The Situation Room Blitzes Cable News Twitter on Thursday, December 11, 2014

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CNN’s Situation Room & Wolf Blitzer won Cable News Twitter yesterday on the strength of one tweet:

With this, and all the other tweets that mention him and his show, Wolf Blitzer’s mentions topped 16K for the day, a very strong showing.  Following Wolf for best day was Hannity (12K mentions) and Colbert (8.7K).

In best-hour news, Hannity won with a fairly average (for him) result.  He was followed closely by Kelly, and then more distantly by The Situation Room, Ed Show, and Morning Joe:

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Raw data for the day: 2014-12-11-ShowStats.csv

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 2014-12-11

Top Shows for the day:

Category Mentions Show
Most Mentions During Hour 3134 Fox News: Hannity
Most Mentions During Day 16232 CNN: Situation Room

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 163 2,590 74 949 3,596,374 73% 27%
Fox News The Kelly File 315 6,412 208 3,366 66,399,506 56% 44%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 194 4,197 148 2,065 28,835,303 50% 50%

Ratings for 1 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 0 14 0 12 268,529 33% 67%
CNN CNN International 78 4,921 67 3,898 169,476,200 56% 44%
Fox News Hannity 387 12,049 270 6,263 76,905,144 62% 38%
MSNBC The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell 52 1,437 34 890 4,323,941 58% 42%

Ratings for 2 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Real Money with Ali Velshi 2 47 2 42 473,596 50% 50%
CNN CNN International 216 4,921 152 3,898 169,476,200 56% 44%
Fox News On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren 37 5,916 33 3,494 36,169,557 57% 43%
HLN Nancy Grace 11 472 9 311 865,778 31% 69%
MSNBC Hardball w/Chris Matthews 24 1,339 19 746 2,790,848 54% 46%

Ratings for 3 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 29 1,815 24 1,331 4,745,072 56% 44%
Al Jazeera Inside Story 0 51 0 21 127,695 31% 69%
CNN CNN International 154 4,921 137 3,898 169,476,200 56% 44%
Fox News RedEye 725 2,743 141 1,589 56,773,248 67% 33%
MSNBC All In w/Chris Hayes 50 5,864 27 3,527 43,102,864 62% 38%

Ratings for 4 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera America Tonight 36 2,590 24 949 3,596,374 73% 27%
CNN Early Start 30 311 21 246 19,802,705 70% 30%
Fox News The Five 7 2,161 6 1,419 28,983,995 65% 35%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 23 4,197 15 2,065 28,835,303 50% 50%

Ratings for 5 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 30 1,815 21 1,331 4,745,072 56% 44%
CNN Early Start 47 311 33 246 19,802,705 70% 30%
CNN Black In America 1 120 1 104 1,938,481 48% 52%
Fox News FoxFriendsFirst 155 596 71 246 6,226,123 64% 36%
MSNBC First Look (5-5:30) 0 5 0 5 3,023 100% 0%
MSNBC Way Too Early (5:30-6) 4 139 4 72 4,179,085 61% 39%

Ratings for 6 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Real Money with Ali Velshi (3:30) 0 47 0 42 473,596 50% 50%
CNN New Day 215 1,700 154 1,266 79,195,877 56% 44%
Fox News Fox And Friends 261 2,500 163 1,476 19,570,344 67% 33%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 7 102 7 85 734,260 53% 47%
MSNBC Morning Joe 1,133 5,632 401 2,065 19,232,778 52% 48%

Ratings for 7 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 58 1,815 52 1,331 4,745,072 56% 44%
CNN New Day 252 1,700 184 1,266 79,195,877 56% 44%
Fox News Fox And Friends 426 2,500 310 1,476 19,570,344 67% 33%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 6 102 6 85 734,260 53% 47%
MSNBC Morning Joe 1,749 5,632 599 2,065 19,232,778 52% 48%

Ratings for 8 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 74 1,815 57 1,331 4,745,072 56% 44%
CNN New Day 355 1,700 281 1,266 79,195,877 56% 44%
Fox News Fox And Friends 667 2,500 439 1,476 19,570,344 67% 33%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 14 102 14 85 734,260 53% 47%
MSNBC Morning Joe 1,155 5,632 512 2,065 19,232,778 52% 48%

Ratings for 9 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 45 1,815 39 1,331 4,745,072 56% 44%
CNN News Room 15 140 5 37 380,196 82% 18%
Comedy Central The Daily Show 157 2,966 143 2,566 18,532,482 59% 41%
Comedy Central The Colbert Report 222 8,763 212 6,638 70,115,104 55% 45%
Fox News America’s Newsroom 147 432 111 305 5,405,814 69% 31%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 15 102 13 85 734,260 53% 47%
MSNBC The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart 65 395 30 230 5,904,947 52% 48%

Ratings for 10 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 0 14 0 12 268,529 33% 67%
CNN News Room 13 140 5 37 380,196 82% 18%
Fox News America’s Newsroom 140 432 103 305 5,405,814 69% 31%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 12 102 8 85 734,260 53% 47%
MSNBC The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart 97 395 59 230 5,904,947 52% 48%

