Cable News Twitter Ratings for Tuesday, February 25, 2014

The second day of MSNBC’s new shows, Ronan Farrow Daily and The Reid Report, saw a drop in engagement on Twitter as you might expect.  Their numbers were typical for mid-day MSNBC shows, so there should be no disappointment in their overall ratings.

E! News scored a double win for the day with best hour and best day.

The Kelly File had a surprisingly strong showing on Tuesday as well, just nosing past the somewhat social media adverse Rachel Maddow Show, and Kelly’s show had a remarkable 50-50 split in its gender balance (remarkable for Fox News, at least).

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Trending Topics in Cable News for Monday, February 24, 2014 — Bye Piers

Cable News Trending Topics for 2014-02-24

Piers Morgan’s announced departure from CNN was about the only dominant topic in cable news Twitter talk on Monday with a couple of gloating hashtags rising up the ranks. The Reid Report’s hashtag #Reiders managed to break into the top 10 hashtags as well.

To see how the new MSNBC shows, Ronan Farrow Daily and The Reid Report, did for the day, see the detailed ratings for Monday here.

Top Shows for the day:

Category Mentions Show
Most Mentions During Hour 1966 MSNBC: All In w/ Chris Hayes
Most Mentions During Day 7089 Fox News: Hannity

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Cable News Twitter Ratings for Monday, February 24, 2014 — Reid and Farrow Bows

Monday saw the launch of two new MSNBC shows, “Ronan Farrow Daily” and “The Reid Report”.  In terms of which had better engagement, it was a split decision:  The Reid Report had more mentions during its broadcast hour, while Ronan Farrow Daily has more mentions throughout the day.

No show (MSNBC’s or any other network’s) topped Chris Hayes in mentions during the broadcast hour, although Farrow had the most mentions throughout the day of any MSNBC show.  Across all networks, Anderson Cooper and Sean Hannity had the most mentions during the day.

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Trending Topics in Cable News on Sunday, February 23, 2014

Cable News Trending Topics for 2014-02-23

While there was no dominant trend in cable news talk for Sunday, I note the running of the Daytona 500 (which was interrupted by rain) and Piers Morgan (who is ending is show) both made appearances in the list.

Top Shows for the day:

Category Mentions Show
Most Mentions During Hour 1897 MSNBC: Melissa Harris-Perry Show
Most Mentions During Day 4859 MSNBC: Melissa Harris-Perry Show

See detailed ratings for all shows here.

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