According to torrentfreak, genre television shows were the most pirated shows of 2010. ‘Lost’ tops the list this year with over 5 million downloads for a single episode, beating last year’s winner ‘Heroes’, which is now number 2 on the list.
TorrentFreak says, “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.”
Most Downloaded Television Shows on BitTorrent, 2010
Show – Downloads / Est. US TV viewers
1 Lost – 5,940,000 /13,570,000
2 Heroes – 5,480,000 / 5,300,000
3 Dexter – 3,880,000 / 2,540,000
4 The Big Bang Theory – 3,270,000 / 16,310,000
5 House – 2,610,000 / 14,210,000
6 How I Met Your Mother – 2,490,000 / 10,520,000
7 24 – 2,240,000 / 11,500,000
8 True Blood – 1,920,000 / 5,440,000
9 Glee 1,700,000 13,660,000
10 Family Guy 1,620,000 7,730,000
