The Kelly File had an exceptionally strong hour last night, giving her the best hour on Cable News.  Interesting, though, to see CNN Tonight generate so much buzz throughout the day that it had the best day overall. It’s not a show that normally appears on the top of the charts.  This was driven by all the chatter about Don Lemon’s questioning of a Bill Cosby rape accuser (as Don Lemon is tracked in the more expansive “CNN Tonight w/ Hosts” filter I use in addition to just CNN Tonight).

Following Kelly for best hour were Hannity, Outnumbered (an infrequent visit to the top of the charts for them), The Ed Show, and Morning Joe:

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The raw data is here: 2014-11-19-ShowStats.csv

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A very rare win for The Colbert Report, who brought in the best hour and best day in Cable News Twitter.  And since The Report occupies the very last half-hour of the day, for it to win both means both Tuesday’s and Monday’s shows must have generated strong buzz:

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The rest of the winners for the day were interesting too. After Colbert came The Kelly File, Black in America, Hannity, and The Ed Show — quite a mix of shows.  Here’s the top 30 “best hour” ranking:

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Raw data for the day: 2014-11-18-ShowStats.csv

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