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MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show overtook Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor to claim first place on the Experian Hitwise list of cable-news-show websites for the week ending March 12, dropping O’Reilly to second. The No. 3 slot went to MSNBC’s Meet the Press.

CBS was once again the top broadcast-network website, but Fox and ABC swapped positions, with Fox climbing to second and Fox dropping to third. Fox’s American Idol held on to first place on the list of broadcast-show websites, with CBS’ NCIS moving up to No. 2, and third place going to CBS’ Survivor. Fast risers were NBC’s The Event (to No. 10 from No. 53), and ABC’s Secret Millionaire (22 from 39).

The top three cable-show websites were unchanged from the week ending March 5: MTV’s Jersey Shore, and Comedy Central’s South Park and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Fast risers were Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County (10 from 22), Meet the Press (21 from 34), and Lifetime Television’s Coming Home (25 from 57).

When combining broadcast and cable shows, the top two were unchanged from the previous week — American Idol and Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants — while Jersey Shore surged into third place. The only fast riser was VH1′s Basketball Wives (20 from 36).

Experian Hitwise said data were not available for late-night and morning talk shows.

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The top three cable-news-show sites for the week ending Nov. 20 were the same as the week ending Nov. 13, but in a completely different order, according to Experian Hitwise, with Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor leaping into first place, followed by MSNBC Live, and last week’s winner, MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann, slipping to third.

TBS’ Lopez Tonight dropped off the list of the top three late-night talk-show sites, with Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart topping the list for the second consecutive week, trailed by TBS’s Conan and Comedy’s The Colbert Report.

The top three broadcast-network sites were unchanged for the third week in a row: CBS, ABC, and The CW. The top three broadcast-show sites were also unchanged from the previous week: ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, Fox’s Glee, and CBS’ NCIS. There were no fast risers on the broadcast list.

The cable-show list was unchanged, as well: Comedy Central’s South Park, Oxygen’s Bad Girls Club, and MTV’s 16 and Pregnant. The only fast riser for cable was Food Network’s Down Home with the Neelys (to No. 20 from No. 32).

Continuing with the theme, the combined broadcast and cable list also featured the same top three: Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants, South Park, and Dancing with the Stars. There were no fast risers.

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Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor surged to the top of the Hitwise rankings of Web sites for cable news shows for the week ending Oct. 9, with MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann claiming second place and the No. 3 spot going to fellow MSNBC offering The Rachel Maddow Show.

The top three late-night talk-show sites were unchanged from the previous week: Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, and NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

The top three broadcast-show Web sites were unchanged for the third consecutive week: ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, Fox’s Glee, and CBS’ NCIS. CBS and ABC were once again the top two broadcast-network sites, with The CW placing third. The only fast riser in the broadcast category was CBS’ CSI: Miami (to No. 6 from No. 17).

The top three cable-show sites were also unchanged from last week: Comedy Central’s South Park, and MTV’s Jersey Shore and Teen Mom. Fast risers were Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta (4 from 30), sister show The Real Housewives of DC (14 from 25), History’s Ice Road Truckers (21 from 34), and VH1′s Top 20 Countdown (24 from 48).

When combining broadcast and cable networks, Dancing with the Stars reclaimed the top spot from No. 2 Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants, with South Park placing third. Fast risers were Nickelodeon’s iCarly (7 from 18), sister show Big Time Rush (7 from 17), The Real Housewives of Atlanta (11 from 83), Nick’s Victorious (14 from 39), fellow Nick series The Penguins of Madagascar (20 from 41), CSI: Miami (22 from 37), Nick’s Dora the Explorer (23 from 55), and Cartoon Network’s Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (24 from 34).

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Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor surged to the top of the list of highest-ranked cable-news-show Web sites from Hitwise for the week ending Sept. 25, followed by two offerings from MSNBC: The Rachel Maddow Show and Countdown with Keith Olbermann, respectively.

In the newly introduced late-night talk-show category, CBS’ The Late Show with David Letterman jumped from third to first, dropping NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno into the No. 2 slot. NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon joined the list in third place.

As for broadcast, ABC surged to the top spot for network sites, with CBS coming in second. The top three broadcast-show sites were ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, Fox’s Glee, and CBS’ NCIS. And fast risers were CBS’ Big Bang Theory (to No. 9 from No. 19), ABC’s Modern Family (10 from 34), Fox’s Bones (11 from 23), CBS’ Two and a Half Men (15 from 26), CBS’ NCIS: Los Angeles (19 from 29), Fox’s Fringe (20 from 47), and Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen (24 from 57).

Comedy Central’s South Park assumed its usual perch atop the adults-only cable-show site list, followed by MTV’s Jersey Shore, and Comedy’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

When combining broadcast and cable shows, Dancing with the Stars displaced Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants to claim the No. 1 position, dropping SpongeBob to second, while South Park placed third. Fast risers were Glee (4 from 33), CBS’ NCIS (7 from 17), ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy (12 from 26), Fox’s House (16 from 50), CBS’ CSI (17 from 54), Big Bang Theory (18 from 69), Modern Family (21 from 126), and Bones (23 from 83).

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