• Wired, Friday, August 15, 2008 9:15 AM

With just a month before fall television programs hit the air, more than 10 highly anticipated shows have leaked online, offering users sneak peaks at "Life on Mars," "Leverage," "Do Not Disturb" and others. The number of leaked shows is steadily increasing and the leaks start as early as May, says Eric Garland, a digital tracking executive.

Welcome to the dawning age of the "pre-air" season, where shows bubble up online several months before their debut on network television. For example, the first episode of J.J. Abrams' highly anticipated supernatural show "Fringe" surfaced on file-sharing networks in June -- three months before its scheduled premiere.

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