Friday looks like a fairly typical day, with The Kelly File winning best hour and Hannity best day overall.  Following The Kelly File was Greta, Hannity, The Five, and The Ed Show:

Raw data here: 2014-12-05-ShowStats.csv, 2014-12-05 Schedule.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 2014-12-05

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	2014	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	8723	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	0	51	0	51	325,064	38%	63%
CNN	Parts Unknown	15	460	14	213	1,074,668	46%	54%
Fox News	The Kelly File	508	5,040	372	2,971	38,371,680	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	214	3,923	172	2,080	19,418,186	47%	53%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	2	11	2	10	11,444	100%	0%
CNN	Parts Unknown	15	460	12	213	1,074,668	46%	54%
Fox News	Hannity	452	8,723	298	4,432	48,068,366	60%	40%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	130	2,033	75	1,247	5,715,218	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	3	74	2	52	703,457	78%	22%
CNN	Parts Unknown	24	460	11	213	1,074,668	46%	54%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	38	6,439	35	3,624	53,574,473	57%	43%
HLN	Nancy Grace	14	356	12	279	1,559,922	50%	50%
HLN	Nancy Grace	14	356	12	279	1,559,922	50%	50%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	41	909	15	430	2,432,015	52%	48%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	33	2,140	32	1,559	6,104,913	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	28	0	27	268,661	85%	15%
CNN	CNN International	331	5,720	218	4,664	113,020,855	54%	46%
Fox News	RedEye	732	1,620	107	671	5,819,717	69%	31%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	47	6,677	27	4,275	43,757,188	56%	44%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	51	0	51	325,064	38%	63%
CNN	Early Start	7	184	7	90	459,370	86%	14%
Fox News	The Five	19	2,123	12	1,257	23,144,427	72%	28%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	45	3,923	21	2,080	19,418,186	47%	53%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	27	2,140	26	1,559	6,104,913	55%	45%
CNN	Early Start	21	184	14	90	459,370	86%	14%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	117	228	66	149	2,919,411	83%	17%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	0	4	0	3	27,669	100%	0%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	55	139	44	108	903,477	59%	41%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30)	0	74	0	52	703,457	78%	22%
CNN	New Day	376	2,914	262	2,074	104,785,950	57%	43%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	376	3,998	204	2,749	27,418,527	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	15	227	11	169	1,837,614	50%	50%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,458	6,510	548	2,694	25,490,754	53%	47%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	66	2,140	57	1,559	6,104,913	55%	45%
CNN	New Day	420	2,914	326	2,074	104,785,950	57%	43%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	430	3,998	298	2,749	27,418,527	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	30	227	27	169	1,837,614	50%	50%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,514	6,510	600	2,694	25,490,754	53%	47%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	206	2,140	157	1,559	6,104,913	55%	45%
CNN	New Day	527	2,914	395	2,074	104,785,950	57%	43%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	751	3,998	509	2,749	27,418,527	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	27	227	24	169	1,837,614	50%	50%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,079	6,510	579	2,694	25,490,754	53%	47%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	126	2,140	110	1,559	6,104,913	55%	45%
CNN	News Room	10	73	4	22	83,482	78%	22%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	249	4,680	232	4,009	44,281,009	53%	47%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report	505	4,621	461	3,934	42,532,681	57%	43%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	65	190	42	127	5,705,309	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	52	227	45	169	1,837,614	50%	50%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	91	511	44	292	4,211,776	53%	47%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	11	0	10	11,444	100%	0%
CNN	News Room	6	73	2	22	83,482	78%	22%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	39	190	22	127	5,705,309	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	30	227	25	169	1,837,614	50%	50%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	108	511	56	292	4,211,776	53%	47%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	114	2,140	87	1,559	6,104,913	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	28	0	27	268,661	85%	15%
CNN	@This Hour	45	135	33	111	15,736,300	66%	34%
Fox News	Happening Now	23	93	13	63	782,858	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	13	227	13	169	1,837,614	50%	50%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	121	549	69	352	9,215,556	44%	56%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	109	2,140	73	1,559	6,104,913	55%	45%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	16	42	10	25	33,760	85%	15%
Fox News	Outnumbered	651	2,507	318	1,439	8,339,289	74%	26%
HLN	HLN Now	6	60	6	50	140,352	38%	62%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	91	304	71	188	2,254,363	44%	56%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	98	2,140	89	1,559	6,104,913	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	Wolf	89	999	67	699	20,196,321	71%	29%
Fox News	Happening Now	24	93	19	63	782,858	65%	35%
HLN	HLN Now	0	60	0	50	140,352	38%	62%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	182	591	133	415	8,042,476	56%	44%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	114	2,140	80	1,559	6,104,913	55%	45%
CNN	News Room	5	73	2	22	83,482	78%	22%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	63	357	50	114	1,048,527	68%	32%
HLN	HLN Now	4	60	3	50	140,352	38%	62%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	431	2,597	198	1,494	6,300,032	39%	61%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	3	73	3	22	83,482	78%	22%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	59	319	52	283	5,426,052	63%	37%
HLN	HLN Now	5	60	4	50	140,352	38%	62%
MSNBC	The Cycle	79	190	62	148	556,702	58%	42%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	133	762	107	598	2,274,606	63%	37%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	112	2,140	99	1,559	6,104,913	55%	45%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	252	2,817	203	2,199	23,989,230	64%	36%
Fox News	Your World	268	1,166	170	886	2,454,420	65%	35%
HLN	HLN Now	1	60	1	50	140,352	38%	62%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	93	324	52	234	805,777	59%	41%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	6	28	5	27	268,661	85%	15%
CNN	The Situation Room	157	999	76	699	20,196,321	71%	29%
Fox News	The Five	1,238	2,123	729	1,257	23,144,427	72%	28%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,802	4,632	1,033	2,607	36,623,310	70%	30%
HLN	What Would You Do?	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,704	2,916	547	1,113	12,353,730	57%	43%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	122	2,140	110	1,559	6,104,913	55%	45%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	145	999	95	699	20,196,321	71%	29%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	161	4,680	147	4,009	44,281,009	53%	47%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report	135	4,621	126	3,934	42,532,681	57%	43%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	196	1,085	126	789	10,882,448	66%	34%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	68	161	52	126	1,350,401	59%	41%

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	74	4	52	703,457	78%	22%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	852	3,594	655	2,727	81,169,271	59%	41%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,981	6,439	1,165	3,624	53,574,473	57%	43%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	473	909	225	430	2,432,015	52%	48%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	100	2,140	75	1,559	6,104,913	55%	45%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	1,524	6,035	1,112	4,156	137,458,181	49%	51%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	672	1,945	423	1,184	6,160,914	66%	34%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,311	6,677	609	4,275	43,757,188	56%	44%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Fox News	The Kelly File	2,014	5,040	1,040	2,971	38,371,680	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,636	3,923	658	2,080	19,418,186	47%	53%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	11	0	10	11,444	100%	0%
Fox News	Hannity	1,972	8,723	985	4,432	48,068,366	60%	40%
HBO	Real Time w/Bill Maher	79	2,276	71	2,009	10,050,385	50%	50%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	112	2,140	83	1,559	6,104,913	55%	45%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	156	1,945	92	1,184	6,160,914	66%	34%
HBO	Real Time w/Bill Maher (Rerun)	65	2,276	61	2,009	10,050,385	50%	50%

 

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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.