Cable News Twitter Ratings for Thursday, February 20, 2014

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 2014-02-20

Top Shows for the day:

Category Mentions Show
Most Mentions During Hour 1910 MSNBC: The Ed Show
Most Mentions During Day 12824 E: E! News

Ratings for individual time slots

Ratings for 12 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera America Tonight 8 78 61% 39%
CNN Piers Morgan Live 68 448 48% 52%
Fox News The Kelly File 124 5198 42% 58%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 131 4859 47% 53%

Ratings for 1 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 1 214 70% 30%
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 126 3676 41% 59%
Fox News Hannity 293 6401 57% 43%
MSNBC The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell 86 1947 50% 50%

Ratings for 2 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 21 3120 60% 40%
Al Jazeera The Stream (2:30) 5 602 60% 40%
Fox News On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren 10 1178 54% 46%
MSNBC Hardball w/Chris Matthews 44 952 58% 42%

Ratings for 3 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 42 3120 60% 40%
Al Jazeera Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30) 3 101 58% 42%
Fox News RedEye 22 848 64% 36%
MSNBC All In w/Chris Hayes 34 2984 53% 47%

Ratings for 4 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera America Tonight 3 78 61% 39%
Fox News The Five 13 595 68% 32%
HLN ShowBiz Tonight 0 4 0% 100%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 29 4859 47% 53%

Ratings for 5 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 70 3120 60% 40%
CNN EarlyStartCNN 2 3 100% 0%
Fox News FoxFriendsFirst 75 139 82% 18%
MSNBC First Look (5-5:30) 0 0 0% 0%
MSNBC Way Too Early (5:30-6) 19 264 46% 54%

Ratings for 6 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 74 3120 60% 40%
CNN New Day 201 1381 55% 45%
Fox News Fox And Friends 160 866 63% 37%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 18 193 56% 44%
MSNBC Morning Joe 612 3836 55% 45%

Ratings for 7 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 159 3120 60% 40%
CNN New Day 206 1381 55% 45%
Fox News Fox And Friends 172 866 63% 37%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 24 193 56% 44%
MSNBC Morning Joe 1037 3836 55% 45%

Ratings for 8 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 200 3120 60% 40%
CNN New Day 227 1381 55% 45%
Fox News Fox And Friends 184 866 63% 37%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 23 193 56% 44%
MSNBC Morning Joe 638 3836 55% 45%

Ratings for 9 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 20 214 70% 30%
CNN News Room 4 63 88% 12%
Fox News America’s Newsroom 6 28 78% 22%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 32 193 56% 44%
MSNBC The Daily Run Down 239 759 63% 37%

Ratings for 10 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 196 3120 60% 40%
CNN News Room 8 63 88% 12%
Fox News America’s Newsroom 6 28 78% 22%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 11 193 56% 44%
MSNBC Jansing & Co. 59 110 71% 29%

Ratings for 11 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 153 3120 60% 40%
Al Jazeera Inside Story (11:30) 0 17 40% 60%
CNN @This Hour 43 1050 54% 46%
Fox News Happening Now 8 75 60% 40%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 6 193 56% 44%
MSNBC MSNBC Live 264 3466 57% 43%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 195 3120 60% 40%
Al Jazeera The Stream (12:30) 46 602 60% 40%
CNN Legal View w/Banfield 10 34 67% 33%
E E! News 859 12824 15% 85%
Fox News Happening Now 9 75 60% 40%
HLN News Now 0 15 60% 40%
MSNBC MSNBC Live 325 3466 57% 43%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 193 3120 60% 40%
CNN Wolf 23 887 73% 27%
Fox News America’s News HQ 0 9 86% 14%
HLN News Now 0 15 60% 40%
MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports 109 321 55% 45%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 117 3120 60% 40%
CNN News Room 3 63 88% 12%
Fox News The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson 99 317 71% 29%
HLN News Now 1 15 60% 40%
MSNBC News Nation w/ Tamron Hall 13 101 51% 49%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN News Room 8 63 88% 12%
Fox News Shepard Smith Reporting 142 1299 57% 43%
HLN News Now 9 15 60% 40%
MSNBC The Cycle 84 321 56% 44%
MSNBC The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts) 100 882 57% 43%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 428 3120 60% 40%
CNN The Lead w/Jake Tapper 97 1360 63% 37%
Fox News Your World 187 680 56% 44%
HLN News Now 4 15 60% 40%
MSNBC Now w/Alex Wagner 166 362 65% 35%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera Inside Story (5-5:30) 7 17 40% 60%
CNN The Situation Room 224 887 73% 27%
Fox News The Five 255 595 68% 32%
Fox News The Five w/Hosts 695 3529 67% 33%
HLN What Would You Do? 0 1 0% 0%
MSNBC The Ed Show 1910 3864 54% 46%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 176 3120 60% 40%
CNN The Situation Room (6 – 6:30) 105 887 73% 27%
CNN Crossfire (6:30 – 7) 0 0 0% 0%
CNN Crossfire With Hosts (6:30 – 7) 717 2162 69% 31%
Fox News Special Report w/Bret Baier 205 871 59% 41%
HLN What Would You Do? 1 1 0% 0%
MSNBC PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton 347 1030 51% 49%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera Real Money with Ali Velshi (7 – 7:30) 11 101 58% 42%
Al Jazeera The Stream (7:30 – 8) 101 602 60% 40%
CNN Out Front w/Erin Burnett 211 771 72% 28%
E E! News 982 12824 15% 85%
Fox News On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren 312 1178 54% 46%
HLN Jane Velez-Mitchell 71 431 24% 76%
MSNBC Hardball w/ Chris Matthews 402 952 58% 42%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 89 3120 60% 40%
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 1654 3676 41% 59%
Fox News The O’Reilly Factor 212 1365 60% 40%
HLN Nancy Grace 305 695 34% 66%
MSNBC All In w/ Chris Hayes 1237 2984 53% 47%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera America Tonight 17 78 61% 39%
CNN Piers Morgan Live 150 448 48% 52%
Fox News The Kelly File 1746 5198 42% 58%
HLN Dr Drew On Call 178 342 33% 67%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 1679 4859 47% 53%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 24 214 70% 30%
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 210 3676 41% 59%
Fox News Hannity 974 6401 57% 43%
MSNBC The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell 745 1947 50% 50%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera News 99 3120 60% 40%
CNN Outfront w/Burnett 40 771 72% 28%
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 240 3676 41% 59%
Comedy Central The Daily Show (11-11:30) 413 2827 57% 43%
Comedy Central The Colbert Report (11:30-12am) 379 6334 62% 38%
E E! News (11:30pm) 736 12824 15% 85%
Fox News The O’Reilly Factor 164 1365 60% 40%
MSNBC All In w/Chris Hayes 162 2984 53% 47%

