All prose and data tables courtesy of Hitwise:
BROADCAST & CABLE
- Nickelodeon’s Spongebob was the #1 ranked TV show website among broadcast and cable networks. FOX’s American Idol was the #2 most visited site, followed by Comedy Central’s South Park ranking at #3.
- Moves among the top 25 websites included BET’s 106 & Park ranked #5 from #15, MTV’s The Hills ranked #12 from #24, USA’s In Plain Sight ranked #13 from #26, Travel’s Dhani Jones ranked #7 from #39, FOX’s O’Reilly Factor ranked #14 from #37, CNN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight ranked #15 from #28, USA’s Burn Notice ranked #21 from #91 and Travel’s Anthony Bourdain ranked #23 from #61.
| Hitwise Custom Report for Top Visited U.S. Broadcast and Cable Network TV Show Websites Overall (Week ending June 6, 2009) | |||
| Rank | Network | Website | Market Share Of U.S. Visits |
| 1 | Nick | Spongebob | 7.94% |
| 2 | FOX | American Idol | 3.29% |
| 3 | Comedy Central | South Park | 2.87% |
| 4 | TLC | Jon and Kate Plus 8 | 2.83% |
| 5 | BET | 106 & Park | 2.63% |
| 6 | FOX | America’s Most Wanted | 2.13% |
| 7 | Travel | Dhani Jones | 1.73% |
| 8 | Food Network | Paula’s Home Cooking | 1.73% |
| 9 | Comedy Central | The Daily Show | 1.38% |
| 10 | Cartoon Network | The Clone Wars | 1.33% |
| Source: Rankings based on market share of U.S. visits among custom category of television network websites from among six major commercial broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, The CW and MyNetwork) and cable television network websites from 30 leading commercial cable networks (A&E, ABC Family, Adultswim, AMC, BET, Bravo , CNN, Comedy Central, Discovery, Disney Network, E!, Food Network, FOX News, FX, Hallmark, HGTV, History Channel, Lifetime, MSNBC, MTV, Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon, SciFi, Spike, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, TruTV, TVLand, USA, VH1) excluding sports networks for the week ending June 6, 2009 (Sunday – Saturday) from the Hitwise sample of 10 million U.S. Internet users. | |||
| Source: Hitwise | |||
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BROADCAST
- CBS was #1 among the Broadcast network rankings. ABC is #2.
- FOX’s American Idol is the #1 ranked TV show website among the broadcast networks. FOX’s America’s Most Wanted was the #2 most visited site followed by CBS’s NCIS ranking at #3.
- Moves among the top 25 websites included CBS’s Big Brother ranked #14 from #31, NBC’s Chuck ranked #18 from #28, and CBS’s Criminal Minds ranked #24 from #37.
| Hitwise Custom Report for Top Visited U.S. Broadcast Network TV Show Websites (Week ending June 6, 2009) | |||
| Rank | Network | Website | Market Share Of Visits |
| 1 | FOX | American Idol | 15.57% |
| 2 | FOX | America’s Most Wanted | 10.10% |
| 3 | CBS | NCIS | 4.38% |
| 4 | NBC | Deal or No Deal | 4.23% |
| 5 | ABC | Lost | 3.57% |
| 6 | FOX | So You Think You Can Dance | 3.42% |
| 7 | NBC | The Office | 2.65% |
| 8 | ABC | Dancing with the Stars | 2.44% |
| 9 | ABC | The Bachelor | 2.23% |
| 10 | ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2.12% |
| Source: Rankings based on market share of U.S. visits among custom category of television network websites among six major commercial broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, The CW and MyNetwork) for the week ending June 6, 2009 (Sunday – Saturday) from the Hitwise sample of 10 million U.S. Internet users. | |||
| Source: Hitwise | |||
| Hitwise Custom Report for Top Visited U.S. Broadcast Network TV Websites (Week ending June 6, 2009) | |||
| Rank | Network | Website | Market Share Of Visits |
| 1 | CBS | www.cbs.com | 30.53% |
| 2 | ABC | www.abc.com | 24.38% |
| 3 | NBC | www.nbc.com | 22.20% |
| 4 | *FOX Aggregation | *FOX Aggregation | 18.93% |
| 5 | The CW Television Network | www.cwtv.com | 3.69% |
| 6 | MyNetworkTV | www.mynetworktv.com | 0.29% |
| Source: Rankings based on market share of U.S. visits among custom category of commercial broadcast networks websites (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, The CW and MyNetwork) for the week ending June 6, 2009 (Sunday – Saturday) from the Hitwise sample of 10 million U.S. Internet users. * includes traffic aggregated from stand alone websites americanidol.com, amw.com, familyguy.com, cops.com, thelot.com and thesimpsons.com. |
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| Source: Hitwise | |||
| Including PBS | |||
| Hitwise Custom Report for Top Visited U.S. Broadcast Network TV Websites (Week ending June 6, 2009) | |||
| Rank | Network | Website | Market Share Of Visits |
| 1 | CBS | www.cbs.com | 24.72% |
| 2 | ABC | www.abc.com | 19.74% |
| 3 | PBS Online | www.pbs.org | 19.04% |
| 4 | NBC | www.nbc.com | 17.97% |
| 5 | *FOX Aggregation | *FOX Aggregation | 15.32% |
| 6 | The CW Television Network | www.cwtv.com | 2.99% |
| 7 | MyNetworkTV | www.mynetworktv.com | 0.23% |
| Source: Rankings based on market share of U.S. visits among custom category of commercial broadcast networks websites (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, The CW and MyNetwork) plus PBS for the week ending June 6, 2009 (Sunday – Saturday) from the Hitwise sample of 10 million U.S. Internet users. * includes traffic aggregated from stand alone websites americanidol.com, amw.com, familyguy.com, cops.com, thelot.com and thesimpsons.com. |
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| Source: Hitwise | |||
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CABLE
- Comedy Central’s South Park was the #1 ranked TV show website among the cable networks (adults only). TLC’s Jon and Kate Plus 8 was ranked #2 followed by BET’s 106 & Park ranked #3.
