Top 10 Most Pirated TV Shows on BitTorrent
TV-shows are some of the most wanted files on BitTorrent, and according to some, it’s becoming the modern day TiVo. But what are all those people downloading?
Every week we take a look at the most downloaded TV-Shows on BitTorrent. Lost had the honor of being the most pirated show of 2008 and is leading the TV-download chart (again) this week, closely followed by Heroes.
The data for the most recent TV episodes listed below are collected by TorrentFreak from a representative sample of BitTorrent sites and is for informational and educational reference only. The data for the second list based on the total number of downloads (not only recent episodes) of all shows in the past week is provided by ShowInsider.
Top Downloads (Recent Episodes)
| ranking | (last week) | show | est. downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| torrentfreak.com | |||
| 1 | (1) | Lost | 1,770,000 |
| 2 | (2) | Heroes | 1,710,000 |
| 3 | (4) | 24 | 6100,000 |
| 4 | (…) | The big Bang Theory | 440,000 |
| 5 | (5) | Battlestar Galactica | 430,000 |
| 6 | (6) | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | 390,000 |
| 7 | (8) | Chuck | 340,000 |
| 8 | (…) | How I Met Your mother | 320,000 |
| 9 | (…) | The Simpsons | 260,000 |
| 10 | (…) | The office | 240,000 |
Top Downloads (All Episodes)
| Ranking | (last week) | TV-show | |
|---|---|---|---|
| showinsider.com | |||
| 1 | (1) | Heroes | |
| 2 | (3) | Lost | |
| 3 | (11) | 24 | |
| 4 | (5) | Battlestar Galactica | |
| 5 | (2) | House M.D. | |
| 6 | (6) | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | |
| 7 | (4) | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | |
| 8 | (14) | How I Met Your Mother | |
| 9 | (8) | Prison Break | |
| 10 | (9) | Desperate Housewives | |
