Game of Thrones season 6 episode 9: Has it leaked and how to watch

This season has again been blighted by leaks

Perhaps the most anticipated episode of Game of Thrones season 6 so far - 'Battle of the Bastards' - airs on HBO and Sky Atlantic tonight, but naturally some fans are trying to get hold of it early.

Episode 5 - 'The Door' - was accidentally leaked by HBO Nordic 24 hours early and last week's episode - 'No One' hit online a couple of hours ahead of broadcast.

So far (we'll update this story if anything changes), HBO seems to have avoided tonight's instalment ending up on torrents and streaming site - there are a couple of 'S06E09's floating around on The Pirate Bay, but they don't check out.

If you're inclined to try and torrent the episode at any point, don't use non-verified uploaders and check whether the file size and type look right. Hallmarks of fake versions are around 300MB size (suspiciously small) and .wmv and .exe formats, sometimes prompting you to download a codec to 'view' them (don't). They're usually uploaded to disseminate viruses and links to spam sites.

You can watch the episode in all its HD glory on HBO at 9pm ET in the US and on Sky Atlantic at 2am BST in the UK. You can also watch online and on TV through NOWTV and HBO GO (which has a free trial on) in some territories.

'Battle of the Bastards' will be dominated by its titular Stark v. Bolton fight, which cast and crew have been teasing is the biggest thing they've ever filmed in the show's history.