The Kelly File had an exceptionally strong hour last night, giving her the best hour on Cable News.  Interesting, though, to see CNN Tonight generate so much buzz throughout the day that it had the best day overall. It’s not a show that normally appears on the top of the charts.  This was driven by all the chatter about Don Lemon’s questioning of a Bill Cosby rape accuser (as Don Lemon is tracked in the more expansive “CNN Tonight w/ Hosts” filter I use in addition to just CNN Tonight).

Following Kelly for best hour were Hannity, Outnumbered (an infrequent visit to the top of the charts for them), The Ed Show, and Morning Joe:

The raw data is here: 2014-11-19-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 2014-11-19

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	6269	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	16714	CNN: CNN Tonight 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	2	188	2	175	1,827,910	56%	44%
CNN	Black In America	167	758	114	529	5,387,165	48%	52%
Fox News	The Kelly File	242	10,816	186	4,906	91,879,963	56%	44%
Fox News	Hannity	249	9,197	175	4,943	71,339,688	61%	39%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	102	4,063	88	2,179	20,324,104	47%	53%

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	268,940	64%	36%
CNN	CNN International	157	4,005	137	3,177	129,577,105	52%	48%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	30	1,119	22	677	6,233,491	49%	51%

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	54	0	42	946,345	63%	38%
CNN	CNN International	186	4,005	163	3,177	129,577,105	52%	48%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	0	38	0	25	318,661	46%	54%
HLN	Nancy Grace	11	413	10	220	392,901	27%	73%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	10	1,666	10	852	8,122,766	58%	42%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	10	1,757	10	1,495	4,763,858	61%	39%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	17	0	10	37,757	60%	40%
CNN	CNN International	116	4,005	93	3,177	129,577,105	52%	48%
Fox News	RedEye	648	3,347	104	2,113	17,166,656	68%	32%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	32	3,765	22	2,002	28,458,520	56%	44%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	1	188	1	175	1,827,910	56%	44%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	The Five	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	16	4,063	13	2,179	20,324,104	47%	53%

