Experian Hitwise: Countdown Counted Out; Leno Overtakes Conan

MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann disappeared from the airwaves after its Jan. 21 installment, so naturally, it disappeared from the rankings of top cable-news-show Web sites for the week ending Jan. 29 from Experian Hitwise. After topping the list the previous week, Countdown‘s cancellation left the door open for Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor to seize first place in the category, followed by two offerings from MSNBC: The Rachel Maddow Show, and The Last Word, with the latter representing Countdown‘s replacement.

The top two late-night talk-show Web sites were unchanged from the previous week — Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report — but ironically, NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno bumped TBS’ Conan out of the No.

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