 


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.

Trending topics in Cable News for Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Cable News Trending Topics for 2014-02-19

It’s hard to keep UK football from creeping into the trending topics for the US with Piers Morgan on the air … Ukrainian troubles also make a showing …

Top Shows for the day:

Category Mentions Show
Most Mentions During Hour 1767 MSNBC: The Ed Show
Most Mentions During Day 14575 E: E! News

See the complete hour by hour, show by show ratings for the day here.

Continue reading

Trending Topics in Cable News for Tuesday, February 18, 2014 – #TivoFallon and #WatchColbert

Cable News Trending Topics for 2014-02-18

Steven Colbert’s hashtags #tivofallon and #watchcolbert dominated cable news Twitter on Tuesday after Colbert tweeted the selfie he took with Fallon.  I appreciate that The Colbert Report is on the limits of what might be called “Cable News”, but since it is as relevant and topical as most shows I include it in the list…

Top Shows for the day:

Category Mentions Show
Most Mentions During Hour 1786 MSNBC: The Ed Show
Most Mentions During Day 14639 E: E! News

Overall ratings by network

Network Tweet Count Unique Tweeters Reach Male Female
CNN 47648 33949 409633037 72 % 28 %
Fox News 24526 12926 104375437 62 % 38 %
MSNBC 22391 10004 85398828 54 % 46 %
E 14639 7792 115856937 17 % 83 %
Comedy Central 11445 9770 23936886 54 % 46 %
Al Jazeera 4216 2835 14605833 58 % 42 %
HLN 2725 1600 10378086 39 % 61 %
HBO 809 636 2921004 62 % 38 %

Most popular hastags

Hashtag Count
#hottieoftheweek 5493
#watchtcolbert 4680
#tivofallon 4678
#tcot 4095
#lnyhbt 2944
#haven 1870
#iran 1737
#ukraine 1534
#edshow 1468
#p2 1372

Tag Cloud across all shows

#5things #ac360 #babynerd #baftas #benghazi #bridgegate #ccot #cdf #china #climatechange #cnn #colbertreport #congress #crossfire #cuteste #dailyshow #dezful #discoverhaven #dunntrial #edshow #egypt #euromaidan #fallontonight #foxnews #freethe7 #georgezimmerman #gop #gracelandtv #hannity #hardball #haven #hottieoftheweek #houseofcards #humanrights #immigrationreform #inners #iran #irantalks #jimmyfallon #johnmayer #jordandavis #kellyfile #kiev #lastword #lfw #libcrib #lnyhbt #maddow #mcfcvbfc #mcfcvfcb #michaeldunn #money #morningjoe #msnbc #nationaldrinkwineday #nerdland #newday #news #no2rouhani #noamnesty #nyc #obama #obamacare #orpuw #p2 #pitchperfect2 #pjnet #realtime #redefiningrealness #rednationrising #riptra #sanctions #securetheborder #sochi #sosvenezuela #sot #standyourground #syria #tcot #tdsbreakingnews #teamedshow #teaparty #tgdn #thefive #thelead #tivofallon #tlot #tonightshow #tpp #trcot #truth #twitterhammer #ukraine #uncharted #uniteblue #uppers #usa #venezuela #watchtcolbert #wiunion

 

Word Cloud across all shows

11 adam against back barca barcelona best black blair boys brody can change city comedy congrats control deep defend dunn emily empowered ever first game get go going gold good gop great guns hacking haha happens helped individuals jobs just keep kiev killing know last leighton let life like long lose love man married maybe meester need never new news night now obama one opponents pathetic people piers please police ran right rose say says secret see seth show state still stop team think thinks time today tomorrow tonight two unarmed us vote want watch wedding will win world zimmerman