Top 10 Most Pirated TV Shows on BitTorrent
Written by Ernesto on March 18, 2009TV-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. Heroes is leading the chart this week, followed at a distance by House M.D. and 24.
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 | (2) | Heroes | 1,690,000 |
| 2 | (…) | House M.D. | 780,000 |
| 3 | (3) | 24 | 710,000 |
| 4 | (…) | Desperate Housewives | 620,000 |
| 5 | (…) | Smallville | 580,000 |
| 6 | (5) | Battlestar Galactica | 520,000 |
| 7 | (4) | The Big Bang Theory | 510,000 |
| 8 | (6) | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | 410,000 |
| 9 | (…) | Supernatural | 390,000 |
| 10 | (8) | How I Met Your mother | 360,000 |
Top Downloads (All Episodes)
| Ranking | (last week) | TV-show | |
|---|---|---|---|
| showinsider.com | |||
| 1 | (2) | Lost | |
| 2 | (1) | Heroes | |
| 3 | (7) | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | |
| 4 | (4) | Battlestar Galactica | |
| 5 | (5) | House M.D. | |
| 6 | (6) | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | |
| 7 | (17) | Dollhouse | |
| 8 | (3) | 24 | |
| 9 | (11) | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| 10 | (10) | Desperate Housewives | |
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family guy…american dad…robot chicken…?
Yeah … where are Family Guy & American Dad … or The Simpsons for that matter.
It’s incredible how Heroes is at No.1 IMO… that show has gone so far down as far as plot, acting and credibility from the glorious season 1. I watch it still but sort of don’t even look forward to it anymore – Hayden’s not even dressed in cheerleading clothes anymore :\ … it’s almost like “what’s the point” now.
Dollhouse is proving to be a big dissapointment for me, however supposedly, accoding to Whedon it’s going to undergo a big change come ep.6 so there may be hope yet.
I’m also really surprised that The Big Bang Theory is so high – I don’t get the attraction, it just seems like yet another sitcom with a kind of boring twist.
One omission that is worth checking out if people want somehitng to watch is Breaking Bad – the story of a burnt out high school chemistry teacher that attempts to enter the meth production scene.
family guy, American dad and robot chicken is all i watch… lol
the only reason i can figure that heroes is so high is because if most people are like me, once they start watching a tv… they keep watching it. however, vol 3 (before the break) was getting so bad i almost stopped watching it. it’s getting better though.
Supernatural is one of my favorite shows on atm. Dollhouse is good, but i’m hoping it gets better.
I’m not a sitcom person, but i like the big bang theory and how i met your mother. though, lately, both of those seem to be getting boring.
Heroes Season 1 (Volume 1) was really good.
Heroes Season 2 (Volume 2) was horrible.
Heroes Season 3 (Volumes 3 and 4) are, again, really good. Volume 4 is better than 3.
Heroes has gotten out of its slump – it only makes sense that it’ll get even more popular now.
I’m guessing the Big Bang Theory is so high because it has such a relation to reallife for so many people, especially those that would torrent. They’re modern-day geeks/nerds, who play games like WoW and so on.
How does Lost jump from 2 to 1 without even airing this week? Is the all time list an avarage?
Woooo Supernatural!!!
Season 1 and 2 were great but the show has slipped in season 3 and 4,
still entertaining but no where near as good as 1 + 2
I’ve been downloading all the past seasons and episodes of 24, so I basically helped the second list. :P
How I Met Your Mother is really a good show and and i am again surprised that 30 Rock is not in that list.
Yes! LOST claims it’s rightful place!
and apparently the lastest episode of Heroes was so bad that it cuased negative downloads… whatever that means…
But where the fuck is the Office, 30Rock and southpark!? doesn’t people like comedy anymore?
Heroes is ruined. I will watch it through the end of the season but I really hope they cancel and get something new in the spot.
you can bring any one back to life…
you can give any one powers…
you can take away any ones powers…
Clair sucks… please get off the show…
For real-time data (no week total, just how popular which episodes of which shows are right now) you can visit http://feedmytorrents.com/statistics/.
glad to see family guy is not on the list (And hasn’t been)
that means people are finally realizing it isn’t funny anymore :D
seasons 1-3 ftw
4-* ftl
No Flight of the Conchords? You should all be ashamed.
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