Thursday’s Cable News Twitter Winners: The Kelly File & Hannity

Thursday was a normal day of The Kelly File winning best hour and Hannity winning best day.

Top 30 Shows for 9/25

Top 30 Shows for 9/25

The top five for best hour were Kelly, Hannity, Ed Show, Daily Show, and Hayes.  The top five for best day were Hannity, Kelly, Daily Show, The Five, and Hayes.  The shows with top “reach” (see footnotes) were New Day, CNNi, Kelly, Hannity, Out Front, and CNN Town Hall.

The most “male” show (with over 100 tweets) was Fox Friends First, with 86% male tweets. The most “female” show was Dr. Drew, with 75% female mentions.

Raw CSV data for the day: 2014-09-25-WordStats

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 2014-09-25

Top Shows for the day:

Category Mentions Show
Most Mentions During Hour 2432 Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day 8627 Fox News: Hannity

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 1 59 1 47 160,109 59% 41%
CNN CNN Town Hall 155 1,255 104 928 61,309,224 67% 33%
Fox News The Kelly File 366 5,430 299 2,921 78,006,230 61% 39%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 91 2,934 48 1,531 14,470,100 50% 50%

Ratings for 1 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 0 27 0 23 70,632 71% 29%
CNN CNN International 353 4,065 324 3,198 78,895,392 58% 42%
Fox News Hannity 253 8,627 179 4,696 68,325,801 57% 43%
MSNBC The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell 56 1,031 39 722 3,038,092 45% 55%

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 85 0 68 1,070,042 58% 42%
CNN CNN International 255 4,065 221 3,198 78,895,392 58% 42%
Fox News On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren 12 3,312 12 1,894 10,277,309 56% 44%
HLN Nancy Grace 8 519 8 348 2,036,775 45% 55%
MSNBC Hardball w/Chris Matthews 8 1,035 7 659 3,109,372 56% 44%

Ratings for 3 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 8 1,321 8 1,023 3,894,614 58% 42%
Al Jazeera Inside Story 0 13 0 6 31,664 30% 70%
CNN CNN International 293 4,065 230 3,198 78,895,392 58% 42%
Fox News RedEye 826 2,654 141 1,290 9,003,318 68% 32%
MSNBC All In w/Chris Hayes 42 4,239 37 2,424 24,033,753 51% 49%

Ratings for 4 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera America Tonight 0 59 0 47 160,109 59% 41%
CNN Early Start 0 1 0 1 42,445 0% 0%
Fox News The Five 0 15 0 11 8,531 75% 25%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 29 2,934 20 1,531 14,470,100 50% 50%

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) 1 85 1 68 1,070,042 58% 42%
CNN Early Start 0 1 0 1 42,445 0% 0%
Fox News FoxFriendsFirst 56 136 39 72 638,645 86% 14%
MSNBC First Look (5-5:30) 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
MSNBC Way Too Early (5:30-6) 22 49 19 43 79,784 72% 28%

Ratings for 6 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 24 1,321 23 1,023 3,894,614 58% 42%
CNN New Day 212 2,751 173 1,915 99,892,720 56% 44%
Fox News Fox And Friends 287 1,574 180 1,001 9,726,925 62% 38%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 32 340 31 266 1,513,022 65% 35%
MSNBC Morning Joe 452 3,168 187 1,567 11,949,544 56% 44%

Ratings for 7 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 53 1,321 47 1,023 3,894,614 58% 42%
CNN New Day 280 2,751 203 1,915 99,892,720 56% 44%
Fox News Fox And Friends 273 1,574 163 1,001 9,726,925 62% 38%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 24 340 18 266 1,513,022 65% 35%
MSNBC Morning Joe 950 3,168 429 1,567 11,949,544 56% 44%

Ratings for 8 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 64 1,321 44 1,023 3,894,614 58% 42%
CNN New Day 217 2,751 155 1,915 99,892,720 56% 44%
Fox News Fox And Friends 216 1,574 169 1,001 9,726,925 62% 38%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 53 340 42 266 1,513,022 65% 35%
MSNBC Morning Joe 718 3,168 388 1,567 11,949,544 56% 44%

Ratings for 9 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 58 1,321 52 1,023 3,894,614 58% 42%
CNN News Room 2 28 2 19 63,081 75% 25%
Fox News America’s Newsroom 37 302 27 226 5,227,637 61% 39%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 80 340 66 266 1,513,022 65% 35%
MSNBC The Daily Run Down (Melvin) 85 400 55 360 809,528 43% 57%

Ratings for 10 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 0 27 0 23 70,632 71% 29%
CNN News Room 2 28 2 19 63,081 75% 25%
Fox News America’s Newsroom 77 302 57 226 5,227,637 61% 39%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 23 340 23 266 1,513,022 65% 35%
MSNBC José Díaz-Balart 94 833 62 494 13,244,430 47% 53%

