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 Ratings for 2013-10-05
Top Shows for the day:
| Category | Mentions | Show |
| Most Mentions During Hour | 1424 | MSNBC: Melissa Harris-Perry Show |
| Most Mentions During day | 3588 | MSNBC: Melissa Harris-Perry Show |
Overall ratings by network
| Network | Count | % Male | % Female |
| Fox News | 24342 | 63 % | 37 % |
| CNN | 22113 | 73 % | 27 % |
| MSNBC | 15909 | 52 % | 48 % |
| Comedy Central | 2804 | 55 % | 45 % |
| HBO | 2420 | 64 % | 36 % |
| E | 1801 | 34 % | 66 % |
| HLN | 493 | 42 % | 58 % |
| FXX | 16 | 55 % | 45 % |
For networks that are not predominantly news, only news(-like) shows are included. See the detailed listings below for precise shows
Most popular hastags
| Hashtag | Count |
| #lnyhbt | 3297 |
| #tcot | 2930 |
| #nerdland | 2550 |
| #uppers | 2474 |
| #shutdown | 1445 |
| #obamacare | 1141 |
| #teaparty | 1086 |
| #addawordruinamovie | 1030 |
| #gopshutdown | 926 |
| #p2 | 863 |
Ratings for individual time slots
Ratings for Weekends 6am
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | New Day | 23 | 494 | 53% | 47% |
| Fox News | Fox and Friends Weekend | 32 | 331 | 65% | 35% |
Ratings for Weekends 7am
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | New Day (to 7:30, Sun) | 34 | 494 | 53% | 47% |
| Fox News | Fox and Friends Weekend | 60 | 331 | 65% | 35% |
| HLN | Weekend Express | 5 | 35 | 47% | 53% |
| MSNBC | Weekends w/Alex Witt | 8 | 78 | 50% | 50% |
Ratings for Weekends 8am
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | New Day | 91 | 494 | 53% | 47% |
| Fox News | Fox and Friends Weekend | 67 | 331 | 65% | 35% |
| HLN | Weekend Express | 1 | 35 | 47% | 53% |
| MSNBC | Up w/Steve Kornacki | 1233 | 3299 | 46% | 54% |
Ratings for Weekends 9am
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | Your Money (9:30-10) | 5 | 18 | 73% | 27% |
| CNN | New Day (9-9:30) | 70 | 494 | 53% | 47% |
| Fox News | Fox and Friends Weekend | 101 | 331 | 65% | 35% |
| HLN | Weekend Express | 2 | 35 | 47% | 53% |
| MSNBC | Up w/Steve Kornacki | 1017 | 3299 | 46% | 54% |
Ratings for Weekends 10am
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | News Room | 8 | 102 | 54% | 46% |
| E | E! News Weekend | 126 | 1801 | 34% | 66% |
| Fox News | The Cost of Freedom | 1 | 68 | 60% | 40% |
| HLN | Weekend Express | 8 | 35 | 47% | 53% |
| MSNBC | Melissa Harris-Perry Show | 1424 | 3588 | 47% | 53% |
Ratings for Weekends 11am
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | News Room | 9 | 102 | 54% | 46% |
| HLN | Weekend Express | 2 | 35 | 47% | 53% |
| MSNBC | Melissa Harris-Perry Show | 1256 | 3588 | 47% | 53% |
Ratings for Weekends 12pm
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | News Room | 4 | 102 | 54% | 46% |
| Fox News | America’s News HQ | 79 | 194 | 78% | 22% |
| HLN | Weekend Express | 8 | 35 | 47% | 53% |
| MSNBC | Weekends w/Alex Witt | 41 | 78 | 50% | 50% |
Ratings for Weekends 1pm
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | News Room | 12 | 102 | 54% | 46% |
| Fox News | America’s News HQ | 3 | 194 | 78% | 22% |
| MSNBC | Weekends w/Alex Witt | 18 | 78 | 50% | 50% |
Ratings for Weekends 2pm
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | The Next List | 1 | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| CNN | Your Money (2-2:30) | 7 | 18 | 73% | 27% |
| Fox News | WSJ Editorial Report | 11 | 11 | 50% | 50% |
| MSNBC | MSNBC Live w/Craig Melvin | 102 | 248 | 45% | 55% |
Ratings for Weekends 3pm
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | News Room | 1 | 102 | 54% | 46% |
| Fox News | America’s News HQ | 13 | 194 | 78% | 22% |
| MSNBC | MSNBC Live w/Craig Melvin | 75 | 248 | 45% | 55% |
Ratings for Weekends 4pm
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | Sanjay Gupta MD (4:30 – 5) | 19 | 62 | 71% | 29% |
| CNN | News Room (4-4:30) | 25 | 102 | 54% | 46% |
| Fox News | A Healthy You w/ Carol Alt | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| MSNBC | Disrupt w/Karen Finney | 617 | 1053 | 42% | 58% |
Ratings for Weekends 5pm
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | News Room | 11 | 102 | 54% | 46% |
| E | E! News Weekend | 173 | 1801 | 34% | 66% |
| Fox News | The Five | 30 | 182 | 72% | 28% |
| Fox News | The Five w/Hosts | 88 | 1929 | 64% | 36% |
Ratings for Weekends 6pm
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | News Room | 5 | 102 | 54% | 46% |
| Fox News | America’s News HQ | 12 | 194 | 78% | 22% |
Ratings for Weekends 7pm
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| CNN | Gupta Report | 1 | 62 | 71% | 29% |
| Fox News | Fox Report Weekend | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Ratings for Weekends 8pm
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| Fox News | Huckabee | 162 | 548 | 47% | 53% |
Ratings for Weekends 9pm
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| Fox News | Judge Jeanine | 692 | 1005 | 51% | 49% |
Ratings for Weekends 10pm
| Network | Show | Tweets Hour | Tweets Day | % Male | % Female |
| Fox News | Geraldo At Large | 39 | 234 | 53% | 47% |
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.