Ah, breaking news is good news for CNN, as Anderson Cooper won the day Wednesday on Cable News Twitter while Megyn Kelly won best hour.  After The Kelly File, for best hour, came Out Front with Erin Burnett — a rare high placement for her show, then AC360, Hannity, and a second AC360 showing:

Raw data for the day: 2014-10-22-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 2014-10-22

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	2808	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	9689	CNN: Anderson Cooper 360

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	49	0	36	115,114	47%	53%
CNN	CNN International	339	6,580	302	5,337	151,518,594	56%	44%
Fox News	The Kelly File	236	5,428	176	3,263	60,535,394	60%	40%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	88	2,784	61	1,563	11,204,039	49%	51%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	7	18	2	12	46,651	78%	22%
CNN	CNN International	263	6,580	234	5,337	151,518,594	56%	44%
Fox News	Hannity	237	7,382	161	4,285	45,801,141	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	25	2,410	17	1,211	7,098,954	44%	56%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	0	67	0	52	173,762	50%	50%
CNN	CNN International	176	6,580	154	5,337	151,518,594	56%	44%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	12	1,645	10	1,131	7,452,264	59%	41%
HLN	Nancy Grace	34	3,695	25	1,492	8,360,711	30%	70%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	33	1,605	29	870	4,012,399	58%	42%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	22	1,507	18	1,148	3,183,564	62%	38%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	14	0	14	49,237	63%	38%
CNN	CNN International	229	6,580	203	5,337	151,518,594	56%	44%
Fox News	RedEye	762	2,124	132	1,007	7,569,876	68%	32%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	9	3,839	9	2,619	31,812,217	60%	40%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	49	0	36	115,114	47%	53%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	The Five	0	10	0	7	2,702	71%	29%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	16	2,784	8	1,563	11,204,039	49%	51%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30)	2	67	1	52	173,762	50%	50%
CNN	Early Start	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	70	186	37	113	886,896	78%	22%
MSNBC	First Look (5-5:30)	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
MSNBC	Way Too Early (5:30-6)	17	67	11	49	206,062	74%	26%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	23	1,507	23	1,148	3,183,564	62%	38%
CNN	New Day	149	1,860	125	1,321	80,698,112	52%	48%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	260	1,856	176	1,135	12,518,037	62%	38%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	24	385	23	287	1,158,521	52%	48%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	859	3,389	292	1,352	10,230,562	55%	45%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	36	1,507	34	1,148	3,183,564	62%	38%
CNN	New Day	227	1,860	157	1,321	80,698,112	52%	48%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	451	1,856	298	1,135	12,518,037	62%	38%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	47	385	43	287	1,158,521	52%	48%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	953	3,389	394	1,352	10,230,562	55%	45%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	58	1,507	46	1,148	3,183,564	62%	38%
CNN	New Day	346	1,860	222	1,321	80,698,112	52%	48%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	442	1,856	296	1,135	12,518,037	62%	38%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	46	385	36	287	1,158,521	52%	48%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	602	3,389	317	1,352	10,230,562	55%	45%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	85	1,507	65	1,148	3,183,564	62%	38%
CNN	News Room	12	55	6	38	143,449	72%	28%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	39	125	27	83	463,238	67%	33%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	33	385	31	287	1,158,521	52%	48%
MSNBC	The Daily Run Down (Melvin)	59	97	35	65	595,638	51%	49%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	2	18	2	12	46,651	78%	22%
CNN	News Room	6	55	6	38	143,449	72%	28%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	51	125	34	83	463,238	67%	33%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	56	385	43	287	1,158,521	52%	48%
MSNBC	José Díaz-Balart	65	233	37	126	4,901,639	51%	49%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	60	1,507	56	1,148	3,183,564	62%	38%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	0	14	0	14	49,237	63%	38%
CNN	@This Hour	11	116	9	101	1,218,650	47%	53%
