The Kelly File won best hour in Cable News Twitter, while HBO’s Last Week Tonight (which has a repeat on Monday) won the best day overall.  Last Week Tonight’s strength follows on its win for best hour on Sunday; as the show airs so late in the evening on Sunday follow-on conversation naturally spills into Monday.

Following Kelly for best hour was Hannity, 7am Morning Joe, On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren, and 6 am Morning Joe:

Raw data for the day: 2015-02-09-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 2015-02-09

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	3270	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	12944	HBO: Last Week Tonight

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	8	0	7	54,386	50%	50%
Al Jazeera	News	40	1,693	33	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
CNN	Death Row Stories	33	121	21	79	223,616	59%	41%
Fox News	Greta Investigates	158	4,145	78	2,476	12,810,504	51%	49%
HLN	Forensic Files	3	21	3	21	8,701	38%	63%
MSNBC	Lockup	7	48	5	33	66,870	47%	53%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Death Row Stories	38	121	24	79	223,616	59%	41%
Fox News	Stossel	11	259	10	248	338,661	71%	29%
HBO	Last Week Tonight	333	12,944	282	7,748	46,834,061	69%	31%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	21	1	21	8,701	38%	63%
MSNBC	Lockup	7	48	6	33	66,870	47%	53%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	32	1,693	27	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
Al Jazeera	Fault Lines	0	5	0	4	2,502	67%	33%
CNN	CNN International	252	5,376	215	3,977	168,783,649	53%	47%
Fox News	Fox News Sunday	19	243	8	191	608,443	70%	30%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	21	1	21	8,701	38%	63%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	51	654	32	483	3,062,631	62%	38%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	32	1,693	25	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	0	77	0	68	942,267	53%	47%
CNN	CNN International	174	5,376	134	3,977	168,783,649	53%	47%
Fox News	Greta Investigates	18	4,145	13	2,476	12,810,504	51%	49%
HLN	Forensic Files	0	21	0	21	8,701	38%	63%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Early Start	14	252	10	226	19,763,096	57%	43%
Fox News	#MediaBuzz	7	466	5	390	16,901,811	64%	36%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	21	1	21	8,701	38%	63%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	15	654	11	483	3,062,631	62%	38%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	36	1,693	30	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
CNN	Early Start	100	252	93	226	19,763,096	57%	43%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	50	170	31	106	390,576	77%	23%
HLN	Forensic Files	0	21	0	21	8,701	38%	63%
MSNBC	First Look	1	9	1	9	8,279	80%	20%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	8	20	8	19	61,410	72%	28%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	26	1,693	22	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
Al Jazeera	Listening Post	6	33	6	32	2,380,884	64%	36%
CNN	New Day	193	3,041	177	2,308	113,702,404	49%	51%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	139	1,584	104	1,036	43,316,962	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	26	327	23	228	4,209,788	66%	34%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,619	7,494	458	2,663	25,562,895	50%	50%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Fault Lines	0	5	0	4	2,502	67%	33%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	1	82	1	63	567,421	37%	63%
CNN	New Day	242	3,041	186	2,308	113,702,404	49%	51%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	207	1,584	141	1,036	43,316,962	60%	40%
HBO	Last Week Tonight	304	12,944	178	7,748	46,834,061	69%	31%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	33	327	28	228	4,209,788	66%	34%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,915	7,494	554	2,663	25,562,895	50%	50%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	90	1,693	58	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
CNN	New Day	395	3,041	266	2,308	113,702,404	49%	51%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	184	1,584	133	1,036	43,316,962	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	38	327	37	228	4,209,788	66%	34%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,209	7,494	602	2,663	25,562,895	50%	50%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	94	1,693	83	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
Al Jazeera	Talk to Al Jazeera	0	2	0	2	815	100%	0%
CNN	News Room	2	78	2	45	38,612	62%	38%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	17	1,647	16	1,340	49,402,431	57%	43%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	8	693	8	487	5,003,998	60%	40%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	96	632	68	412	3,384,220	59%	41%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	54	327	41	228	4,209,788	66%	34%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	75	295	54	193	5,094,071	59%	41%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	68	1,693	54	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
CNN	News Room	12	78	12	45	38,612	62%	38%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	56	632	34	412	3,384,220	59%	41%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	61	327	41	228	4,209,788	66%	34%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	49	295	33	193	5,094,071	59%	41%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	102	1,693	89	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
Al Jazeera	101 East	0	9	0	8	15,716	67%	33%
