Also tackled in the article is the thought one entertainment companies make their content easier to access, in a timely manner, television piracy will drop to insignificant levels. I can’t say I agree with that theory, as I’m certainly not an expert in the field, but as long as the technology to rip and share video exists so will the desire for people to get their hands on something for nothing…
Here are the top ten illegally downloaded shows through BitTorrent according to Torrentfreak:
| rank | show | downloads | est. US TV viewers |
|---|
| 1 | Game of Thrones | 4,280,000 | 4,200,000 |
| 2 | Dexter | 3,850,000 | 2,750,000 |
| 3 | The Big Bang Theory | 3,200,000 | 15,820,000 |
| 4 | How I Met Your Mother | 2,960,000 | 10,140,000 |
| 5 | Breaking Bad | 2,580,000 | 2,980,000 |
| 6 | The Walking Dead | 2,550,000 | 10,870,000 |
| 7 | Homeland | 2,400,000 | 2,360,000 |
| 8 | House | 2,340,000 | 9,780,000 |
| 9 | Fringe | 2,280,000 | 3,120,000 |
| 10 | Revolution | 2,130,000 | 11,650,000 |
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