Wednesday saw the spill-over of the discussion of the State of the Union speech lifting Fox News’ coverage to the best day overall, but Sean Hannity returned to his normal top hour spot for his 10pm showing, followed closely by The Kelly File and not so closely by Morning Joe and All in with Chris Hayes:

Raw data for the day: 2015-01-21-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 2015-01-21

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	2915	Fox News: Hannity
Most Mentions During Day	13760	Fox News: Fox SOTU

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	3	43	3	32	92,132	42%	58%
CNN	CNN SOTU	530	8,558	504	6,305	142,595,143	56%	44%
Fox News	Fox SOTU	1,139	13,760	753	7,372	56,520,294	60%	40%
MSNBC	MSNBC SOTU	579	5,536	444	3,735	23,569,433	59%	41%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	15	0	11	32,575	73%	27%
CNN	CNN SOTU	241	8,558	229	6,305	142,595,143	56%	44%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	61	2,443	46	2,049	8,163,792	55%	45%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	202	4,176	163	3,082	72,271,783	59%	41%
Fox News	Fox SOTU	1,249	13,760	550	7,372	56,520,294	60%	40%
MSNBC	MSNBC SOTU	179	5,536	144	3,735	23,569,433	59%	41%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	CNN International	120	4,726	98	3,677	135,653,911	52%	48%
Fox News	The Kelly File SOTU	178	7,453	124	4,330	85,236,431	62%	38%
MSNBC	MSNBC SOTU	100	5,536	68	3,735	23,569,433	59%	41%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	13	1,561	11	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	8	0	7	26,287	50%	50%
CNN	CNN International	113	4,726	97	3,677	135,653,911	52%	48%
Fox News	Fox SOTU	232	13,760	137	7,372	56,520,294	60%	40%
MSNBC	MSNBC SOTU	52	5,536	43	3,735	23,569,433	59%	41%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	43	0	32	92,132	42%	58%
CNN	Early Start	119	971	104	752	73,830,623	62%	38%
Fox News	Fox SOTU	198	13,760	111	7,372	56,520,294	60%	40%
MSNBC	MSNBC SOTU	47	5,536	43	3,735	23,569,433	59%	41%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	17	1,561	15	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
CNN	Early Start	102	971	76	752	73,830,623	62%	38%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	74	187	55	144	889,554	73%	27%
MSNBC	First Look	4	19	3	14	19,521	88%	13%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	46	104	30	71	425,891	56%	44%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	19	1,561	17	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30)	3	61	3	54	773,422	57%	43%
CNN	New Day	220	1,985	170	1,412	91,015,982	52%	48%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	418	4,214	286	2,584	18,614,524	55%	45%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	16	256	15	210	664,003	66%	34%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,463	5,824	461	1,925	20,047,036	49%	51%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	28	1,561	26	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
CNN	New Day	197	1,985	168	1,412	91,015,982	52%	48%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	740	4,214	464	2,584	18,614,524	55%	45%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	24	256	22	210	664,003	66%	34%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,913	5,824	619	1,925	20,047,036	49%	51%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	56	1,561	48	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
CNN	New Day	442	1,985	284	1,412	91,015,982	52%	48%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	879	4,214	553	2,584	18,614,524	55%	45%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	65	256	58	210	664,003	66%	34%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,170	5,824	487	1,925	20,047,036	49%	51%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	55	1,561	48	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	8	0	7	26,287	50%	50%
CNN	News Room	18	116	8	40	171,026	87%	13%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	204	2,443	183	2,049	8,163,792	55%	45%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	155	403	112	265	6,486,244	70%	30%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	50	256	43	210	664,003	66%	34%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	70	440	45	250	6,623,095	55%	45%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	53	1,561	47	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
CNN	News Room	52	116	19	40	171,026	87%	13%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	201	4,176	181	3,082	72,271,783	59%	41%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	89	403	44	265	6,486,244	70%	30%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	30	256	24	210	664,003	66%	34%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	146	440	98	250	6,623,095	55%	45%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	15	0	11	32,575	73%	27%
CNN	@This Hour	82	828	57	597	52,808,113	54%	46%
