The Ed Show, Hannity win Cable News Twitter on Friday, 2/27/15

It’s been a while, but The Ed Show made its way back to the #1 spot with a Best Hour win in Cable News Twitter on Friday.  Hannity had the most mentions overall during the day. Following Ed were The Rachel Maddow Show, Hannity, On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren, and The Five:

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Raw Data: 2015-02-27-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 2015-02-27

Top Shows for the day:

Category Mentions Show
Most Mentions During Hour 2243 MSNBC: The Ed Show
Most Mentions During Day 13533 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 News 67 1,831 59 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
Al Jazeera America Tonight 3 22 3 22 54,093 23% 77%
CNN Inside Man 67 402 41 317 1,608,428 58% 42%
Fox News The Kelly File 109 1,828 73 1,143 32,541,280 58% 42%
HLN Forensic Files 0 17 0 17 11,890 73% 27%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 169 5,014 104 2,353 25,388,743 49% 51%

Ratings for 1 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Real Money with Ali Velshi 0 33 0 23 474,707 64% 36%
Al Jazeera Inside Story 0 5 0 4 10,386 80% 20%
CNN CNN International 915 7,951 842 6,698 127,657,234 54% 46%
Comedy Central The Daily Show 197 5,668 169 4,576 42,852,052 51% 49%
Comedy Central The Nightly Show 61 1,142 50 800 5,869,235 50% 50%
Fox News Hannity 428 13,533 309 7,084 84,614,111 61% 39%
HLN Forensic Files 0 17 0 17 11,890 73% 27%
MSNBC The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell 51 687 31 436 3,260,308 56% 44%

Ratings for 2 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 27 1,831 25 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
Al Jazeera America Tonight 0 22 0 22 54,093 23% 77%
CNN CNN International 523 7,951 476 6,698 127,657,234 54% 46%
Fox News On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren 107 6,589 79 4,142 54,223,491 52% 48%
HLN Nancy Grace 7 465 5 331 3,326,441 61% 39%
MSNBC Hardball w/Chris Matthews 22 1,034 12 660 5,056,496 59% 41%

Ratings for 3 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 31 1,831 18 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
Al Jazeera Real Money with Ali Velshi 0 33 0 23 474,707 64% 36%
CNN CNN International 290 7,951 250 6,698 127,657,234 54% 46%
Fox News RedEye 789 5,591 159 3,183 18,497,839 66% 34%
HLN Forensic Files 0 17 0 17 11,890 73% 27%
MSNBC All In w/Chris Hayes 11 1,799 9 789 9,103,878 47% 53%

Ratings for 4 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 11 1,831 11 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
Al Jazeera TechKnow 0 118 0 105 705,151 49% 51%
Al Jazeera The Stream 0 25 0 25 25,033 60% 40%
CNN Early Start 11 1,870 9 1,734 7,242,951 59% 41%
Fox News The Five 6 1,480 6 947 3,534,372 62% 38%
Fox News The Five w/Hosts 51 7,315 36 4,175 28,588,774 64% 36%
HLN Forensic Files 1 17 1 17 11,890 73% 27%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 12 5,014 11 2,353 25,388,743 49% 51%

Ratings for 5 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 14 1,831 14 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
CNN Early Start 25 1,870 22 1,734 7,242,951 59% 41%
Fox News FoxFriendsFirst 118 307 83 212 4,825,162 77% 23%
HLN Forensic Files 3 17 3 17 11,890 73% 27%
MSNBC First Look 8 43 7 39 36,791 87% 13%
MSNBC Way Too Early 14 112 10 84 286,812 48% 52%

Ratings for 6 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 29 1,831 24 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
Al Jazeera Inside Story 0 5 0 4 10,386 80% 20%
CNN New Day 305 2,458 271 1,708 63,775,487 56% 44%
Fox News Fox And Friends 459 2,836 295 1,743 9,022,901 61% 39%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 78 767 59 521 2,793,089 52% 48%
MSNBC Morning Joe 636 3,343 262 1,575 15,927,162 61% 39%

Ratings for 7 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Fault Lines 0 52 0 51 2,420,849 83% 17%
Al Jazeera TechKnow 2 118 2 105 705,151 49% 51%
CNN New Day 459 2,458 291 1,708 63,775,487 56% 44%
Fox News Fox And Friends 519 2,836 340 1,743 9,022,901 61% 39%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 117 767 90 521 2,793,089 52% 48%
MSNBC Morning Joe 808 3,343 352 1,575 15,927,162 61% 39%

Ratings for 8 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 63 1,831 52 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
CNN New Day 426 2,458 278 1,708 63,775,487 56% 44%
Fox News Fox And Friends 527 2,836 359 1,743 9,022,901 61% 39%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 147 767 108 521 2,793,089 52% 48%
MSNBC Morning Joe 645 3,343 303 1,575 15,927,162 61% 39%

Ratings for 9 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 115 1,831 103 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
Al Jazeera Talk to Al Jazeera 0 3 0 3 8,715 0% 0%
CNN News Room 15 86 8 54 4,369,581 63% 37%
Comedy Central The Daily Show 339 5,668 308 4,576 42,852,052 51% 49%
Fox News America’s Newsroom 87 355 66 238 6,940,313 67% 34%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 92 767 77 521 2,793,089 52% 48%
MSNBC The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart 96 1,223 64 833 14,682,647 60% 40%

Ratings for 10 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 115 1,831 95 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
CNN News Room 26 86 24 54 4,369,581 63% 37%
Comedy Central The Nightly Show 76 1,142 57 800 5,869,235 50% 50%
Fox News America’s Newsroom 102 355 63 238 6,940,313 67% 34%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 72 767 54 521 2,793,089 52% 48%
MSNBC The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart 83 1,223 61 833 14,682,647 60% 40%

