Jeremy Clarkson’s new Amazon Prime show, The Grand Tour, is officially the most illegally-downloaded show in history according to a new report.
Data analysts Muso claim that the first episode of The Grand Tour was pirated a record 7.9 million times, while the second was downloaded illegally 6.4 million times.
Both the third and fourth episodes likewise were downloaded by millions of viewers, meaning the show even beats the likes of longer-running series like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead.
It's that moment ... when...well, watch and find out. Stream the first episode of #TheGrandTour now on Amazon Prime Video now. pic.twitter.com/gbbSGMblwG
— The Grand Tour (@thegrandtour) November 18, 2016
Officially, The Grand Tour is aired exclusively on Amazon Prime, which costs viewers £79 a year - or £5.99 per month for the video service only – to access.
Muso estimates that Amazon will have lost a potential £3.2 million in the UK alone for the first episode, while the series itself has cost a reported $250 million to make.
Chris Elkins, chief commercial officer for Muso, said: “It is the most illegally downloaded programme ever. It is off the scale in terms of volume.
That's a wrap for the series. Thank you Dubai for being an incredible final stop for series 1. #GTDubai pic.twitter.com/XeY2uYO8mG
— The Grand Tour (@thegrandtour) December 10, 2016
“It has overtaken every big show, including Game of Thrones, for the totals across different platforms. We monitor thousands of campaigns and this one really stands out.”
It doesn’t seem to be all bad news for Amazon, however, as a spokesperson for the series claimed that it’s brought record numbers of viewers onto the Prime platform.
The spokesperson added: “The Grand Tour has become the biggest show premiere ever on Amazon Prime Video, breaking records around the world.”