The Five (when you count mentions of its hosts’ accounts) had the best day overall on Cable News Twitter, and The Kelly File had the best hour.  Following Kelly were Hayes, Hannity, Schultz, and Maddow.  This represents a resurgent MSNBC which has been rather weak on Twitter recently.  The full top 30:

Raw data: 2015-01-29-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 2015-01-29

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	2765	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	9071	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	0	78	0	75	621,825	64%	36%
CNN	Voices of Auschwitz	128	1,749	93	1,313	37,242,724	59%	41%
Fox News	The Kelly File	613	8,024	443	4,537	50,362,116	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	247	5,153	166	2,437	23,447,293	49%	51%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	7	0	7	12,022	50%	50%
CNN	CNN International	116	5,295	101	4,162	175,752,627	54%	46%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	49	2,832	45	2,251	10,271,268	61%	39%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	49	2,210	34	1,529	35,136,212	61%	39%
Fox News	Hannity	209	8,627	136	4,577	55,356,739	61%	39%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	103	1,107	84	682	3,881,742	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	1	20	1	19	103,821	56%	44%
CNN	CNN International	312	5,295	239	4,162	175,752,627	54%	46%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	45	4,492	28	3,026	21,393,228	56%	44%
HLN	Nancy Grace	59	2,413	53	1,911	6,212,733	65%	35%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	34	2,521	26	2,060	7,487,874	55%	45%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	37	1,723	28	1,293	4,027,588	56%	44%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	31	0	18	285,113	67%	33%
CNN	CNN International	356	5,295	310	4,162	175,752,627	54%	46%
Fox News	RedEye	840	6,628	124	3,271	22,423,229	64%	36%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	10	4,821	10	2,243	49,150,755	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	75	621,825	64%	36%
CNN	Early Start	6	112	4	86	2,238,458	63%	37%
Fox News	The Five	10	2,034	10	1,325	5,539,134	65%	35%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	39	5,153	25	2,437	23,447,293	49%	51%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	20	1,723	17	1,293	4,027,588	56%	44%
CNN	Early Start	15	112	12	86	2,238,458	63%	37%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	55	285	41	225	891,989	67%	33%
MSNBC	First Look	1	5	1	5	912	100%	0%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	18	263	13	203	2,064,020	64%	36%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	36	1,723	35	1,293	4,027,588	56%	44%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	31	0	18	285,113	67%	33%
CNN	New Day	137	2,210	92	1,670	81,301,060	53%	47%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	325	1,977	202	1,272	19,020,952	64%	36%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	111	784	95	667	4,706,625	55%	45%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	921	4,515	328	2,183	21,190,676	59%	41%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	New Day	213	2,210	126	1,670	81,301,060	53%	47%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	367	1,977	256	1,272	19,020,952	64%	36%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	87	784	69	667	4,706,625	55%	45%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	731	4,515	302	2,183	21,190,676	59%	41%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	53	1,723	49	1,293	4,027,588	56%	44%
CNN	New Day	471	2,210	382	1,670	81,301,060	53%	47%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	324	1,977	250	1,272	19,020,952	64%	36%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	65	784	56	667	4,706,625	55%	45%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	767	4,515	392	2,183	21,190,676	59%	41%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	69	1,723	58	1,293	4,027,588	56%	44%
CNN	News Room	2	38	2	18	58,609	13%	88%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	96	2,832	91	2,251	10,271,268	61%	39%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	73	311	46	181	2,174,287	76%	24%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	66	784	53	667	4,706,625	55%	45%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	72	397	51	272	4,142,976	45%	55%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	59	1,723	49	1,293	4,027,588	56%	44%
CNN	News Room	2	38	2	18	58,609	13%	88%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	174	2,210	136	1,529	35,136,212	61%	39%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	91	311	62	181	2,174,287	76%	24%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	37	784	32	667	4,706,625	55%	45%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	121	397	84	272	4,142,976	45%	55%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	2	7	2	7	12,022	50%	50%
CNN	News Room	1	38	1	18	58,609	13%	88%
