16	1,227	16	962	2,873,422	59%	41%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	7	0	5	7,750	83%	17%
CNN	CNN International	227	5,226	189	4,303	95,548,215	62%	38%
Fox News	RedEye	822	2,808	128	1,439	14,055,150	68%	32%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	34	4,061	17	2,162	41,018,195	53%	47%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	9	0	8	20,536	83%	17%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	The Five	0	14	0	10	10,650	50%	50%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	8	3,001	8	1,453	11,301,417	43%	57%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30)	2	58	2	38	216,153	47%	53%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	32	75	27	58	59,708	75%	25%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	39	141	35	112	1,930,007	64%	36%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	14	1,227	13	962	2,873,422	59%	41%
CNN	New Day	308	3,603	255	2,719	103,451,824	60%	40%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	225	1,981	151	1,211	18,209,131	59%	41%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	17	218	14	164	1,098,484	67%	33%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,125	4,676	350	1,625	12,975,432	51%	49%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	39	1,227	36	962	2,873,422	59%	41%
CNN	New Day	346	3,603	261	2,719	103,451,824	60%	40%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	385	1,981	214	1,211	18,209,131	59%	41%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	18	218	17	164	1,098,484	67%	33%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,109	4,676	389	1,625	12,975,432	51%	49%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	51	1,227	38	962	2,873,422	59%	41%
CNN	New Day	392	3,603	316	2,719	103,451,824	60%	40%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	497	1,981	317	1,211	18,209,131	59%	41%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	48	218	37	164	1,098,484	67%	33%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,256	4,676	453	1,625	12,975,432	51%	49%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	68	1,227	54	962	2,873,422	59%	41%
CNN	News Room	8	37	7	26	39,101	72%	28%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	45	251	26	177	5,881,314	55%	45%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	41	218	38	164	1,098,484	67%	33%
MSNBC	The Daily Run Down (Melvin)	50	71	38	58	940,127	50%	50%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	20	0	12	118,351	88%	13%
CNN	News Room	5	37	3	26	39,101	72%	28%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	66	251	49	177	5,881,314	55%	45%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	18	218	16	164	1,098,484	67%	33%
MSNBC	José Díaz-Balart	169	612	96	371	10,695,866	51%	49%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	59	1,227	49	962	2,873,422	59%	41%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	7	0	5	7,750	83%	17%
CNN	@This Hour	70	268	52	168	2,916,449	54%	46%
Fox News	Happening Now	29	186	26	139	13,434,949	67%	33%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	18	218	16	164	1,098,484	67%	33%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	58	342	31	246	10,941,827	40%	60%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	81	1,227	63	962	2,873,422	59%	41%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	2	17	2	15	113,056	29%	71%
Fox News	Outnumbered	629	1,717	288	961	4,833,980	69%	31%
HLN	HLN Now	7	50	5	41	182,354	39%	61%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	145	335	104	255	1,677,371	54%	46%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	74	1,227	55	962	2,873,422	59%	41%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	Wolf	145	1,290	129	1,059	30,564,745	56%	44%
Fox News	Happening Now	33	186	25	139	13,434,949	67%	33%
HLN	HLN Now	5	50	5	41	182,354	39%	61%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	91	548	52	342	3,635,576	51%	49%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	36	1,227	34	962	2,873,422	59%	41%
CNN	News Room	4	37	4	26	39,101	72%	28%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	203	505	128	313	2,527,683	62%	38%
HLN	HLN Now	8	50	7	41	182,354	39%	61%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	409	1,370	122	722	6,258,370	40%	60%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	2	37	2	26	39,101	72%	28%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	88	262	68	208	306,071	60%	40%
HLN	HLN Now	6	50	6	41	182,354	39%	61%
MSNBC	The Cycle	191	311	74	156	1,669,043	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	255	1,101	123	756	13,263,696	60%	40%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	121	1,227	109	962	2,873,422	59%	41%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	228	2,692	185	1,535	7,716,445	58%	42%
Fox News	Your World	331	1,464	229	1,088	3,080,985	60%	40%
HLN	Jane Velez-Mitchell	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	148	292	79	186	1,224,583	60%	40%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	1	7	1	5	7,750	83%	17%
CNN	The Situation Room	212	1,290	192	1,059	30,564,745	56%	44%
Fox News	The Five	4	14	4	10	10,650	50%	50%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,183	8,350	741	6,262	31,469,777	63%	37%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,134	2,522	404	1,090	10,781,489	55%	45%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	62	1,227	51	962	2,873,422	59%	41%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	202	1,290	181	1,059	30,564,745	56%	44%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	1,516	2,841	852	1,709	31,212,826	59%	41%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	28	172	24	139	2,789,930	44%	56%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	15	58	10	38	216,153	47%	53%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	217	727	157	540	31,073,719	53%	47%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	328	3,184	273	2,082	6,468,712	51%	49%
HLN	Jane Velez-Mitchell	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	487	1,539	229	831	5,249,130	56%	44%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	58	1,227	53	962	2,873,422	59%	41%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	364	1,932	252	1,314	55,637,729	41%	59%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	201	1,100	148	812	4,379,424	62%	38%
HLN	Nancy Grace	7	172	5	101	468,719	29%	71%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,748	4,061	734	2,162	41,018,195	53%	47%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Fox News	The Kelly File	2,557	5,986	1,382	3,426	48,511,916	55%	45%
HLN	Nancy Grace	6	172	5	101	468,719	29%	71%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,502	3,001	588	1,453	11,301,417	43%	57%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	5	20	5	12	118,351	88%	13%
CNN	Unguarded with Rachel Nichols (10:30pm)	28	553	28	492	4,031,438	85%	15%
Fox News	Hannity	1,989	7,183	1,085	3,972	48,184,632	60%	40%
HBO	Real Time w/Bill Maher	1,898	6,085	978	4,334	22,424,898	60%	40%
HLN	Nancy Grace	12	172	9	101	468,719	29%	71%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	44	1,227	40	962	2,873,422	59%	41%
CNN	Parts Unknown	143	1,951	124	1,674	78,147,327	59%	41%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	53	1,100	42	812	4,379,424	62%	38%
HBO	Real Time w/Bill Maher (Rerun)	988	6,085	688	4,334	22,424,898	60%	40%
HLN	Nancy Grace	14	172	12	101	468,719	29%	71%

