Another Kelly / Hannity day on Thursday, with Kelly taking best hour and Hannity taking best day overall.  Following Kelly for best hour were Hannity, The Five (when you include the hosts’ personal Twitter accounts), The Ed Show, and Anderson Cooper:

Raw data: 2015-03-19-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 2015-03-19

Top Shows for the day:

Category	Mentions	Show
Most Mentions During Hour	4303	Fox News: The Kelly File
Most Mentions During Day	13671	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	27	1,344	25	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	32	0	17	124,248	61%	39%
CNN	Parts Unknown	42	460	18	321	7,432,353	62%	38%
Fox News	The Kelly File	328	10,580	178	5,330	78,455,551	57%	43%
HBO	Last Week Tonight	64	1,354	57	1,162	1,873,284	67%	33%
HLN	Forensic Files	2	17	2	14	20,394	57%	43%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	85	2,607	67	1,387	9,735,573	52%	48%

Ratings for 1 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	22	1,344	22	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	0	34	0	25	419,087	91%	9%
CNN	CNN International	253	5,360	223	4,352	215,098,244	55%	45%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	31	2,559	31	2,180	13,502,229	59%	41%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	70	1,701	53	1,244	12,199,051	71%	29%
Fox News	Hannity	583	13,671	328	6,533	90,015,711	60%	40%
HLN	Forensic Files	0	17	0	14	20,394	57%	43%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	42	894	20	527	6,118,280	58%	42%

Ratings for 2 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	0	21	0	16	47,620	33%	67%
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	0	32	0	17	124,248	61%	39%
CNN	CNN International	236	5,360	208	4,352	215,098,244	55%	45%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	31	4,628	17	2,854	28,484,987	56%	44%
HLN	Nancy Grace	22	1,218	20	971	2,972,746	31%	69%
MSNBC	Hardball w/Chris Matthews	7	1,218	7	569	3,860,209	47%	53%

Ratings for 3 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	54	1,344	25	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	2	34	2	25	419,087	91%	9%
CNN	CNN International	182	5,360	162	4,352	215,098,244	55%	45%
Fox News	RedEye	802	3,122	113	1,674	16,020,398	67%	33%
HLN	Forensic Files	2	17	2	14	20,394	57%	43%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	19	6,355	13	2,517	19,898,384	49%	51%

Ratings for 4 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	13	1,344	11	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	4	25	2	17	9,692	90%	10%
CNN	Early Start	27	262	17	196	3,639,429	60%	40%
Fox News	The Kelly File	27	10,580	21	5,330	78,455,551	57%	43%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	17	1	14	20,394	57%	43%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	12	2,607	11	1,387	9,735,573	52%	48%

Ratings for 5 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	14	1,344	13	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	1	25	1	17	9,692	90%	10%
CNN	Early Start	18	262	16	196	3,639,429	60%	40%
Fox News	FoxFriendsFirst	76	184	55	140	1,695,956	76%	24%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	17	1	14	20,394	57%	43%
MSNBC	First Look	6	18	4	15	141,170	67%	33%
MSNBC	Way Too Early	2	3	2	3	577	100%	0%

Ratings for 6 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	35	1,344	18	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
CNN	New Day	140	1,262	116	989	58,854,407	58%	42%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	386	3,736	264	2,155	12,504,101	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	18	234	18	184	1,079,461	56%	44%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	843	4,287	307	1,700	15,300,707	52%	48%

Ratings for 7 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	37	1,344	21	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story	3	21	2	16	47,620	33%	67%
CNN	New Day	155	1,262	130	989	58,854,407	58%	42%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	559	3,736	371	2,155	12,504,101	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	36	234	34	184	1,079,461	56%	44%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	1,202	4,287	467	1,700	15,300,707	52%	48%

Ratings for 8 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	Fault Lines	0	3	0	3	2,737	0%	100%
Al Jazeera	TechKnow	1	25	1	17	9,692	90%	10%
CNN	New Day	167	1,262	129	989	58,854,407	58%	42%
Fox News	Fox And Friends	825	3,736	474	2,155	12,504,101	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	28	234	26	184	1,079,461	56%	44%
MSNBC	Morning Joe	928	4,287	396	1,700	15,300,707	52%	48%

Ratings for 9 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	45	1,344	37	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
CNN	News Room	0	39	0	21	30,053	45%	55%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	262	2,559	232	2,180	13,502,229	59%	41%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	74	361	53	249	1,940,083	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	29	234	22	184	1,079,461	56%	44%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	40	1,138	27	1,005	9,256,049	55%	45%

Ratings for 10 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	47	1,344	43	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Talk to Al Jazeera	0	2	0	2	12,159	100%	0%
CNN	News Room	4	39	4	21	30,053	45%	55%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	52	1,701	44	1,244	12,199,051	71%	29%
Fox News	America’s Newsroom	45	361	29	249	1,940,083	65%	35%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	20	234	19	184	1,079,461	56%	44%
MSNBC	The Rundown w/José Díaz-Balart	133	1,138	94	1,005	9,256,049	55%	45%

