Cable News Twitter Ratings for Monday, December 16, 2013

Piers Morgan sweeps the day with best hour and best day on Twitter — and this even after I started filtering out his UK Football tweets.

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 Ratings for 2013-12-16

Top Shows for the day:

Category Mentions Show
Most Mentions During Hour 2210 CNN: Piers Morgan Live
Most Mentions During Day 18787 CNN: Piers Morgan Live

Overall ratings by network

Network Tweet Count Unique Tweeters Reach Male Female
CNN 44463 32731 344012074 64 % 36 %
Fox News 24349 13953 100117816 65 % 35 %
MSNBC 21446 9125 105873142 57 % 43 %
Comedy Central 4416 3696 16195513 67 % 33 %
Al Jazeera 3769 2545 13201735 62 % 38 %
E 2994 2478 19592847 25 % 75 %
HLN 2894 2319 9769247 41 % 59 %
HBO 534 406 1104143 73 % 27 %

For networks that are not predominantly news, only news(-like) shows are included. See the detailed listings below for precise shows

 

Most popular hastags

Hashtag Count
#jamaica 3323
#voice 3291
#tcot 2514
#lnyhbt 2389
#edshow 1755
#inners 1538
#iran 1400
#teamxtina 1302
#finale 1299
#ashes 1187

Ratings for individual time slots

Ratings for 12 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera America Tonight 0 302 41% 59%
Fox News Fox Files 0 1 100% 0%

Ratings for 1 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 0 59 72% 28%
Fox News Stossel 21 205 77% 23%

Ratings for 2 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 27 2737 63% 37%
Al Jazeera The Stream (2:30) 4 835 69% 31%
Fox News Fox News Sunday 10 93 64% 36%

Ratings for 3 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 26 2737 63% 37%
Al Jazeera Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30) 1 55 60% 40%
Fox News Huckabee 15 100 63% 37%
HLN Nancy Grace 4 556 40% 60%

Ratings for 4 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera America Tonight 0 302 41% 59%
Fox News #MediaBuzz 0 85 83% 17%

Ratings for 5 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 23 2737 63% 37%
CNN EarlyStartCNN 42 69 25% 75%
Fox News FoxFriendsFirst 44 71 80% 20%
MSNBC First Look (5-5:30) 0 1 0% 0%
MSNBC Way Too Early (5:30-6) 25 47 70% 30%

Ratings for 6 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 40 2737 63% 37%
CNN New Day 183 1220 49% 51%
Fox News Fox And Friends 129 778 63% 37%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 13 150 66% 34%
MSNBC Morning Joe 424 2612 58% 42%

Ratings for 7 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 60 2737 63% 37%
CNN New Day 141 1220 49% 51%
Fox News Fox And Friends 146 778 63% 37%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 14 150 66% 34%
MSNBC Morning Joe 554 2612 58% 42%

Ratings for 8 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 85 2737 63% 37%
CNN New Day 157 1220 49% 51%
Fox News Fox And Friends 178 778 63% 37%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 27 150 66% 34%
MSNBC Morning Joe 817 2612 58% 42%

Ratings for 9 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 0 59 72% 28%
CNN News Room 3 51 71% 29%
Fox News America’s Newsroom 5 20 67% 33%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 14 150 66% 34%
MSNBC The Daily Run Down 140 697 70% 30%

Ratings for 10 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 132 2737 63% 37%
CNN News Room 1 51 71% 29%
Fox News America’s Newsroom 3 20 67% 33%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 12 150 66% 34%
MSNBC Jansing & Co. 26 98 73% 27%

Ratings for 11 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 99 2737 63% 37%
Al Jazeera Inside Story (11:30) 0 3 33% 67%
CNN Legal View w/Banfield 18 26 74% 26%
Fox News Happening Now 19 89 69% 31%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 10 150 66% 34%
MSNBC MSNBC Live w/ Thomas Roberts 33 183 61% 39%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 129 2737 63% 37%
Al Jazeera The Stream (12:30) 17 835 69% 31%
CNN Around the World (News Room) 5 51 71% 29%
E E! News 79 2994 25% 75%
Fox News Happening Now 29 89 69% 31%
HLN ShowBiz Tonight 5 1393 42% 58%
MSNBC Now w/Alex Wagner 192 638 61% 39%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 104 2737 63% 37%
CNN News Room 4 51 71% 29%
Fox News America’s News HQ 9 21 79% 21%
MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports 107 192 50% 50%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 227 2737 63% 37%
CNN News Room 17 51 71% 29%
Fox News The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson 86 253 73% 27%
MSNBC News Nation w/ Tamron Hall 59 215 61% 39%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN News Room 5 51 71% 29%
Fox News Shepard Smith Reporting 27 141 59% 41%
HLN News Now 0 11 13% 88%
MSNBC The Cycle 91 357 51% 49%
MSNBC The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts) 580 2800 64% 36%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 192 2737 63% 37%
CNN The Lead w/Jake Tapper 388 2007 69% 31%
Fox News Your World 32 227 66% 34%
HLN News Now 0 11 13% 88%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera Inside Story (5-5:30) 0 3 33% 67%
CNN The Situation Room 75 238 57% 43%
Fox News The Five 227 348 83% 17%
Fox News The Five w/Hosts 590 1942 73% 27%
HLN What Would You Do? 1 3 50% 50%
MSNBC The Ed Show 1848 3988 57% 43%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 182 2737 63% 37%
CNN The Situation Room (6 – 6:30) 36 238 57% 43%
CNN Crossfire (6:30 – 7) 1 1 0% 100%
CNN Crossfire With Hosts (6:30 – 7) 336 1120 74% 26%
Fox News Special Report w/Bret Baier 282 801 64% 36%
HLN ShowBiz Tonight 23 1393 42% 58%
MSNBC PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton 348 818 59% 41%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera Real Money with Ali Velshi (7 – 7:30) 15 55 60% 40%
Al Jazeera The Stream (7:30 – 8) 154 835 69% 31%
CNN Out Front w/Erin Burnett 104 321 68% 32%
E E! News 265 2994 25% 75%
Fox News On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren 315 928 55% 45%
HLN Jane Velez-Mitchell 44 177 23% 77%
MSNBC Hardball w/ Chris Matthews 223 498 66% 34%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 113 2737 63% 37%
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 699 2553 52% 48%
Fox News The O’Reilly Factor 239 690 71% 29%
HLN Nancy Grace 156 556 40% 60%
MSNBC All In w/ Chris Hayes 1419 2789 60% 40%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera America Tonight 53 302 41% 59%
CNN Piers Morgan Live 2210 18787 73% 27%
Fox News The Kelly File 1754 7084 57% 43%
HLN Dr Drew On Call 109 181 28% 72%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 1007 2297 45% 55%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 9 59 72% 28%
CNN AC360 Later 154 2553 52% 48%
HLN What Would You Do? 1 3 50% 50%
MSNBC The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell 443 922 46% 54%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 190 2737 63% 37%
CNN The 11th Hour 89 288 51% 49%
CNN In Case You Missed It 115 482 78% 22%
Comedy Central The Daily Show (11-11:30) 266 2584 67% 33%
Comedy Central The Colbert Report (11:30-12am) 312 1853 65% 35%
E E! News (11:30pm) 163 2994 25% 75%
Fox News The O’Reilly Factor 100 690 71% 29%
HLN ShowBiz Tonight 6 1393 42% 58%
MSNBC All In w/Chris Hayes 273 2789 60% 40%

 


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: 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.
  • Reach: A measure of the number of impressions a collection of tweets will make. For each tweet that is sent, it adds 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.
  • 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.