A very typical week, with Hannity having the best day overall and The Kelly File winning the best hour in Cable News Twitter. Following Kelly for best hour on Monday was Hannity, Hayes, Maddow, and The Five:
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Raw data for the day: 2014-12-15-ShowStats.csv and 2014-12-15 Schedule.csv
This is a “wow”: On Sunday, MSNBC’s replay of Meet The Press got more Twitter mentions during its broadcast than any other cable news show. That shows a tremendous deflation of the crowds as the holiday season sets in. Following MTP was both hours of Melissa Harris-Perry, then both hours of Up with Steve Kornacki, and then Fox News Sunday (at 2pm ET):
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Raw Data: 2014-12-14-ShowStats.csv and 2014-12-14 Schedule.csv
Cashin’ In had another strong Saturday, leading the pack of Saturday shows by a mile:
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Cashin’ In’s mentions are down from its recent peaks. Reading the tea leaves, I suspect that recent events around the torture report and “cromnibus” budget aren’t as motivating as Obama making a new executive order; a current events show is at the whim of current events. The Kelly File’s special on the torture report last Friday, as an example, depressed her mentions as well.
As an aside, seeing guests live in the studio with Eric Bolling gave the show some extra pep. The physical interaction between Wayne and Jonathan was a more interesting than seeing everyone stuck in their boxes.
Following Cashin’ In’ was Judge Jeanine, then each hour of Melissa Harris-Perry, an hour of Up with Steve Kornacki, Red Eye, and then the other hour of Kornacki. Interesting that the MSNBC shows also registered noticeably low mentions. Well, the budget shenanigans are decidedly bi-partisan, I guess. Or everyone is at the mall this penultimate shopping weekend.
I want to wish my readers a Merry Christmas. May your preparations go easily and be over quick, so you can fully immerse yourself in the spirit of the season with friends and family.
Raw data for the day: 2014-12-13-ShowStats.csv and 2014-12-13 Schedule.csv
Anderson Cooper won Cable News Twitter on Friday, giving him a rare best hour win. His mentions were driven by his interview with Samaria Rice, mother of slain 12-year old Tamir Rice. Following Cooper were Rachel Maddow, Chris hayes, Morning Joe, and Hannity. The normally first or second place Kelly File dropped to 8th place for her special on the torture report.
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Raw data for the day: 2014-12-12-ShowStats.csv and 2014-12-12 Schedule.csv
CNN’s Situation Room & Wolf Blitzer won Cable News Twitter yesterday on the strength of one tweet:
JUST IN: Eric Garner’s daughter stages a ‘die-in’ in same spot her father was taken down http://t.co/xEKulRW4E6 @CNN pic.twitter.com/feEi0DxXbz
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) December 12, 2014
With this, and all the other tweets that mention him and his show, Wolf Blitzer’s mentions topped 16K for the day, a very strong showing. Following Wolf for best day was Hannity (12K mentions) and Colbert (8.7K).
In best-hour news, Hannity won with a fairly average (for him) result. He was followed closely by Kelly, and then more distantly by The Situation Room, Ed Show, and Morning Joe:
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Raw data for the day: 2014-12-11-ShowStats.csv
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