A fast start to the week for Hannity as he captures both the Best Hour and Best Day overall. Hannity was followed by Kelly, Colbert, The Five, and AC360:

The Colbert Report was noteworthy as broadcast from George Washington University in DC, and almost the entire show was an interview with President Obama.  Had I included mentions of the President, the Report would have probably won.

Raw Data: 2014-12-08-ShowStats.csv and 2014-12-08 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 2014-12-08

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	3449	Fox News: Hannity
Most Mentions During Day	9190	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
Fox News	Hannity	160	9,190	121	4,790	78,442,420	63%	37%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Fox News	Stossel	59	263	40	209	604,652	59%	41%

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	30	0	25	451,795	50%	50%
Fox News	Fox News Sunday	22	375	17	240	773,060	50%	50%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	21	643	16	411	2,960,168	58%	42%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	12	1,339	12	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	The Stream	2	8	2	5	3,715	0%	100%
CNN	CNN International	84	2,792	75	2,107	102,108,986	53%	47%
Fox News	Huckabee	10	473	9	387	1,051,846	66%	34%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	23	1,339	22	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
CNN	Early Start	47	273	37	231	15,740,441	70%	30%
Fox News	#MediaBuzz	7	461	1	421	12,653,752	70%	30%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	10	643	6	411	2,960,168	58%	42%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	21	1,339	21	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
CNN	Early Start	80	273	67	231	15,740,441	70%	30%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	62	161	41	103	2,445,006	64%	36%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	3	13	1	6	14,919	100%	0%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	23	105	16	73	231,165	58%	42%

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	30	0	25	451,795	50%	50%
CNN	New Day	311	2,770	241	2,051	68,546,275	63%	37%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	313	2,518	193	1,680	34,830,782	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	77	300	59	221	1,498,473	69%	31%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	687	3,114	247	1,374	10,530,992	51%	49%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	31	1,339	30	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
CNN	New Day	333	2,770	255	2,051	68,546,275	63%	37%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	448	2,518	277	1,680	34,830,782	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	53	300	46	221	1,498,473	69%	31%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	615	3,114	267	1,374	10,530,992	51%	49%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	60	1,339	50	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
CNN	New Day	377	2,770	268	2,051	68,546,275	63%	37%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	534	2,518	374	1,680	34,830,782	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	34	300	32	221	1,498,473	69%	31%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	563	3,114	294	1,374	10,530,992	51%	49%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	62	1,339	45	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
CNN	News Room	38	167	11	45	45,525	63%	37%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	47	1,901	44	1,627	7,781,366	57%	43%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report	58	6,894	57	5,604	45,945,071	59%	41%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	90	418	67	247	2,487,841	57%	43%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	36	300	33	221	1,498,473	69%	31%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	66	756	42	478	25,377,913	59%	41%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	24	0	13	81,872	88%	13%
CNN	News Room	17	167	5	45	45,525	63%	37%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	128	418	76	247	2,487,841	57%	43%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	21	300	18	221	1,498,473	69%	31%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	140	756	88	478	25,377,913	59%	41%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	84	1,339	74	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	56	0	25	339,715	82%	18%
CNN	@This Hour	167	419	146	356	17,422,529	57%	43%
Fox News	Happening Now	60	300	44	215	11,990,993	75%	25%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	17	300	16	221	1,498,473	69%	31%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	37	260	27	201	1,111,616	37%	63%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	62	1,339	56	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	18	28	13	21	13,111	55%	45%
Fox News	Outnumbered	775	2,435	415	1,416	21,510,979	66%	34%
HLN	HLN Now	7	134	7	91	115,033	25%	75%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	54	469	45	360	3,315,062	59%	41%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	91	1,339	80	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	Wolf	123	1,355	101	1,067	39,810,810	67%	33%
Fox News	Happening Now	73	300	46	215	11,990,993	75%	25%
HLN	HLN Now	33	134	17	91	115,033	25%	75%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	97	643	68	450	1,953,393	47%	53%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	69	1,339	50	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
CNN	News Room	15	167	7	45	45,525	63%	37%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	154	438	96	293	1,005,772	65%	35%
HLN	HLN Now	15	134	10	91	115,033	25%	75%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	515	1,296	224	637	4,817,634	33%	67%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	7	167	3	45	45,525	63%	37%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	104	228	82	143	1,823,229	70%	30%
HLN	HLN Now	10	134	7	91	115,033	25%	75%
MSNBC	The Cycle	91	181	58	115	922,042	45%	55%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	117	653	80	518	2,833,918	54%	46%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	84	1,339	77	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	101	1,328	70	952	5,170,674	63%	37%
Fox News	Your World	261	1,165	179	836	3,468,702	65%	35%
HLN	HLN Now	3	134	2	91	115,033	25%	75%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	62	271	44	230	1,856,251	70%	30%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	28	56	7	25	339,715	82%	18%
CNN	The Situation Room	127	1,355	92	1,067	39,810,810	67%	33%
Fox News	The Five	1,063	1,721	535	856	3,888,403	62%	38%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,488	3,807	790	2,224	13,672,591	65%	35%
HLN	What Would You Do?	1	1	1	1	75	0%	100%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,229	2,380	418	875	11,113,613	53%	47%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	56	1,339	53	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	195	1,355	127	1,067	39,810,810	67%	33%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	52	1,901	44	1,627	7,781,366	57%	43%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report	256	6,894	242	5,604	45,945,071	59%	41%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	743	1,864	490	1,218	13,340,173	61%	39%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	5	36	4	27	1,127,953	57%	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	30	4	25	451,795	50%	50%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	1,178	2,334	909	1,752	103,434,482	59%	41%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,310	4,271	937	2,867	34,372,066	56%	44%
HLN	Nancy Grace	35	1,171	22	599	2,042,537	30%	70%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	296	492	168	303	1,025,650	62%	38%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	92	1,339	81	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	1,378	5,231	926	3,754	82,529,600	46%	54%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	447	1,289	270	793	4,197,549	66%	34%
HLN	Nancy Grace	718	1,171	338	599	2,042,537	30%	70%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,337	3,392	714	2,163	26,628,774	55%	45%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Fox News	The Kelly File	3,391	7,407	1,596	4,741	99,853,761	58%	42%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	380	624	189	336	491,404	32%	68%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,328	3,095	593	1,606	13,619,834	50%	50%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	14	24	5	13	81,872	88%	13%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	614	3,232	393	2,101	63,927,488	56%	44%
Fox News	Hannity	3,449	9,190	1,868	4,790	78,442,420	63%	37%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	432	990	250	656	5,225,376	48%	52%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	51	1,339	49	1,032	3,007,105	54%	46%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	544	5,231	292	3,754	82,529,600	46%	54%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	351	1,901	292	1,627	7,781,366	57%	43%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report	3,194	6,894	2,520	5,604	45,945,071	59%	41%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	295	1,289	200	793	4,197,549	66%	34%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	61	3,392	54	2,163	26,628,774	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.