"""Game of Thrones"" was the most-pirated TV series in 2016. Game of Thrones (season 6) The sixth season of the fantasy drama television series ""Game of Thrones"" premiered on HBO on April 24, 2016, and concluded on June 26, 2016. It consists of ten episodes, each of approximately 50–60 minutes long, largely of original content not found in George R. R. Martin's ""A Song of Ice and Fire"" series. Some story elements were derived from the novels and from information Martin revealed to the show-runners. The series was adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. HBO ordered"
"7.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options. ""Game of Thrones"" has been widely pirated, primarily outside the U.S. According to the file-sharing news website TorrentFreak, ""Game of Thrones"" has been the most pirated TV series since 2012, which means it has held the record for six years in a row. Illegal downloads increased to about seven million in the first quarter of 2015, up 45 percent from 2014. An unnamed episode was downloaded about 4,280,000 times through public BitTorrent trackers in 2012, roughly equal to its number of broadcast viewers. Piracy rates were particularly high in Australia, and U.S. Ambassador to"
"a week of the U.S. premiere (including HBO Go). In 2015, the fifth season was simulcast to 170 countries and to HBO Now users. On April 11, the day before the season premiere, screener copies of the first four episodes of the fifth season leaked to a number of file-sharing websites. Within a day of the leak, the files were downloaded over 800,000 times; in one week the illegal downloads reached 32 million, with the season-five premiere alone (""The Wars to Come"") pirated 13 million times. The season-five finale (""Mother's Mercy"") was the most simultaneously shared file in the history"
"on-demand viewing for one hour before being removed. Data from piracy monitoring firm MUSO indicates that season seven was pirated more than one billion times mostly by unauthorized streaming, with torrent and direct downloads accounting for about 15 percent of this piracy. On average, each episode is estimated to have been pirated 140 million times, making ""Game of Thrones"" the most-pirated television series in 2017. Game of Thrones (season 7) The seventh and penultimate season of the fantasy drama television series ""Game of Thrones"" premiered on HBO on July 16, 2017, and concluded on August 27, 2017. Unlike previous seasons"
"leads to more penetration, more paying subs and more health for HBO."" The show is the most infringed TV show, and ""the show’s first season was the best-selling TV DVD of 2012. In June 2011, Tranz-Send Broadcasting Network filed a U.S. District Court lawsuit against BitTorrent Inc. for infringing a patent applied for in April 1999. Legal issues with BitTorrent The use of the BitTorrent protocol for sharing of copyrighted content generated a variety of novel legal issues. While the technology and related platforms are legal in many jurisdictions, law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies are attempting to address this avenue"
"August 4, 2017, it was reported that, two days before its original broadcast, the fourth episode of the season was leaked online from Star India, one of HBO's international network partners. The leaked copy has the ""for internal viewing only"" watermark. On July 31, 2017, due to a security breach, HBO was the victim of 1.5 terabytes of stolen data. However, ""this was not related to this episode leak"", according to ""The Verge"". On August 16, 2017, four days before its intended release, it was reported that HBO Spain and HBO Nordic accidentally allowed the sixth episode of the series"
"crucial for the network, especially after the past mixed reception of ""Carnivàle"" and ""K-Street"". In July 2005, James Hibberd of ""Television Week"" wrote that ""Rome"" was viewed ""as the network's best shot for adding another literate, must-see drama to its schedule"". Writing for the same publication, Tom Shales said that HBO ""has made such a fuss over ""Rome,"" and the network itself has put such painful pressure on the show (and its producers) to make a hefty impact, that it'll be scorned like a leper if it fails to make a truly gigantic splash."" ""The Stolen Eagle"" was the first"
"costumes, settings and scene changes."" By April 16, episodes for the series had been pirated by 2.1 million individual users worldwide, according to Excipio, a piracy tracking firm, surpassed in that timeframe only by ""Game of Thrones"". The biggest countries for piracy were Brazil (190,274 torrent downloaders), India (149,316), the U.S. (144,351), the UK (119,891), France (105,473) and Australia (101,025). Except for India, Netflix was available in each of those countries at the time. The season was enhanced to be available in high dynamic range after its initial release by post-production vendor Deluxe. At the October 2014 New York Comic"
