Is this the new normal of Cable News Twitter? The Kelly File won the best hour, while Morning Joe picked up a best day win.  Following Morning Joe for best day was Hannity, Kelly, Maddow, and The Five. Following Kelly in best hour was Maddow, Hannity, Hayes, and The Five:

Raw data for the day: 2015-01-28-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 2015-01-28

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	3470	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	10772	MSNBC: Morning Joe

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	2	27	2	17	107,136	79%	21%
CNN	CNN International	192	3,132	163	2,510	150,615,499	57%	43%
Fox News	The Kelly File	341	7,637	229	4,222	73,522,473	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	100	5,104	65	2,403	33,072,468	44%	56%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	5	0	5	1,592	100%	0%
CNN	CNN International	187	3,132	149	2,510	150,615,499	57%	43%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	76	2,832	66	2,477	3,669,452	59%	41%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	130	3,007	84	1,838	31,230,055	55%	45%
Fox News	Hannity	351	8,615	202	4,782	73,562,763	61%	39%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	14	1,015	13	577	4,468,907	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	1	20	1	16	57,655	78%	22%
CNN	CNN International	162	3,132	138	2,510	150,615,499	57%	43%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	36	3,578	32	2,308	12,300,698	56%	44%
HLN	Nancy Grace	110	3,580	83	2,695	12,156,945	75%	25%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	8	1,009	8	581	2,632,788	57%	43%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	15	1,484	15	1,044	3,477,947	56%	44%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	7	0	3	3,154	50%	50%
CNN	CNN International	98	3,132	75	2,510	150,615,499	57%	43%
Fox News	RedEye	249	1,944	84	1,187	8,011,818	64%	36%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	22	3,816	16	2,188	34,718,980	59%	41%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	3	27	2	17	107,136	79%	21%
CNN	Early Start	24	300	15	260	18,866,961	56%	44%
Fox News	The Five	4	1,306	3	878	4,457,693	66%	34%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	21	5,104	12	2,403	33,072,468	44%	56%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	8	1,484	7	1,044	3,477,947	56%	44%
CNN	Early Start	33	300	32	260	18,866,961	56%	44%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	62	190	43	126	891,365	77%	23%
MSNBC	First Look	1	14	1	8	10,906	90%	10%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	21	109	15	78	536,123	75%	25%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	29	1,484	27	1,044	3,477,947	56%	44%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	7	0	3	3,154	50%	50%
CNN	New Day	212	1,614	160	1,184	96,322,469	51%	49%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	355	2,861	227	1,606	21,826,756	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	40	335	27	248	10,292,088	57%	43%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,179	10,772	676	7,746	13,518,063	40%	60%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	1	40	1	28	45,123	18%	82%
CNN	New Day	187	1,614	148	1,184	96,322,469	51%	49%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	584	2,861	370	1,606	21,826,756	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	36	335	35	248	10,292,088	57%	43%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,204	10,772	638	7,746	13,518,063	40%	60%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	62	1,484	48	1,044	3,477,947	56%	44%
CNN	New Day	164	1,614	126	1,184	96,322,469	51%	49%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	625	2,861	401	1,606	21,826,756	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	44	335	38	248	10,292,088	57%	43%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,457	10,772	874	7,746	13,518,063	40%	60%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	85	1,484	66	1,044	3,477,947	56%	44%
CNN	News Room	4	46	3	32	49,310	50%	50%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	311	2,832	302	2,477	3,669,452	59%	41%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	77	323	38	192	1,892,677	56%	44%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	33	335	28	248	10,292,088	57%	43%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	36	296	29	212	4,988,558	55%	45%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	77	1,484	61	1,044	3,477,947	56%	44%
CNN	News Room	11	46	8	32	49,310	50%	50%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	189	3,007	154	1,838	31,230,055	55%	45%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	82	323	49	192	1,892,677	56%	44%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	29	335	22	248	10,292,088	57%	43%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	57	296	39	212	4,988,558	55%	45%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	5	0	5	1,592	100%	0%
CNN	News Room	6	46	4	32	49,310	50%	50%
