The Kelly File won the best hour on Cable News Twitter, as is typical for her, but Morning Joe had a strong day overall and went on to win Best Day on Tuesday.  Following Kelly for best hour were Hannity, Hayes, Dr. Drew (!), and Maddow:

Raw data: 2015-01-27-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 2015-01-27

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	3222	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	8609	MSNBC: Morning Joe

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	0	42	0	34	278,896	61%	39%
CNN	CNN International	245	5,736	220	4,566	186,400,742	52%	48%
Fox News	The Kelly File	154	6,165	134	3,435	72,175,142	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	42	3,447	38	1,607	11,853,678	52%	48%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	2	0	1	2,076	0%	0%
CNN	CNN International	395	5,736	341	4,566	186,400,742	52%	48%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	31	2,966	28	2,540	6,677,216	54%	46%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	79	2,282	72	1,531	37,898,827	58%	42%
Fox News	Hannity	70	8,534	61	4,774	79,011,701	61%	39%
HBO	Real Time w/Bill Maher (Rerun)	45	1,437	41	1,114	7,782,168	64%	36%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	21	929	11	552	5,248,382	51%	49%

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	194	3	158	1,984,910	69%	31%
CNN	CNN International	153	5,736	133	4,566	186,400,742	52%	48%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	41	4,596	29	2,860	20,283,921	59%	41%
HBO	Real Time w/Bill Maher (Rerun)	22	1,437	19	1,114	7,782,168	64%	36%
HLN	Nancy Grace	22	4,167	16	1,996	26,262,707	47%	53%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	6	773	6	455	3,769,739	57%	43%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	16	1,883	15	1,444	5,180,509	50%	50%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	3	0	3	3,179	0%	0%
CNN	CNN International	101	5,736	74	4,566	186,400,742	52%	48%
Fox News	RedEye	292	2,962	80	1,974	11,741,016	67%	33%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	15	4,539	12	2,380	35,744,640	56%	44%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	42	0	34	278,896	61%	39%
CNN	Early Start	102	404	90	292	41,321,352	56%	44%
Fox News	The Five	2	957	2	646	7,252,708	64%	36%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	10	3,447	5	1,607	11,853,678	52%	48%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	8	1,883	8	1,444	5,180,509	50%	50%
CNN	Early Start	85	404	68	292	41,321,352	56%	44%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	48	185	42	151	1,196,256	76%	24%
MSNBC	First Look	0	9	0	7	2,700	88%	13%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	25	107	20	81	1,208,344	55%	45%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	56	1,883	35	1,444	5,180,509	50%	50%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	3	0	3	3,179	0%	0%
CNN	New Day	193	2,041	142	1,465	93,945,770	46%	54%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	119	1,510	94	1,097	15,799,229	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	18	264	13	171	8,521,417	66%	34%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	788	8,609	598	7,344	11,015,528	59%	41%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	27	0	26	18,721	57%	43%
CNN	New Day	234	2,041	166	1,465	93,945,770	46%	54%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	218	1,510	170	1,097	15,799,229	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	16	264	13	171	8,521,417	66%	34%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	957	8,609	642	7,344	11,015,528	59%	41%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	113	1,883	91	1,444	5,180,509	50%	50%
CNN	New Day	313	2,041	224	1,465	93,945,770	46%	54%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	351	1,510	272	1,097	15,799,229	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	49	264	31	171	8,521,417	66%	34%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	872	8,609	647	7,344	11,015,528	59%	41%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	67	1,883	61	1,444	5,180,509	50%	50%
CNN	News Room	3	38	3	26	32,862	48%	52%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	192	2,966	186	2,540	6,677,216	54%	46%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	68	373	46	290	1,887,191	63%	38%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	20	264	20	171	8,521,417	66%	34%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	49	414	29	288	6,860,755	43%	57%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	162	1,883	138	1,444	5,180,509	50%	50%
CNN	News Room	2	38	2	26	32,862	48%	52%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	85	2,282	59	1,531	37,898,827	58%	42%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	43	373	30	290	1,887,191	63%	38%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	18	264	16	171	8,521,417	66%	34%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	148	414	113	288	6,860,755	43%	57%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	2	0	1	2,076	0%	0%
CNN	News Room	6	38	4	26	32,862	48%	52%
