CNN dominated Cable News Twitter on Monday night, driven by the strength of its coverage of unfolding events in Missouri:

Normally, I rank shows more than networks, but in this case each network was providing continuing coverage of events throughout the evening, rotating through a variety of its personalities.  This makes the by network, by hour chart the most relevant for the evening’s Cable News Twitter statistics.

The attention CNN gained on Twitter benefited two shows, CNN Tonight and AC 360, whose normal hosts were providing live coverage of events.  It was a sharp drop to number 3, Hannity.  Because of the upended schedules, you should not put too much faith in the following chart for the evening shows, but here’s the top 30:

Here’s the raw data for the day: 2014-11-24-ShowStats.csv and 2014-11-24 ByNetwork.xlsx

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 2014-11-24

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	9803	CNN: CNN Tonight w/ Hosts
Most Mentions During Day	20112	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
CNN	Parts Unknown	12	409	9	175	2,429,556	62%	38%
Fox News	Bin Laden Special	0	10	0	10	6,068	78%	22%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	36	3,223	24	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	0	54	0	37	989,260	68%	32%
Fox News	Hannity	90	11,123	73	6,613	30,428,055	62%	38%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	237	0	204	975,015	45%	55%
CNN	CNN International	425	10,558	396	9,327	193,174,847	47%	53%
Fox News	Fox News Sunday	22	580	20	380	3,225,837	60%	40%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	44	2,534	32	1,940	9,802,079	54%	46%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	50	3,223	21	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
CNN	CNN International	512	10,558	484	9,327	193,174,847	47%	53%
Fox News	Huckabee	18	827	10	567	2,273,599	68%	32%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	38	3,223	19	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
CNN	Early Start	11	112	8	76	8,753,210	56%	44%
Fox News	#MediaBuzz	7	620	5	533	5,927,611	61%	39%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	51	2,534	21	1,940	9,802,079	54%	46%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	45	3,223	19	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30)	0	54	0	37	989,260	68%	32%
CNN	Early Start	12	112	9	76	8,753,210	56%	44%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	40	163	25	125	840,185	67%	33%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	0	28	0	15	42,479	91%	9%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	35	120	28	104	414,504	53%	47%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	60	3,223	36	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
CNN	New Day	240	5,707	187	4,197	144,456,460	55%	45%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	256	2,300	176	1,533	21,739,795	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	14	288	14	206	1,528,080	52%	48%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,253	5,050	371	1,658	20,916,289	52%	48%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	93	3,223	58	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
CNN	New Day	364	5,707	264	4,197	144,456,460	55%	45%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	449	2,300	315	1,533	21,739,795	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	33	288	23	206	1,528,080	52%	48%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,327	5,050	442	1,658	20,916,289	52%	48%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	116	3,223	65	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
CNN	New Day	305	5,707	218	4,197	144,456,460	55%	45%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	432	2,300	291	1,533	21,739,795	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	50	288	33	206	1,528,080	52%	48%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,102	5,050	446	1,658	20,916,289	52%	48%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	144	3,223	85	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
CNN	News Room	4	114	3	35	136,211	97%	3%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	66	524	46	375	11,772,251	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	24	288	21	206	1,528,080	52%	48%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	151	592	87	369	6,294,323	56%	44%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	131	0	105	528,684	51%	49%
CNN	News Room	4	114	3	35	136,211	97%	3%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	133	524	96	375	11,772,251	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	18	288	15	206	1,528,080	52%	48%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	157	592	99	369	6,294,323	56%	44%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	67	3,223	64	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	1	9	1	7	24,996	67%	33%
CNN	@This Hour	7	105	5	73	804,764	48%	52%
Fox News	Happening Now	38	91	18	58	416,601	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	10	288	9	206	1,528,080	52%	48%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	215	1,349	100	946	10,641,576	41%	59%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	61	3,223	55	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	37	68	29	53	163,071	66%	34%
Fox News	Outnumbered	652	2,617	326	1,730	11,076,101	72%	28%
HLN	HLN Now	11	285	9	207	328,619	29%	71%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	173	695	121	518	7,581,312	53%	47%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	89	3,223	78	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	Wolf	146	1,377	119	928	19,658,805	58%	42%
Fox News	Happening Now	15	91	12	58	416,601	63%	37%
HLN	HLN Now	2	285	2	207	328,619	29%	71%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	48	3,180	34	2,781	6,658,593	36%	64%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	47	3,223	43	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
CNN	News Room	5	114	5	35	136,211	97%	3%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	210	439	142	289	1,353,632	70%	30%
HLN	HLN Now	61	285	41	207	328,619	29%	71%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	341	7,588	158	5,663	16,371,262	32%	68%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	28	114	7	35	136,211	97%	3%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	47	1,208	42	873	1,664,157	59%	41%
HLN	HLN Now	11	285	9	207	328,619	29%	71%
MSNBC	The Cycle	112	314	75	225	1,399,896	51%	49%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	164	1,112	109	885	4,605,927	65%	35%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	70	3,223	67	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	419	5,133	332	3,831	89,533,641	59%	41%
Fox News	Your World	84	400	65	300	1,494,631	61%	39%
HLN	HLN Now	9	285	9	207	328,619	29%	71%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	108	730	75	659	976,655	55%	45%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	0	9	0	7	24,996	67%	33%
CNN	The Situation Room	234	1,377	157	928	19,658,805	58%	42%
Fox News	The Five	896	1,641	551	1,123	7,484,556	65%	35%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,314	4,986	802	3,305	20,552,414	69%	31%
HLN	What Would You Do?	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	888	2,535	340	1,264	10,941,246	59%	41%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	205	3,223	163	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	361	1,377	230	928	19,658,805	58%	42%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	509	1,641	425	1,291	9,519,968	59%	41%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	44	114	37	73	1,091,642	54%	46%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	13	54	10	37	989,260	68%	32%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	957	3,108	695	2,419	51,238,820	57%	43%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	3,382	11,640	2,384	7,150	56,716,211	56%	44%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	296	471	177	308	1,264,801	48%	52%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	142	3,223	125	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	2,209	17,580	1,707	13,832	97,464,364	44%	56%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	735	2,479	498	1,665	12,367,306	63%	37%
HLN	Nancy Grace	1,835	4,868	1,264	2,920	10,025,120	42%	58%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	2,239	13,290	1,383	9,374	36,533,464	52%	48%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	8,738	17,580	7,576	13,832	97,464,364	44%	56%
Fox News	The Kelly File	2,592	5,784	1,733	3,549	39,510,178	57%	43%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	507	3,580	411	2,222	7,767,789	44%	56%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	3,298	6,392	1,856	3,722	27,454,279	42%	58%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	17	131	12	105	528,684	51%	49%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	9,803	20,112	7,890	14,894	135,781,233	58%	42%
Fox News	Hannity	4,599	11,123	3,025	6,613	30,428,055	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	2,184	4,229	1,453	2,930	9,698,540	43%	57%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	231	3,223	196	2,389	11,061,617	49%	51%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	3,429	20,112	2,893	14,894	135,781,233	58%	42%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show (11-11:30)	124	1,227	116	1,129	2,262,834	58%	42%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)	84	2,177	83	2,054	4,788,194	59%	41%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	34	1,232	20	834	2,746,418	63%	37%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	1,880	13,290	1,432	9,374	36,533,464	52%	48%

 

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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.