Hannity continues from a strong start on Sunday to win Cable News Twitter on Monday, getting both the best hour and best day. Following Hannity was The Kelly File and the debut of Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show:

Raw data for day: 2015-01-19-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 2015-01-19

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	4498	Fox News: Hannity
Most Mentions During Day	12278	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
CNN	Parts Unknown	35	397	33	321	4,518,309	54%	46%
Fox News	The Kelly File	11	5,217	10	3,082	77,372,367	64%	36%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Parts Unknown	28	397	23	321	4,518,309	54%	46%
Fox News	Stossel	20	410	12	366	479,958	79%	21%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	CNN International	157	5,761	140	4,829	113,033,167	63%	37%
Fox News	Fox News Sunday	3	453	3	298	737,832	64%	36%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	11	830	7	641	2,039,485	61%	39%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	4	1,925	4	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
Al Jazeera	The Stream	0	9	0	6	10,893	25%	75%
CNN	CNN International	86	5,761	70	4,829	113,033,167	63%	37%
Fox News	Hannity	86	12,278	71	7,128	83,769,681	62%	38%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	8	1,925	8	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
CNN	Early Start	11	314	9	273	17,805,635	63%	37%
Fox News	#MediaBuzz	10	99	5	78	246,923	59%	41%
MSNBC	Meet The Press	15	830	13	641	2,039,485	61%	39%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	13	1,925	10	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
CNN	Early Start	53	314	52	273	17,805,635	63%	37%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	51	180	42	125	1,409,666	64%	36%
MSNBC	First Look	0	15	0	13	18,664	71%	29%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	29	95	21	62	507,517	72%	28%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	42	1,925	33	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30)	1	23	1	20	68,080	71%	29%
CNN	New Day	150	2,811	117	1,980	146,011,267	56%	44%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	383	3,851	260	2,367	24,919,316	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	13	278	12	215	519,054	51%	49%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	384	2,100	171	1,048	6,393,303	55%	45%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	28	1,925	22	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
CNN	New Day	311	2,811	188	1,980	146,011,267	56%	44%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	768	3,851	493	2,367	24,919,316	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	47	278	43	215	519,054	51%	49%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	601	2,100	233	1,048	6,393,303	55%	45%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	50	1,925	44	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
CNN	New Day	399	2,811	316	1,980	146,011,267	56%	44%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	595	3,851	418	2,367	24,919,316	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	25	278	21	215	519,054	51%	49%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	314	2,100	184	1,048	6,393,303	55%	45%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	67	1,925	52	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	46	0	39	270,771	59%	41%
CNN	News Room	3	98	2	63	1,432,018	41%	59%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	50	2,091	43	1,603	11,302,274	58%	42%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	128	392	95	277	2,162,500	68%	32%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	24	278	24	215	519,054	51%	49%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	45	380	23	221	5,845,334	61%	39%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	125	1,925	105	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
CNN	News Room	6	98	4	63	1,432,018	41%	59%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	73	392	54	277	2,162,500	68%	32%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	31	278	29	215	519,054	51%	49%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	114	380	38	221	5,845,334	61%	39%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	24	0	21	571,162	64%	36%
CNN	@This Hour	39	268	27	219	16,099,148	50%	50%
Fox News	Happening Now	17	104	10	77	1,509,260	55%	45%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	14	278	12	215	519,054	51%	49%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	60	242	39	167	857,930	58%	42%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	113	1,925	97	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	33	56	23	36	98,616	73%	28%
Fox News	Outnumbered	775	3,701	402	2,129	8,820,533	75%	25%
HLN	The Daily Share	34	218	30	151	2,209,176	38%	62%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	60	315	46	239	5,704,612	57%	43%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	79	1,925	69	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
CNN	Wolf	230	1,420	135	1,048	68,077,375	67%	33%
Fox News	Happening Now	31	104	25	77	1,509,260	55%	45%
HLN	The Daily Share	20	218	18	151	2,209,176	38%	62%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	105	662	65	458	4,173,305	48%	52%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	100	1,925	81	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	13	63	12	47	346,127	62%	38%
CNN	News Room	2	98	1	63	1,432,018	41%	59%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	149	374	111	248	936,007	69%	31%
HLN	The Daily Share	14	218	7	151	2,209,176	38%	62%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	298	686	100	357	2,217,458	41%	59%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	16	98	14	63	1,432,018	41%	59%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	94	176	80	135	330,602	64%	36%
HLN	The Daily Share	18	218	17	151	2,209,176	38%	62%
MSNBC	The Cycle	86	234	66	158	1,674,530	54%	46%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	124	1,072	97	890	3,871,093	62%	38%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	65	1,925	60	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	149	2,339	97	1,619	55,815,755	65%	35%
Fox News	Your World	353	1,311	281	978	3,633,874	66%	34%
HLN	The Daily Share	25	218	18	151	2,209,176	38%	62%
MSNBC	NOW with Alex Wagner	93	333	63	270	1,625,039	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)	5	46	5	39	270,771	59%	41%
CNN	The Situation Room	129	1,420	115	1,048	68,077,375	67%	33%
Fox News	The Five	1,485	2,671	944	1,716	16,479,826	63%	37%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	2,303	10,182	1,380	5,506	39,758,120	65%	35%
HLN	What Would You Do?	1	10	1	10	247,009	20%	80%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,447	2,754	524	1,059	12,357,936	58%	42%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	127	1,925	96	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	260	1,420	215	1,048	68,077,375	67%	33%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	48	2,091	47	1,603	11,302,274	58%	42%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	203	1,045	153	758	11,689,671	64%	36%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	13	55	7	44	1,056,099	63%	37%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	3	23	3	20	68,080	71%	29%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	182	353	122	232	1,647,142	68%	32%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,098	2,230	690	1,450	10,503,300	66%	34%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	450	1,066	214	698	3,573,950	62%	38%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	162	1,925	134	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	689	2,419	446	1,754	74,555,333	49%	51%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	360	1,214	289	887	5,106,148	59%	41%
HLN	Nancy Grace	206	802	141	594	3,250,746	59%	41%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,684	3,075	668	1,545	25,779,568	56%	44%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Fox News	The Kelly File	3,062	5,217	1,733	3,082	77,372,367	64%	36%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	291	644	133	365	11,677,022	38%	62%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,269	3,115	471	1,563	9,671,893	49%	51%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	24	0	21	571,162	64%	36%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	380	2,671	250	1,836	88,345,139	64%	36%
Fox News	Hannity	4,498	12,278	2,831	7,128	83,769,681	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	563	1,139	296	679	4,748,885	49%	51%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	53	1,925	49	1,488	7,098,449	59%	41%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	196	2,419	140	1,754	74,555,333	49%	51%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	724	2,091	462	1,603	11,302,274	58%	42%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	2,516	4,774	1,543	3,171	100,750,766	64%	36%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	122	1,214	82	887	5,106,148	59%	41%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	360	3,075	254	1,545	25,779,568	56%	44%

 

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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 00,000. 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.