Top 10 Most Pirated TV Shows on BitTorrent
Written by Ernesto on May 19, 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 sharing?
Every week we take a look at the most downloaded TV-Shows on BitTorrent. Lost is leading the chart again this week, followed by Prison Break 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 is 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 | (prev) | show | est. downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| torrentfreak.com | |||
| 1 | (1) | Lost | 1,720,000 |
| 2 | (2) | Prison Break | 920,000 |
| 3 | (3) | 24 | 820,000 |
| 4 | (5) | Desperate Housewives | 660,000 |
| 5 | (4) | House M.D. | 650,000 |
| 6 | (8) | Smallville | 490,000 |
| 7 | (7) | Grey’s Anatomy. | 470,000 |
| 8 | (10) | Family Guy | 450,000 |
| 9 | (6) | Fringe | 435,000 |
| 10 | (…) | The Big Bang Theory | 390,000 |
Most Downloads (all episodes)
| Ranking | (last week) | TV-show | |
|---|---|---|---|
| showinsider.com | |||
| 1 | (1) | Heroes | |
| 2 | (2) | Lost | |
| 3 | (5) | Prison Break | |
| 4 | (4) | House M.D. | |
| 5 | (3) | 24 | |
| 6 | (6) | How I Met Your Mother | |
| 7 | (9) | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| 8 | (10) | Fringe | |
| 9 | (7) | Desperate Housewives | |
| 10 | (14) | Smallville | |
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17 Responses
To think most of these shows just had their season finales! Prison break should be done for good. They ended it without any kind of leads. finally! They need to make shows last fewer seasons and give them endings. Most shows seem to just be there to be milked.
This chart will start to get really interesting soon as all the current shows are nearing their end.
I am also interesting what with this figres would make new policy of Mininova with “correct content”
@1: Correcto – Prison Break is officially over. It has not been renewed for the Fall season.
Also @1: Lost will have one more season before it ends. All 6 seasons were indeed planned before starting.
Breaking Bad > *
Prison Break is officially over <- Thank God! it’s finaly over!! :D
Fox ruined Prison Break.
fox created prison break you d*head.
@5 same here!!!!!!!
too bad there’s no blu-ray release only dvd. the best I can get is 720p via torrent
@5 Yes breaking bad! Only show worth watching. Well with lost and Prison break over with now we might see it next week.
yeah breaking bad rulez!
It’s interesting how most of the shows these days have fewer episodes than they used to in other seasons, sold for the same price or more on DVD.
Breaking bad is the deal…
Breaking bad is one of those rare finds that make me fall in love with BT all over again.It’s just perfect, the right story,excellent cast and so on……..
It would take a year or two to get on the air localy and then it wil be spoiled by adds and commercial breaks every 17 minute’s. Television sucks big time around here, nothing but crap and fluf on the old tube.
I’m DL’ing this show over and over again just to see it pop up in this chart, it should be at 1 next week.
cheers,
-the Queef-
“How I Met Your Mother” rocks!!
An additional 2hr special Prison Break will be shown on Sky in UK next week. It has been made to tie up “loose ends” and goes straight to DVD in the U.S.
The big question: has bitorrent now replaced the VCR/HDVR? Many ways easier to download it that remember to record it …
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