"called ""Game of Thrones"" the most pirated television program. Beginning on January 23, 2015, the last two episodes of season four were shown in 205 IMAX theaters across the United States; ""Game of Thrones"" is the first TV series shown in this format. The show earned $686,000 at the box office on its opening day and $1.5 million during its opening weekend; the week-long release grossed $1,896,092. ""Game of Thrones"" was highly anticipated by fans before its premiere, and has become a critical and commercial success. According to ""The Guardian"", by 2014 it was ""the biggest drama"" and ""the most"
"had 723,000 unique online viewers in December 2008. ""Desperate Housewives"" was the seventh most-pirated television show of 2009. In fall 2013, North Korea allegedly executed eighty people for watching banned South Korean soap operas, ""Desperate Housewives"" being the most common soap opera. ""Desperate Housewives"" was being secretly watched using mp3 players, hard drives, and DVDs. In September 2015, ""Desperate Housewives"" ranked at number hundred on ""The Hollywood Reporter""'s ""Hollywood's 100 Favorite TV Shows"", as determined by television industry professionals. For its premiere season, the show was awarded six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild"
"as a digital download on the iTunes store, in Australia only, in parallel to the U.S. premiere. However, on May 14, 2013, Foxtel blocked the Australian iTunes store from making the episodes available soon after they screened in the U.S. Season 3 was reported to be the most infringed TV show via torrents during spring 2013, estimated to be 5.2 million downloads via BitTorrent. The third season of ""Game of Thrones"" was the most-pirated TV series in 2013. Game of Thrones (season 3) The third season of the fantasy drama television series ""Game of Thrones"" premiered in the United States"
"Scab O'Hooley sayin, I'm not laughin atcha...I'm not laughin!"" Pirate TV Pirate TV is an American sketch comedy series that aired on MTV. The series premiered January 26, 1990. Set on a boat that beamed illegal television signals, ""Pirate TV"" consisted of skits and parodies of commercials and television programs, including ""Rastapiece Theater"", a takeoff of ""Masterpiece Theatre"" with a dreadlocked, patois-speaking host, and ""Reejok"" (jockstraps with inflatable pouches, à la Reebok's ""Pump"" sneaker, popular at the time). It was co-created by Dave Kolin and Steve Kerper. Originally airing as 13 one-hour episodes, they were later edited down to a"
"Drama: ""The West Wing"" (2000–2003), ""The Sopranos"" (2004, 2007), ""Lost"" (2005), ""24"" (2006), ""Mad Men"" (2008–2011), ""Homeland"" (2012), ""Breaking Bad"" (2013–2014), ""Game of Thrones"" (2015-2016), and ""The Handmaid's Tale"" (2017). In terms of DVD sales, however, strongly serialized shows often perform better than shows which are strongly procedural. ""24"" (Season 6), ""Lost"" (Season 4), ""Heroes"" (Season 2), ""True Blood"" and even ratings minnow ""Battlestar Galactica"" (Season 4.0) sell significantly more units than hit procedurals such as """" (Season 6), ""NCIS"" (Season 3, Season 5), """" (Season 4, Season 5) and ""Criminal Minds"" (Season 2, Season 3). Serialized shows tend to"
"nominated in the Outstanding Miniseries category but the Academy ruled that the nomination was not valid a few days later and later allowed the program to compete in the Outstanding Drama Series category. Since 2000, every single winner has been a serial drama: ""The West Wing"" (2000–2003), ""The Sopranos"" (2004, 2007), ""Lost"" (2005), ""24"" (2006), ""Mad Men"" (2008–2011), ""Homeland"" (2012), ""Breaking Bad"" (2013–2014), ""Game of Thrones"" (2015–2016, 2018), and ""The Handmaid's Tale"" (2017). Since the advent of ""Hill Street Blues"" in 1981, every winner has had some serialized arcs with the exception of ""Law & Order"". The majority of these"
"of the BitTorrent filesharing protocol, with over 250,000 simultaneous sharers and over 1.5 million downloads in eight hours. For the sixth season, HBO did not send screeners to the press, so as to prevent the spread of unlicensed copies and possible spoilers. Observers, including series director David Petrarca and Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes, said that illegal downloads did not hurt the series' prospects; it benefited from ""buzz"" and social commentary, and the high piracy rate did not significantly translate to lost subscriptions. According to ""Polygon"", HBO's relaxed attitude towards piracy and the sharing of login credentials amounted to a"
