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。.。

The rest of the list is comprised of。 The Flash, Arrow, The Big Bang Theory, Vikings, Lucifer
。and。 Suits 。. 
。

Credit: TorrentFreak
。 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.。

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. 。