Consider the luck of The Kelly File: the President announces his immigration action during O’Reilly, leaving Kelly to follow-on with a facts-in-hand discussion of the breaking news.  And Twitter responded, giving Megyn Kelly the best day and best hour.

Following Megyn was Hannity, Chris Hayes & Rachel Maddow (who tag teamed to cover the President’s speech), and Anderson Cooper:

Raw data is here: 2014-11-20-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 2014-11-20

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	6113	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	12281	Fox News: The Kelly File

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	4	62	4	56	307,457	67%	33%
CNN	Sombody’s Gotta Do It	12	155	12	132	1,297,611	63%	37%
Fox News	The Kelly File	603	12,281	397	6,614	83,733,290	58%	42%
Fox News	Hannity	252	11,094	192	6,292	78,703,776	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	161	6,761	111	3,043	21,329,188	46%	54%

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	263,711	85%	15%
CNN	CNN International	200	7,777	153	6,061	200,007,040	50%	50%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	56	1,262	27	793	5,664,366	48%	52%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	1	55	1	33	560,486	79%	21%
CNN	CNN International	290	7,777	253	6,061	200,007,040	50%	50%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	2	95	2	79	847,819	45%	55%
HLN	Nancy Grace	8	1,123	8	540	1,508,833	30%	70%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	45	1,419	27	776	4,286,545	54%	46%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	42	1,902	37	1,384	5,843,363	61%	39%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	22	0	20	309,798	65%	35%
CNN	CNN International	191	7,777	152	6,061	200,007,040	50%	50%
Fox News	RedEye	640	2,861	119	1,647	8,656,013	64%	36%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	34	6,877	26	3,349	52,810,269	55%	45%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	62	0	56	307,457	67%	33%
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	27	6,761	20	3,043	21,329,188	46%	54%

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	55	0	33	560,486	79%	21%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	75	154	51	100	668,373	80%	20%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	9	84	7	72	165,102	62%	38%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	24	1,902	19	1,384	5,843,363	61%	39%
CNN	New Day	404	3,047	351	2,371	109,266,372	56%	44%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	553	3,588	302	2,232	27,338,260	58%	42%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	35	348	27	229	5,782,771	53%	47%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	964	5,740	337	2,103	23,742,978	54%	46%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	34	1,902	32	1,384	5,843,363	61%	39%
CNN	New Day	551	3,047	450	2,371	109,266,372	56%	44%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	769	3,588	468	2,232	27,338,260	58%	42%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	42	348	31	229	5,782,771	53%	47%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,445	5,740	491	2,103	23,742,978	54%	46%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	71	1,902	55	1,384	5,843,363	61%	39%
CNN	New Day	482	3,047	365	2,371	109,266,372	56%	44%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	702	3,588	474	2,232	27,338,260	58%	42%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	36	348	31	229	5,782,771	53%	47%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,256	5,740	517	2,103	23,742,978	54%	46%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	111	1,902	74	1,384	5,843,363	61%	39%
CNN	News Room	14	71	8	30	327,257	68%	32%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	120	355	90	243	1,602,403	70%	30%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	16	348	14	229	5,782,771	53%	47%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	195	1,405	121	599	16,321,226	50%	50%

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	263,711	85%	15%
CNN	News Room	11	71	7	30	327,257	68%	32%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	127	355	86	243	1,602,403	70%	30%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	13	348	12	229	5,782,771	53%	47%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	378	1,405	165	599	16,321,226	50%	50%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	107	1,902	84	1,384	5,843,363	61%	39%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	22	0	20	309,798	65%	35%
CNN	@This Hour	40	150	27	119	1,777,926	67%	33%
Fox News	Happening Now	61	295	35	181	350,345	62%	38%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	40	348	27	229	5,782,771	53%	47%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	120	595	58	379	3,050,210	56%	44%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	121	1,902	105	1,384	5,843,363	61%	39%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	34	161	29	80	246,652	63%	37%
Fox News	Outnumbered	717	2,450	370	1,498	13,118,632	64%	36%
HLN	HLN Now	10	145	8	107	164,323	37%	63%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	199	1,125	136	798	5,403,135	49%	51%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	109	1,902	88	1,384	5,843,363	61%	39%
CNN	Wolf	144	1,374	93	1,029	34,952,404	58%	42%
Fox News	Happening Now	42	295	31	181	350,345	62%	38%
HLN	HLN Now	5	145	5	107	164,323	37%	63%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	68	509	44	360	5,247,112	49%	51%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	74	1,902	60	1,384	5,843,363	61%	39%
CNN	News Room	9	71	5	30	327,257	68%	32%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	235	517	148	325	3,360,161	70%	30%
HLN	HLN Now	9	145	8	107	164,323	37%	63%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	297	2,496	125	1,506	7,771,447	39%	61%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	5	71	1	30	327,257	68%	32%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	71	197	52	150	396,444	63%	38%
HLN	HLN Now	8	145	5	107	164,323	37%	63%
MSNBC	The Cycle	149	356	86	249	1,327,923	49%	51%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	188	1,383	104	1,026	4,338,294	61%	39%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	90	1,902	70	1,384	5,843,363	61%	39%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	179	3,721	135	2,664	12,950,023	62%	38%
Fox News	Your World	393	2,156	241	1,570	5,410,800	53%	47%
HLN	HLN Now	2	145	2	107	164,323	37%	63%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	125	396	79	301	1,294,119	52%	48%

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	22	9	20	309,798	65%	35%
CNN	The Situation Room	156	1,374	119	1,029	34,952,404	58%	42%
Fox News	The Five	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,721	9,519	1,131	5,676	35,576,193	60%	40%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,510	3,131	538	1,360	13,126,302	55%	45%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	149	1,902	127	1,384	5,843,363	61%	39%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	248	1,374	184	1,029	34,952,404	58%	42%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	116	771	101	597	6,550,515	64%	36%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	33	76	20	48	687,854	29%	71%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	2	55	2	33	560,486	79%	21%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	790	1,913	581	1,369	124,072,073	59%	41%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	5	95	5	79	847,819	45%	55%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	771	1,419	356	776	4,286,545	54%	46%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	118	1,902	103	1,384	5,843,363	61%	39%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	2,313	7,254	1,739	5,041	180,778,903	50%	50%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	1,140	6,907	763	4,204	42,365,841	58%	42%
HLN	Nancy Grace	280	1,123	179	540	1,508,833	30%	70%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	3,137	6,877	1,419	3,349	52,810,269	55%	45%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Fox News	The Kelly File	6,113	12,281	3,190	6,614	83,733,290	58%	42%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	315	742	159	432	8,187,042	38%	62%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	2,332	6,761	1,089	3,043	21,329,188	46%	54%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	4	27	4	21	263,711	85%	15%
Fox News	Hannity	3,792	11,094	2,311	6,292	78,703,776	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	451	1,262	258	793	5,664,366	48%	52%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	83	1,902	76	1,384	5,843,363	61%	39%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show (11-11:30)	213	2,943	186	2,477	20,302,991	47%	53%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)	434	8,730	400	8,345	16,640,710	58%	42%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	128	2,204	98	1,440	10,738,006	65%	35%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	218	6,877	138	3,349	52,810,269	55%	45%

 

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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.