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Torrent Freak recently published its candid results from a personal test in search of the most popular bittorrent television download. Not surprisingly, Lost came out on top with nearly 500,000 downloads in a single week. Feel free to challenge the results as you see fit but the figures look realistic with Prison Break and Heroes bringing-up the rear of the Top 3.

These stats are from public trackers only, so the actual number of downloads is actually a lot higher (nearing 1 million downloads). However counting public trackers only will give a good impression of what the most popular TV torrents are.

There is no doubt that television bittorrent downloading is on the rise. With fans located throughout the world, and limited airtime overseas, bittorrent is one of the only method to get their fix. Until networks air episodes overseas, what choice do fans have? The excruciating wait for episodes to arrive via seasonal box sets is much too difficult.

Fortunately, episodes are easy enough to track down online. Assuming you mange to locate an active torrent, your downloading needs are answered. But what options do individuals have when bittorrent seeders decide to cut their shares? Where do you look for hard to find episodes? I recently found myself in pinch and realized what a convenience episode availability via iTunes was.