Ratings for 11 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 84 1,321 70 1,023 3,894,614 58% 42%
Al Jazeera Inside Story (11:30) 1 13 1 6 31,664 30% 70%
CNN @This Hour 7 111 6 74 2,356,924 65% 35%
Fox News Happening Now 18 147 11 109 1,106,180 64% 36%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 31 340 24 266 1,513,022 65% 35%
MSNBC News Nation w/ Tamron Hall 77 308 42 201 1,106,236 49% 51%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 55 1,321 51 1,023 3,894,614 58% 42%
CNN Legal View w/Banfield 47 99 33 71 374,540 51% 49%
Fox News Outnumbered 859 2,231 452 1,307 5,035,276 70% 30%
HLN HLN Now 4 78 4 44 266,385 48% 52%
MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports 106 254 86 193 535,902 57% 43%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 55 1,321 48 1,023 3,894,614 58% 42%
CNN Wolf 209 1,192 206 975 58,656,086 63% 37%
Fox News Happening Now 47 147 37 109 1,106,180 64% 36%
HLN HLN Now 12 78 9 44 266,385 48% 52%
MSNBC Ronan Farrow Daily 64 454 43 339 7,578,698 44% 56%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 102 1,321 92 1,023 3,894,614 58% 42%
CNN News Room 4 28 3 19 63,081 75% 25%
Fox News The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson 142 466 112 344 1,196,429 67% 33%
HLN HLN Now 7 78 7 44 266,385 48% 52%
MSNBC The Reid Report 614 1,708 179 924 5,996,342 30% 70%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
CNN News Room 4 28 2 19 63,081 75% 25%
Fox News Shepard Smith Reporting 563 973 471 767 10,006,721 58% 42%
HLN HLN Now 5 78 5 44 266,385 48% 52%
MSNBC The Cycle 84 143 40 86 446,489 40% 60%
MSNBC The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts) 104 341 56 244 1,104,649 50% 50%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 97 1,321 77 1,023 3,894,614 58% 42%
CNN The Lead w/Jake Tapper 102 607 97 500 30,661,446 58% 42%
Fox News Your World 115 886 84 752 3,063,298 73% 27%
HLN HLN Now 10 78 5 44 266,385 48% 52%
MSNBC Now w/Alex Wagner 89 255 52 162 1,005,851 58% 42%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Inside Story (5-5:30) 0 13 0 6 31,664 30% 70%
CNN The Situation Room 77 1,192 62 975 58,656,086 63% 37%
Fox News The Five 2 15 2 11 8,531 75% 25%
Fox News The Five w/Hosts 606 4,664 405 2,934 25,205,105 66% 34%
MSNBC The Ed Show 1,590 2,767 474 958 9,922,980 58% 42%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 87 1,321 67 1,023 3,894,614 58% 42%
CNN The Situation Room (6 – 6:30) 184 1,192 118 975 58,656,086 63% 37%
Fox News Special Report w/Bret Baier 243 1,656 165 1,306 15,199,508 62% 38%
MSNBC PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton 27 80 23 68 210,217 67% 33%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Real Money with Ali Velshi 10 85 10 68 1,070,042 58% 42%
CNN Out Front w/Erin Burnett 189 1,255 141 928 61,309,224 67% 33%
Fox News On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren 986 3,312 574 1,894 10,277,309 56% 44%
HLN Jane Velez-Mitchell 0 3 0 2 661 33% 67%
MSNBC Hardball w/ Chris Matthews 545 1,035 299 659 3,109,372 56% 44%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 50 1,321 43 1,023 3,894,614 58% 42%
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 737 2,690 566 1,853 56,864,748 49% 51%
Fox News The O’Reilly Factor 221 818 129 580 3,100,019 65% 35%
HLN Nancy Grace 160 519 110 348 2,036,775 45% 55%
MSNBC All In w/ Chris Hayes 1,366 4,239 540 2,424 24,033,753 51% 49%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 442 2,690 332 1,853 56,864,748 49% 51%
Fox News The Kelly File 2,432 5,430 1,199 2,921 78,006,230 61% 39%
HLN Dr Drew On Call 191 352 97 207 375,265 25% 75%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 1,339 2,934 594 1,531 14,470,100 50% 50%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 4 27 4 23 70,632 71% 29%
CNN CNN Tonight w/ Hosts 119 1,156 73 843 33,650,758 58% 42%
Fox News Hannity 2,030 8,627 1,055 4,696 68,325,801 57% 43%
MSNBC The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell 307 1,031 192 722 3,038,092 45% 55%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 67 1,321 51 1,023 3,894,614 58% 42%
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 182 2,690 148 1,853 56,864,748 49% 51%
Comedy Central The Daily Show (11-11:30) 1,450 4,874 941 3,604 22,678,391 49% 51%
Comedy Central The Colbert Report (11:30-12am) 133 2,043 116 1,776 13,603,932 65% 35%
Fox News The O’Reilly Factor 57 818 50 580 3,100,019 65% 35%
MSNBC All In w/Chris Hayes 89 4,239 81 2,424 24,033,753 51% 49%

 


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.