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BROADCAST & CABLE
- Nickelodeon’s Spongebob was the #1 ranked TV show website among broadcast and cable networks. ABC’s Dancing with the Stars was the #2 most visited site, followed by Comedy Central’s South Park ranking at #3.
- Moves among the top 25 websites included ABC’s Dancing with the Stars ranked #2 from #28, ABC’s Greys Anatomy ranked #7 from #21, NBC’s Heroes ranked #8 from #36, FOX’s House ranked #15 from 53, CBS’s The Good Wife ranked #16 from #116, Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars ranked #17 from #27, CBS’s CSI: Miami ranked #19 from #47, CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles ranked #21 from #79 and CBS’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ranked #24 from #51.
| Hitwise Custom Report for Top Visited U.S. Broadcast and Cable Network TV Show Websites Overall (Week ending September 26, 2009) | |||
| Rank | Network | Website | Market Share Of U.S. Visits |
| 1 | Nick | Spongebob | 5.27% |
| 2 | ABC | Dancing with the Stars | 4.88% |
| 3 | Comedy Central | South Park | 3.55% |
| 4 | ABC | FlashForward | 3.02% |
| 5 | Cartoon Network | The Clone Wars | 2.63% |
| 6 | CBS | NCIS | 2.19% |
| 7 | ABC | Greys Anatomy | 1.91% |
| 8 | NBC | Heroes | 1.79% |
| 9 | CBS | Survivor | 1.75% |
| 10 | Bravo | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | 1.61% |
| 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 September 26, 2009 (Sunday – Saturday) from the Hitwise sample of 10 million U.S. Internet users. | |||
| Source: Experian Hitwise | |||
CABLE
- Comedy Central’s South Park was the #1 ranked TV show website among the cable networks (adults only). Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta was the #2 most visited site followed by BET’s 106 & Park at #3.
- Moves among the top 25 websites included AMC’s Mad Men ranked #13 from #40, MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew ranked #15 from #25, USA’s Psych ranked #18 from #29 and Food Network’s Everyday Italian ranked #24 from #34.
| Hitwise Custom Report for Top Visited U.S. Cable Network TV Show Websites Overall (Week ending September 26, 2009) | |||
| Rank | Network | Website | Market Share Of U.S. Visits |
| 1 | Nick | Spongebob | 8.67% |
| 2 | Comedy Central | South Park | 5.84% |
| 3 | Cartoon Network | The Clone Wars | 4.32% |
| 4 | Bravo | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | 2.65% |
| 5 | BET | 106 & Park | 2.54% |
| 6 | Comedy Central | The Daily Show | 2.08% |
| 7 | Food Network | Paula’s Home Cooking | 1.87% |
| 8 | Cartoon Network | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | 1.74% |
| 9 | Cartoon Network | Total Drama Action | 1.70% |
| 10 | Cartoon Network | Ben 10: Alien Force | 1.43% |
| 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 September 26, 2009 (Sunday – Saturday) from the Hitwise sample of 10 million U.S. Internet users. | |||
| Source: Experian Hitwise | |||
| Hitwise Custom Report for Top Visited U.S. Cable Network TV Websites – Excluding Children’s Programming (Week ending September 26, 2009) | |||
| Rank | Network | Website | Market Share Of U.S. Visits |
| 1 | Comedy Central | South Park | 8.30% |
| 2 | Bravo | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | 3.77% |
| 3 | BET | 106 & Park | 3.62% |
| 4 | Comedy Central | The Daily Show | 2.96% |
| 5 | Food Network | Paula’s Home Cooking | 2.66% |
| 6 | Food Network | Barefoot Contessa | 1.78% |
| 7 | MSNBC | Countdown with Keith Olbermann | 1.66% |
| 8 | MSNBC | Rachel Maddow Show | 1.54% |
| 9 | Fox News | O’Reilly Factor | 1.45% |
| 10 | FX | Sons of Anarchy | 1.44% |
| 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 September 26, 2009 (Sunday – Saturday) from the Hitwise sample of 10 million U.S. Internet users. | |||
| Source: Experian Hitwise | |||
BROADCAST
- ABC was #1 among the Broadcast network rankings, moving up from the #3 rank. CBS is #2.
- ABC’s Dancing with the Stars was the #1 ranked TV show website among the broadcast networks. ABC’s FlashForward was the #2 most visited site followed by CBS’s NCIS at #3.
- Moves among the top 25 websites included ABC’s FlashForward ranked #2 from #29, FOX’s House ranked #8 from #19, CBS’s The Good Wife ranked #9 from #39, CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles ranked #12 from #28, CBS’s The Big Bang Theory ranked #19 from #41, CBS’s CSI: NY ranked #22 from #35.
| Hitwise Custom Report for Top Visited U.S. Broadcast Network TV Show Websites (Week ending September 26, 2009) | |||
| Rank | Network | Website | Market Share Of Visits |
| 1 | ABC | Dancing with the Stars | 12.44% |
| 2 | ABC | FlashForward | 7.68% |
| 3 | CBS | NCIS | 5.57% |
| 4 | ABC | Greys Anatomy | 4.86% |
| 5 | NBC | Heroes | 4.56% |
| 6 | CBS | Survivor | 4.46% |
| 7 | FOX | America’s Most Wanted | 3.31% |
| 8 | FOX | House | 2.89% |
| 9 | CBS | The Good Wife | 2.88% |
| 10 | CBS | CSI: Miami | 2.58% |
| 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 September 26, 2009 (Sunday – Saturday) from the Hitwise sample of 10 million U.S. Internet users. | |||
| Source: Experian Hitwise | |||
| Hitwise Custom Report for Top Visited U.S. Broadcast Network TV Websites (Week ending September 26, 2009) | |||
| Rank | Network | Website | Market Share Of Visits |
| 1 | ABC | www.abc.com | 31.23% |
| 2 | CBS | www.cbs.com | 30.53% |
| 3 | NBC | www.nbc.com | 15.89% |
| 4 | *FOX Aggregation | *FOX Aggregation | 12.87% |
| 5 | The CW Television Network | www.cwtv.com | 9.31% |
| 6 | MyNetworkTV | www.mynetworktv.com | 0.17% |
| 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 September 26, 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. | |||
| Source: Experian Hitwise | |||
| Including PBS | |||
| Hitwise Custom Report for Top Visited U.S. Broadcast Network TV Websites (Week ending September 26, 2009) | |||
| Rank | Network | Website | Market Share Of Visits |
| 1 | ABC | www.abc.com | 28.43% |
| 2 | CBS | www.cbs.com | 27.80% |
| 3 | NBC | www.nbc.com | 14.47% |
| 4 | *FOX Aggregation | *FOX Aggregation | 11.72% |
| 5 | PBS Online | www.pbs.org | 8.95% |
| 6 | The CW Television Network | www.cwtv.com | 8.48% |
| 7 | MyNetworkTV | www.mynetworktv.com | 0.15% |
| 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 September 26, 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. | |||
| Source: Experian Hitwise | |||
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