The Celeb Traitors is ready to return subsequent 12 months for a second season, the BBC confirmed right this moment (November 10).
The finale of the present’s first season – a spin-off of the common Traitors collection – aired on Thursday final week (November 6) with a reported 11million viewers, and it’s set to return again to BBC One and BBC iPlayer subsequent 12 months.
Whereas the primary season of The Traitors aired in 2022, it took till 2025 to air a star model within the UK. Nonetheless, it grew to become an on the spot success with its first episode getting 14.8million views over 28 days and turning into the most-watched single episode of TV this 12 months.
Followers on-line described the finale as “maybe one of the best piece of actuality TV in years” and the final 10 minutes as “Possibly one of the best ten minutes of tv ever to have existed in your entire historical past of time.”
The present additionally grew to become the most important unscripted present throughout your entire UK market since 2021, whereas a brand new report has revealed that your entire The Traitors franchise has boosted Scotland’s financial system by £21.8million since 2022 – it’s set in and round Ardross Fortress within the Highlands.
Host Claudia Winkleman will return, too, whereas companion present The Celeb Traitors: Uncloaked will even come again to BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.
In an announcement, BBC head of leisure Kalpna Patel-Knight stated, “Studio Lambert have achieved an excellent job as The Celeb Traitors has properly and actually captivated the nation, turning into a bona fide spotlight of the 12 months bringing document numbers of individuals collectively to get pleasure from each twist and switch.
“In 2026 the doorways of the fortress will probably be opened once more to welcome superstar gamers to the sport to see who can allure, who can scheme and finally who can survive in collection two which guarantees to be simply as unmissable as the primary.”
Season 4 of the non-celebrity Traitors may very well be returning quickly, too. The three earlier seasons all aired round Christmas, and the BBC have teased a fourth season for subsequent 12 months – and probably “early 2026”. Nonetheless, TV over Christmas and the New 12 months is often solely confirmed initially of December, so followers received’t discover out but.
