CNN Won New Years Eve on Cable News Twitter.  It wasn’t even close.  Maybe the broadcast networks did better, but in Cable News land, CNN won.

To be fair, only CNN and Fox News made an attempt.  HLN and MSNBC were no shows.

Raw data for the day: 2014-12-31-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 2014-12-31

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	19482	CNN: NYE Live
Most Mentions During Day	50321	CNN: NYE Live

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	16	1	12	20,439	89%	11%
Fox News	The Kelly File	16	523	16	384	1,370,167	61%	39%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	2	0	2	2,507	0%	100%
CNN	CNN International	95	4,507	84	4,097	122,034,041	55%	45%
Fox News	Hannity	103	3,827	95	2,470	29,061,596	62%	38%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	CNN International	130	4,507	124	4,097	122,034,041	55%	45%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	18	2,503	14	1,584	13,444,862	48%	52%
HLN	Nancy Grace	3	138	2	98	1,345,766	56%	44%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	15	1,384	13	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	4	0	4	14,571	67%	33%
CNN	CNN International	61	4,507	58	4,097	122,034,041	55%	45%
Fox News	RedEye	286	1,854	73	1,149	12,546,829	68%	32%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	16	0	12	20,439	89%	11%
CNN	Early Start	100	503	96	443	54,698,200	53%	47%
Fox News	The Five	4	526	4	379	2,349,936	71%	29%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	6	1,384	5	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
CNN	Early Start	56	503	46	443	54,698,200	53%	47%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	38	152	27	112	560,049	70%	30%
MSNBC	First Look	1	22	1	17	3,833	94%	6%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	33	1,384	31	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30)	0	8	0	6	1,718	33%	67%
CNN	New Day	273	3,394	244	2,945	136,196,078	53%	47%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	294	5,018	180	2,953	19,631,344	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	37	530	33	376	1,834,823	68%	32%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	47	1,384	43	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
CNN	New Day	162	3,394	140	2,945	136,196,078	53%	47%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	362	5,018	273	2,953	19,631,344	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	62	530	50	376	1,834,823	68%	32%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	215	1,075	112	641	7,043,185	56%	44%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	73	1,384	61	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
CNN	New Day	916	3,394	863	2,945	136,196,078	53%	47%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	522	5,018	388	2,953	19,631,344	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	45	530	41	376	1,834,823	68%	32%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	149	1,075	91	641	7,043,185	56%	44%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	72	1,384	52	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	4	0	4	14,571	67%	33%
CNN	News Room	6	27	2	13	52,660	71%	29%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	49	173	30	122	702,832	73%	27%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	28	530	22	376	1,834,823	68%	32%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	37	404	22	216	7,636,807	40%	60%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	56	1,384	52	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
CNN	News Room	1	27	1	13	52,660	71%	29%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	20	173	20	122	702,832	73%	27%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	37	530	31	376	1,834,823	68%	32%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	140	404	77	216	7,636,807	40%	60%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	2	0	2	2,507	0%	100%
CNN	@This Hour	38	526	35	454	49,079,934	51%	49%
Fox News	Happening Now	14	104	11	56	246,157	62%	38%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	28	530	24	376	1,834,823	68%	32%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	48	379	37	261	5,607,208	44%	56%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	91	1,384	76	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	0	32	0	28	128,715	68%	32%
Fox News	Outnumbered	395	4,881	189	3,127	52,772,901	72%	28%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	104	222	71	134	445,990	65%	35%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	70	1,384	60	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
CNN	Wolf	32	1,029	30	900	33,376,230	59%	41%
Fox News	Happening Now	22	104	16	56	246,157	62%	38%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	28	598	17	464	3,777,003	42%	58%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	64	1,384	56	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
CNN	News Room	1	27	1	13	52,660	71%	29%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	7	84	7	63	224,058	77%	23%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	323	955	123	543	2,667,368	38%	62%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	1	27	1	13	52,660	71%	29%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	19	106	17	99	4,967,421	73%	27%
MSNBC	The Cycle	38	114	31	85	495,681	48%	52%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	49	228	40	180	555,956	60%	40%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	139	1,384	102	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	239	1,906	219	1,406	9,538,367	60%	40%
Fox News	Your World	83	254	68	209	745,909	71%	29%
MSNBC	NOW with Alex Wagner	12	92	11	79	663,520	66%	34%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	0	4	0	4	14,571	67%	33%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	7	0	7	6,933	25%	75%
CNN	The Situation Room	16	1,029	14	900	33,376,230	59%	41%
Fox News	The Five	210	526	161	379	2,349,936	71%	29%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	655	6,365	463	4,180	80,644,130	67%	33%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	234	825	103	396	2,833,617	67%	33%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	39	1,384	29	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	43	1,029	37	900	33,376,230	59%	41%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	117	501	94	384	17,219,474	58%	42%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	32	66	20	40	206,742	58%	42%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	1	8	1	6	1,718	33%	67%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	119	322	104	278	2,248,759	71%	29%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	169	2,503	128	1,584	13,444,862	48%	52%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	208	519	106	301	1,507,484	51%	49%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	63	1,384	51	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	12	310	8	228	516,872	62%	38%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	NYE Live	10,343	50,321	6,651	28,691	777,343,953	50%	50%
Fox News	All-American New Year	951	10,916	647	6,726	280,741,586	63%	37%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	2	0	2	2,507	0%	100%
CNN	NYE Live	10,962	50,321	7,117	28,691	777,343,953	50%	50%
Fox News	All-American New Year	3,324	10,916	2,302	6,726	280,741,586	63%	37%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	47	1,384	44	1,051	3,162,734	55%	45%
CNN	NYE Live	19,482	50,321	11,858	28,691	777,343,953	50%	50%
Fox News	All-American New Year	3,734	10,916	2,693	6,726	280,741,586	63%	37%

 

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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.