Heroes and LOST Lead the Way for Most Pirated Shows of 2009

Last year, pirates were obsessed with good vs. evil, making NBC's "Heroes" the most-pirated TV show of 2008.

This year, the buzz is that the show may be on the verge of cancellation thanks to dwindling ratings (it averages about 6 million viewers a week, down from nearly 14 million when the show first premiered in 2006).

But "Heroes' continues to be a juggernaut in online piracy. According to Torrentfreak, "Heroes" was downloaded 6.58 million times in 2009, topping the year's most-pirated list.

The only other show in the top 10 that boasts fewer weekly viewers than total illegal sharers is Showtime's "Dexter," with about 2.3 million viewers and 2.78 million pirated downloads. (And Showtime is a pay cable service, of course.)

Here's the full list:

1. "Heroes" (NBC)
2. "Lost" (ABC)
3. "Prison Break" (Fox)
4. "Dexter" (Showtime)
5. "House" (Fox)
6. "24" (Fox)
7. "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)
8. "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," (Fox)
9. "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
10. "True Blood" (HBO)

Source: Hollywood Reporter