A typical weekday with The Kelly file winning best hour and Hannity winning best day. A point of irony: The Daily Show, which featured a spirited debate about “white privilege” between Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly, beat The O’Reilly Factor….

It was also a sad day in Cable News land, as CNN announced a variety of firings and show cancellations.

Raw data here: 2014-10-15-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 2014-10-15

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	3949	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	9320	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
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	1	44	1	34	50,163	35%	65%
Fox News	The Kelly File	424	8,867	252	4,943	56,607,401	56%	44%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	129	4,133	103	2,028	13,807,607	43%	57%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	27	0	21	285,064	85%	15%
CNN	CNN International	288	3,466	262	2,723	87,363,720	58%	42%
Fox News	Hannity	355	9,320	237	5,379	65,193,348	60%	40%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	61	1,448	51	917	5,628,609	54%	46%

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	40	0	20	66,476	89%	11%
CNN	CNN International	415	3,466	324	2,723	87,363,720	58%	42%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	20	4,359	17	2,700	12,269,523	49%	51%
HLN	Nancy Grace	13	716	11	454	1,457,493	38%	62%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	10	1,334	10	821	4,416,568	59%	41%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	19	1,865	16	1,395	9,592,336	61%	39%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	21	0	14	61,796	56%	44%
CNN	CNN International	319	3,466	270	2,723	87,363,720	58%	42%
Fox News	RedEye	751	2,436	112	1,259	9,045,988	64%	36%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	13	6,053	13	3,257	36,442,542	51%	49%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	44	0	34	50,163	35%	65%
CNN	Early Start	0	5	0	1	425	100%	0%
Fox News	The Five	0	34	0	18	23,441	81%	19%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	30	4,133	16	2,028	13,807,607	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)	0	40	0	20	66,476	89%	11%
CNN	Early Start	2	5	1	1	425	100%	0%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	81	222	60	171	4,928,351	75%	25%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	27	253	15	210	2,734,516	63%	37%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	10	1,865	10	1,395	9,592,336	61%	39%
CNN	New Day	263	2,479	191	1,739	86,082,892	48%	52%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	345	2,201	234	1,488	21,448,720	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	19	217	15	164	464,401	62%	38%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,134	4,560	323	1,781	12,005,082	54%	46%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	31	1,865	23	1,395	9,592,336	61%	39%
CNN	New Day	302	2,479	216	1,739	86,082,892	48%	52%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	277	2,201	218	1,488	21,448,720	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	13	217	12	164	464,401	62%	38%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,169	4,560	405	1,781	12,005,082	54%	46%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	93	1,865	76	1,395	9,592,336	61%	39%
CNN	New Day	488	2,479	387	1,739	86,082,892	48%	52%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	462	2,201	316	1,488	21,448,720	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	41	217	37	164	464,401	62%	38%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	918	4,560	429	1,781	12,005,082	54%	46%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	123	1,865	89	1,395	9,592,336	61%	39%
CNN	News Room	13	138	8	49	354,258	84%	16%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	35	181	25	112	718,241	59%	41%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	32	217	26	164	464,401	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Daily Run Down (Melvin)	61	179	39	135	676,929	58%	42%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	27	0	21	285,064	85%	15%
CNN	News Room	30	138	8	49	354,258	84%	16%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	72	181	48	112	718,241	59%	41%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	23	217	19	164	464,401	62%	38%
MSNBC	José Díaz-Balart	144	331	49	181	2,907,949	63%	37%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	117	1,865	87	1,395	9,592,336	61%	39%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	21	0	14	61,796	56%	44%
CNN	@This Hour	81	303	50	196	2,035,578	58%	42%
Fox News	Happening Now	32	124	26	77	237,302	72%	28%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	26	217	18	164	464,401	62%	38%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	241	562	102	243	3,628,165	34%	66%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	108	1,865	81	1,395	9,592,336	61%	39%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	77	110	50	69	96,375	60%	40%
Fox News	Outnumbered	809	2,411	412	1,388	16,189,493	70%	30%
HLN	HLN Now	7	68	5	53	377,306	33%	67%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	473	1,254	248	679	3,751,022	54%	46%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	107	1,865	96	1,395	9,592,336	61%	39%
CNN	Wolf	147	1,981	116	1,488	47,615,997	51%	49%
Fox News	Happening Now	32	124	21	77	237,302	72%	28%
HLN	HLN Now	4	68	4	53	377,306	33%	67%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	125	593	72	425	2,511,988	49%	51%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	130	1,865	117	1,395	9,592,336	61%	39%
CNN	News Room	9	138	6	49	354,258	84%	16%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	243	571	189	403	2,287,010	62%	38%
HLN	HLN Now	8	68	7	53	377,306	33%	67%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	529	1,382	200	663	3,961,651	32%	68%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	25	138	19	49	354,258	84%	16%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	1,210	3,531	708	2,328	21,941,508	54%	46%
HLN	HLN Now	1	68	1	53	377,306	33%	67%
MSNBC	The Cycle	154	1,260	118	1,179	2,156,537	38%	62%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	171	1,945	128	1,719	4,555,917	51%	49%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	100	1,865	85	1,395	9,592,336	61%	39%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	181	3,648	111	2,601	27,381,536	57%	43%
Fox News	Your World	72	498	48	365	2,767,174	57%	43%
HLN	HLN Now	4	68	4	53	377,306	33%	67%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	180	393	109	245	1,889,525	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	21	2	14	61,796	56%	44%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	The Situation Room	118	1,981	86	1,488	47,615,997	51%	49%
Fox News	The Five	18	34	8	18	23,441	81%	19%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	874	5,288	577	3,464	24,986,945	66%	34%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	2,004	3,550	622	1,224	13,251,628	59%	41%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	78	1,865	68	1,395	9,592,336	61%	39%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	637	1,981	530	1,488	47,615,997	51%	49%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	654	2,438	477	1,748	23,685,517	57%	43%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	25	74	18	55	1,131,770	58%	43%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	4	40	3	20	66,476	89%	11%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	365	922	232	627	2,863,217	63%	37%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,052	4,359	690	2,700	12,269,523	49%	51%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	575	1,334	326	821	4,416,568	59%	41%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	150	1,865	130	1,395	9,592,336	61%	39%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	2,092	8,694	1,605	6,133	143,256,188	41%	59%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	732	2,092	506	1,500	9,987,604	59%	41%
HLN	Nancy Grace	317	716	199	454	1,457,493	38%	62%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	2,443	6,053	983	3,257	36,442,542	51%	49%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Sombody’s Gotta Do It	153	742	114	629	59,116,829	60%	40%
Fox News	The Kelly File	3,949	8,867	2,132	4,943	56,607,401	56%	44%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	470	834	160	305	621,755	30%	70%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,760	4,133	718	2,028	13,807,607	43%	57%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	1	27	1	21	285,064	85%	15%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	833	4,744	649	3,383	61,487,300	56%	44%
Fox News	Hannity	2,235	9,320	1,409	5,379	65,193,348	60%	40%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	564	1,448	332	917	5,628,609	54%	46%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	53	1,865	45	1,395	9,592,336	61%	39%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	974	8,694	747	6,133	143,256,188	41%	59%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show (11-11:30)	866	3,910	677	3,321	5,951,066	56%	44%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)	440	3,566	390	3,162	7,869,262	71%	29%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	240	2,092	186	1,500	9,987,604	59%	41%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	247	6,053	165	3,257	36,442,542	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.