Ah, the joys of middle of the night conference calls with an off-short team.  Well, anyway, it gives me an early start on running my stats, so, for Tuesday we see…

The Colbert Report had the best hour (in a half hour), while Hannity had the best day.  If you don’t think Colbert is a cable news show, then Hannity wins best hour as well.

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 2014-09-02

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	3662	Comedy Central: The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)
Most Mentions During Day	10059	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	America Tonight	0	61	0	41	158,598	67%	33%
CNN	Parts Unknown	33	696	27	634	13,737,793	56%	44%
Fox News	The Kelly File	63	4,644	49	2,504	32,253,327	54%	46%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	35	0	26	749,197	84%	16%
CNN	CNN International	220	5,289	165	4,172	87,852,867	59%	41%
Fox News	Hannity	145	10,059	99	5,775	58,608,745	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	0	80	0	53	1,049,666	76%	24%
CNN	CNN International	260	5,289	230	4,172	87,852,867	59%	41%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	26	9,505	23	5,530	30,468,384	52%	48%
HLN	Nancy Grace	4	862	4	529	1,789,471	26%	74%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	9	1,240	8	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	37	0	27	212,950	33%	67%
CNN	CNN International	238	5,289	218	4,172	87,852,867	59%	41%
Fox News	RedEye	285	2,437	71	1,561	7,532,695	65%	35%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	61	0	41	158,598	67%	33%
Al Jazeera	News	16	1,240	12	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
CNN	CNN International	137	5,289	116	4,172	87,852,867	59%	41%
CNN	CNN International	137	5,289	116	4,172	87,852,867	59%	41%
Fox News	The Five	0	24	0	11	26,173	61%	39%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	13	1,240	9	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30)	0	80	0	53	1,049,666	76%	24%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	53	175	34	107	1,183,081	65%	35%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	24	90	13	63	128,485	67%	33%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	32	1,240	30	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
CNN	New Day	192	2,417	160	1,700	97,943,940	52%	48%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	218	2,975	142	1,880	12,711,324	58%	42%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	52	351	49	276	866,907	64%	36%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	575	2,801	179	1,252	8,566,145	64%	36%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	41	1,240	34	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
CNN	New Day	253	2,417	210	1,700	97,943,940	52%	48%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	368	2,975	245	1,880	12,711,324	58%	42%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	46	351	43	276	866,907	64%	36%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	827	2,801	371	1,252	8,566,145	64%	36%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	28	1,240	28	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
CNN	New Day	259	2,417	196	1,700	97,943,940	52%	48%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	660	2,975	411	1,880	12,711,324	58%	42%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	67	351	54	276	866,907	64%	36%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	525	2,801	314	1,252	8,566,145	64%	36%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	42	1,240	34	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
CNN	News Room	19	105	14	53	235,211	63%	37%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	42	165	31	87	597,479	47%	53%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	39	351	38	276	866,907	64%	36%
MSNBC	The Daily Run Down	173	604	129	459	2,463,475	62%	38%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	35	0	26	749,197	84%	16%
CNN	News Room	20	105	6	53	235,211	63%	37%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	51	165	31	87	597,479	47%	53%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	28	351	27	276	866,907	64%	36%
MSNBC	José Díaz-Balart	145	710	84	455	19,878,607	52%	48%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	68	1,240	59	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	2	37	2	27	212,950	33%	67%
CNN	@This Hour	34	235	27	181	6,993,729	60%	40%
Fox News	Happening Now	27	261	25	156	2,650,835	62%	38%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	27	351	24	276	866,907	64%	36%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	106	658	65	485	8,719,163	43%	57%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	59	1,240	55	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	54	113	36	79	322,549	27%	73%
Fox News	Outnumbered	690	3,088	354	1,842	8,242,446	69%	31%
HLN	HLN Now	5	112	4	90	113,230	61%	39%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	56	435	37	331	2,210,176	58%	42%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	48	1,240	44	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
CNN	Wolf	55	942	35	666	17,029,757	67%	33%
Fox News	Happening Now	53	261	43	156	2,650,835	62%	38%
HLN	HLN Now	2	112	2	90	113,230	61%	39%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	117	232	100	189	1,513,317	57%	43%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	101	1,240	94	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
CNN	News Room	14	105	7	53	235,211	63%	37%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	177	617	127	477	2,229,011	56%	44%
HLN	HLN Now	13	112	12	90	113,230	61%	39%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	285	727	115	332	2,603,815	38%	62%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	3	105	2	53	235,211	63%	37%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	149	328	110	256	682,786	59%	41%
HLN	HLN Now	13	112	7	90	113,230	61%	39%
MSNBC	The Cycle	197	519	119	316	1,482,607	39%	61%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	321	855	188	499	2,257,781	47%	53%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	88	1,240	75	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	157	2,917	91	2,145	25,467,649	58%	42%
Fox News	Your World	334	656	228	458	2,332,793	65%	35%
HLN	HLN Now	1	112	1	90	113,230	61%	39%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	138	307	94	222	616,657	66%	34%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	21	37	16	27	212,950	33%	67%
CNN	The Situation Room	211	942	161	666	17,029,757	67%	33%
Fox News	The Five	2	24	2	11	26,173	61%	39%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	914	5,431	644	3,670	12,938,067	66%	34%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,340	3,002	440	1,302	11,711,268	56%	44%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	70	1,240	67	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	124	942	86	666	17,029,757	67%	33%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	131	1,515	107	1,133	15,678,856	53%	47%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	48	109	24	45	511,161	42%	58%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	14	80	12	53	1,049,666	76%	24%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	188	485	122	349	15,175,782	68%	32%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	3,316	9,505	1,946	5,530	30,468,384	52%	48%
HLN	Jane Velez-Mitchell	1	3	1	2	110	0%	100%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	709	1,100	322	550	2,552,734	52%	48%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	42	1,240	40	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	967	2,670	629	1,755	73,768,916	48%	52%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	133	670	99	423	1,705,587	71%	29%
HLN	Nancy Grace	511	862	308	529	1,789,471	26%	74%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,502	3,261	544	1,599	22,498,578	52%	48%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	502	2,670	301	1,755	73,768,916	48%	52%
Fox News	The Kelly File	2,850	4,644	1,433	2,504	32,253,327	54%	46%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	451	673	226	345	1,384,470	30%	70%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,035	2,784	455	1,475	13,483,020	51%	49%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	2	35	2	26	749,197	84%	16%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	201	3,214	146	2,331	55,810,153	60%	40%
Fox News	Hannity	3,558	10,059	2,078	5,775	58,608,745	59%	41%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	645	1,308	295	698	3,512,373	46%	54%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	26	1,240	23	978	2,978,172	63%	37%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	262	3,214	186	2,331	55,810,153	60%	40%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show (11-11:30)	442	1,630	385	1,368	6,066,564	59%	41%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)	3,662	6,143	3,428	5,691	10,509,889	67%	33%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	26	670	19	423	1,705,587	71%	29%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	199	3,261	169	1,599	22,498,578	52%	48%

 

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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 100,000. 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.