Fox News	Happening Now	35	114	32	88	905,362	60%	40%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	17	264	17	171	8,521,417	66%	34%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	33	374	26	291	5,014,083	54%	46%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	113	1,883	103	1,444	5,180,509	50%	50%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	11	53	10	47	165,951	60%	40%
Fox News	Outnumbered	487	1,318	248	777	9,982,647	72%	28%
HLN	The Daily Share	23	145	19	110	3,862,645	42%	58%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	40	339	36	294	2,070,338	62%	38%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	149	1,883	101	1,444	5,180,509	50%	50%
CNN	Wolf	136	2,973	115	2,502	137,003,666	49%	51%
Fox News	Happening Now	11	114	9	88	905,362	60%	40%
HLN	The Daily Share	13	145	11	110	3,862,645	42%	58%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	113	1,103	94	773	10,034,071	38%	62%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	88	1,883	74	1,444	5,180,509	50%	50%
CNN	News Room	1	38	1	26	32,862	48%	52%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	155	525	113	336	2,507,264	69%	31%
HLN	The Daily Share	10	145	6	110	3,862,645	42%	58%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	144	332	50	162	1,016,079	33%	67%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	0	38	0	26	32,862	48%	52%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	62	497	48	421	6,938,856	62%	38%
HLN	The Daily Share	15	145	14	110	3,862,645	42%	58%
MSNBC	The Cycle	48	143	41	97	977,973	54%	46%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	61	801	52	658	2,467,993	66%	34%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	90	1,883	77	1,444	5,180,509	50%	50%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	121	2,275	102	1,691	79,772,665	58%	42%
Fox News	Your World	258	1,551	208	1,159	11,923,904	65%	35%
HLN	The Daily Share	4	145	4	110	3,862,645	42%	58%
MSNBC	NOW with Alex Wagner	82	145	54	96	578,227	52%	48%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	The Ed Show	897	1,923	329	786	10,561,929	59%	41%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	0	3	0	3	3,179	0%	0%
CNN	The Situation Room	278	2,973	226	2,502	137,003,666	49%	51%
Fox News	The Five	529	957	337	646	7,252,708	64%	36%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,040	5,341	656	3,536	26,672,524	67%	33%
HBO	Real Time w/Bill Maher (Rerun)	101	1,437	89	1,114	7,782,168	64%	36%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	137	1,883	120	1,444	5,180,509	50%	50%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	332	2,973	267	2,502	137,003,666	49%	51%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	234	2,966	214	2,540	6,677,216	54%	46%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	80	2,282	63	1,531	37,898,827	58%	42%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	204	1,061	146	789	9,911,127	61%	39%
HBO	Real Time w/Bill Maher (Rerun)	72	1,437	55	1,114	7,782,168	64%	36%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	46	125	36	81	1,696,775	68%	32%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	12	194	11	158	1,984,910	69%	31%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	403	1,078	321	831	66,285,704	65%	35%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,217	4,596	848	2,860	20,283,921	59%	41%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	428	773	239	455	3,769,739	57%	43%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	87	1,883	74	1,444	5,180,509	50%	50%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	701	2,833	521	2,099	86,839,453	42%	58%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	339	1,430	248	984	5,849,006	60%	40%
HLN	Nancy Grace	853	4,167	444	1,996	26,262,707	47%	53%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,749	4,539	635	2,380	35,744,640	56%	44%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	462	2,833	363	2,099	86,839,453	42%	58%
Fox News	The Kelly File	3,222	6,165	1,732	3,435	72,175,142	62%	38%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	1,732	3,406	824	1,690	60,448,341	47%	53%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,504	3,447	588	1,607	11,853,678	52%	48%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	2	0	1	2,076	0%	0%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	250	3,549	175	2,499	105,835,559	61%	39%
Fox News	Hannity	3,173	8,534	1,779	4,774	79,011,701	61%	39%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	528	929	277	552	5,248,382	51%	49%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	94	1,883	79	1,444	5,180,509	50%	50%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	188	2,833	154	2,099	86,839,453	42%	58%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	611	2,966	527	2,540	6,677,216	54%	46%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	537	2,282	328	1,531	37,898,827	58%	42%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	95	1,430	78	984	5,849,006	60%	40%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	347	4,539	279	2,380	35,744,640	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.