The Kelly File won its normal best hour, but a surprise winner showed up for best day: The Colbert Report!  Following Colbert for best day was Hannity (very close behind), CNNi, Kelly, and Maddow.  Following Kelly for best hour was Maddow, Hayes, Hannity, and Colbert:

You can download the raw data for the day here: 2014-10-07-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 2014-10-07

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	2398	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	6089	Comedy Central: The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)

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	1	82	1	55	656,841	71%	29%
CNN	CNN International	152	5,558	145	4,390	165,736,010	59%	41%
Fox News	The Kelly File	180	4,563	130	2,630	44,877,192	57%	43%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	89	4,253	63	2,194	20,006,205	48%	52%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	16	0	13	76,843	92%	8%
CNN	CNN International	241	5,558	215	4,390	165,736,010	59%	41%
Fox News	Hannity	178	6,079	135	3,561	51,684,085	63%	37%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	22	1,167	18	614	4,839,848	51%	49%

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	49	0	37	926,220	82%	18%
CNN	CNN International	222	5,558	199	4,390	165,736,010	59%	41%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	23	2,515	20	1,607	18,205,719	54%	46%
HLN	Nancy Grace	22	525	14	354	433,364	26%	74%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	8	1,389	7	667	3,644,068	56%	44%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	3	1,402	3	1,032	3,945,571	63%	37%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	3	0	3	5,286	100%	0%
CNN	CNN International	197	5,558	168	4,390	165,736,010	59%	41%
Fox News	RedEye	743	2,449	124	1,223	19,966,190	65%	35%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	26	4,143	20	2,074	34,471,143	56%	44%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	82	0	55	656,841	71%	29%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	The Five	0	16	0	8	17,932	90%	10%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	17	4,253	14	2,194	20,006,205	48%	52%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30)	5	49	4	37	926,220	82%	18%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	50	124	32	88	2,194,764	75%	25%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	1	1	1	1	3,165	0%	100%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	15	59	14	41	101,263	75%	25%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	29	1,402	21	1,032	3,945,571	63%	37%
CNN	New Day	219	2,216	185	1,714	127,673,212	51%	49%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	297	1,481	174	951	19,386,984	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	16	231	14	158	1,384,547	58%	42%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	612	3,200	223	1,341	8,685,464	53%	47%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	39	1,402	36	1,032	3,945,571	63%	37%
CNN	New Day	332	2,216	259	1,714	127,673,212	51%	49%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	347	1,481	240	951	19,386,984	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	27	231	22	158	1,384,547	58%	42%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	758	3,200	305	1,341	8,685,464	53%	47%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	43	1,402	32	1,032	3,945,571	63%	37%
CNN	New Day	282	2,216	217	1,714	127,673,212	51%	49%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	309	1,481	226	951	19,386,984	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	35	231	30	158	1,384,547	58%	42%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	737	3,200	357	1,341	8,685,464	53%	47%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	52	1,402	42	1,032	3,945,571	63%	37%
CNN	News Room	10	68	8	27	79,742	91%	9%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	81	192	56	132	5,355,658	48%	52%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	21	231	19	158	1,384,547	58%	42%
MSNBC	The Daily Run Down (Melvin)	109	175	77	133	2,258,956	60%	40%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	16	0	13	76,843	92%	8%
CNN	News Room	2	68	2	27	79,742	91%	9%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	27	192	21	132	5,355,658	48%	52%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	22	231	14	158	1,384,547	58%	42%
MSNBC	José Díaz-Balart	65	379	32	247	7,185,678	51%	49%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	57	1,402	54	1,032	3,945,571	63%	37%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	3	0	3	5,286	100%	0%
CNN	@This Hour	32	126	23	84	3,670,157	57%	43%
Fox News	Happening Now	16	335	14	279	14,210,767	55%	45%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	19	231	17	158	1,384,547	58%	42%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	121	552	58	333	8,107,445	43%	57%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	40	1,402	39	1,032	3,945,571	63%	37%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	45	150	34	95	337,472	69%	31%
Fox News	Outnumbered	367	1,467	213	915	6,013,049	69%	31%
HLN	HLN Now	10	88	8	60	321,596	30%	70%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	407	744	220	400	6,041,934	56%	44%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	135	1,402	109	1,032	3,945,571	63%	37%
CNN	Wolf	67	1,367	53	1,185	32,875,900	64%	36%
Fox News	Happening Now	15	335	11	279	14,210,767	55%	45%
HLN	HLN Now	6	88	5	60	321,596	30%	70%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	60	365	41	271	4,549,938	52%	48%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	98	1,402	75	1,032	3,945,571	63%	37%
CNN	News Room	4	68	3	27	79,742	91%	9%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	193	517	143	354	1,924,722	67%	33%
HLN	HLN Now	7	88	7	60	321,596	30%	70%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	655	1,273	232	562	4,832,921	33%	67%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	6	68	6	27	79,742	91%	9%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	112	291	94	242	5,045,551	61%	39%
HLN	HLN Now	6	88	5	60	321,596	30%	70%
MSNBC	The Cycle	120	261	54	129	960,405	79%	21%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	143	654	66	445	2,266,983	67%	33%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	89	1,402	83	1,032	3,945,571	63%	37%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	87	958	71	731	3,749,709	61%	39%
Fox News	Your World	212	1,291	147	948	7,091,640	61%	39%
HLN	Nancy Grace	9	525	7	354	433,364	26%	74%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	184	422	96	273	1,473,590	60%	40%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	0	3	0	3	5,286	100%	0%
CNN	The Situation Room	189	1,367	166	1,185	32,875,900	64%	36%
Fox News	The Five	11	16	4	8	17,932	90%	10%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,072	4,175	628	2,541	26,164,322	67%	33%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,222	2,288	390	819	9,954,057	55%	45%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	79	1,402	68	1,032	3,945,571	63%	37%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	127	1,367	108	1,185	32,875,900	64%	36%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	230	771	161	577	11,921,609	65%	35%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	41	84	23	55	398,384	41%	59%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	2	49	2	37	926,220	82%	18%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	214	876	137	663	32,551,408	63%	37%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	601	2,515	399	1,607	18,205,719	54%	46%
HLN	Jane Velez-Mitchell	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	761	1,389	313	667	3,644,068	56%	44%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	94	1,402	75	1,032	3,945,571	63%	37%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	865	2,860	557	1,792	22,153,678	46%	54%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	960	2,649	532	1,511	17,631,539	61%	39%
HLN	Nancy Grace	245	525	164	354	433,364	26%	74%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,450	4,143	533	2,074	34,471,143	56%	44%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Vanished: Flight 370	112	1,354	105	1,288	45,243,857	55%	45%
Fox News	The Kelly File	2,398	4,563	1,284	2,630	44,877,192	57%	43%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	352	669	162	331	1,568,923	25%	75%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,478	4,253	616	2,194	20,006,205	48%	52%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	1	16	1	13	76,843	92%	8%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	121	1,636	78	1,262	37,346,399	57%	43%
Fox News	Hannity	1,422	6,079	855	3,561	51,684,085	63%	37%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	625	1,167	260	614	4,839,848	51%	49%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	43	1,402	39	1,032	3,945,571	63%	37%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	254	2,860	174	1,792	22,153,678	46%	54%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show (11-11:30)	431	2,461	331	2,001	9,257,030	57%	43%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)	1,282	6,089	1,249	5,668	9,400,054	63%	37%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	266	2,649	151	1,511	17,631,539	61%	39%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	305	4,143	230	2,074	34,471,143	56%	44%

 

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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.