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Game of Thrones was the most pirated show for the fifth year in a row, according to TorrentFreak.<\/p>\n

According to BitTorrent data, traffic was similar to last year with the series finale the most downloaded single episode from the sixth series.<\/p>\n

Around 350,000 people actively shared The Winds of Winter right after the finale earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The Walking Dead was in second place with Westworld in third spot.<\/p>\n

TorrentFreak says it’s seen a noticeable change towards higher quality downloads this year with many pirates moving from 480p copies to 720p and 1080p videos.<\/p>\n

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\"Jon<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

The next series of Game of Thrones won’t premiere in April or May as usual in 2017.<\/p>\n

Bosses at HBO said earlier this year that fans would have to wait longer until they can watch series seven.<\/p>\n

They said the arrival of winter in the show meant they had to push filming back so the weather would reflect that.<\/p>\n

\"Winter<\/div>\n

“Sunny weather doesn’t really serve our purposes any more,” they explained.<\/p>\n

There will only be two more series of Game of Thrones as well.<\/p>\n

They won’t be as long as the previous ones either, which normally contain 10 episodes.<\/p>\n

\"White<\/div>\n

The top 10 most pirated shows are:<\/p>\n

1. Game of Thrones<\/p>\n

2. The Walking Dead<\/p>\n

3. Westworld<\/p>\n

4. The Flash<\/p>\n

5. Arrow<\/p>\n

6. The Big Bang Theory<\/p>\n

7. Vikings<\/p>\n

8. Lucifer<\/p>\n

9. Suits<\/p>\n

10. The Grand Tour<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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