 

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Definition of terms used in this report:

• Network: For the purposes of total network mentions, the count is the total unique tweets that mention any of the shows tracked on the network or the network’s general Twitter account (e.g., @CNN).
• Mentions During Hour or Tweets Hour: The number of tweets that mention the show during the hour specified. For shows that are repeat later in the day, the first (and often live) showing usually garners the most mentions by a significant margin.
• Mentions During day or Tweets Day: The total number of mentions a show received from midnight to midnight, eastern time.
• Tweet Count: The number of tweets (including retweets) that mention a show.
• Unique Tweeters (Also labeled ‘UT‘): The number of Twitter users who have sent one or more tweets mentioning a show. If a user sends more than one tweet, they still only count once. For individual shows, both the unique tweeters during an hour as well as throughout the day are shown.
• Reach: A measure of the number of impressions a collection of tweets could make. For each tweet that is sent, I add up how many people follow the person tweeting it — how many timelines that tweet will show up in. Thus, if network A has 10,000 mentions from people with an average of 10 followers, the reach will be 100,000. On the other hand, if network B has 10,000 mentions from people with an average of 100 followers, the reach will be 1,000,000. So network B has much greater reach: tweets mentioning network B will potentially be seen 10 times as often as tweets about network A. There’s no guarantee that that many people actually see or read the tweet; in fact, it’s probably safe to say a very small fraction do. For individual shows, reach is only calculate on the entire day’s tweets: there’s no point in assuming that people read the tweets in real time.
• Male / Female: An estimate of the demographics of a show’s audience. Note that this number is an imprecise estimate.

Cable News Twitter Ratings are still experimental. If you have any suggestions, find any errors, or have any questions, please feel free to contact me at admin@socialseer.com

For further discussion of how these stats are calculated, please see this blog post. Especially the part about how I determine the gender of Twitter users.