Hannity had both the best hour and best day on Cable News Twitter, Friday, pushing the usual winner, The Kelly File, way down the ranks, probably because its star was not on the show last night.  Following Hannity were The Five, All In w/ Chris Hayes, The Ed Show, and Morning Joe:

Raw data for the day: 2015-02-20-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 2015-02-20

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	3423	Fox News: Hannity
Most Mentions During Day	17630	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	News	55	1,917	50	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	31	0	24	100,410	58%	42%
CNN	Inside Man	185	1,198	122	827	6,466,732	73%	27%
Fox News	The Kelly File	1,345	11,527	778	5,418	47,426,669	55%	45%
HLN	Forensic Files	4	22	4	15	23,939	54%	46%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	137	4,532	109	2,500	17,948,415	46%	54%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	12	0	10	258,261	88%	13%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	2	97	2	69	792,050	51%	49%
CNN	CNN International	370	3,774	333	3,068	114,226,150	57%	43%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	74	3,707	61	3,048	49,629,524	64%	36%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	4	173	4	159	403,867	62%	38%
Fox News	Hannity	691	17,630	433	8,221	91,319,024	60%	40%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	22	1	15	23,939	54%	46%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	61	586	36	407	2,282,641	52%	48%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	31	0	24	100,410	58%	42%
Al Jazeera	News	29	1,917	24	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
CNN	CNN International	404	3,774	364	3,068	114,226,150	57%	43%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	79	4,671	54	2,975	21,088,670	61%	39%
HLN	Nancy Grace	17	332	13	215	1,312,051	63%	37%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	18	928	10	562	4,426,209	62%	38%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	35	1,917	25	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	0	97	0	69	792,050	51%	49%
CNN	CNN International	254	3,774	216	3,068	114,226,150	57%	43%
Fox News	RedEye	822	2,999	157	1,606	14,152,814	63%	37%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	22	1	15	23,939	54%	46%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	28	4,493	14	2,185	22,155,361	53%	47%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	11	1,917	10	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	23	0	16	39,965	83%	17%
Al Jazeera	The Stream	0	22	0	17	21,985	42%	58%
CNN	Early Start	28	359	19	243	4,475,537	63%	37%
Fox News	The Five	8	2,631	7	1,543	14,108,531	63%	37%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	30	9,531	22	5,289	35,822,000	65%	35%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	22	1	15	23,939	54%	46%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	31	4,532	25	2,500	17,948,415	46%	54%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	12	1,917	12	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
CNN	Early Start	11	359	10	243	4,475,537	63%	37%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	111	357	78	234	2,306,929	69%	31%
HLN	Forensic Files	2	22	2	15	23,939	54%	46%
MSNBC	First Look	1	15	1	11	24,333	50%	50%
MSNBC	Way Too Early	27	191	18	147	1,461,093	70%	30%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	24	1,917	21	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	12	0	10	258,261	88%	13%
CNN	New Day	245	2,199	182	1,510	63,201,660	58%	42%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	502	3,494	323	2,058	19,212,859	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	16	280	16	223	2,213,479	50%	50%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	901	5,234	312	2,064	13,851,616	55%	45%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Fault Lines	0	19	0	19	2,354,916	60%	40%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	3	23	2	16	39,965	83%	17%
CNN	New Day	347	2,199	245	1,510	63,201,660	58%	42%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	708	3,494	466	2,058	19,212,859	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	53	280	45	223	2,213,479	50%	50%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,425	5,234	469	2,064	13,851,616	55%	45%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	49	1,917	35	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
CNN	New Day	368	2,199	269	1,510	63,201,660	58%	42%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	785	3,494	510	2,058	19,212,859	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	50	280	42	223	2,213,479	50%	50%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	857	5,234	386	2,064	13,851,616	55%	45%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	86	1,917	69	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	Talk to Al Jazeera	0	3	0	3	110,670	50%	50%
CNN	News Room	20	114	8	62	466,277	69%	31%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	83	3,707	71	3,048	49,629,524	64%	36%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	4	173	4	159	403,867	62%	38%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	71	273	49	164	1,453,187	73%	27%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	51	280	41	223	2,213,479	50%	50%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	320	1,286	196	796	11,953,930	50%	50%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	119	1,917	100	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
