GoT leads 2015 most-pirated TV shows list

One of the most watched shows, Game of Thrones has topped the list of most pirated TV show in 2015.

The HBO show, which has taken the top slot since 2012, was followed by The Walking Dead and The Big Bang Theory in the number two and three slots respectively, reported Aceshowbiz.

The popular fantasy series, which stars Lena Headey and Peter Dinklage, took the title again in 2015 after wracking up more than 14.4 million illegal downloads over the last 12 months, according to the piracy tracking site TorrentFreak. Game of Thrones also topped the list in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

The channel had actually taken actions to reduce piracy of the show this year by airing episodes of season five on the same date worldwide. Arrow is the fourth most pirated show, while The Flash rounds out the top five.

Game of Thrones actor Iwan Rheon, who plays Ramsay Bolton in the show, previously urged fans to stop illegally downloading episodes, because online piracy could have serious consequences for the TV industry. “The production values are extremely high and if this continues they won’t be able to do it because there’ll be no point if everyone’s watching for free,” he said.

“So then the standard of the show will drop massively, everything will get worse and it’ll just be really sad. I think it’s a terrible thing.”