Game of Thrones Named Most Pirated Show - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Game of Thrones^[1] was the most pirated show for the second year in a row, TorrentFreak^[2] reports.

The HBO drama's third season finale was illegally downloaded 5.9 million times, more than half of those downloads occurring within one week of when the show aired in June.

The best TV shows of 2013^[3]

Breaking Bad^[4] came in second with its finale netting 4.2 illegal downloads.

While many executives do everything they can to dissuade piracy, some are embracing the form. Jeff Bewkes^[5] , CEO of HBO's parent company Time Warner, said being named "the most pirated show" is "better than an Emmy."

Check out the top 10 most pirated shows below.

1. Game of Thrones, 5.9 million

2. Breaking Bad, 4.2 million

3. The Walking Dead^[6] , 3.6 million

4. The Big Bang Theory^[7] , 3.4 million

5. Dexter^[8] , 3.1 million

6. How I Met Your Mother^[9] , 3 million

7. Suits^[10] , 2.6 million

8. Homeland^[11] , 2.4 million

9. Vikings^[12] , 2.3 million

10. Arrow^[13] , 2.2 million

Which shows do you watch? What do you think of this (dubious) honor?

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Other Links From TVGuide.com

View the original article on TVGuide.com^[16]

References

1. ^{^} Game of Thrones (www.tvguide.com)


2. ^{^} TorrentFreak (torrentfreak.com)


3. ^{^} The best TV shows of 2013 (www.tvguide.com)


4. ^{^} Breaking Bad (www.tvguide.com)


5. ^{^} Jeff Bewkes (www.seattlepi.com)


6. ^{^} The Walking Dead (www.tvguide.com)


7. ^{^} The Big Bang Theory (www.tvguide.com)


8. ^{^} Dexter (www.tvguide.com)


9. ^{^} How I Met Your Mother (www.tvguide.com)


10. ^{^} Suits (www.tvguide.com)


11. ^{^} Homeland (www.tvguide.com)


12. ^{^} Vikings (www.tvguide.com)


13. ^{^} Arrow (www.tvguide.com)


14. ^{^} Game of Thrones Named Most Pirated Show (www.tvguide.com)


15. ^{^} TVGuide.com (www.tvguide.com)


16. ^{^} View the original article on TVGuide.com (www.tvguide.com)