The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> persuaded torrent giant Pirate Bay to share stats on downloads for movies, music and TV, and the results give Chuck<\/strong> the dubious distinction of being the #1 pirated TV show. The timeframe for these stats wasn’t given, but whether it’s for the past week or the past year, that’s quite a headline. But what does it mean for Chuck<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

On the plus side, it means Chuck<\/strong> is really popular with folks online. It also means Chuck<\/strong> will be in the news for the next week or 10 days as the reporter is dissected and analyzed and discussed ad nauseum<\/em> (hey, let’s join the crowd!).<\/p>\n

On the negative side, it means there are viewers who are opting for illegal methods of watching the show rather than legitimate methods that would help our constantly on the bubble ratings. Of course there are numerous fans outside the U.S. and Canada who don’t want to wait several months or a year to watch the show, nor do they have access to NBC.com<\/a> or Hulu.com<\/a>. But what about those who do have access to those methods of watching? The report didn’t give percentages of downloaders within the U.S. so we don’t know what the potential lost countable viewership is, but even if only 10% are from the U.S., that could be another point or two in the 18-49 demo, and\u00c2\u00a0 Chuck<\/strong> needs every point.<\/p>\n

The fact that season 4 has yet to land on iTunes must also be a contributing factor as many people (myself included) prefer to download to a device and watch rather than stream. If that’s a factor, we need to do a better job of letting people know that episodes are available for download on Amazon.com<\/a> and can be converted to play on iPods and other devices if watching on a PC or laptop is too cumbersome. Yes, there is a small cost involved, but every little bit helps when it comes to letting NBC and Warner Bros. know that we support the show, through legal means.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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