A rare win for Morning Joe, which captured both the best hour and best day overall on Cable News Twitter. In fact, it was a such a rare day that MSNBC won the top 6 best hour slots:

Raw data for the day: 2014-10-17-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 2014-10-17

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	2020	MSNBC: Morning Joe
Most Mentions During Day	7121	MSNBC: Morning Joe

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	11	1	11	6,348	67%	33%
CNN	Parts Unknown	31	1,099	25	752	21,559,498	58%	42%
Fox News	The Kelly File	263	3,547	193	2,120	25,544,835	52%	48%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	151	4,520	111	2,120	20,141,143	45%	55%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	1	8	1	7	1,439	100%	0%
CNN	CNN International	297	3,565	270	2,730	88,930,570	54%	46%
Fox News	Hannity	214	5,761	169	3,384	27,568,842	63%	37%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	7	551	7	412	3,384,368	55%	45%

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	36	1	24	217,880	58%	42%
CNN	CNN International	225	3,565	205	2,730	88,930,570	54%	46%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	23	3,933	19	2,267	18,314,808	51%	49%
HLN	Nancy Grace	15	160	12	117	432,423	36%	64%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	8	1,104	8	632	3,261,984	51%	49%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	7	1,261	7	967	3,097,308	59%	41%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	32	0	21	75,070	41%	59%
CNN	CNN International	195	3,565	170	2,730	88,930,570	54%	46%
Fox News	RedEye	969	2,549	138	1,226	10,500,529	62%	38%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	25	3,897	16	2,127	26,268,927	54%	46%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	11	0	11	6,348	67%	33%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	The Five	0	13	0	11	24,260	73%	27%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	27	4,520	20	2,120	20,141,143	45%	55%

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	36	0	24	217,880	58%	42%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	57	201	35	145	7,320,909	76%	24%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	28	118	24	91	495,154	54%	46%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	69	1,261	53	967	3,097,308	59%	41%
CNN	New Day	193	2,045	172	1,420	72,738,654	53%	47%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	225	1,947	184	1,185	21,162,759	56%	44%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	17	321	16	242	997,087	61%	39%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,736	7,121	478	2,269	15,583,747	48%	52%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	46	1,261	32	967	3,097,308	59%	41%
CNN	New Day	329	2,045	216	1,420	72,738,654	53%	47%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	320	1,947	231	1,185	21,162,759	56%	44%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	27	321	27	242	997,087	61%	39%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	2,020	7,121	627	2,269	15,583,747	48%	52%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	60	1,261	46	967	3,097,308	59%	41%
CNN	New Day	273	2,045	214	1,420	72,738,654	53%	47%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	789	1,947	462	1,185	21,162,759	56%	44%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	84	321	65	242	997,087	61%	39%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,520	7,121	591	2,269	15,583,747	48%	52%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	56	1,261	51	967	3,097,308	59%	41%
CNN	News Room	6	66	4	27	90,301	77%	23%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	90	231	58	149	767,638	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	72	321	60	242	997,087	61%	39%
MSNBC	The Daily Run Down (Melvin)	92	181	38	106	804,018	47%	53%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	8	0	7	1,439	100%	0%
CNN	News Room	8	66	7	27	90,301	77%	23%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	84	231	52	149	767,638	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	35	321	30	242	997,087	61%	39%
MSNBC	José Díaz-Balart	53	137	43	103	2,507,665	53%	47%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	80	1,261	70	967	3,097,308	59%	41%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	2	32	2	21	75,070	41%	59%
CNN	@This Hour	80	470	64	362	17,477,189	58%	42%
Fox News	Happening Now	35	82	23	58	212,339	51%	49%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	21	321	19	242	997,087	61%	39%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	299	513	137	287	7,491,772	31%	69%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	82	1,261	60	967	3,097,308	59%	41%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	81	126	51	81	226,352	59%	41%
Fox News	Outnumbered	766	3,009	419	1,788	10,571,943	66%	34%
HLN	HLN Now	32	272	29	207	1,114,194	25%	75%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	314	618	179	349	1,508,154	49%	51%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	102	1,261	83	967	3,097,308	59%	41%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	Wolf	161	1,152	145	837	16,741,347	59%	41%
Fox News	Happening Now	15	82	14	58	212,339	51%	49%
HLN	HLN Now	11	272	9	207	1,114,194	25%	75%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	192	1,049	119	775	9,671,350	40%	60%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	70	1,261	59	967	3,097,308	59%	41%
CNN	News Room	6	66	3	27	90,301	77%	23%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	189	371	138	263	921,951	65%	35%
HLN	HLN Now	22	272	16	207	1,114,194	25%	75%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	183	1,609	87	882	4,665,904	40%	60%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	3	66	3	27	90,301	77%	23%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	227	764	169	580	1,983,194	63%	37%
HLN	HLN Now	17	272	15	207	1,114,194	25%	75%
MSNBC	The Cycle	120	469	80	366	1,304,674	40%	60%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	159	1,005	105	766	3,318,311	51%	49%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	107	1,261	93	967	3,097,308	59%	41%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	185	2,802	130	2,131	38,449,362	61%	39%
Fox News	Your World	114	487	88	384	1,494,878	62%	38%
HLN	HLN Now	8	272	7	207	1,114,194	25%	75%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	142	329	87	226	574,858	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)	4	32	4	21	75,070	41%	59%
CNN	The Situation Room	115	1,152	85	837	16,741,347	59%	41%
Fox News	The Five	5	13	5	11	24,260	73%	27%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,009	5,729	684	3,480	28,220,384	63%	37%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,482	2,662	469	974	10,380,859	57%	43%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	50	1,261	48	967	3,097,308	59%	41%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	93	1,152	68	837	16,741,347	59%	41%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	142	1,767	96	1,072	27,225,873	52%	48%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	21	117	18	92	1,910,711	65%	35%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	8	36	3	24	217,880	58%	42%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	333	867	262	597	17,470,168	60%	40%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,473	3,933	844	2,267	18,314,808	51%	49%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	472	1,104	258	632	3,261,984	51%	49%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	50	1,261	40	967	3,097,308	59%	41%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	452	2,852	305	1,803	56,488,192	45%	55%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	278	1,201	201	857	4,595,630	61%	39%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,531	3,897	585	2,127	26,268,927	54%	46%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Fox News	The Kelly File	1,203	3,547	597	2,120	25,544,835	52%	48%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,865	4,520	673	2,120	20,141,143	45%	55%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	8	0	7	1,439	100%	0%
CNN	Unguarded with Rachel Nichols (10:30pm)	102	1,512	89	1,327	20,154,012	89%	11%
Fox News	Hannity	370	5,761	261	3,384	27,568,842	63%	37%
HBO	Real Time w/Bill Maher	889	2,635	437	1,721	7,778,542	59%	41%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	18	1,261	18	967	3,097,308	59%	41%
CNN	Parts Unknown	67	1,099	26	752	21,559,498	58%	42%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	88	1,201	69	857	4,595,630	61%	39%
HBO	Real Time w/Bill Maher (Rerun)	272	2,635	202	1,721	7,778,542	59%	41%

 

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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.