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 sharing?
Every week we take a look at the most downloaded TV-Shows on BitTorrent. Heroes is leading the chart again this week, followed by Lost. Both episodes were downloaded well over a million times.
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.
Most Downloads (recent episodes)
| ranking | (last week) | show | est. downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| torrentfreak.com | |||
| 1 | (1) | Heroes | 1,760,000 |
| 2 | (2) | Lost | 1,700,000 |
| 3 | (…) | House M.D. | 750,000 |
| 4 | (3) | 24 | 720,000 |
| 5 | (…) | The Big Bang | 520,000 |
| 6 | (6) | How I Met Your mother | 495,000 |
| 7 | (…) | South Park | 480,000 |
| 8 | (5) | Family Guy | 430,000 |
| 9 | (7) | Gossip Girl | 420,000 |
| 10 | (9) | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | 400,000 |
Most Downloads (all episodes)
| Ranking | (last week) | TV-show | |
|---|---|---|---|
| showinsider.com | |||
| 1 | (1) | Heroes | |
| 2 | (2) | Lost | |
| 3 | (5) | House M.D. | |
| 4 | (4) | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | |
| 5 | (8) | Smallville | |
| 6 | (10) | Gossip Girl | |
| 7 | (3) | 24 | |
| 8 | (6) | How I Met Your Mother | |
| 9 | (13) | South Park | |
| 10 | (7) | Desperate Housewives | |
