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Sean Hannity won the day on Wednesday, winning both best hour and best day overall in Cable News Twitter.  Hannity was followed by The Kelly File, Bret Baier, Rachel Maddow, and Morning Joe:

Amusing note … Hannity had 3,504 mentions during his broadcast hour, while Kelly had 3,503 during her hour.  I don’t think I’ve seen it closer before!

Raw Data: 2014-12-10-ShowStats.csv and 2014-12-10 Schedule.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 2014-12-10

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	3504	Fox News: Hannity
Most Mentions During Day	14066	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	173	2	128	1,084,379	59%	41%
Fox News	The Kelly File	313	6,534	184	3,568	57,379,121	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	204	6,473	146	3,221	36,146,642	47%	53%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	28	0	23	86,674	63%	38%
CNN	CNN International	132	5,263	114	3,861	152,869,513	58%	42%
Fox News	Hannity	279	14,066	177	7,131	176,970,276	66%	34%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	52	1,641	25	864	5,139,450	46%	54%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	4	58	4	47	793,974	63%	38%
CNN	CNN International	259	5,263	196	3,861	152,869,513	58%	42%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	40	5,376	27	3,192	32,204,792	56%	44%
HLN	Nancy Grace	34	752	18	441	2,910,108	26%	74%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	20	1,258	14	696	3,507,440	68%	32%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	83	2,871	49	1,845	7,184,489	67%	33%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	34	0	15	46,104	50%	50%
CNN	CNN International	148	5,263	112	3,861	152,869,513	58%	42%
Fox News	RedEye	729	2,324	121	1,217	13,283,672	70%	30%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	82	4,452	53	2,537	30,621,147	55%	45%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	173	0	128	1,084,379	59%	41%
CNN	Early Start	27	172	12	104	1,763,618	74%	26%
Fox News	The Five	17	2,075	5	1,192	26,914,837	68%	32%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	27	6,473	19	3,221	36,146,642	47%	53%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	127	2,871	73	1,845	7,184,489	67%	33%
CNN	Early Start	43	172	20	104	1,763,618	74%	26%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	75	196	40	124	3,379,234	69%	31%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	0	5	0	3	10,554	67%	33%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	20	136	17	96	978,438	56%	44%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30)	2	58	2	47	793,974	63%	38%
CNN	New Day	269	1,876	187	1,341	85,328,598	57%	43%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	186	2,595	116	1,597	11,018,360	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	11	140	9	107	147,515	54%	46%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,426	6,696	386	2,660	17,228,715	55%	45%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	102	2,871	79	1,845	7,184,489	67%	33%
CNN	New Day	329	1,876	225	1,341	85,328,598	57%	43%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	528	2,595	337	1,597	11,018,360	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	32	140	26	107	147,515	54%	46%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	2,017	6,696	777	2,660	17,228,715	55%	45%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	130	2,871	100	1,845	7,184,489	67%	33%
CNN	New Day	275	1,876	220	1,341	85,328,598	57%	43%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	480	2,595	342	1,597	11,018,360	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	22	140	20	107	147,515	54%	46%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,013	6,696	535	2,660	17,228,715	55%	45%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	122	2,871	108	1,845	7,184,489	67%	33%
CNN	News Room	2	69	2	27	47,062	77%	23%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	39	2,598	37	2,109	7,398,905	56%	44%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report	477	9,490	396	6,581	119,014,186	47%	53%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	69	456	51	354	6,643,060	69%	31%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	22	140	16	107	147,515	54%	46%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	156	996	112	633	18,970,411	58%	42%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	28	0	23	86,674	63%	38%
CNN	News Room	8	69	4	27	47,062	77%	23%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	148	456	117	354	6,643,060	69%	31%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	8	140	7	107	147,515	54%	46%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	170	996	102	633	18,970,411	58%	42%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	265	2,871	235	1,845	7,184,489	67%	33%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	1	34	1	15	46,104	50%	50%
CNN	@This Hour	47	173	34	127	5,206,807	61%	39%
