Kelly and Hannity were the winners on Monday.  First, the chart of the top 30 shows, and then afterwards an interesting observation:

I noticed something interesting when I looked at the top ranked show for each network:

Network	Show / Time	Mentions
Al Jazeera	News @ 1pm	97
CNN	AC 360 @ 9pm	1064
Comedy Central	Colbert @ 11:30pm	443
Fox News	Kelly @ 9pm	3229
HLN	Dr. Drew @ 9pm	239
MSNBC	Maddow @ 9pm	1990

For the big networks, 9pm is the best time in the day for all of them on Twitter, despite 8pm being considered the “most important time slot” (per Mediaite).  I’m not sure what that really means — perhaps viewers have their devices in front of them at 9pm but not 8?

Here’s the raw numbers for the day: 2014-10-13-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 2014-10-13

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	3229	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	8118	Fox News: Hannity

Ratings for individual time slots

Ratings for 12 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Parts Unknown	52	723	42	543	9,033,818	60%	40%
Fox News	The Kelly File	15	5,297	12	2,845	73,516,877	59%	41%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	15	1,163	14	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	1	54	1	44	251,401	59%	41%
Fox News	Stossel	0	258	0	249	122,667	78%	22%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	1	55	1	53	68,266	59%	41%
CNN	CNN International	157	3,412	149	2,632	89,032,659	55%	45%
Fox News	Fox News Sunday	9	298	7	229	3,391,372	69%	31%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	17	2,234	16	1,285	5,885,405	51%	49%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	3	1,163	3	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
CNN	CNN International	124	3,412	115	2,632	89,032,659	55%	45%
Fox News	Huckabee	4	247	4	182	507,609	72%	28%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	9	1,163	9	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
CNN	Early Start	1	1	1	1	67	0%	0%
Fox News	#MediaBuzz	0	334	0	279	11,204,936	69%	31%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	15	2,234	11	1,285	5,885,405	51%	49%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	5	1,163	5	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30)	0	54	0	44	251,401	59%	41%
CNN	Early Start	0	1	0	1	67	0%	0%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	52	112	35	80	372,785	72%	28%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	1	2	1	2	2,687	50%	50%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	12	92	12	84	806,461	70%	30%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	19	1,163	17	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
CNN	New Day	263	2,738	210	1,956	109,325,160	50%	50%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	149	1,187	108	816	29,650,527	64%	36%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	19	221	17	163	835,089	57%	43%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	650	3,990	217	1,491	10,781,950	61%	39%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	33	1,163	27	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
CNN	New Day	274	2,738	198	1,956	109,325,160	50%	50%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	283	1,187	203	816	29,650,527	64%	36%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	24	221	20	163	835,089	57%	43%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,024	3,990	337	1,491	10,781,950	61%	39%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	60	1,163	46	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
CNN	New Day	473	2,738	345	1,956	109,325,160	50%	50%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	282	1,187	191	816	29,650,527	64%	36%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	28	221	20	163	835,089	57%	43%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	713	3,990	360	1,491	10,781,950	61%	39%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	72	1,163	64	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
CNN	News Room	10	90	5	37	163,812	85%	15%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	107	363	72	260	1,955,102	69%	31%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	32	221	24	163	835,089	57%	43%
MSNBC	The Daily Run Down (Melvin)	64	139	46	115	839,131	61%	39%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	26	0	22	178,486	71%	29%
CNN	News Room	17	90	11	37	163,812	85%	15%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	82	363	60	260	1,955,102	69%	31%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	26	221	25	163	835,089	57%	43%
MSNBC	José Díaz-Balart	68	532	40	399	7,384,366	56%	44%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	48	1,163	43	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	4	0	3	8,105	50%	50%
CNN	@This Hour	138	696	123	525	51,797,076	44%	56%
Fox News	Happening Now	23	475	16	369	22,633,616	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	6	221	6	163	835,089	57%	43%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	96	426	69	316	7,199,467	44%	56%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	86	1,163	74	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	3	18	3	12	147,622	50%	50%
Fox News	Outnumbered	779	2,854	455	1,740	12,215,534	67%	33%
HLN	HLN Now	14	142	13	89	814,407	46%	54%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	129	327	103	260	9,759,014	56%	44%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	97	1,163	89	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	Wolf	171	2,043	125	1,437	32,786,154	62%	38%
Fox News	Happening Now	78	475	64	369	22,633,616	63%	37%
HLN	HLN Now	9	142	7	89	814,407	46%	54%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	107	1,575	77	1,215	11,895,853	52%	48%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	51	1,163	45	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
CNN	News Room	20	90	6	37	163,812	85%	15%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	147	333	106	252	1,973,616	52%	48%
HLN	HLN Now	14	142	13	89	814,407	46%	54%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	741	3,154	359	1,692	5,473,785	57%	43%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	3	90	3	37	163,812	85%	15%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	214	662	179	532	5,324,722	56%	44%
HLN	HLN Now	13	142	9	89	814,407	46%	54%
MSNBC	The Cycle	96	948	61	867	2,580,477	38%	62%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	125	1,163	73	1,039	5,730,207	45%	55%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	76	1,163	67	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	94	1,591	72	1,176	20,851,995	55%	45%
Fox News	Your World	96	816	72	651	6,317,020	58%	42%
HLN	HLN Now	6	142	5	89	814,407	46%	54%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	133	255	82	183	1,069,801	64%	36%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	2	4	1	3	8,105	50%	50%
CNN	The Situation Room	476	2,043	413	1,437	32,786,154	62%	38%
Fox News	The Five	18	28	12	20	27,400	62%	38%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,158	4,322	673	2,527	32,204,808	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,295	2,713	422	1,054	12,129,606	60%	40%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	82	1,163	60	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	265	2,043	198	1,437	32,786,154	62%	38%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	116	1,027	76	737	8,498,905	60%	40%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	21	47	16	34	228,673	48%	52%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	9	54	8	44	251,401	59%	41%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	472	957	336	695	32,563,973	62%	38%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,111	2,814	666	1,737	11,413,535	54%	46%
HLN	Jane Velez-Mitchell	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	637	1,154	320	610	3,283,715	53%	47%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	53	1,163	46	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	900	3,918	676	2,811	122,475,461	44%	56%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	588	1,339	415	955	5,858,290	62%	38%
HLN	Nancy Grace	236	816	153	547	1,885,266	42%	58%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,506	3,839	554	2,149	21,127,976	51%	49%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	1,064	3,918	813	2,811	122,475,461	44%	56%
Fox News	The Kelly File	3,229	5,297	1,634	2,845	73,516,877	59%	41%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	239	464	118	240	603,872	31%	69%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,990	4,236	785	1,957	16,509,736	42%	58%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	1	26	1	22	178,486	71%	29%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	327	2,217	201	1,509	41,579,894	55%	45%
Fox News	Hannity	2,464	8,118	1,294	5,005	78,686,223	58%	42%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	362	869	213	625	3,064,090	52%	48%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	90	1,163	85	936	2,460,278	60%	40%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	264	2,217	186	1,509	41,579,894	55%	45%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show (11-11:30)	313	2,123	254	1,811	13,787,686	59%	41%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)	443	5,646	417	5,307	10,898,607	56%	44%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	206	1,339	142	955	5,858,290	62%	38%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	151	3,839	106	2,149	21,127,976	51%	49%

 

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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.