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 is leading the chart this week, followed at a distance by Desperate Housewives and the final episode of Battlestar Galactica.
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 | (…) | Lost | 1,570,000 |
| 2 | (4) | Desperate Housewives | 680,000 |
| 3 | (6) | Battlestar Galactica | 630,000 |
| 4 | (3) | 24 | 610,000 |
| 5 | (2) | House M.D. | 580,000 |
| 6 | (…) | Family Guy | 420,000 |
| 7 | (5) | Smallville | 410,000 |
| 8 | (7) | The Big Bang Theory | 400,000 |
| 9 | (10) | How I Met Your mother | 370,000 |
| 10 | (…) | South Park | 360,000 |
Top Downloads (All Episodes)
| Ranking | (last week) | TV-show | |
|---|---|---|---|
| showinsider.com | |||
| 1 | (1) | Lost | |
| 2 | (3) | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | |
| 3 | (5) | House M.D. | |
| 4 | (2) | Heroes | |
| 5 | (4) | Battlestar Galactica | |
| 6 | (8) | 24 | |
| 7 | (20) | Smallville | |
| 8 | (11) | How I Met Your Mother | |
| 9 | (30) | The Big Bang Theory | |
| 10 | (9) | Grey’s Anatomy | |