Fox News	Happening Now	56	161	28	100	7,274,352	79%	21%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	4	140	3	107	147,515	54%	46%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	62	392	40	307	6,788,699	51%	49%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	165	2,871	133	1,845	7,184,489	67%	33%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	43	61	32	39	56,514	65%	35%
Fox News	Outnumbered	518	1,722	301	1,065	9,332,241	75%	25%
HLN	HLN Now	20	157	18	131	383,617	29%	71%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	160	496	102	354	3,688,197	55%	45%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	124	2,871	93	1,845	7,184,489	67%	33%
CNN	Wolf	166	1,643	85	1,191	34,576,234	69%	31%
Fox News	Happening Now	57	161	45	100	7,274,352	79%	21%
HLN	HLN Now	9	157	9	131	383,617	29%	71%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	89	295	59	169	1,085,705	62%	38%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	180	2,871	155	1,845	7,184,489	67%	33%
CNN	News Room	5	69	4	27	47,062	77%	23%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	166	551	114	379	2,131,123	63%	37%
HLN	HLN Now	0	157	0	131	383,617	29%	71%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	390	1,147	140	526	10,710,086	32%	68%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	16	69	2	27	47,062	77%	23%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	69	203	50	139	795,568	69%	31%
HLN	HLN Now	15	157	14	131	383,617	29%	71%
MSNBC	The Cycle	41	134	31	92	798,547	67%	33%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	63	591	48	448	2,167,759	71%	29%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	100	2,871	88	1,845	7,184,489	67%	33%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	140	2,236	108	1,853	40,298,361	64%	36%
Fox News	Your World	264	1,023	160	711	3,093,001	54%	46%
HLN	HLN Now	3	157	3	131	383,617	29%	71%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	114	283	75	209	1,233,056	56%	44%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	12	34	8	15	46,104	50%	50%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	The Situation Room	229	1,643	191	1,191	34,576,234	69%	31%
Fox News	The Five	1,243	2,075	666	1,192	26,914,837	68%	32%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,770	6,936	962	4,141	67,032,009	67%	33%
HLN	What Would You Do?	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	739	1,787	275	820	10,333,532	64%	36%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	94	2,871	80	1,845	7,184,489	67%	33%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	522	1,643	419	1,191	34,576,234	69%	31%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	168	2,598	163	2,109	7,398,905	56%	44%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report	395	9,490	365	6,581	119,014,186	47%	53%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	2,844	5,265	1,771	3,284	77,457,082	68%	32%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	24	32	19	27	728,680	81%	19%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	4	58	3	47	793,974	63%	38%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	480	1,459	257	992	19,305,834	73%	27%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,588	5,376	974	3,192	32,204,792	56%	44%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	718	1,258	336	696	3,507,440	68%	32%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	125	2,871	102	1,845	7,184,489	67%	33%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	634	2,447	402	1,660	59,186,340	56%	44%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	341	1,518	235	1,021	6,023,891	62%	38%
HLN	Nancy Grace	260	752	169	441	2,910,108	26%	74%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,475	4,452	631	2,537	30,621,147	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	159	399	101	294	45,819,974	54%	46%
Fox News	The Kelly File	3,503	6,534	1,744	3,568	57,379,121	62%	38%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	401	870	200	463	4,925,666	35%	65%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	2,392	6,473	968	3,221	36,146,642	47%	53%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	5	28	2	23	86,674	63%	38%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	383	3,157	277	2,420	62,917,239	63%	37%
Fox News	Hannity	3,504	14,066	2,008	7,131	176,970,276	66%	34%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	905	1,641	417	864	5,139,450	46%	54%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	72	2,871	59	1,845	7,184,489	67%	33%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	156	2,447	123	1,660	59,186,340	56%	44%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	416	2,598	359	2,109	7,398,905	56%	44%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report	435	9,490	354	6,581	119,014,186	47%	53%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	159	1,518	125	1,021	6,023,891	62%	38%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	141	4,452	104	2,537	30,621,147	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.