The Celebrity Traitors Final attracts an incredible 15 million viewers to the BBC

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.

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. The executive producers for Studio Lambert Scotland are Mike Cotton, Sarah Fay and Lewis Thurlow across both series, alongside Katy Fox for The Celebrity Traitors and Darrell Olsen for The Traitors. The Production Executives are Lynette Woods-Reynolds, Gemma Scholes and Faye Donaldson. The Commissioning Editors for the BBC are Neil McCallum and Syeda Irtizaali.

The Traitors (Dutch title: De Verraders) was created and developed by IDTV, in cooperation with RTL Creative Unit. The original series was produced by IDTV. All3Media International is global partner for The Traitors and handles format and tape sales worldwide. Studio Lambert is part of All3Media.

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.

• Watch The Celebrity Traitors on BBC iPlayer

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