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	54	0	42	946,345	63%	38%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	89	223	58	178	5,179,023	62%	38%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	11	49	7	31	184,968	64%	36%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	17	1,757	16	1,495	4,763,858	61%	39%
CNN	New Day	510	2,500	448	1,988	100,436,123	55%	45%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	358	5,134	234	3,992	30,243,425	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	13	188	13	152	970,351	59%	41%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	955	4,923	359	1,883	11,053,740	54%	46%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	48	1,757	46	1,495	4,763,858	61%	39%
CNN	New Day	427	2,500	357	1,988	100,436,123	55%	45%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	556	5,134	373	3,992	30,243,425	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	10	188	10	152	970,351	59%	41%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,692	4,923	622	1,883	11,053,740	54%	46%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	64	1,757	45	1,495	4,763,858	61%	39%
CNN	New Day	294	2,500	238	1,988	100,436,123	55%	45%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	627	5,134	453	3,992	30,243,425	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	18	188	15	152	970,351	59%	41%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,048	4,923	502	1,883	11,053,740	54%	46%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	69	1,757	65	1,495	4,763,858	61%	39%
CNN	News Room	5	76	5	39	143,684	69%	31%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	41	188	36	149	1,231,437	85%	15%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	20	188	19	152	970,351	59%	41%
MSNBC	The Daily Run Down (Melvin)	2	9	2	9	50,777	50%	50%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	1	27	1	21	268,940	64%	36%
CNN	News Room	15	76	9	39	143,684	69%	31%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	36	188	28	149	1,231,437	85%	15%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	31	188	28	152	970,351	59%	41%
MSNBC	José Díaz-Balart	108	606	63	374	10,283,283	55%	45%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	71	1,757	68	1,495	4,763,858	61%	39%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	17	0	10	37,757	60%	40%
CNN	@This Hour	86	220	76	191	974,318	67%	33%
Fox News	Happening Now	50	383	39	242	2,442,812	72%	28%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	32	188	29	152	970,351	59%	41%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	98	710	70	539	10,071,618	47%	53%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	61	1,757	50	1,495	4,763,858	61%	39%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	74	373	34	219	1,136,499	67%	33%
Fox News	Outnumbered	2,199	4,169	934	2,113	23,431,116	64%	36%
HLN	HLN Now	14	240	11	160	1,587,708	28%	72%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	338	716	268	556	4,485,156	56%	44%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	75	1,757	63	1,495	4,763,858	61%	39%
CNN	Wolf	123	1,936	100	1,697	79,658,148	58%	42%
Fox News	Happening Now	42	383	36	242	2,442,812	72%	28%
HLN	HLN Now	39	240	28	160	1,587,708	28%	72%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	147	390	112	277	2,685,776	53%	47%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	132	1,757	115	1,495	4,763,858	61%	39%
CNN	News Room	8	76	5	39	143,684	69%	31%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	167	508	106	310	1,684,290	66%	34%
HLN	HLN Now	19	240	13	160	1,587,708	28%	72%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	421	1,516	196	836	4,691,285	43%	57%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	5	76	4	39	143,684	69%	31%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	43	131	40	99	342,177	65%	35%
HLN	HLN Now	21	240	6	160	1,587,708	28%	72%
MSNBC	The Cycle	128	319	82	229	1,940,676	55%	45%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	263	816	203	624	3,632,686	56%	44%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	95	1,757	92	1,495	4,763,858	61%	39%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	362	5,123	305	3,783	65,029,459	61%	39%
Fox News	Your World	220	744	155	563	2,747,168	62%	38%
HLN	HLN Now	17	240	10	160	1,587,708	28%	72%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	148	317	89	219	1,129,137	68%	32%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	9	17	6	10	37,757	60%	40%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	The Situation Room	124	1,936	104	1,697	79,658,148	58%	42%
Fox News	The Five	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,677	6,998	1,047	4,177	56,963,994	65%	35%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,916	3,448	595	1,211	12,566,462	54%	46%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	58	1,757	54	1,495	4,763,858	61%	39%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	142	1,936	117	1,697	79,658,148	58%	42%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	217	1,487	167	1,045	4,272,227	62%	38%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	32	82	28	70	632,780	70%	30%

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	7	42	946,345	63%	38%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	475	1,537	360	1,174	46,940,486	59%	41%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	5	38	5	25	318,661	46%	54%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	864	1,666	397	852	8,122,766	58%	42%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	92	1,757	78	1,495	4,763,858	61%	39%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	856	3,484	647	2,512	74,918,972	39%	61%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	567	2,984	357	1,901	19,173,102	65%	35%
HLN	Nancy Grace	219	413	99	220	392,901	27%	73%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,468	3,765	610	2,002	28,458,520	56%	44%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Sombody’s Gotta Do It	164	438	80	318	45,484,189	58%	42%
Fox News	The Kelly File	6,269	10,816	2,660	4,906	91,879,963	56%	44%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	431	875	202	498	12,369,569	33%	67%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,620	4,063	597	2,179	20,324,104	47%	53%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	11	27	5	21	268,940	64%	36%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	688	16,714	513	11,195	109,032,511	52%	48%
Fox News	Hannity	2,528	9,197	1,474	4,943	71,339,688	61%	39%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	525	1,119	272	677	6,233,491	49%	51%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	51	1,757	38	1,495	4,763,858	61%	39%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	144	3,484	124	2,512	74,918,972	39%	61%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show (11-11:30)	470	3,420	397	2,854	10,619,841	50%	50%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)	355	13,464	328	12,918	13,858,600	60%	40%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	96	1,514	72	1,007	5,301,688	67%	33%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	229	3,765	162	2,002	28,458,520	56%	44%

 

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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.