Illegal TV downloading habits revealed

August 29, 2009

Illegal TV downloading habits revealed | News | Broadcast: "New research has revealed that US drama Heroes was the most popular illegal download this year, while Top Gear also proved popular with filesharers.

The figures, compiled by research firm Big Champagne, reflected the fact that 47% of illegal download activity originated in the US, compared to just 4% from Britain.

Heroes was downloaded nearly 55m times, while 51m accessed Lost and just over 34m viewed 24 illegally."

Most popular TV torrents

1. Heroes; 54,562,012
2. Lost; 51,151,396
3. 24; 34,119,093
4. Prison Break; 29,283,591
5. House; 26,277,954
6. Fringe; 21,434,755
7. Desperate Housewives; 21,378,412
8. Grey's Anatomy; 19,916,775
9. Gossip Girl; 19,706,870
10. Smallville; 19,598,999