THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS HANDED EXTENDED SECOND SERIES BY BBC AS SHOW BREAKS RATINGS RECORDS

The first series of The Celebrity Traitors concluded its run with an incredible 15 million faithful viewers and has become the biggest title of 2025 across the UK at 7 days so far this year (including both scripted, unscripted and events).

The Celebrity Traitors has seen the biggest on-demand audience of any series across the market at 7 days since records began (incl. both BVOD and SVOD). Episode 6 has seen the highest 28 day figure for the series so far at 15.2m. The series to date at 28 days (episodes 1 to 6) has averaged 14.8 million viewers per episode, with 3.1m 16-34 year olds tuning in.

The Celebrity Traitors, made by Studio Lambert Scotland, has captivated audiences nationwide with its compelling mix of detection, backstabbing and trust, bought to life by a star-studded cast. Next year's series will be an episode longer that this year's, with a total of ten episodes.

Claudia Winkleman will return with a new series of The Traitors on BBC One and BBC iPlayer early next year with new twists and new players in the ultimate game of trust and treachery as 22 people from across the UK descend on a Scottish castle to win up to £120k.

The Traitors is produced by Studio Lambert Scotland for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The fourth series of The Traitors (12x60) and the second celebrity series of The Celebrity Traitors (8x60/2x70) has been commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment Commissioning for the BBC.

Series 4 of The Traitors will be airing soon on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and The Celebrity Traitors series 2 will return later in 2026.