Wednesday was another strong day for The Kelly File.  With the Bin Laden special replacing Hannity, it was all Megyn, all the time.  As with Tuesday, the next 4 were all MSNBC:

Raw Data: 2014-11-12-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 2014-11-12

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	4344	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	8302	Fox News: The Kelly File

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	12	119	8	74	207,251	47%	53%
Fox News	The Kelly File	384	8,302	244	4,156	68,168,397	59%	41%
Fox News	Hannity	142	4,091	113	2,563	20,365,869	60%	40%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	172	3,744	104	1,770	10,334,863	49%	51%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	1	70	1	58	293,476	71%	29%
CNN	CNN International	144	3,928	130	3,062	156,683,295	53%	47%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	14	1,447	11	1,018	15,259,150	49%	51%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	3	123	3	64	1,994,153	52%	48%
CNN	CNN International	378	3,928	333	3,062	156,683,295	53%	47%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	3	80	3	71	233,866	54%	46%
HLN	Nancy Grace	9	975	8	544	1,011,957	33%	67%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	65	1,154	22	623	2,962,455	53%	47%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	21	1,363	20	1,067	4,023,463	60%	40%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	25	0	16	420,351	56%	44%
CNN	CNN International	189	3,928	166	3,062	156,683,295	53%	47%
Fox News	RedEye	655	1,691	111	708	5,731,126	65%	35%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	17	3,798	15	1,818	21,591,434	53%	47%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	119	0	74	207,251	47%	53%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	The Five	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	40	3,744	24	1,770	10,334,863	49%	51%

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)	2	123	2	64	1,994,153	52%	48%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	75	206	52	141	1,474,549	73%	28%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	8	59	8	49	61,199	50%	50%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	33	1,363	31	1,067	4,023,463	60%	40%
CNN	New Day	299	2,525	265	2,081	103,398,486	56%	44%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	369	2,246	252	1,432	24,267,585	62%	38%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	22	276	15	194	1,422,175	58%	42%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	765	4,088	299	1,745	11,272,433	52%	48%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	38	1,363	33	1,067	4,023,463	60%	40%
CNN	New Day	466	2,525	405	2,081	103,398,486	56%	44%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	455	2,246	300	1,432	24,267,585	62%	38%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	28	276	24	194	1,422,175	58%	42%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	940	4,088	393	1,745	11,272,433	52%	48%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	70	1,363	53	1,067	4,023,463	60%	40%
CNN	New Day	380	2,525	329	2,081	103,398,486	56%	44%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	389	2,246	282	1,432	24,267,585	62%	38%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	46	276	34	194	1,422,175	58%	42%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	921	4,088	407	1,745	11,272,433	52%	48%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	104	1,363	92	1,067	4,023,463	60%	40%
CNN	News Room	19	68	14	56	2,270,272	68%	32%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	104	262	84	203	7,402,260	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	30	276	28	194	1,422,175	58%	42%
MSNBC	The Daily Run Down (Melvin)	55	81	46	70	827,989	65%	35%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	70	0	58	293,476	71%	29%
CNN	News Room	16	68	15	56	2,270,272	68%	32%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	58	262	42	203	7,402,260	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	42	276	26	194	1,422,175	58%	42%
MSNBC	José Díaz-Balart	112	523	69	336	13,943,335	50%	50%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	73	1,363	69	1,067	4,023,463	60%	40%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	25	0	16	420,351	56%	44%
CNN	@This Hour	45	189	40	132	2,776,296	44%	56%
Fox News	Happening Now	21	150	17	119	5,539,425	52%	48%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	23	276	20	194	1,422,175	58%	42%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	113	353	55	250	8,314,933	49%	51%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	71	1,363	67	1,067	4,023,463	60%	40%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	33	56	26	37	26,970	62%	38%
Fox News	Outnumbered	531	2,092	304	1,348	6,899,985	71%	29%
HLN	HLN Now	10	102	7	63	161,346	21%	79%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	377	682	154	375	5,645,674	48%	52%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	69	1,363	57	1,067	4,023,463	60%	40%
CNN	Wolf	227	2,419	151	1,866	93,810,281	65%	35%
Fox News	Happening Now	55	150	37	119	5,539,425	52%	48%
HLN	HLN Now	10	102	7	63	161,346	21%	79%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	130	774	80	605	5,918,045	55%	45%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	105	1,363	93	1,067	4,023,463	60%	40%
CNN	News Room	8	68	8	56	2,270,272	68%	32%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	93	248	76	181	1,322,612	69%	31%
HLN	HLN Now	17	102	11	63	161,346	21%	79%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	234	725	114	423	2,990,236	40%	60%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	4	68	2	56	2,270,272	68%	32%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	41	134	33	104	4,788,836	60%	40%
HLN	HLN Now	8	102	7	63	161,346	21%	79%
MSNBC	The Cycle	38	412	28	328	2,777,749	48%	52%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	47	707	35	569	12,376,033	61%	39%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	60	1,363	42	1,067	4,023,463	60%	40%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	344	3,506	266	2,436	74,816,936	64%	36%
Fox News	Your World	115	930	96	714	4,329,773	63%	37%
HLN	HLN Now	6	102	6	63	161,346	21%	79%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	103	277	47	186	599,794	70%	30%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	13	25	8	16	420,351	56%	44%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	The Situation Room	271	2,419	211	1,866	93,810,281	65%	35%
Fox News	The Five	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	801	3,736	538	2,323	15,477,357	65%	35%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,491	4,418	451	1,802	27,028,348	64%	36%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	65	1,363	60	1,067	4,023,463	60%	40%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	397	2,419	346	1,866	93,810,281	65%	35%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	599	2,016	409	1,380	6,630,855	57%	43%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	13	52	10	45	1,395,947	59%	41%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	6	123	4	64	1,994,153	52%	48%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	419	2,104	312	1,783	106,318,849	63%	37%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	9	80	9	71	233,866	54%	46%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	506	1,154	272	623	2,962,455	53%	47%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	92	1,363	76	1,067	4,023,463	60%	40%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	548	2,497	436	1,957	104,683,614	48%	52%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	524	2,450	333	1,518	12,891,776	64%	36%
HLN	Nancy Grace	173	975	105	544	1,011,957	33%	67%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	2,195	3,798	900	1,818	21,591,434	53%	47%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Sombody’s Gotta Do It	138	846	77	599	141,429,429	63%	37%
Fox News	The Kelly File	4,344	8,302	1,969	4,156	68,168,397	59%	41%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	343	763	161	411	28,501,953	27%	73%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,463	3,744	582	1,770	10,334,863	49%	51%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	2	70	2	58	293,476	71%	29%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	344	3,659	221	2,480	63,742,696	64%	36%
Fox News	Bin Laden Special	695	3,535	493	2,198	34,248,281	52%	48%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	641	1,447	456	1,018	15,259,150	49%	51%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	40	1,363	36	1,067	4,023,463	60%	40%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	144	2,497	117	1,957	104,683,614	48%	52%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show (11-11:30)	501	2,687	397	2,268	33,178,595	55%	45%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)	201	3,070	189	2,899	15,531,482	56%	44%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	145	1,356	111	913	3,321,974	65%	35%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	192	3,798	132	1,818	21,591,434	53%	47%

 

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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.