Top 10 Most Pirated TV Shows on BitTorrent
TV shows are by far the most wanted files on BitTorrent, and according to some, it’s becoming the modern day TiVo. But what are all those people downloading?
Heroes is leading this week’s chart again, closely followed by Prison Break and Dexter. The Simpsons make a rare entry into the list in 10th place.
The data for the most recent TV episodes are collected by TorrentFreak from a representative sample of BitTorrent sites and is for informational and educational reference only.
Thanks to ShowInsider we now also include a list based on the total number of downloads (not only recent episodes) of all shows in the past week.
Top Downloads (Recent Episodes)
| Ranking | (last week) | TV-show | |
|---|---|---|---|
| torrentfreak.com | |||
| 1 | (1) | Heroes | |
| 2 | (2) | Prison Break | |
| 3 | (3) | Dexter | |
| 4 | (4) | House | |
| 5 | (…) | Desperate Housewives | |
| 6 | (7) | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | |
| 7 | (…) | Fringe | |
| 8 | (10) | Top Gear | |
| 9 | (…) | Stargate Atlantis | |
| 10 | (…) | The Simpsons | |
Top Downloads (All Episodes)
| Ranking | (last week) | TV-show | |
|---|---|---|---|
| showinsider.com | |||
| 1 | (1) | Heroes | |
| 2 | (2) | Prison Break | |
| 3 | (3) | Dexter | |
| 4 | (12) | House | |
| 5 | (5) | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| 6 | (8) | Smallville | |
| 7 | (9) | Californication | |
| 8 | (7) | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | |
| 9 | (4) | Desperate Housewives | |
| 10 | (11) | Entourage | |