Ratings for 11 am

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	75	1,344	72	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
CNN	At This Hour	22	172	17	119	1,210,718	64%	36%
Fox News	Happening Now	26	99	19	71	649,675	71%	29%
HLN	Morning Express w/Robin Meade	26	234	25	184	1,079,461	56%	44%
MSNBC	News Nation w/ Tamron Hall	79	418	56	318	2,092,779	36%	64%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	62	1,344	56	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Slavery: A 21C Evil	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%
CNN	Legal View w/Banfield	98	180	58	90	135,589	49%	51%
Fox News	Outnumbered	934	2,409	499	1,425	8,292,774	68%	32%
HLN	The Daily Share	7	117	6	100	2,701,426	37%	63%
MSNBC	Andrea Mitchell Reports	726	3,041	505	1,996	28,354,244	62%	38%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	80	1,344	69	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	The Stream	19	43	4	22	387,570	60%	40%
CNN	Wolf	272	3,410	256	2,890	73,501,690	58%	42%
Fox News	Happening Now	22	99	17	71	649,675	71%	29%
HLN	The Daily Share	6	117	6	100	2,701,426	37%	63%
MSNBC	MSNBC Live w/ Thomas Roberts	33	103	32	87	226,784	61%	39%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	144	1,344	113	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
CNN	News Room	2	39	2	21	30,053	45%	55%
Fox News	The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson	18	143	15	119	827,255	66%	34%
HLN	The Daily Share	7	117	7	100	2,701,426	37%	63%
MSNBC	MSNBC Live w/ Thomas Roberts	21	103	18	87	226,784	61%	39%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	87	1,344	75	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Talk to Al Jazeera	0	2	0	2	12,159	100%	0%
CNN	News Room	4	39	4	21	30,053	45%	55%
Fox News	Shepard Smith Reporting	55	311	43	234	3,125,298	61%	39%
HLN	The Daily Share	6	117	5	100	2,701,426	37%	63%
MSNBC	The Cycle	36	121	24	95	7,901,893	63%	38%
MSNBC	The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts)	94	618	71	469	9,633,729	60%	40%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
CNN	The Lead w/Jake Tapper	160	1,747	131	1,254	20,987,999	59%	41%
Fox News	Your World	222	1,329	157	1,017	3,597,949	64%	36%
HBO	Last Week Tonight	72	1,354	67	1,162	1,873,284	67%	33%
HLN	The Daily Share	12	117	12	100	2,701,426	37%	63%
MSNBC	NOW with Alex Wagner	29	213	23	164	1,923,089	69%	31%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	94	1,344	69	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
CNN	The Situation Room	1,066	3,410	993	2,890	73,501,690	58%	42%
Fox News	The Five	1,114	2,056	655	1,309	7,231,088	65%	35%
Fox News	The Five w/Hosts	1,600	12,012	960	9,281	29,935,626	63%	37%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	17	1	14	20,394	57%	43%
MSNBC	The Ed Show	1,566	2,552	464	988	11,500,532	59%	41%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	82	1,344	80	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Fault Lines	0	3	0	3	2,737	0%	100%
CNN	The Situation Room	617	3,410	532	2,890	73,501,690	58%	42%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	45	2,559	41	2,180	13,502,229	59%	41%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	54	1,701	49	1,244	12,199,051	71%	29%
Fox News	Special Report w/Bret Baier	879	1,962	624	1,377	7,125,945	63%	37%
HLN	Forensic Files	1	17	1	14	20,394	57%	43%
MSNBC	PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton	217	868	134	629	5,711,195	61%	39%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	65	1,344	58	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
CNN	Out Front w/Erin Burnett	702	1,758	551	1,396	23,724,842	58%	42%
Fox News	On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren	1,503	4,628	942	2,854	28,484,987	56%	44%
HLN	Forensic Files	3	17	2	14	20,394	57%	43%
MSNBC	Hardball w/ Chris Matthews	760	1,218	307	569	3,860,209	47%	53%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	50	1,344	48	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	1,544	4,727	1,227	3,717	92,660,227	49%	51%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	607	6,529	391	5,991	20,670,953	62%	38%
HLN	Nancy Grace	190	1,218	123	971	2,972,746	31%	69%
MSNBC	All In w/ Chris Hayes	1,287	6,355	460	2,517	19,898,384	49%	51%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	49	1,344	37	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
CNN	Inside Man	308	914	220	662	135,488,943	50%	50%
Fox News	The Kelly File	4,303	10,580	1,915	5,330	78,455,551	57%	43%
HLN	Dr Drew On Call	84	319	58	231	7,449,527	42%	58%
MSNBC	The Rachel Maddow Show	1,050	2,607	467	1,387	9,735,573	52%	48%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	America Tonight	2	32	2	17	124,248	61%	39%
Al Jazeera	Real Money with Ali Velshi	0	34	0	25	419,087	91%	9%
CNN	CNN Tonight	243	812	118	471	25,368,435	58%	42%
CNN	CNN Tonight w/ Hosts	418	3,109	235	2,007	49,180,205	58%	42%
Fox News	Hannity	2,174	13,671	1,169	6,533	90,015,711	60%	40%
HLN	Forensic Files	2	17	2	14	20,394	57%	43%
MSNBC	The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell	409	894	190	527	6,118,280	58%	42%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network	Show	Twts Hour	Twts Day	UT Hour	UT Day	Reach	Male	Female
Al Jazeera	News	45	1,344	40	993	3,404,567	54%	46%
Al Jazeera	Inside Story (11:30)	3	21	3	16	47,620	33%	67%
CNN	Anderson Cooper 360	490	4,727	398	3,717	92,660,227	49%	51%
Comedy Central	The Daily Show	481	2,559	390	2,180	13,502,229	59%	41%
Comedy Central	The Nightly Show	373	1,701	249	1,244	12,199,051	71%	29%
Fox News	The O’Reilly Factor	108	6,529	76	5,991	20,670,953	62%	38%
HLN	Forensic Files	2	17	2	14	20,394	57%	43%
MSNBC	All In w/Chris Hayes	67	6,355	53	2,517	19,898,384	49%	51%

 

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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.