Game of Thrones: The most pirated TV-Show worldwide this season!

HBO's medieval fantasy drama Game of Thrones has become the most pirated TV-Show worldwide this season with 3.9 million downloads per episode, according to the data collected by TorrentFreak from several sources, including reports from all public BitTorrent trackers. How I Met Your Mother (2.8 million) and The Big Bang Theory (2.75 million) complete the top three. More details after the jump.

Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is titled A Game of Thrones. The first season debuted in the U.S. on April 17, 2011. Two days later, it was picked up for a second season, which began airing on April 1, 2012. Nine days later, it was picked up for a third season.

Game of Thrones has been very well received by viewers and critics. Season 1 was nominated for or won numerous awards, including Outstanding Drama Series for the Emmy Awards and Best Television Series – Drama at the 69th Golden Globe Awards. As Tyrion Lannister, Peter Dinklage won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.

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