The Kelly file won the best hour while Hannity won best day, overall, on Thursday October 16, 2014.  Following Kelly for best hour were Hannity, Hayes, Morning Joe, and The Ed Show.  Kelly’s win was not as strong as her recent wins, however, suggesting that there are no new hot topics for her and her fans to get excited about.

Raw data here: 2014-10-16-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 2014-10-16

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	2806	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	8166	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	2	39	1	34	58,046	59%	41%
CNN	Sombody’s Gotta Do It	36	184	30	156	139,633	56%	44%
Fox News	The Kelly File	368	6,403	281	3,864	60,164,012	53%	47%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	169	4,202	132	2,295	29,465,469	46%	54%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	35	0	19	287,646	93%	7%
CNN	CNN International	242	4,215	214	3,358	118,759,464	60%	40%
Fox News	Hannity	195	8,166	148	4,727	51,931,693	59%	41%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	38	1,221	26	720	5,611,216	45%	55%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	1	27	1	18	1,234,406	50%	50%
CNN	CNN International	217	4,215	192	3,358	118,759,464	60%	40%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	37	3,575	29	2,151	19,136,878	49%	51%
HLN	Nancy Grace	15	640	12	423	1,216,374	34%	66%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	22	1,717	15	987	7,278,709	53%	47%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	19	1,298	17	1,002	3,736,072	61%	39%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	18	0	13	98,225	67%	33%
CNN	CNN International	385	4,215	304	3,358	118,759,464	60%	40%
Fox News	RedEye	634	2,475	106	1,375	9,768,672	67%	33%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	32	4,283	22	2,277	23,924,966	49%	51%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	39	0	34	58,046	59%	41%
CNN	Early Start	1	4	1	1	340	100%	0%
Fox News	The Five	0	13	0	8	40,077	86%	14%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	34	4,202	21	2,295	29,465,469	46%	54%

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)	0	27	0	18	1,234,406	50%	50%
CNN	Early Start	1	4	1	1	340	100%	0%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	76	176	52	127	463,508	73%	27%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	30	518	24	330	14,647,764	52%	48%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	35	1,298	33	1,002	3,736,072	61%	39%
CNN	New Day	288	2,521	238	1,785	84,902,010	54%	46%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	280	1,668	180	1,139	20,089,435	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	11	221	8	161	1,726,853	63%	37%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,782	5,867	526	1,926	20,198,566	47%	53%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	33	1,298	32	1,002	3,736,072	61%	39%
CNN	New Day	427	2,521	299	1,785	84,902,010	54%	46%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	278	1,668	196	1,139	20,089,435	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	17	221	16	161	1,726,853	63%	37%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,320	5,867	467	1,926	20,198,566	47%	53%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	74	1,298	52	1,002	3,736,072	61%	39%
CNN	New Day	406	2,521	297	1,785	84,902,010	54%	46%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	360	1,668	275	1,139	20,089,435	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	19	221	16	161	1,726,853	63%	37%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,215	5,867	479	1,926	20,198,566	47%	53%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	48	1,298	45	1,002	3,736,072	61%	39%
CNN	News Room	13	101	10	48	144,430	83%	17%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	98	378	76	267	3,504,378	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	12	221	12	161	1,726,853	63%	37%
MSNBC	The Daily Run Down (Melvin)	132	294	75	174	1,009,397	50%	50%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	35	0	19	287,646	93%	7%
CNN	News Room	20	101	12	48	144,430	83%	17%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	126	378	99	267	3,504,378	63%	37%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	14	221	11	161	1,726,853	63%	37%
MSNBC	José Díaz-Balart	75	232	58	173	4,687,222	47%	53%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	56	1,298	51	1,002	3,736,072	61%	39%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	18	0	13	98,225	67%	33%
CNN	@This Hour	70	291	47	188	5,837,356	62%	38%
Fox News	Happening Now	38	112	30	76	708,440	75%	25%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	7	221	7	161	1,726,853	63%	37%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	157	542	96	354	7,183,705	31%	69%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	104	1,298	76	1,002	3,736,072	61%	39%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	18	45	15	39	49,075	65%	35%
Fox News	Outnumbered	463	2,626	219	1,558	8,484,312	67%	33%
HLN	HLN Now	108	299	77	171	620,584	15%	85%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	271	866	161	531	2,222,887	49%	51%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	66	1,298	55	1,002	3,736,072	61%	39%
CNN	Wolf	111	2,021	100	1,579	45,955,949	49%	51%
Fox News	Happening Now	18	112	10	76	708,440	75%	25%
HLN	HLN Now	38	299	31	171	620,584	15%	85%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	259	690	163	468	3,316,562	35%	65%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	70	1,298	66	1,002	3,736,072	61%	39%
CNN	News Room	9	101	7	48	144,430	83%	17%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	117	319	80	199	2,506,716	55%	45%
HLN	HLN Now	13	299	7	171	620,584	15%	85%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	243	1,293	103	718	3,284,291	40%	60%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	4	101	4	48	144,430	83%	17%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	604	2,232	379	1,536	7,299,389	56%	44%
HLN	HLN Now	40	299	28	171	620,584	15%	85%
MSNBC	The Cycle	193	446	89	281	896,291	38%	62%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	237	860	120	603	1,650,268	52%	48%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	64	1,298	57	1,002	3,736,072	61%	39%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	166	1,162	96	800	5,751,820	56%	44%
Fox News	Your World	83	583	54	451	932,824	61%	39%
HLN	HLN Now	35	299	14	171	620,584	15%	85%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	213	519	143	376	1,543,900	59%	41%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	7	18	5	13	98,225	67%	33%
CNN	The Situation Room	303	2,021	249	1,579	45,955,949	49%	51%
Fox News	The Five	6	13	4	8	40,077	86%	14%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	794	5,146	490	3,251	22,361,252	63%	37%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,649	3,259	544	1,143	14,008,995	57%	43%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	38	1,298	36	1,002	3,736,072	61%	39%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	337	2,021	227	1,579	45,955,949	49%	51%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	556	1,701	403	1,190	5,298,020	56%	44%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	18	47	11	28	113,741	45%	55%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	3	27	2	18	1,234,406	50%	50%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	454	954	280	646	23,423,618	55%	45%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,379	3,575	826	2,151	19,136,878	49%	51%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	820	1,717	425	987	7,278,709	53%	47%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	53	1,298	45	1,002	3,736,072	61%	39%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	1,055	4,743	687	3,063	50,878,690	37%	63%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	364	1,923	238	1,362	5,764,020	62%	38%
HLN	Nancy Grace	272	640	180	423	1,216,374	34%	66%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,992	4,283	823	2,277	23,924,966	49%	51%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Parts Unknown	41	340	35	216	675,190	52%	48%
Fox News	The Kelly File	2,806	6,403	1,639	3,864	60,164,012	53%	47%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	298	569	143	327	487,545	26%	74%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,341	4,202	575	2,295	29,465,469	46%	54%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	19	35	8	19	287,646	93%	7%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	175	1,965	116	1,381	24,374,625	54%	46%
Fox News	Hannity	2,143	8,166	1,248	4,727	51,931,693	59%	41%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	373	1,221	214	720	5,611,216	45%	55%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	60	1,298	55	1,002	3,736,072	61%	39%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	229	4,743	207	3,063	50,878,690	37%	63%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show (11-11:30)	542	4,888	460	4,080	13,987,904	56%	44%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)	547	2,783	491	2,444	19,512,761	69%	31%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	117	1,923	83	1,362	5,764,020	62%	38%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	129	4,283	106	2,277	23,924,966	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 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.