Fox News	Happening Now	41	185	22	108	1,553,130	51%	49%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	5	256	5	210	664,003	66%	34%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	141	510	84	332	2,506,472	47%	53%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	69	1,561	62	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	60	88	50	70	100,814	73%	27%
Fox News	Outnumbered	441	1,996	261	1,272	17,156,193	64%	36%
HLN	The Daily Share	25	137	24	102	1,206,959	38%	62%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	127	585	104	450	2,927,901	60%	40%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	88	1,561	62	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
CNN	Wolf	94	1,975	73	1,508	42,033,798	67%	33%
Fox News	Happening Now	55	185	31	108	1,553,130	51%	49%
HLN	The Daily Share	31	137	12	102	1,206,959	38%	62%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	106	793	71	568	7,737,403	59%	41%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	115	1,561	92	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
CNN	News Room	5	116	2	40	171,026	87%	13%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	155	609	126	479	2,485,451	69%	31%
HLN	The Daily Share	8	137	7	102	1,206,959	38%	62%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	487	1,514	155	821	3,584,685	34%	66%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	1	116	1	40	171,026	87%	13%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	106	344	73	218	981,447	69%	31%
HLN	The Daily Share	8	137	8	102	1,206,959	38%	62%
MSNBC	The Cycle	132	1,236	82	1,122	7,123,811	37%	63%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	151	1,641	99	1,455	8,229,796	46%	54%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	95	1,561	85	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	192	3,686	137	2,832	17,269,003	56%	44%
Fox News	Your World	369	2,085	258	1,518	7,183,641	62%	38%
HLN	The Daily Share	12	137	10	102	1,206,959	38%	62%
MSNBC	NOW with Alex Wagner	123	313	79	235	674,690	54%	46%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	1	8	1	7	26,287	50%	50%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	2	89	2	66	753,038	60%	40%
CNN	The Situation Room	108	1,975	89	1,508	42,033,798	67%	33%
Fox News	The Five	886	1,699	512	979	5,180,694	63%	37%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,390	6,644	821	3,957	19,098,607	64%	36%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,369	3,371	522	1,345	14,210,193	59%	41%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	77	1,561	69	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	272	1,975	246	1,508	42,033,798	67%	33%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	124	2,443	122	2,049	8,163,792	55%	45%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	218	4,176	181	3,082	72,271,783	59%	41%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	205	1,378	157	1,013	11,333,480	58%	42%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	71	133	56	103	1,988,712	62%	38%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	3	61	3	54	773,422	57%	43%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	454	1,902	349	1,376	84,073,934	53%	47%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	684	2,390	396	1,556	17,498,326	62%	38%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	516	1,460	283	897	5,675,892	56%	44%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	118	1,561	112	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	821	3,324	601	2,377	86,876,450	45%	55%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	270	1,128	193	802	8,685,568	67%	33%
HLN	Nancy Grace	352	1,035	239	737	1,071,550	39%	61%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,702	3,929	657	2,081	30,014,273	56%	44%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Parts Unknown	53	225	13	132	796,941	57%	43%
Fox News	The Kelly File	2,791	7,453	1,411	4,330	85,236,431	62%	38%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	400	947	199	480	4,363,283	34%	66%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,286	3,675	506	1,911	11,578,922	48%	52%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	2	15	2	11	32,575	73%	27%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	421	4,036	337	3,044	37,392,305	58%	42%
Fox News	Hannity	2,915	9,061	1,657	5,188	85,248,628	61%	39%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	436	874	224	485	2,789,701	42%	58%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	145	1,561	143	1,246	3,315,464	58%	42%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	307	3,324	278	2,377	86,876,450	45%	55%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	407	2,443	294	2,049	8,163,792	55%	45%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	618	4,176	389	3,082	72,271,783	59%	41%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	92	1,128	73	802	8,685,568	67%	33%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	293	3,929	238	2,081	30,014,273	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 00,000. 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.