A typical weekday with Hannity winning best day and The Kelly File winning best hour.   Following Kelly for best hour were Hannity, The Ed Show, All In w/ Chris Hayes, and On The Record:

Raw data: 2015-03-09-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 2015-03-09

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	2926	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	10498	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	News	64	1,700	55	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	48	0	40	990,446	46%	54%
CNN	Finding Jesus	75	237	52	192	17,175,402	65%	35%
Fox News	Hannity	653	10,498	401	5,213	65,326,888	62%	38%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	34	1	23	15,349	50%	50%
MSNBC	Lockup	13	73	11	59	68,400	50%	50%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	The Wonder List w/ Bill Weir	58	310	32	233	3,111,852	55%	45%
Fox News	Stossel	19	268	12	224	1,121,328	83%	17%
HBO	Last Week Tonight	314	7,017	271	5,954	36,279,886	66%	34%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	34	1	23	15,349	50%	50%
MSNBC	Lockup	9	73	9	59	68,400	50%	50%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	32	1,700	30	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Fault Lines	0	19	0	16	30,579	29%	71%
CNN	CNN International	370	8,797	325	7,928	129,562,498	46%	54%
Fox News	Fox News Sunday	39	398	20	248	1,170,236	60%	40%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	34	1	23	15,349	50%	50%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	63	1,040	20	703	4,286,855	61%	39%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	38	1,700	34	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	0	16	0	14	18,700	29%	71%
CNN	CNN International	228	8,797	204	7,928	129,562,498	46%	54%
Fox News	Hannity	117	10,498	88	5,213	65,326,888	62%	38%
HLN	Forensic Files	0	34	0	23	15,349	50%	50%
MSNBC	Caught On Camera	7	56	1	36	465,846	71%	29%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Early Start	35	379	24	288	37,312,930	63%	37%
Fox News	Fox Report Weekend	9	273	6	222	1,269,252	66%	34%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	34	1	23	15,349	50%	50%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	8	1,040	8	703	4,286,855	61%	39%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	10	1,700	10	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
CNN	Early Start	93	379	70	288	37,312,930	63%	37%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	51	229	44	172	5,799,069	67%	33%
HLN	Forensic Files	0	34	0	23	15,349	50%	50%
MSNBC	First Look	1	16	1	10	51,072	0%	100%
MSNBC	Way Too Early	6	143	5	109	643,166	72%	28%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	7	1,700	7	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Listening Post	0	59	0	33	118,251	29%	71%
CNN	New Day	147	2,151	109	1,449	66,220,617	56%	44%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	359	3,131	242	1,794	44,905,023	52%	48%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	19	166	15	122	556,704	55%	45%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	556	3,665	206	1,431	9,895,114	58%	42%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Fault Lines	0	19	0	16	30,579	29%	71%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	4	151	4	106	1,173,804	65%	35%
CNN	New Day	326	2,151	215	1,449	66,220,617	56%	44%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	605	3,131	381	1,794	44,905,023	52%	48%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	15	166	12	122	556,704	55%	45%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,136	3,665	382	1,431	9,895,114	58%	42%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	55	1,700	42	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
CNN	New Day	328	2,151	213	1,449	66,220,617	56%	44%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	444	3,131	293	1,794	44,905,023	52%	48%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	18	166	15	122	556,704	55%	45%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	684	3,665	338	1,431	9,895,114	58%	42%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	39	1,700	35	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Talk to Al Jazeera	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	News Room	23	58	17	35	53,757	67%	33%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	13	3,252	13	2,097	4,343,164	52%	48%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	192	592	116	410	7,360,067	70%	30%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	21	166	18	122	556,704	55%	45%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	50	399	31	306	5,119,900	52%	48%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	53	1,700	47	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
CNN	News Room	8	58	5	35	53,757	67%	33%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	19	814	19	530	7,866,807	58%	42%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	136	592	85	410	7,360,067	70%	30%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	13	166	11	122	556,704	55%	45%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	97	399	77	306	5,119,900	52%	48%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	68	1,700	55	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	101 East	0	2	0	2	1,588	0%	0%
CNN	At This Hour	21	132	14	86	1,055,385	70%	30%
