Web traffic for Monday, July 7: Bachelorette success

A strong day with 31,687 unique visitors and 163,144 page views. Most noteworhty:

1) strong numbers were not the result of fark or other aggregator

2) every story in the top ten received more than 1,400 hits

3) by Tuesday morning, each of the 6 slots in the "most viewed" list (a ranking based on recent days, not a single day) was a Bachelorette piece by Gina. See attached screen shot (taken shorlty after Dodds story bumped a Bachelorette story).

Top stories for Monday, July 7:

1. Dodds pleads not guilty to assault on wife 2,956 5.2%
2. Man arrested after Rye motorcycle accident 2,383 4.2%
3. N.H. police: Man had pound of cocaine in underwear 2,114 3.8%
4. Entertain 'Bachelorette' and the surprise visit from jilted Jeremy 2,064 3.7%
5. Why tourists are drawn to Portsmouth 1,678 3.0%
6. Entertain 'Bachelorette' finale: DeAnna chooses ?rad?
snowboarder Jesse, he proposes 1,613 2.9%
7. Man wanted on charge of simple assault 1,613 2.9%
8. Entertain 'Bachelorette' finale: I can't believe DeAnna picked
Jesse the 'rad' snowboarder 1,590 2.8%
9. Portsmouth police log 1,495 2.7%
10. Man pinned under 8,800 pound machine at Osram Sylvania 1,470 2.6%
11. City woman builds sustainable home 856 1.5%
12. Toddler falls into campfire at Maine campground 855 1.5%
13. Police: Dodds' victim reported kidnapping, threats 757 1.3%
14. Driver eyeing gas prices hits cruiser 579 1.0%
15. Maine blaze caused by fireworks used indoors 577 1.0%

Top galleries:

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June30-July6 2,448 16.8%
2. Flash Gallery: EJBL 10-year-old All Stars 1,589 10.9%
3. Flash Gallery: Mini Fenway Park in Rye 1,266 8.7%
4. Flash Gallery: An American Celebration 1,149 7.9%
5. Flash Gallery: Tommy Gallant Jazz Festival 2008 773 5.3%
6. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 23-29 767 5.3%
7. Flash Gallery: Raymond 4th of July Parade 657 4.5%
8. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 626 4.3%
9. Flash Gallery: Four on the Fourth Road Race 610 4.2%
10. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 394 2.7%
11. Flash Gallery: 4th of July fireworks & parade 291 2.0%
12. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 280 1.9%
13. Photo Zoom: Dodds pleads not guilty to assault on wife 227 1.6%
14. Flash Gallery: Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 2 222 1.5%
15. Flash Gallery: Exeter Graduation 2008 199 1.4%