Ratings for 11 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 66 1,815 59 1,331 4,745,072 56% 44%
Al Jazeera Inside Story (11:30) 1 51 1 21 127,695 31% 69%
CNN @This Hour 35 223 23 149 2,011,379 65% 35%
Fox News Happening Now 9 52 9 38 244,871 68% 32%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 5 102 5 85 734,260 53% 47%
MSNBC News Nation w/ Tamron Hall 28 171 18 122 292,263 38% 62%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 97 1,815 84 1,331 4,745,072 56% 44%
CNN Legal View w/Banfield 2 9 2 8 2,791 100% 0%
Fox News Outnumbered 532 2,548 340 1,671 10,937,586 69% 31%
HLN HLN Now 3 47 3 40 24,747 35% 65%
MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports 171 608 129 482 3,121,701 65% 35%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 95 1,815 74 1,331 4,745,072 56% 44%
CNN Wolf 106 16,232 62 14,851 75,389,807 53% 47%
Fox News Happening Now 9 52 7 38 244,871 68% 32%
HLN HLN Now 2 47 2 40 24,747 35% 65%
MSNBC Ronan Farrow Daily 101 537 73 395 3,560,040 48% 52%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 141 1,815 116 1,331 4,745,072 56% 44%
CNN News Room 14 140 6 37 380,196 82% 18%
Fox News The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson 69 251 41 163 966,459 63% 37%
HLN HLN Now 0 47 0 40 24,747 35% 65%
MSNBC The Reid Report 276 1,127 148 650 3,410,801 38% 62%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
CNN News Room 4 140 4 37 380,196 82% 18%
Fox News Shepard Smith Reporting 457 581 272 357 1,381,034 73% 27%
HLN HLN Now 5 47 4 40 24,747 35% 65%
MSNBC The Cycle 131 249 91 157 3,189,595 60% 40%
MSNBC The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts) 169 605 116 450 4,392,374 65% 35%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 90 1,815 77 1,331 4,745,072 56% 44%
CNN The Lead w/Jake Tapper 345 1,890 238 1,345 22,749,116 63% 37%
Fox News Your World 644 1,324 456 953 3,099,025 62% 38%
HLN HLN Now 1 47 1 40 24,747 35% 65%
MSNBC Now w/Alex Wagner 253 570 165 384 1,698,929 61% 39%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Inside Story (5-5:30) 28 51 10 21 127,695 31% 69%
CNN The Situation Room 1,921 16,232 1,796 14,851 75,389,807 53% 47%
Fox News The Five 862 2,161 503 1,419 28,983,995 65% 35%
Fox News The Five w/Hosts 1,423 5,713 820 3,581 44,239,579 65% 35%
HLN What Would You Do? 0 1 0 1 41,461 0% 0%
MSNBC The Ed Show 1,819 3,328 657 1,311 12,083,941 59% 41%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 68 1,815 61 1,331 4,745,072 56% 44%
CNN The Situation Room (6 – 6:30) 1,178 16,232 1,079 14,851 75,389,807 53% 47%
Comedy Central The Daily Show 159 2,966 147 2,566 18,532,482 59% 41%
Comedy Central The Colbert Report 526 8,763 504 6,638 70,115,104 55% 45%
Fox News Special Report w/Bret Baier 264 1,402 193 971 12,499,172 62% 38%
MSNBC PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton 46 89 30 60 1,242,738 43% 57%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Real Money with Ali Velshi 3 47 3 42 473,596 50% 50%
CNN Out Front w/Erin Burnett 369 1,716 199 1,236 34,859,998 67% 33%
Fox News On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren 1,355 5,916 920 3,494 36,169,557 57% 43%
MSNBC Hardball w/ Chris Matthews 844 1,339 438 746 2,790,848 54% 46%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 71 1,815 64 1,331 4,745,072 56% 44%
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 407 3,724 289 2,700 94,103,458 57% 43%
Fox News The O’Reilly Factor 339 1,734 218 1,120 6,619,176 67% 33%
HLN Nancy Grace 176 472 105 311 865,778 31% 69%
MSNBC All In w/ Chris Hayes 1,221 5,864 491 3,527 43,102,864 62% 38%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Fox News The Kelly File 3,089 6,412 1,471 3,366 66,399,506 56% 44%
HLN Dr Drew On Call 269 727 123 421 13,933,751 37% 63%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 1,651 4,197 699 2,065 28,835,303 50% 50%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 2 14 2 12 268,529 33% 67%
Fox News Hannity 3,134 12,049 1,643 6,263 76,905,144 62% 38%
MSNBC The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell 572 1,437 326 890 4,323,941 58% 42%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 102 1,815 82 1,331 4,745,072 56% 44%
Comedy Central The Daily Show 485 2,966 409 2,566 18,532,482 59% 41%
Comedy Central The Colbert Report 841 8,763 750 6,638 70,115,104 55% 45%
Fox News The O’Reilly Factor 167 1,734 114 1,120 6,619,176 67% 33%
MSNBC All In w/Chris Hayes 173 5,864 133 3,527 43,102,864 62% 38%

 

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.