Thread: Top 10 Most Pirated TV-Shows of 2010

Top 10 Most Pirated TV-Shows of 2010

As the year moves toward its end we have been listing the most pirated entertainment titles of 2010. Following our Top 10 games and movies charts, we now turn to the most downloaded TV-shows. Lost tops the list this year with over 5 million downloads for a single episode, beating last year’s winner Heroes.

TV-shows have traditionally increased in popularity on BitTorrent year after year. In 2010, however, when we look at the most downloaded titles of the year this growth seems to have levelled off a little.

Lost and Heroes, two shows that were also leading the list in 2009, have achieved slightly fewer downloads when compared to last year. Despite this slight dip, the most downloaded episode of Heroes is still exceeding the average viewership on US television. The same is true for Dexter which moved up to third place this year.

The massive piracy of TV-shows is mostly a reflection of the unavailability of these shows in countries outside the U.S., and a signal that TV viewing habits are changing. There is a huge interest in on-demand TV and there are millions of viewers that can potentially bring in millions of dollars in revenue.

The percentage of TV-downloaders from the U.S. has steadily declined over the last years, in part thanks to alternative viewing options such as Hulu. In other regions, such as Australia and Europe, the demand for U.S. TV-shows remains at pretty much the same level as last year.

Outside the U.S. fans sometimes have to wait for weeks or even months before the show airs on TV in their own country. Many of them are simply not that patient or willing to torture themselves, and turn to BitTorrent in desperation.

Below we have compiled a list of the most downloaded TV-shows, together with the viewer average for TV in the U.S. based on data from Nielsen. The data for the top 10 is collected by TorrentFreak from several sources, including reports from all public BitTorrent trackers. All the data is carefully checked and possible inaccuracies are systematically corrected.

Source : Top 10 Most Pirated TV-Shows of 2010 | TorrentFreak

Interesting list.
Haha, am I the only one that expected Desperate Housewives ad Grey's Anatomy in the top 10, or are these too chick-flick-ish?

Good to know, my favorite show is on top of the list

You'd think that at least one of the CSI series would be on the list. Oh well, guess I'm just out of touch, as usual!

was half expecting to see caprica up there...part of me thinks the show was cancelled because all the fans would just download it. maybe it just sucked and i can't admit it lol

Interesting list.
Haha, am I the only one that expected Desperate Housewives ad Grey's Anatomy in the top 10, or are these too chick-flick-ish?

Lol, I'm such a Grey's geek too. That list doesn't really give TV justice tho.

Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Sons of Anarchy
The Walking Dead

To name a few of the awesome titles from 2010.

Germany's TopTen

1. Scrubs
2. Two and a Half Men
3. Die Simpsons
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. How I met your mother
6. Desperate Housewives
7. The Vampire Diaries
8. South Park
9. Dr. House
10. Prison Break

Source: kino.to

I must be either a TV addict or really sad bcoz i've seen all the episodes for the top 6 downloads :P

I don't understand how Fringe or CSI are not on the list :O