In the week following the announcement that MGM and SciFi Channel were pulling the plug on “Stargate: Atlantis,” those who choose to illegally download television programs thought it would give it a nod. TorrentFreak is reporting that “Atlantis” was the most pirated television show for the week of of Aug. 17-24, unseating the Olympics opening ceremony and “Weeds” as the most popular show downloaded by BitTorrent users. It previously filled the No. 6 position, which was taken over by USA Network’s “Burn Notice” instead. The site didn’t report the number of downloads, but said larger network shows like “Lost” and “Heroes” can get up to 10 million downloads in a single week when they are showing new episodes. However, by the site’s own lists, the show to get the most downloads in …