In the least surprising news of the year, HBO's 。 Game of Thrones 。was the most pirated TV show of the year, according to。 TorrentFreak。's data. 。

The torrent-tracking blog compiled its top 10 list using several sources, one of them being BitTorrent's public tracker stats.。 Game of Thrones。was in first place, followed by。 The Walking Dead。and。 Westworld。.。

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The rest of the list is comprised of 。 The Flash, Arrow, The Big Bang Theory, Vikings, Lucifer。and。 Suits 。.
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。 No traffic records have been broken this year -- the highest number of people actively sharing one episode was 350,000 -- but the interest for。Game of Thrones 。 on torrent sites remains high.  。TorrentFreak。

claims this is the fifth year in a row that the show was most pirated on torrent sites.。

One noticeable trend, the blog says, is pirates moving to higher quality, 720p and 1080p videos.
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The upcoming, seventh season of the hit series should arrive in mid-2017. At only seven episodes, it will be shorter than previous seasons, all of which consisted of 10 episodes.。

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We have no doubt, however, that the interest in the show on pirate sites will remain high. 。

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We have no doubt, however, that the interest in the show on pirate sites will remain high.
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