Fox News	Happening Now	26	76	20	55	1,490,211	75%	25%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	22	784	21	667	4,706,625	55%	45%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	88	596	50	413	22,093,227	51%	49%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	101	1,723	87	1,293	4,027,588	56%	44%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	8	35	6	26	59,778	70%	30%
Fox News	Outnumbered	539	2,300	309	1,549	8,386,919	72%	28%
HLN	The Daily Share	20	139	18	110	4,105,104	36%	64%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	96	266	70	173	1,035,968	71%	29%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	58	1,723	49	1,293	4,027,588	56%	44%
CNN	Wolf	69	1,749	62	1,313	37,242,724	59%	41%
Fox News	Happening Now	25	76	18	55	1,490,211	75%	25%
HLN	The Daily Share	14	139	13	110	4,105,104	36%	64%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	153	1,428	61	291	1,980,097	18%	82%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	77	1,723	64	1,293	4,027,588	56%	44%
CNN	News Room	4	38	1	18	58,609	13%	88%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	210	563	160	359	1,984,468	69%	31%
HLN	The Daily Share	20	139	17	110	4,105,104	36%	64%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	247	871	96	484	3,398,990	41%	59%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	5	38	2	18	58,609	13%	88%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	89	206	76	169	1,141,129	66%	34%
HLN	The Daily Share	12	139	12	110	4,105,104	36%	64%
MSNBC	The Cycle	84	285	53	186	2,769,059	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	112	758	74	550	4,903,012	64%	36%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	140	1,723	129	1,293	4,027,588	56%	44%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	227	2,111	192	1,513	25,810,517	61%	39%
Fox News	Your World	264	1,198	204	924	10,767,623	64%	36%
HLN	The Daily Share	7	139	6	110	4,105,104	36%	64%
MSNBC	NOW with Alex Wagner	59	144	48	121	430,954	63%	37%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	The Ed Show	2,100	3,688	735	1,447	17,314,917	56%	44%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	0	31	0	18	285,113	67%	33%
CNN	The Situation Room	266	1,749	223	1,313	37,242,724	59%	41%
Fox News	The Five	974	2,034	612	1,325	5,539,134	65%	35%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,685	9,071	994	5,100	25,976,141	65%	35%
HLN	What Would You Do?	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	109	1,723	93	1,293	4,027,588	56%	44%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	243	1,749	171	1,313	37,242,724	59%	41%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	118	2,832	95	2,251	10,271,268	61%	39%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	62	2,210	60	1,529	35,136,212	61%	39%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	348	1,652	260	1,185	7,988,629	62%	38%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	35	64	26	51	313,716	51%	49%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	0	20	0	19	103,821	56%	44%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	870	1,956	618	1,424	145,691,049	59%	41%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,483	4,492	1,084	3,026	21,393,228	56%	44%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	1,764	2,521	1,529	2,060	7,487,874	55%	45%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	125	1,723	102	1,293	4,027,588	56%	44%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	744	2,280	516	1,605	78,295,731	52%	48%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	554	1,775	396	1,252	10,610,335	64%	36%
HLN	Nancy Grace	148	2,413	108	1,911	6,212,733	65%	35%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	2,688	4,821	1,024	2,243	49,150,755	55%	45%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Inside Man	380	1,100	210	694	71,078,818	54%	46%
Fox News	The Kelly File	2,765	8,024	1,363	4,537	50,362,116	62%	38%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	587	1,254	245	711	17,568,946	36%	64%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,787	5,153	691	2,437	23,447,293	49%	51%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	0	7	0	7	12,022	50%	50%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	291	2,278	204	1,572	25,593,628	62%	38%
Fox News	Hannity	2,172	8,627	1,075	4,577	55,356,739	61%	39%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	413	1,107	231	682	3,881,742	51%	49%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	74	1,723	41	1,293	4,027,588	56%	44%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	95	2,280	73	1,605	78,295,731	52%	48%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	321	2,832	243	2,251	10,271,268	61%	39%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	511	2,210	299	1,529	35,136,212	61%	39%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	88	1,775	77	1,252	10,610,335	64%	36%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	278	4,821	174	2,243	49,150,755	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 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.