'Game Of Thrones' most illegally downloaded show third year in a row

"Game of Thrones" is officially the most pirated TV show of the year for the third time in a row.

HBO's fantasy epic show reportedly edged out AMC's The Walking Dead and CBS' The Big Bang Theory for illegal downloads.

According to TorrentFreak, the show's 2014 season finale was downloaded more than 8 million times via BitTorrent and surpassed the second place show, "The Walking Dead," which garnered almost 4.8 million downloads, with ease.

It’s a huge leap from last year and the year before’s numbers, where “Thrones” saw 5.9 million downloads and 4.2 million in 2012.

Here's the full list compiled by TorrentFreak:

1. “Game of Thrones”

8,100,000 Downloads 7,160,000 US Viewers

2. “The Walking Dead”

4,800,000 Downloads 17,290,000 US Viewers

3. “The Big Bang Theory”

3,900,000 Downloads 18,240,000 US Viewers

4. “How I Met Your Mother”

3,500,000 Downloads 13,130,000 US Viewers

5. “Gotham”

3,200,000 Downloads 11,810,000 US Viewers

6. “Arrow”

2,900,000 Downloads 3,920,000 US Viewers

7. “Grey’s Anatomy”

2,800,000 Downloads 9,810,000 US Viewers

8. “Vikings”

2,700,000 Downloads 3,560,000 US Viewers

9. “Suits”

2,500,000 Downloads 2,800,000 US Viewers

10. “South Park”

2,400,000 Downloads 2,400,000 US Viewers