TV-shows are gaining popularity on BitTorrent year after year. In 2009 a new milestone was reached; for two shows in the top 10 – Heroes and Dexter – the number of downloads on BitTorrent has exceeded the average viewership on US television.

美剧的BT下载人气日渐高涨，刚过去的2009年又是一个新的里程碑。伴着《超能英雄》与《双面法医》的新近上榜，BT的美剧下载人数又达到了一个新高。

The rise of unauthorized downloading of TV-shows is a signal that customers want something that is not available through other channels. Availability seems to be the key issue why people turn to BitTorrent, and this is also reflected in the fact that most downloads occur from countries where the show has yet to air on TV.

BT下载虽让发行方颇为头疼，但也能看出巨大的市场潜力来。大量的BT下载表示消费者无法从其它渠道满足他们的需求，而更多的海外下载量更体现了海外市场的前景。

 

2009年度 美剧BT下载前10名排行榜 
排名 美剧片名 下载次数 美国本土总收视率
 
1 超能英雄 6,580,000 5,900,000
2 迷失 6,310,000 11,050,000
3 越狱 3,450,000 5,300,000
4 双面法医 2,780,000 2,300,000
5 豪斯医生 2,590,000 15,600,000
6 24小时 2,440,000 12,620,000
7 绝望主妇 2,180,000 15,500,000
8 终结者外传 1,960,000 6,340,000
9 实习医生格蕾 1,740,000 15,640,000
10 真爱如血 1,600,000 12,400,000