Fox News	Happening Now	22	158	14	101	1,755,456	53%	47%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	8	166	7	122	556,704	55%	45%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	25	172	15	105	213,342	57%	43%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	48	1,700	46	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	101 East	0	2	0	2	1,588	0%	0%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	62	79	32	38	114,503	61%	39%
Fox News	Outnumbered	885	2,942	521	1,904	14,158,020	70%	30%
HLN	The Daily Share	24	104	19	72	231,459	37%	63%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	581	1,213	312	670	5,559,609	54%	46%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	109	1,700	92	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
CNN	Wolf	225	1,991	197	1,651	70,799,863	62%	38%
Fox News	Happening Now	47	158	34	101	1,755,456	53%	47%
HLN	The Daily Share	7	104	7	72	231,459	37%	63%
MSNBC	MSNBC Live w/ Thomas Roberts	33	162	29	113	713,586	71%	29%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	80	1,700	71	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Talk to Al Jazeera	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	News Room	3	58	3	35	53,757	67%	33%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	252	563	181	384	2,381,927	64%	36%
HLN	The Daily Share	12	104	10	72	231,459	37%	63%
MSNBC	MSNBC Live w/ Thomas Roberts	73	162	48	113	713,586	71%	29%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	4	58	4	35	53,757	67%	33%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	126	193	111	161	1,155,809	78%	22%
HLN	The Daily Share	4	104	3	72	231,459	37%	63%
MSNBC	The Cycle	48	161	32	103	797,168	55%	45%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	59	520	43	393	1,731,794	52%	48%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	141	1,700	115	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	343	2,635	265	1,692	13,323,837	58%	42%
Fox News	Your World	107	849	70	667	1,816,742	63%	37%
HLN	The Daily Share	5	104	4	72	231,459	37%	63%
MSNBC	NOW with Alex Wagner	187	319	118	195	899,099	57%	43%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Fault Lines	0	19	0	16	30,579	29%	71%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	15	151	15	106	1,173,804	65%	35%
CNN	The Situation Room	155	1,991	124	1,651	70,799,863	62%	38%
Fox News	The Five	365	747	240	517	2,740,186	67%	33%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,255	7,293	870	4,642	40,735,772	66%	34%
HLN	Forensic Files	0	34	0	23	15,349	50%	50%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	2,156	3,661	694	1,340	12,985,314	53%	47%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	105	1,700	90	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	301	1,991	244	1,651	70,799,863	62%	38%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	178	3,252	87	2,097	4,343,164	52%	48%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	36	814	23	530	7,866,807	58%	42%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	744	2,369	473	1,509	46,136,446	56%	44%
HLN	Forensic Files	2	34	2	23	15,349	50%	50%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	277	1,164	170	771	8,213,496	58%	42%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	110	1,700	103	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	291	779	166	519	35,265,156	61%	39%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,464	3,908	884	2,485	11,910,628	56%	44%
HLN	Forensic Files	12	34	6	23	15,349	50%	50%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	587	1,089	319	623	3,159,541	57%	43%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	100	1,700	90	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	1,155	2,791	894	2,086	88,865,907	43%	57%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	404	1,444	314	958	9,672,650	67%	33%
HLN	Nancy Grace	147	392	109	292	585,040	37%	63%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,871	3,906	746	1,936	22,042,557	49%	51%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	100	1,700	91	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
Fox News	The Kelly File	2,926	4,725	1,516	2,541	30,212,542	61%	39%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	300	566	129	288	8,488,101	38%	62%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,083	3,557	435	1,509	11,197,232	49%	51%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Fault Lines	1	19	1	16	30,579	29%	71%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	6	16	5	14	18,700	29%	71%
CNN	CNN Tonight	583	699	471	558	19,298,560	53%	47%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	1,059	3,490	830	2,396	33,106,385	57%	43%
Fox News	Hannity	2,503	10,498	1,317	5,213	65,326,888	62%	38%
HLN	Forensic Files	3	34	3	23	15,349	50%	50%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	1,193	2,105	566	1,105	8,215,009	40%	60%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	119	1,700	103	1,318	3,522,200	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	19	21	7	9	101,927	31%	69%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	323	2,791	258	2,086	88,865,907	43%	57%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	527	3,252	374	2,097	4,343,164	52%	48%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	350	814	223	530	7,866,807	58%	42%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	183	1,444	104	958	9,672,650	67%	33%
HLN	Forensic Files	3	34	2	23	15,349	50%	50%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	366	3,906	252	1,936	22,042,557	49%	51%

 

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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.