- Moves among the top 25 websites included Travel’s Dhani Jones ranked #4 from #20, USA’s Burn Notice ranked #15 from #54, Travel’s Anthony Bourdain ranked #17 from #34, Food Network’s Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee ranked #18 from #42 and MSNBC’s Morning Joe ranked #20 from #74.
| Hitwise Custom Report for Top Visited U.S. Cable Network TV Show Websites Overall (Week ending June 6, 2009) | |||
| Rank | Network | Website | Market Share Of U.S. Visits |
| 1 | Nick | Spongebob | 10.06% |
| 2 | Comedy Central | South Park | 3.63% |
| 3 | TLC | Jon and Kate Plus 8 | 3.59% |
| 4 | BET | 106 & Park | 3.33% |
| 5 | Travel | Dhani Jones | 2.20% |
| 6 | Food Network | Paula’s Home Cooking | 2.20% |
| 7 | Comedy Central | The Daily Show | 1.75% |
| 8 | Cartoon Network | The Clone Wars | 1.69% |
| 9 | MTV | The Hills | 1.55% |
| 10 | Food Network | Barefoot Contessa | 1.49% |
| Source: Rankings based on market share of U.S. visits among custom category of cable television network websites from 30 leading commercial cable networks (A&E, ABC Family, Adultswim, AMC, BET, Bravo , CNN, Comedy Central, Discovery, Disney Network, E!, Food Network, FOX News, FX, Hallmark, HGTV, History Channel, Lifetime, MSNBC, MTV, Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon, SciFi, Spike, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, TruTV, TVLand, USA, VH1) excluding sports networks for the week ending June 6, 2009 (Sunday – Saturday) from the Hitwise sample of 10 million U.S. Internet users. | |||
| Source: Hitwise | |||
| Hitwise Custom Report for Top Visited U.S. Cable Network TV Websites – Excluding Children’s Programming (Week ending June 6, 2009) | |||
| Rank | Network | Website | Market Share Of U.S. Visits |
| 1 | Comedy Central | South Park | 4.72% |
| 2 | TLC | Jon and Kate Plus 8 | 4.67% |
| 3 | BET | 106 & Park | 4.33% |
| 4 | Travel | Dhani Jones | 2.86% |
| 5 | Food Network | Paula’s Home Cooking | 2.85% |
| 6 | Comedy Central | The Daily Show | 2.27% |
| 7 | MTV | The Hills | 2.01% |
| 8 | Food Network | Barefoot Contessa | 1.94% |
| 9 | Bravo | Real Housewives of NYC | 1.80% |
| 10 | FOX | O’Reilly Factor | 1.63% |
| Source: Rankings based on market share of U.S. visits among custom category of cable television network websites from 30 leading commercial cable networks (A&E, ABC Family, Adultswim, AMC, BET, Bravo , CNN, Comedy Central, Discovery, Disney Network, E!, Food Network, FOX News, FX, Hallmark, HGTV, History Channel, Lifetime, MSNBC, MTV, Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon, SciFi, Spike, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, TruTV, TVLand, USA, VH1) excluding sports networks for the week ending June 6, 2009 (Sunday – Saturday) from the Hitwise sample of 10 million U.S. Internet users. | |||
| Source: Hitwise | |||
How does Hulu do in comparison to the other sites?
and why does PBS get so many hits?
Interesting to note that the Daily Show is on the list and the Colbert Report isn’t
do they differ by a lot in the ratings?
Go Chuck Go!