CNN	News Room	6	78	5	45	38,612	62%	38%
Fox News	Happening Now	27	172	25	126	1,141,513	74%	26%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	32	327	30	228	4,209,788	66%	34%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	58	490	39	336	9,033,617	43%	57%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	83	1,693	73	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
Al Jazeera	101 East	0	9	0	8	15,716	67%	33%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	1	8	1	8	14,384	50%	50%
Fox News	Outnumbered	315	1,220	171	803	19,768,093	72%	28%
HLN	The Daily Share	13	97	12	78	1,582,456	44%	56%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	293	775	188	511	6,697,674	60%	40%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	99	1,693	84	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
CNN	Wolf	84	1,073	73	866	34,969,438	71%	29%
Fox News	Happening Now	33	172	21	126	1,141,513	74%	26%
HLN	The Daily Share	6	97	4	78	1,582,456	44%	56%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	121	866	67	518	13,966,268	46%	54%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	89	1,693	78	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
Al Jazeera	Talk to Al Jazeera	0	2	0	2	815	100%	0%
CNN	News Room	0	78	0	45	38,612	62%	38%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	189	430	150	310	6,073,183	72%	28%
HLN	The Daily Share	5	97	5	78	1,582,456	44%	56%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	353	1,184	165	630	5,252,884	42%	58%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	5	78	3	45	38,612	62%	38%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	54	186	48	152	5,905,783	63%	37%
HLN	The Daily Share	19	97	18	78	1,582,456	44%	56%
MSNBC	The Cycle	90	193	34	104	874,601	52%	48%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	95	409	39	274	14,838,525	65%	35%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	58	1,693	41	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	132	1,086	107	737	6,115,421	64%	36%
Fox News	Your World	334	878	257	684	4,464,320	70%	30%
HLN	The Daily Share	5	97	5	78	1,582,456	44%	56%
MSNBC	NOW with Alex Wagner	101	191	53	113	1,867,941	47%	53%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Fault Lines	0	5	0	4	2,502	67%	33%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	6	82	6	63	567,421	37%	63%
CNN	The Situation Room	139	1,073	118	866	34,969,438	71%	29%
Fox News	The Five	1,088	1,806	582	1,048	4,525,967	63%	37%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,612	5,665	877	3,384	19,210,895	64%	36%
HLN	Forensic Files	0	21	0	21	8,701	38%	63%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,231	2,236	404	777	10,807,928	63%	37%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	111	1,693	84	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	127	1,073	116	866	34,969,438	71%	29%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	146	1,647	136	1,340	49,402,431	57%	43%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	33	693	31	487	5,003,998	60%	40%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	149	702	112	518	8,852,857	59%	41%
HLN	Forensic Files	2	21	2	21	8,701	38%	63%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	56	92	40	70	777,156	65%	35%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	111	1,693	73	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	232	539	150	349	3,183,627	65%	35%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,816	4,145	1,094	2,476	12,810,504	51%	49%
HLN	Forensic Files	3	21	3	21	8,701	38%	63%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	351	632	178	361	2,081,776	58%	42%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	111	1,693	77	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	436	1,255	285	851	14,978,802	42%	58%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	801	1,987	497	1,298	22,918,937	68%	32%
HLN	Nancy Grace	251	614	174	380	1,177,152	38%	62%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,172	2,752	430	1,432	28,828,792	57%	43%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	106	1,693	77	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
Fox News	The Kelly File	3,270	5,664	1,600	3,015	112,323,288	61%	39%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	288	576	131	320	4,343,768	41%	59%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	962	2,830	386	1,372	9,794,367	47%	53%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Fault Lines	2	5	1	4	2,502	67%	33%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	18	77	16	68	942,267	53%	47%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	116	1,257	84	861	21,660,543	63%	37%
Fox News	Hannity	2,293	8,118	1,262	4,527	73,524,982	62%	38%
HLN	Forensic Files	0	21	0	21	8,701	38%	63%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	939	1,816	394	758	8,746,616	48%	52%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	68	1,693	53	1,158	4,061,084	53%	47%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	7	0	6	236,817	60%	40%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	120	1,255	89	851	14,978,802	42%	58%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	563	1,647	396	1,340	49,402,431	57%	43%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	217	693	145	487	5,003,998	60%	40%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	220	1,987	155	1,298	22,918,937	68%	32%
HLN	Forensic Files	6	21	6	21	8,701	38%	63%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	168	2,752	122	1,432	28,828,792	57%	43%

 

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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.