"that happened to be at hand. Following media reports in June 2012, HBO apologized for this shot, which their statement described as ""unacceptable, disrespectful and in very bad taste."" The statement also said that the shot would be edited for any future home video production and TV broadcasts. HBO removed the episode from digital download services until the scene was edited. In the edited scene, the head bears no resemblance to Bush. ""Fire and Blood"" was first aired on HBO in the U.S. and Canada on June 19, 2011. The episode was the most watched episode of the season and"
"Pirate TV Pirate TV is an American sketch comedy series that aired on MTV. The series premiered January 26, 1990. Set on a boat that beamed illegal television signals, ""Pirate TV"" consisted of skits and parodies of commercials and television programs, including ""Rastapiece Theater"", a takeoff of ""Masterpiece Theatre"" with a dreadlocked, patois-speaking host, and ""Reejok"" (jockstraps with inflatable pouches, à la Reebok's ""Pump"" sneaker, popular at the time). It was co-created by Dave Kolin and Steve Kerper. Originally airing as 13 one-hour episodes, they were later edited down to a half hour. Many of the concepts of the show,"
"the longstanding brotherhood charged with defending the realm against the ancient threats of the fierce peoples and legendary creatures that lie far north, and an impending winter that threatens the realm. ""Game of Thrones"" has attracted record viewership on HBO and has a broad, active, international fan base. It has been acclaimed by critics, particularly for its acting, complex characters, story, scope, and production values, although its frequent use of nudity and violence (including sexual violence) has been criticized. The series has received 47 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series in 2015, 2016, and 2018, more than any other"
"from 2004 to 2005, ""Scooby-Doo"" held the Guinness World Record for having the most episodes of any animated television series ever produced, a record previously held by and later returned to ""The Simpsons"". ""Scooby-Doo"" was published as holding this record in the 2006 edition of the ""Guinness Book of Records"". In January 2009, entertainment website IGN named ""Scooby-Doo"" #24 on its list of the Top 100 Best Animated TV Shows. As with most popular franchises, ""Scooby-Doo"" has been parodied and has done parodies. Scooby-Doo Scooby-Doo is an American animated franchise, comprising many animated television series produced from 1969 to the"
"premiered on HBO in the United States on January 10, 1999. HBO ran the six seasons totalling 86 episodes until June 10, 2007. Broadcast syndication followed in the United States and internationally. ""The Sopranos"" was produced by HBO, Chase Films, and Brad Grey Television. It was primarily filmed at Silvercup Studios, New York City, and on location in New Jersey. The executive producers throughout the whole run were David Chase, Brad Grey, Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess, Ilene S. Landress, Terence Winter, and Matthew Weiner. ""The Sopranos"" is widely regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time. The"
"""America's Most Wanted"" was the highest rated episode ever. America's Most Wanted America's Most Wanted is an American television program that was produced by 20th Television. At the time of its cancellation by the Fox television network in June 2011, it was the longest-running program in the network's history (25 seasons), a mark since surpassed by ""The Simpsons"". The show started off as a half-hour program on February 7, 1988. In 1990, the show's format was changed from 30 minutes to 60 minutes. The show's format was reverted to 30 minutes in 1995, and then back to 60 minutes in"
"gold heist. Jaime Murray and Marc Warren returned to their roles as Stacie Monroe and Danny Blue, respectively, for the final episode. In October 2005, it was announced that the BBC had sold United States screening rights for the first two series to cable television station AMC, who joined as a production partner for the third run. The series is also screened in Spain and Portugal through the People+Arts channel, partially owned by the BBC. The first two series aired back-to-back on CBC in Canada during the summer of 2006. The third series premiered on CBC on 13 February 2007."