Fox News	Happening Now	9	62	6	40	263,381	58%	42%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	19	335	13	248	10,292,088	57%	43%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	59	289	48	204	1,840,650	49%	51%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	83	1,484	71	1,044	3,477,947	56%	44%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	30	72	18	46	84,127	44%	56%
Fox News	Outnumbered	483	1,833	266	1,111	14,238,066	74%	26%
HLN	The Daily Share	13	149	13	110	1,948,673	33%	67%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	100	283	60	183	634,445	47%	53%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	74	1,484	62	1,044	3,477,947	56%	44%
CNN	Wolf	52	4,200	47	3,047	234,652,984	46%	54%
Fox News	Happening Now	7	62	6	40	263,381	58%	42%
HLN	The Daily Share	19	149	16	110	1,948,673	33%	67%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	113	461	79	256	4,906,465	57%	43%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	86	1,484	67	1,044	3,477,947	56%	44%
CNN	News Room	4	46	4	32	49,310	50%	50%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	81	265	46	172	1,475,568	66%	34%
HLN	The Daily Share	22	149	22	110	1,948,673	33%	67%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	144	390	90	225	1,244,586	43%	57%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	0	46	0	32	49,310	50%	50%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	52	179	40	140	868,845	73%	28%
HLN	The Daily Share	14	149	13	110	1,948,673	33%	67%
MSNBC	The Cycle	21	118	19	73	1,294,028	57%	43%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	82	921	73	688	5,166,548	52%	48%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	75	1,484	56	1,044	3,477,947	56%	44%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	86	1,074	62	651	9,985,787	69%	31%
Fox News	Your World	236	996	186	784	7,713,344	62%	38%
HLN	The Daily Share	7	149	7	110	1,948,673	33%	67%
MSNBC	NOW with Alex Wagner	110	237	58	127	6,497,081	68%	32%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	The Ed Show	1,272	2,547	457	989	11,431,839	59%	41%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	7	7	3	3	3,154	50%	50%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	2	40	1	28	45,123	18%	82%
CNN	The Situation Room	370	4,200	328	3,047	234,652,984	46%	54%
Fox News	The Five	792	1,306	532	878	4,457,693	66%	34%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,510	4,996	955	3,084	17,919,444	64%	36%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	92	1,484	49	1,044	3,477,947	56%	44%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	282	4,200	242	3,047	234,652,984	46%	54%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	40	2,832	36	2,477	3,669,452	59%	41%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	107	3,007	72	1,838	31,230,055	55%	45%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	660	2,144	483	1,442	29,850,461	65%	35%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	19	40	18	37	262,882	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	3	20	3	16	57,655	78%	22%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	367	964	269	743	65,655,885	61%	39%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,336	3,578	847	2,308	12,300,698	56%	44%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	579	1,009	259	581	2,632,788	57%	43%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	81	1,484	71	1,044	3,477,947	56%	44%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	1,068	3,652	776	2,821	154,606,887	39%	61%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	168	1,539	139	1,100	20,439,463	69%	31%
HLN	Nancy Grace	395	3,580	255	2,695	12,156,945	75%	25%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,562	3,816	607	2,188	34,718,980	59%	41%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Voices of Auschwitz	856	4,200	660	3,047	234,652,984	46%	54%
Fox News	The Kelly File	3,470	7,637	1,870	4,222	73,522,473	62%	38%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	243	1,290	116	845	30,449,578	54%	46%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	2,039	5,104	721	2,403	33,072,468	44%	56%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	5	0	5	1,592	100%	0%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	181	1,507	120	976	29,893,151	68%	32%
Fox News	Hannity	1,647	8,615	983	4,782	73,562,763	61%	39%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	507	1,015	266	577	4,468,907	59%	41%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	57	1,484	38	1,044	3,477,947	56%	44%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	192	3,652	137	2,821	154,606,887	39%	61%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	286	2,832	216	2,477	3,669,452	59%	41%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	305	3,007	214	1,838	31,230,055	55%	45%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	83	1,539	65	1,100	20,439,463	69%	31%
HBO	Real Time w/Bill Maher (Rerun)	54	959	47	722	3,443,504	67%	33%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	206	3,816	185	2,188	34,718,980	59%	41%

 

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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.