Fox News’ “The Five” won the day before Thanksgiving with impressive numbers for its hour and the day overall.  Following The Five for best hour were Anderson Cooper, The Ed Show, Nancy Grace (a very rare appearance for her), and Hannity.  Oh what a holiday schedule will do…

The raw data is here: 2014-11-26-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 2014-11-26

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	2320	Fox News: The Five w/Hosts
Most Mentions During Day	9764	Fox News: The Five w/Hosts

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	10	78	10	74	90,504	28%	72%
CNN	Parts Unknown	11	570	11	384	7,453,954	58%	42%
Fox News	The Kelly File	581	3,492	419	2,230	38,541,933	61%	39%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	404	2,378	348	1,625	12,574,166	53%	47%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	1	24	1	18	282,276	94%	6%
CNN	CNN International	710	7,223	611	5,718	129,377,131	52%	48%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	182	2,691	115	1,453	8,745,553	41%	59%

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	75	0	64	597,078	62%	38%
CNN	CNN International	520	7,223	440	5,718	129,377,131	52%	48%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	59	4,347	41	2,788	58,911,167	62%	38%
HLN	Nancy Grace	170	4,063	86	2,046	67,147,809	48%	52%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	7	465	3	353	2,592,949	59%	41%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	26	2,283	26	1,813	6,993,159	62%	38%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	3	0	3	86,913	0%	100%
CNN	CNN International	368	7,223	334	5,718	129,377,131	52%	48%
Fox News	RedEye	359	2,998	94	2,090	12,538,407	64%	36%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	51	6,604	42	3,631	48,989,861	55%	45%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	78	0	74	90,504	28%	72%
CNN	Early Start	13	142	11	88	856,428	71%	29%
Fox News	The Five	7	2,359	7	1,313	4,293,866	65%	35%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	45	2,378	22	1,625	12,574,166	53%	47%

