Top 10 Most Pirated TV Shows on BitTorrent

Written by Ernesto on May 19, 2009 

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?

lostEvery 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)

May 11 – May 17
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)

May 11 – May 17
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

1 May 19, 2009 at 16:01 by nbucking

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.

2 May 19, 2009 at 16:37 by Anonymous

This chart will start to get really interesting soon as all the current shows are nearing their end.

3 May 19, 2009 at 17:02 by HeroDess

I am also interesting what with this figres would make new policy of Mininova with “correct content”

4 May 19, 2009 at 19:54 by Izkata

@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.

5 May 19, 2009 at 22:54 by Anon

Breaking Bad > *

6 May 19, 2009 at 23:04 by Scorpius

Prison Break is officially over <- Thank God! it’s finaly over!! :D

7 May 19, 2009 at 23:49 by Anonymous

Fox ruined Prison Break.

8 May 20, 2009 at 05:52 by Greg

fox created prison break you d*head.

9 May 20, 2009 at 07:08 by Anon2

@5 same here!!!!!!!

too bad there’s no blu-ray release only dvd. the best I can get is 720p via torrent

10 May 20, 2009 at 12:09 by drivethemvans

@5 Yes breaking bad! Only show worth watching. Well with lost and Prison break over with now we might see it next week.

11 May 20, 2009 at 12:51 by yt b1

yeah breaking bad rulez!

12 May 20, 2009 at 17:01 by a

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.

13 May 20, 2009 at 18:37 by jeffy

Breaking bad is the deal…

14 May 20, 2009 at 23:02 by The Queef

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-

15 May 21, 2009 at 09:32 by Tech Roach

“How I Met Your Mother” rocks!!

16 May 21, 2009 at 11:53 by Ric

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.

17 May 25, 2009 at 14:51 by Drew K

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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