Fox News	Happening Now	13	47	13	41	317,371	72%	28%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	30	385	24	287	1,158,521	52%	48%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	82	383	55	279	3,787,203	38%	62%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	100	1,507	88	1,148	3,183,564	62%	38%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	38	137	31	99	1,030,465	57%	43%
Fox News	Outnumbered	159	2,862	116	1,943	16,648,308	60%	40%
HLN	HLN Now	11	245	10	179	617,629	18%	82%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	142	337	116	253	1,760,330	61%	39%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	105	1,507	86	1,148	3,183,564	62%	38%
CNN	Wolf	378	2,522	361	2,093	77,768,254	56%	44%
Fox News	Happening Now	10	47	9	41	317,371	72%	28%
HLN	HLN Now	16	245	14	179	617,629	18%	82%
MSNBC	Ronan Farrow Daily	70	1,448	64	1,152	14,197,956	35%	65%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	95	1,507	81	1,148	3,183,564	62%	38%
CNN	News Room	5	55	3	38	143,449	72%	28%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	116	259	75	162	1,208,226	61%	39%
HLN	HLN Now	14	245	14	179	617,629	18%	82%
MSNBC	The Reid Report	126	642	58	404	3,119,979	42%	58%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	News Room	2	55	2	38	143,449	72%	28%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	141	822	88	578	3,045,274	66%	34%
HLN	HLN Now	19	245	16	179	617,629	18%	82%
MSNBC	The Cycle	55	328	41	279	1,071,660	41%	59%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	78	1,345	61	1,095	3,940,661	52%	48%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	99	1,507	66	1,148	3,183,564	62%	38%
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	161	1,437	125	1,095	8,253,209	60%	40%
Fox News	Your World	152	575	119	420	5,492,462	63%	37%
HLN	HLN Now	87	245	63	179	617,629	18%	82%
MSNBC	Now w/Alex Wagner	48	147	24	85	246,576	69%	31%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (5-5:30)	4	14	4	14	49,237	63%	38%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	The Situation Room	197	2,522	171	2,093	77,768,254	56%	44%
Fox News	The Five	7	10	5	7	2,702	71%	29%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	516	4,510	393	3,062	16,090,051	60%	40%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	897	2,115	328	901	10,010,350	61%	39%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	74	1,507	64	1,148	3,183,564	62%	38%
CNN	The Situation Room (6 – 6:30)	372	2,522	329	2,093	77,768,254	56%	44%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	138	735	104	572	3,630,652	62%	38%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	30	60	21	47	560,195	61%	39%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	13	67	10	52	173,762	50%	50%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	2,142	3,818	1,885	3,237	24,824,566	62%	38%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	490	1,645	376	1,131	7,452,264	59%	41%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	830	1,605	412	870	4,012,399	58%	42%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	105	1,507	97	1,148	3,183,564	62%	38%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	2,074	9,689	1,693	6,875	71,777,327	46%	54%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	243	863	193	633	7,533,574	66%	34%
HLN	Nancy Grace	545	3,695	309	1,492	8,360,711	30%	70%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	855	3,839	440	2,619	31,812,217	60%	40%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	Sombody’s Gotta Do It	188	592	151	461	80,725,235	53%	47%
Fox News	The Kelly File	2,808	5,428	1,675	3,263	60,535,394	60%	40%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	768	2,784	338	1,563	11,204,039	49%	51%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Consider This	1	18	1	12	46,651	78%	22%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	199	2,146	130	1,504	14,671,620	59%	41%
Fox News	Hannity	1,518	7,382	1,051	4,285	45,801,141	62%	38%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	1,008	2,410	447	1,211	7,098,954	44%	56%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	52	1,507	46	1,148	3,183,564	62%	38%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	1,311	9,689	1,029	6,875	71,777,327	46%	54%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show (11-11:30)	92	1,529	81	1,352	20,780,297	58%	42%
Comedy Central	The Colbert Report (11:30-12am)	54	539	52	496	916,231	62%	38%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	27	863	19	633	7,533,574	66%	34%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	113	3,839	102	2,619	31,812,217	60%	40%

 

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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 100,000. 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.