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	75	0	64	597,078	62%	38%
CNN	Early Start	15	142	12	88	856,428	71%	29%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	62	147	46	111	769,441	73%	27%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	1	10	1	9	3,038	86%	14%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	14	81	12	64	1,294,387	52%	48%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	74	2,283	63	1,813	6,993,159	62%	38%
CNN	New Day	492	4,646	361	2,911	90,019,486	55%	45%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	383	2,424	265	1,580	6,628,155	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	33	270	21	166	956,666	49%	51%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,136	4,287	415	1,766	13,128,407	51%	49%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	73	2,283	64	1,813	6,993,159	62%	38%
CNN	New Day	779	4,646	502	2,911	90,019,486	55%	45%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	484	2,424	334	1,580	6,628,155	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	40	270	33	166	956,666	49%	51%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,487	4,287	584	1,766	13,128,407	51%	49%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	69	2,283	59	1,813	6,993,159	62%	38%
CNN	New Day	823	4,646	518	2,911	90,019,486	55%	45%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	504	2,424	331	1,580	6,628,155	61%	39%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	19	270	15	166	956,666	49%	51%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	827	4,287	471	1,766	13,128,407	51%	49%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	179	2,283	147	1,813	6,993,159	62%	38%
CNN	News Room	53	178	31	76	1,790,756	64%	36%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	106	261	66	167	1,144,066	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	23	270	17	166	956,666	49%	51%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	77	635	45	415	16,729,931	53%	47%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	24	0	18	282,276	94%	6%
CNN	News Room	15	178	5	76	1,790,756	64%	36%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	83	261	48	167	1,144,066	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	29	270	21	166	956,666	49%	51%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	132	635	101	415	16,729,931	53%	47%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	123	2,283	111	1,813	6,993,159	62%	38%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	3	0	3	86,913	0%	100%
CNN	@This Hour	286	709	169	509	16,302,141	62%	38%
Fox News	Happening Now	30	101	24	76	1,018,826	67%	33%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	25	270	14	166	956,666	49%	51%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	60	314	36	209	892,944	46%	54%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	110	2,283	84	1,813	6,993,159	62%	38%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	8	30	7	26	417,117	59%	41%
Fox News	Outnumbered	533	4,424	280	2,615	53,606,846	74%	26%
HLN	HLN Now	8	75	6	58	410,040	44%	56%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	93	319	52	216	860,147	52%	48%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	94	2,283	82	1,813	6,993,159	62%	38%
CNN	Wolf	212	1,661	103	959	19,302,707	70%	30%
Fox News	Happening Now	33	101	25	76	1,018,826	67%	33%
HLN	HLN Now	0	75	0	58	410,040	44%	56%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	86	626	68	500	6,508,208	44%	56%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	119	2,283	105	1,813	6,993,159	62%	38%
CNN	News Room	7	178	4	76	1,790,756	64%	36%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	198	410	139	284	1,448,894	62%	38%
HLN	HLN Now	4	75	4	58	410,040	44%	56%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	248	1,864	136	1,181	5,876,491	40%	60%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	4	178	3	76	1,790,756	64%	36%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	25	100	16	69	202,552	74%	26%
HLN	HLN Now	3	75	3	58	410,040	44%	56%
MSNBC	The Cycle	63	196	52	148	1,135,693	58%	42%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	88	712	74	530	5,081,499	56%	44%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	218	2,283	197	1,813	6,993,159	62%	38%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	126	2,367	76	1,692	25,197,552	65%	35%
Fox News	Your World	219	1,032	170	844	1,354,676	65%	35%
HLN	HLN Now	3	75	3	58	410,040	44%	56%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	108	335	44	160	1,629,822	81%	19%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	2	3	2	3	86,913	0%	100%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	The Situation Room	184	1,661	109	959	19,302,707	70%	30%
Fox News	The Five	1,415	2,359	784	1,313	4,293,866	65%	35%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	2,320	9,764	1,222	5,297	81,950,158	68%	32%
HLN	What Would You Do?	2	2	2	2	1,816	0%	0%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,849	3,297	636	1,187	13,962,300	55%	45%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	112	2,283	106	1,813	6,993,159	62%	38%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	659	1,661	422	959	19,302,707	70%	30%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	60	288	49	208	820,349	64%	36%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	63	227	43	169	722,364	62%	38%

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	75	2	64	597,078	62%	38%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	1,205	3,795	810	2,676	81,800,950	62%	38%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,481	4,347	931	2,788	58,911,167	62%	38%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	242	465	173	353	2,592,949	59%	41%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	156	2,283	133	1,813	6,993,159	62%	38%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	2,070	5,924	1,322	3,795	176,745,461	55%	45%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	278	1,133	166	790	2,373,382	70%	30%
HLN	Nancy Grace	1,753	4,063	930	2,046	67,147,809	48%	52%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,466	6,604	675	3,631	48,989,861	55%	45%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Sombody’s Gotta Do It	17	143	13	132	350,226	69%	31%
Fox News	The Kelly File	625	3,492	348	2,230	38,541,933	61%	39%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	103	462	69	304	892,931	49%	51%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	482	2,378	257	1,625	12,574,166	53%	47%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	2	24	1	18	282,276	94%	6%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	518	5,992	376	4,275	71,405,625	58%	42%
CNN	Sombody’s Gotta Do It	5	143	5	132	350,226	69%	31%
Fox News	Hannity	1,571	7,492	866	4,264	40,211,269	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	1,125	2,691	554	1,453	8,745,553	41%	59%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	57	2,283	47	1,813	6,993,159	62%	38%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	286	5,924	225	3,795	176,745,461	55%	45%
CNN	Sombody’s Gotta Do It	7	143	7	132	350,226	69%	31%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show (11-11:30)	44	838	41	736	5,831,394	56%	44%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)	114	874	102	697	1,230,478	64%	36%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	109	1,133	67	790	2,373,382	70%	30%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	172	6,604	152	3,631	48,989,861	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.