I guess Piers Morgan didn’t do the trick for Hannity, as The Kelly File was still able to top Sean for best hour, leaving him with his usual best day.  (To be fair, though, I didn’t include tweets that only mentioned Piers, which could have tipped the scales).

All in all it was a quiet day. Following Kelly for best hour was Hannity, Hayes, Morning Joe, and Maddow.  Following Hannity for best day was CNNi, Kelly, Morning Joe, and The Five.

Raw show stats: 2014-10-06-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 2014-10-06

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	2869	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	7407	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
CNN	Parts Unknown	336	1,902	210	1,209	11,573,014	54%	46%
Fox News	Hannity	90	7,407	73	4,204	122,238,892	62%	38%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	10	1,097	10	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	0	47	0	41	299,630	61%	39%
Fox News	Stossel	6	323	5	253	1,269,510	74%	26%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	31	0	27	38,788	60%	40%
CNN	CNN International	252	6,617	227	4,877	105,165,448	54%	46%
Fox News	Fox News Sunday	14	193	13	173	481,303	55%	45%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	24	1,285	22	758	3,956,559	49%	51%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	10	1,097	10	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
CNN	CNN International	193	6,617	170	4,877	105,165,448	54%	46%
Fox News	Huckabee	8	390	6	173	394,093	25%	75%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	9	1,097	6	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	#MediaBuzz	3	222	1	191	5,440,573	76%	24%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	17	1,285	11	758	3,956,559	49%	51%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	16	1,097	13	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30)	0	47	0	41	299,630	61%	39%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	69	162	37	108	4,936,365	70%	30%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	2	4	2	3	11,659	0%	100%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	22	274	19	265	802,053	64%	36%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	18	1,097	15	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
CNN	New Day	553	2,473	510	1,898	41,547,234	52%	48%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	169	1,021	109	717	16,172,174	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	16	244	13	179	1,638,988	70%	30%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	875	4,283	309	1,600	10,180,672	49%	51%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	30	1,097	22	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
CNN	New Day	393	2,473	313	1,898	41,547,234	52%	48%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	173	1,021	129	717	16,172,174	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	40	244	27	179	1,638,988	70%	30%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,268	4,283	422	1,600	10,180,672	49%	51%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	58	1,097	52	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
CNN	New Day	392	2,473	263	1,898	41,547,234	52%	48%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	221	1,021	173	717	16,172,174	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	39	244	35	179	1,638,988	70%	30%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	778	4,283	332	1,600	10,180,672	49%	51%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	61	1,097	47	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
CNN	News Room	10	71	4	24	415,869	94%	6%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	42	352	35	231	2,982,542	62%	38%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	29	244	27	179	1,638,988	70%	30%
MSNBC	The Daily Run Down (Melvin)	78	108	66	91	378,475	68%	32%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	18	0	13	53,922	80%	20%
CNN	News Room	14	71	7	24	415,869	94%	6%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	98	352	69	231	2,982,542	62%	38%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	34	244	31	179	1,638,988	70%	30%
MSNBC	José Díaz-Balart	79	484	40	315	12,580,614	53%	47%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	87	1,097	76	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	2	0	2	6,119	100%	0%
CNN	@This Hour	36	409	31	334	16,606,731	53%	47%
Fox News	Happening Now	25	188	21	135	15,404,143	70%	30%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	20	244	19	179	1,638,988	70%	30%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	58	545	41	350	9,813,275	34%	66%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	47	1,097	39	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	16	30	12	23	94,067	88%	13%
Fox News	Outnumbered	651	1,815	328	1,036	7,530,509	73%	27%
HLN	HLN Now	2	165	1	132	445,332	20%	80%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	80	281	58	224	1,551,606	64%	36%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	67	1,097	65	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	Wolf	64	2,036	56	1,755	60,341,443	59%	41%
Fox News	Happening Now	40	188	23	135	15,404,143	70%	30%
HLN	HLN Now	0	165	0	132	445,332	20%	80%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	109	350	95	241	4,380,823	53%	47%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	63	1,097	48	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
CNN	News Room	4	71	4	24	415,869	94%	6%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	139	391	98	246	1,455,422	75%	25%
HLN	HLN Now	5	165	5	132	445,332	20%	80%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	448	877	125	364	3,435,826	37%	63%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	0	71	0	24	415,869	94%	6%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	29	245	23	190	245,457	63%	37%
HLN	HLN Now	4	165	2	132	445,332	20%	80%
MSNBC	The Cycle	49	139	28	87	609,227	63%	38%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	68	451	44	355	1,025,640	69%	31%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	37	1,097	35	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	214	1,250	166	942	17,500,108	58%	42%
Fox News	Your World	197	1,203	151	919	4,046,128	62%	38%
HLN	HLN Now	5	165	5	132	445,332	20%	80%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	120	423	81	327	1,690,808	62%	38%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	1	2	1	2	6,119	100%	0%
CNN	The Situation Room	158	2,036	130	1,755	60,341,443	59%	41%
Fox News	The Five	4	13	3	10	27,399	92%	8%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	854	3,593	519	2,271	15,687,410	65%	35%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,097	1,948	404	784	11,678,400	58%	42%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	92	1,097	71	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	353	2,036	324	1,755	60,341,443	59%	41%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	100	744	81	533	2,798,006	60%	40%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	29	117	29	85	1,291,168	44%	56%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	4	47	4	41	299,630	61%	39%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	240	814	147	576	59,440,703	63%	37%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,018	2,374	564	1,364	20,884,857	64%	36%
HLN	Jane Velez-Mitchell	0	1	0	1	371	0%	100%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	464	838	243	471	2,227,885	66%	34%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	56	1,097	44	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	493	2,448	321	1,715	53,383,904	43%	57%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	400	1,212	269	898	9,349,624	63%	37%
HLN	Nancy Grace	314	636	214	445	1,455,538	38%	62%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,626	3,587	704	1,789	30,092,443	55%	45%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	569	2,448	395	1,715	53,383,904	43%	57%
Fox News	The Kelly File	2,869	4,757	1,578	2,600	57,592,379	58%	42%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	297	527	150	289	3,569,982	26%	74%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,162	3,257	509	1,739	21,041,820	48%	52%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	3	18	3	13	53,922	80%	20%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	217	1,626	152	1,144	6,992,499	60%	40%
Fox News	Hannity	1,961	7,407	1,161	4,204	122,238,892	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	279	738	190	484	3,203,988	41%	59%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	53	1,097	47	805	2,965,013	58%	42%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	225	2,448	188	1,715	53,383,904	43%	57%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show (11-11:30)	273	2,077	245	1,786	4,983,087	53%	47%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)	362	1,091	342	937	3,314,652	61%	39%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	38	1,212	33	898	9,349,624	63%	37%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	260	3,587	183	1,789	30,092,443	55%	45%

 

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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.