CNN	News Room	8	114	6	62	466,277	69%	31%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	67	273	43	164	1,453,187	73%	27%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	33	280	28	223	2,213,479	50%	50%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	262	1,286	179	796	11,953,930	50%	50%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	115	1,917	100	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	The Stream	0	22	0	17	21,985	42%	58%
CNN	News Room	26	114	11	62	466,277	69%	31%
Fox News	Happening Now	18	137	12	106	701,021	73%	27%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	18	280	17	223	2,213,479	50%	50%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	132	1,917	114	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	101 East	1	92	1	87	2,403,627	59%	41%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	4	73	4	72	17,153,516	55%	45%
Fox News	Outnumbered	655	4,648	347	2,716	21,090,128	73%	27%
HLN	The Daily Share	64	337	55	272	4,856,634	20%	80%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	150	262	99	180	859,423	49%	51%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	172	1,917	143	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
CNN	Wolf	87	1,616	66	1,338	35,389,077	63%	37%
Fox News	Happening Now	29	137	21	106	701,021	73%	27%
HLN	The Daily Share	24	337	19	272	4,856,634	20%	80%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	211	3,583	170	2,762	34,859,103	58%	42%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	113	1,917	98	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	Talk to Al Jazeera	0	3	0	3	110,670	50%	50%
CNN	News Room	10	114	6	62	466,277	69%	31%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	203	433	145	305	2,981,524	66%	34%
HLN	The Daily Share	24	337	21	272	4,856,634	20%	80%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	525	3,259	223	1,433	11,581,370	28%	72%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	5	114	4	62	466,277	69%	31%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	45	119	34	91	460,595	63%	37%
HLN	The Daily Share	13	337	9	272	4,856,634	20%	80%
MSNBC	The Cycle	47	157	37	119	834,980	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	59	246	44	203	1,054,058	67%	33%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	100	1,917	94	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	177	2,065	126	1,398	6,260,762	64%	36%
Fox News	Your World	184	1,629	154	1,247	4,790,471	61%	39%
HLN	The Daily Share	17	337	17	272	4,856,634	20%	80%
MSNBC	NOW with Alex Wagner	121	328	85	236	1,215,424	69%	31%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Fault Lines	2	19	2	19	2,354,916	60%	40%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	4	23	3	16	39,965	83%	17%
CNN	The Situation Room	150	1,616	103	1,338	35,389,077	63%	37%
Fox News	The Five	1,545	2,631	824	1,543	14,108,531	63%	37%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	2,212	9,531	1,135	5,289	35,822,000	65%	35%
HLN	Forensic Files	0	22	0	15	23,939	54%	46%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,560	3,397	467	1,277	14,279,300	53%	47%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	115	1,917	92	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	263	1,616	216	1,338	35,389,077	63%	37%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	95	3,707	87	3,048	49,629,524	64%	36%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	20	173	17	159	403,867	62%	38%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	275	1,159	192	872	12,423,393	59%	41%
HLN	Forensic Files	0	22	0	15	23,939	54%	46%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	435	1,777	241	1,134	8,336,974	60%	40%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	84	1,917	71	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	311	921	248	740	68,747,882	57%	43%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,332	4,671	822	2,975	21,088,670	61%	39%
HLN	Forensic Files	0	22	0	15	23,939	54%	46%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	389	928	213	562	4,426,209	62%	38%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	144	1,917	131	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	591	3,434	474	2,755	51,445,328	48%	52%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	857	4,750	558	2,936	37,762,570	66%	34%
HLN	Forensic Files	2	22	2	15	23,939	54%	46%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,679	4,493	626	2,185	22,155,361	53%	47%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	120	1,917	101	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
CNN	CNN Quiz	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	The Kelly File	1,249	11,527	572	5,418	47,426,669	55%	45%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	22	1	15	23,939	54%	46%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,198	4,532	410	2,500	17,948,415	46%	54%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	31	0	24	100,410	58%	42%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	14	97	10	69	792,050	51%	49%
CNN	Parts Unknown	22	208	22	176	6,331,096	53%	47%
Fox News	Hannity	3,423	17,630	1,615	8,221	91,319,024	60%	40%
HBO	Real Time w/Bill Maher	1,161	3,247	606	2,157	17,653,815	66%	34%
HLN	Forensic Files	5	22	2	15	23,939	54%	46%
MSNBC	Lockup	11	88	9	76	251,842	47%	53%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	56	1,917	48	1,454	6,989,256	55%	45%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	12	12	10	10	258,261	88%	13%
CNN	Parts Unknown	32	208	28	176	6,331,096	53%	47%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	236	4,750	170	2,936	37,762,570	66%	34%
HBO	Real Time w/Bill Maher (Rerun)	486	3,247	348	2,157	17,653,815	66%	34%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	22	1	15	23,939	54%	46%
MSNBC	Lockup	10	88	10	76	251,842	47%	53%

 

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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.