Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown wins Cable News Twitter on Sunday, 9/28/14

Well this is different! CNN gets a clean sweep of the day Sunday with Parts Unknown getting the most mentions during an hour and CNN International getting the most throughout the day.

Following Parts Unknown was the 11am showing of The Melissa Harris-Perry Show, HBO’s Last Week Tonight, the 10am showing of MHP, and the 9am Up with Steve Kornacki:

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You can see all the data for the day below, or download the raw CSV data here: 2014-09-28-ShowStats

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 2014-09-28

Top Shows for the day:

Category Mentions Show
Most Mentions During Hour 2367 CNN: Parts Unknown
Most Mentions During Day 6610 CNN: CNN International

Ratings for individual time slots

Ratings for 12 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 0 2 0 2 72 100% 0%
CNN Parts Unknown 30 4,870 27 3,334 115,140,540 54% 46%
Fox News Judge Jeanine 191 1,411 122 842 4,642,924 54% 46%

Ratings for 1 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 20 868 19 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
Al Jazeera The Stream 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
CNN Parts Unknown 47 4,870 42 3,334 115,140,540 54% 46%
Fox News Geraldo Rivera Reports 11 133 7 90 392,547 73% 27%

Ratings for 2 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Fault Lines 0 1 0 1 92 100% 0%
Al Jazeera TechKnow 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
CNN Parts Unknown 27 4,870 25 3,334 115,140,540 54% 46%
Fox News RedEye 141 1,133 66 787 1,884,612 56% 44%

Ratings for 3 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 11 868 11 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
Fox News Huckabee 13 181 8 138 675,077 56% 44%

Ratings for 4 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 7 868 7 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
CNN CNN International 134 6,610 112 5,240 131,433,880 55% 45%
Fox News Judge Jeanine 33 1,411 16 842 4,642,924 54% 46%

Ratings for 5 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Inside Story 0 1 0 1 103 100% 0%
CNN CNN International 182 6,610 158 5,240 131,433,880 55% 45%
Fox News Huckabee 4 181 4 138 675,077 56% 44%

Ratings for 6 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 10 868 9 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
CNN New Day 29 510 25 453 3,177,456 52% 48%
Fox News Fox and Friends Weekend 36 448 24 257 1,878,783 73% 27%

Ratings for 7 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 26 868 19 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
CNN New Day 23 510 22 453 3,177,456 52% 48%
CNN Sanjay Gupta MD (7:30) 10 101 9 89 513,451 40% 60%
Fox News Fox and Friends Weekend 73 448 47 257 1,878,783 73% 27%
HLN Weekend Express 12 46 9 33 192,158 58% 42%
MSNBC Your Business (7:30) 5 15 5 12 41,571 67% 33%

Ratings for 8 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 36 868 32 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
CNN New Day 50 510 45 453 3,177,456 52% 48%
CNN Inside Politics 95 677 78 555 44,605,818 44% 56%
Fox News Fox and Friends Weekend 73 448 49 257 1,878,783 73% 27%
HLN Weekend Express 4 46 4 33 192,158 58% 42%
MSNBC Up w/Steve Kornacki 609 2,264 205 863 5,203,611 48% 52%

Ratings for 9 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
CNN State of the Union 171 498 103 344 30,043,666 46% 54%
Fox News Fox and Friends Weekend 82 448 61 257 1,878,783 73% 27%
HLN Weekend Express 5 46 4 33 192,158 58% 42%
MSNBC Up w/Steve Kornacki 766 2,264 273 863 5,203,611 48% 52%

Ratings for 10 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
CNN GPS w/Fareed Zakaria 103 935 77 734 31,019,785 58% 42%
Fox News Sunday Morning Futures 77 336 44 162 7,033,495 55% 45%
HLN Weekend Express 4 46 3 33 192,158 58% 42%
MSNBC Melissa Harris-Perry Show 817 4,178 326 1,825 14,305,637 44% 56%

Ratings for 11 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 41 868 32 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
Al Jazeera Listening Post 0 16 0 13 56,589 100% 0%
CNN Reliable Sources 148 357 120 282 48,136,782 57% 43%
Fox News #MediaBuzz 118 390 70 263 4,798,212 69% 31%
HLN Weekend Express 2 46 2 33 192,158 58% 42%
MSNBC Melissa Harris-Perry Show 1,682 4,178 692 1,825 14,305,637 44% 56%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 61 868 54 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
Al Jazeera Power Politics 3 8 3 7 61,114 60% 40%
CNN State of the Union w/Candy Crowley 65 498 51 344 30,043,666 46% 54%
Fox News America’s News HQ 38 258 32 184 1,982,784 57% 43%
Fox News Sunday Housecall 0 1 0 1 953 100% 0%
MSNBC Weekends w/ Alex Witt 44 150 28 92 233,301 53% 47%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 97 868 81 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
CNN GPS w/Fareed Zakaria 83 935 56 734 31,019,785 58% 42%
Fox News America’s News HQ 61 258 55 184 1,982,784 57% 43%
MSNBC Taking the Hill 135 277 64 163 2,328,348 55% 45%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 81 868 75 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
CNN News Room 2 57 1 30 45,426 89% 11%
Fox News Fox News Sunday 214 3,674 118 2,581 22,698,574 53% 47%
MSNBC MSNBC Live 278 4,414 208 3,057 10,921,116 55% 45%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Talk to Al Jazeera 7 81 7 45 881,161 67% 33%
Al Jazeera Power Politics 0 8 0 7 61,114 60% 40%
CNN News Room 2 57 2 30 45,426 89% 11%
Fox News America’s News HQ 23 258 10 184 1,982,784 57% 43%
Fox News WSJ Editorial Report (3:00) 3 3 2 2 410 100% 0%
MSNBC MSNBC Live 224 4,414 161 3,057 10,921,116 55% 45%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 38 868 35 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
CNN News Room 2 57 2 30 45,426 89% 11%
Fox News A Healthy You w/ Carol Alt (4pm) 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
Fox News Sunday Housecall (4:30) 1 1 1 1 953 100% 0%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Real Money with Ali Velshi (2:30) 2 24 2 23 72,837 64% 36%
Al Jazeera Listening Post 0 16 0 13 56,589 100% 0%
CNN News Room 2 57 2 30 45,426 89% 11%
Fox News #MediaBuzz 33 390 21 263 4,798,212 69% 31%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 36 868 31 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
CNN News Room 1 57 1 30 45,426 89% 11%
Fox News Fox News Sunday 87 3,674 68 2,581 22,698,574 53% 47%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera America Tonight 0 2 0 2 1,569 100% 0%
CNN Weed 2 25 101 24 89 513,451 40% 60%
Fox News Fox Report Weekend 2 2 1 1 1,572 0% 0%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 28 868 21 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
CNN Parts Unknown 557 4,870 476 3,334 115,140,540 54% 46%
Fox News Huckabee 27 181 19 138 675,077 56% 44%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
CNN Parts Unknown 2,367 4,870 1,509 3,334 115,140,540 54% 46%
Fox News Judge Jeanine 288 1,411 160 842 4,642,924 54% 46%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera America Tonight 0 2 0 2 1,569 100% 0%
Fox News Stossel 115 310 88 224 403,017 66% 34%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 48 868 47 678 1,431,629 62% 38%
CNN Parts Unknown 270 4,870 233 3,334 115,140,540 54% 46%
Fox News Huckabee 16 181 13 138 675,077 56% 44%
HBO Last Week Tonight 847 1,769 541 1,245 8,808,147 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 (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.

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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.