Ratings for 11 am

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 147 1,831 124 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
Al Jazeera The Stream 2 25 2 25 25,033 60% 40%
CNN At This Hour 130 1,817 110 1,699 2,405,335 58% 42%
Fox News Happening Now 47 122 42 98 10,681,189 64% 36%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 84 767 69 521 2,793,089 52% 48%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 123 1,831 95 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
Al Jazeera 101 East 11 59 10 46 7,056,435 76% 24%
CNN Legal View w/Banfield 8 38 8 35 213,799 55% 45%
Fox News Outnumbered 571 1,953 343 1,200 12,300,993 73% 27%
HLN The Daily Share 93 301 68 231 4,163,284 37% 63%
MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports 188 593 137 459 3,799,966 60% 40%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 85 1,831 70 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
CNN Wolf 73 1,683 55 1,293 70,051,073 70% 30%
Fox News Happening Now 35 122 29 98 10,681,189 64% 36%
HLN The Daily Share 38 301 34 231 4,163,284 37% 63%
MSNBC Ronan Farrow Daily 303 2,398 224 1,753 21,353,868 39% 61%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 125 1,831 111 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
Al Jazeera Talk to Al Jazeera 0 3 0 3 8,715 0% 0%
CNN News Room 4 86 3 54 4,369,581 63% 37%
Fox News The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson 179 485 132 367 12,434,836 70% 30%
HLN The Daily Share 21 301 19 231 4,163,284 37% 63%
MSNBC The Reid Report 1,221 3,628 490 1,581 12,186,223 27% 73%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
CNN News Room 8 86 6 54 4,369,581 63% 37%
Fox News Shepard Smith Reporting 52 414 49 356 6,291,954 57% 43%
HLN The Daily Share 11 301 9 231 4,163,284 37% 63%
MSNBC The Cycle 79 214 52 151 1,665,028 52% 48%
MSNBC The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts) 136 1,111 101 789 3,710,639 57% 43%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 106 1,831 87 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
CNN The Lead w/Jake Tapper 131 2,420 110 1,808 26,057,323 63% 37%
Fox News Your World 136 2,220 106 1,863 4,918,079 61% 39%
HLN The Daily Share 12 301 10 231 4,163,284 37% 63%
MSNBC NOW with Alex Wagner 118 236 77 169 1,177,479 70% 30%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera Fault Lines 1 52 1 51 2,420,849 83% 17%
Al Jazeera TechKnow 6 118 6 105 705,151 49% 51%
CNN The Situation Room 446 1,683 365 1,293 70,051,073 70% 30%
Fox News The Five 920 1,480 555 947 3,534,372 62% 38%
Fox News The Five w/Hosts 1,579 7,315 938 4,175 28,588,774 64% 36%
HLN Forensic Files 0 17 0 17 11,890 73% 27%
MSNBC The Ed Show 2,243 3,700 656 1,241 13,663,991 56% 44%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 85 1,831 77 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
CNN The Situation Room (6 – 6:30) 250 1,683 223 1,293 70,051,073 70% 30%
Comedy Central The Daily Show 233 5,668 209 4,576 42,852,052 51% 49%
Comedy Central The Nightly Show 41 1,142 34 800 5,869,235 50% 50%
Fox News Special Report w/Bret Baier 321 2,051 222 1,472 28,515,930 61% 39%
HLN Forensic Files 4 17 4 17 11,890 73% 27%
MSNBC PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton 311 1,944 225 1,628 14,349,698 53% 47%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 65 1,831 58 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
CNN Out Front w/Erin Burnett 242 719 175 536 2,156,888 70% 30%
Fox News On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren 1,596 6,589 1,122 4,142 54,223,491 52% 48%
HLN Forensic Files 2 17 2 17 11,890 73% 27%
MSNBC Hardball w/ Chris Matthews 413 1,034 251 660 5,056,496 59% 41%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 64 1,831 47 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 602 2,166 451 1,568 13,597,127 52% 48%
Fox News The O’Reilly Factor 263 2,021 166 1,443 10,251,665 70% 30%
HLN Forensic Files 1 17 1 17 11,890 73% 27%
MSNBC All In w/ Chris Hayes 1,109 1,799 367 789 9,103,878 47% 53%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 66 1,831 61 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
CNN Death Row Stories 16 77 9 42 390,392 24% 76%
Fox News The Kelly File 591 1,828 294 1,143 32,541,280 58% 42%
HLN Forensic Files 1 17 1 17 11,890 73% 27%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 2,090 5,014 765 2,353 25,388,743 49% 51%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera America Tonight 9 22 9 22 54,093 23% 77%
Al Jazeera Real Money with Ali Velshi 3 33 2 23 474,707 64% 36%
CNN Death Row Stories 21 77 13 42 390,392 24% 76%
Fox News Hannity 1,657 13,533 917 7,084 84,614,111 61% 39%
HLN Forensic Files 2 17 2 17 11,890 73% 27%
MSNBC Lockup 18 82 17 63 209,230 53% 47%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network Show Twts Hour Twts Day UT Hour UT Day Reach Male Female
Al Jazeera News 51 1,831 43 1,403 4,989,309 55% 45%
Al Jazeera Inside Story (11:30) 0 5 0 4 10,386 80% 20%
CNN Death Row Stories 12 77 9 42 390,392 24% 76%
Fox News The O’Reilly Factor 134 2,021 102 1,443 10,251,665 70% 30%
HLN Forensic Files 1 17 1 17 11,890 73% 27%
MSNBC Lockup 12 82 11 63 209,230 53% 47%

 


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 00,000. 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.