Monthly Archives: September 2014

The Kelly File Starts the Week off Strong on Cable News Twitter

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A strong day overall for The Kelly File as Megyn wins best hour and best day.  Hannity also had a strong day.  MSNBC had some shows that had reasonably good days: Morning Joe and All In with Chris Hayes both topped 3K mentions during the day.  CNN’s CNNi simulcast also brought in a large number of mentions, though many of those were probably from viewers outside the USA.

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Cashin’ In wins its slot, and 11 other hours too — Saturday, September 20, 2014

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The thrill of the Scottish election behind us, Cable News Twitter returned to normal on Saturday.

Cashin’ In won best hour (with a half hour of airtime), and best day. Although I do not normally look at the hourly stats for an hour when a show does not broadcast, it’s interesting to note that Cashin’ In is a juggernaut on Saturday: its mentions topped those of any cable news show broadcast from the 9am through 8pm hours.  Even though it was not on the air throughout the day, people talked about Cashin’ In for 12 hours straight more than they did any other show actually being broadcast.

Maybe Fox News should consider this their “Who wants to be a Millionaire” and give Mr. Bolling more than a half-hour? (Or maybe the show is like a fine bourbon, that you wouldn’t dare dilute — take your pick of bad metaphors!).

Only Up With Steve Kornacki, at 8am, and Judge Jeanine, at 9pm, were able to do better than Cashin’ In’ and put the bookends into its dominance.

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