"from pilot and unshown episodes. Arthur Mathews has said that the production company sent him a copy of the entire series. The filming of the series was cancelled immediately by Sky (BSkyB) on its acquisition of British Satellite Broadcasting. The show is one of the most controversial programmes ever to have been screened in the UK; it was listed at #61 on Channel 4's ""100 Greatest TV Moments from Hell"". Geoff Atkinson maintains that the aim of the show was not to shock, but to examine the appeasement surrounding Hitler in 1938. He concedes that the satire of this appeasement"
"18 million different IP addresses downloaded the leaked episodes, totaling 32 million downloads during the first week. The fifth season of ""Game of Thrones"" was the most-pirated TV series in 2015. Game of Thrones (season 5) The fifth season of the fantasy drama television series ""Game of Thrones"" premiered on HBO on April 12, and concluded on June 14, 2015. It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50–60 minutes. The season primarily adapts material from ""A Feast for Crows"" and ""A Dance with Dragons"", the fourth and fifth"
"viewed the episode on the night of its original broadcast, and is the highest rated premiere for an HBO series since the pilot of ""Deadwood"" in March 2004. Following this successful debut, HBO immediately renewed the series for a second season. Boardwalk Empire (episode) ""Boardwalk Empire"" is the pilot episode of the HBO crime drama of the same name. Written by series creator Terence Winter and directed by Martin Scorsese with a budget of $18 million, the episode introduces the character of Nucky Thompson, played by Steve Buscemi, as the corrupt treasurer of Atlantic City who is involved in gambling"
"his sentence extended by six years and 287 days for failing to return £6,599,021. The heist was one of the main features of the American investigative science web-TV series, ""White Rabbit Project"", released on 9 December 2016. The programme sees the presenters investigate and demonstrate the methods used in the heist as well as featuring dramatised re-enactments. It is featured in series one, episode five, ""Heist!"". A four-part mini-series, ""Hatton Garden"", starring Kenneth Cranham and Timothy Spall, was due to broadcast on ITV from 11 December 2017, but has been postponed until 2018. The burglary is subject of three films:"
"HBO programming and a first-look deal on all co-productions. In January 2016, Sky expanded the portfolio shown on Atlantic, after purchasing exclusive rights to Showtime programming. The following is a list of the ten most watched programmes on Sky Atlantic (all of them being episodes of ""Game of Thrones""), based on Live +7 data supplied by BARB up to 28 August 2017. The number of viewers does not include repeats or Irish ratings. Additionally, all of these episodes were the most viewed programme of the week on non-terrestrial television in the UK, with the exception of ""Book of the Stranger"""
"as well as a property worthy of resurrection. The Pirates of Dark Water The Pirates of Dark Water is an American fantasy animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and created by David Kirschner and first aired in 1991. The alien world of Mer is being devoured by an evil substance known as Dark Water. Only Ren, a young and handsome prince, can stop it by finding the lost Thirteen Treasures of Rule. His loyal crew of misfits that help in his journey are an ecomancer (Tula), a monkey-bird (Niddler), and a treasure-hungry pirate (Ioz). The evil pirate lord, Bloth, will"
"Perversions of Science Perversions of Science is an American science fiction/horror anthology television series that ran on the cable channel HBO for one season from June 7 to July 23, 1997. It is a spin-off of the horror series ""Tales from the Crypt"" also shown on HBO, and its episodes are based on EC Comics's ""Weird Science"" comic book series. The format of ""Perversions of Science"" is very similar to ""Tales From The Crypt"", the show was introduced by a sexualized female robot named Chrome (voiced by Maureen Teefy) and then an individual episode would start. After the episode was"
"America's Most Wanted America's Most Wanted is an American television program that was produced by 20th Television. At the time of its cancellation by the Fox television network in June 2011, it was the longest-running program in the network's history (25 seasons), a mark since surpassed by ""The Simpsons"". The show started off as a half-hour program on February 7, 1988. In 1990, the show's format was changed from 30 minutes to 60 minutes. The show's format was reverted to 30 minutes in 1995, and then back to 60 minutes in 1996. A short-lived syndicated spinoff titled ""America's Most Wanted:"
"was pushed back. ""There’s been significant pressure placed on PBS to not show ""Stolen"" from US-based lobbyists (US law firm Foley Hoag have been paid the best part of $1,000,000 annually by the Algerian government since 2007 to lobby in the US on issues related to Western Sahara) for the Algerian government, who back the Polisario. It was this pressure on PBS that prompted WGBH to carry out their own investigation and present the ""Stolen"" two-hour special"". Stolen premiered nationwide on February 26 on PBS, 2013 with a special report carried by journalist Phillip Martin that included an interview led"
"Tales from the Crypt (TV series) Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from June 10, 1989 to July 19, 1996, on the premium cable channel HBO for seven seasons with a total of 93 episodes. The title is based on the 1950s EC Comics series of the same name and most of the content originated in that comic or the other EC Comics of the time (""The Haunt of Fear"", ""The Vault of Horror"", ""Crime SuspenStories"", ""Shock SuspenStories"", and ""Two-Fisted Tales""). The show was produced by"
"earned $686,000 in its opening day at the box office and $1.5 million during its opening weekend. The one-week release grossed $1,896,092. The fourth season of ""Game of Thrones"" was the most-pirated TV series in 2014. Game of Thrones (season 4) The fourth season of the fantasy drama television series ""Game of Thrones"" premiered in the United States on HBO on April 6, 2014, and concluded on June 15, 2014. It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50–60 minutes. The season is adapted primarily from the second half"