The Traitors (British TV series)
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The Traitors (also known as The Traitors UK) is a British reality television series broadcast on BBC One, based on the Dutch series De Verraders. It was first broadcast on 29 November 2022 and is hosted by Claudia Winkleman. Following the premise of De Verraders, the show features a group of contestants participating in a social deduction game similar to Mafia or Werewolf, set in and among the grounds of Ardross Castle in Scotland. During the game, a small group of contestants become the titular "Traitors," and must work together to eliminate the other contestants to win a grand prize, while the remaining contestants become "Faithful" and are tasked to discover and banish the Traitors by voting them out to win the grand prize. Since the show launched, it has become a huge success for the BBC, with viewing figures growing substantially each series. It has become one of the most watched British reality gameshows of all time. The show has gained a cult following. The British show also acts as a sister show to the American version, with both being produced by Studio Lambert for the BBC and Peacock. They share the same location, props, and missions, with the main difference being the hosts.
Infobox
Also known as
The Traitors UK
Genre
Reality Game show
Based on
De Verraders by Marc Pos Jasper Hoogendoorn
Presented by
Claudia Winkleman
Theme music composer
Sam Watts
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
4
No. of episodes
48
Production locations
Ardross, Highland, Scotland
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
59 minutes
Production company
Studio Lambert
Network
BBC One
Release
29 November 2022 (2022-11-29) – present
Tables
Series overview
First released
First released
Series
First released
Contestants
Last released
1
1
Series
1
Contestants
22
Episodes
12
Episodes
29 November 2022 (2022-11-29)
Originally released
22 December 2022 (2022-12-22)
Originally released
Aaron Evans
Hannah Byczkowski
Meryl Williams
(Faithfuls)
Winner(s)
£101,050
(out of £120,000)
Prize
Alyssa Chan
Amanda Lovett
Wilfred "Wilf" Webster
Kieran Tompsett (from ep. 11)
Traitors
3
2
2
Series
2
Contestants
22
Episodes
12
Episodes
3 January 2024 (2024-01-03)
Originally released
26 January 2024 (2024-01-26)
Originally released
Harry Clark
(Traitor)
Winner(s)
£95,150
(out of £120,000)
Prize
Ash Bibi
Harry Clark
Paul Gorton
Miles Asteri (from ep. 2)
Andrew Jenkins (from ep. 8)
Ross Carson (from ep. 9)
Traitors
6
3
3
Series
3
Contestants
25
Episodes
12
Episodes
1 January 2025 (2025-01-01)
Originally released
24 January 2025 (2025-01-24)
Originally released
Jake Brown
Leanne Quigley
(Faithfuls)
Winner(s)
£94,600
(out of £120,000)
Prize
Armani Gouveia
Linda Rands
Minah Shannon
Charlotte Berman (from ep. 8)
Freddie Fraser (from ep. 10)
Traitors
9
4
4
Series
4
Contestants
22
Episodes
12
Episodes
1 January 2026 (2026-01-01)
Originally released
23 January 2026 (2026-01-23)
Originally released
Rachel Duffy
Stephen Libby
(Traitors)
Winner(s)
£95,750
(out of £120,000)
Prize
Hugo Lodge
Rachel Duffy
Stephen Libby
Fiona Hughes (Secret Traitor)
Traitors
11
| Series | Contestants | Episodes | Originally released | Winner(s) | Prize | Traitors | Average viewers (millions) | ||
| First released | Last released | ||||||||
| 1 | 22 | 12 | 29 November 2022 (2022-11-29) | 22 December 2022 (2022-12-22) | Aaron Evans Hannah Byczkowski Meryl Williams (Faithfuls) | £101,050 (out of £120,000) | Alyssa Chan Amanda Lovett Wilfred "Wilf" Webster Kieran Tompsett (from ep. 11) | 3 | |
| 2 | 22 | 12 | 3 January 2024 (2024-01-03) | 26 January 2024 (2024-01-26) | Harry Clark (Traitor) | £95,150 (out of £120,000) | Ash Bibi Harry Clark Paul Gorton Miles Asteri (from ep. 2) Andrew Jenkins (from ep. 8) Ross Carson (from ep. 9) | 6 | |
| 3 | 25 | 12 | 1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) | 24 January 2025 (2025-01-24) | Jake Brown Leanne Quigley (Faithfuls) | £94,600 (out of £120,000) | Armani Gouveia Linda Rands Minah Shannon Charlotte Berman (from ep. 8) Freddie Fraser (from ep. 10) | 9 | |
| 4 | 22 | 12 | 1 January 2026 (2026-01-01) | 23 January 2026 (2026-01-23) | Rachel Duffy Stephen Libby (Traitors) | £95,750 (out of £120,000) | Hugo Lodge Rachel Duffy Stephen Libby Fiona Hughes (Secret Traitor) | 11 | |
· Episodes › Series 1 (2022)
1
1
No.
overall
1
No. in
series
1
Title
"Episode 1"
Original release date
29 November 2022 (2022-11-29)
UK viewers
(millions)
3
2
2
No.
overall
2
No. in
series
2
Title
"Episode 2"
Original release date
30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
UK viewers
(millions)
3
3
3
No.
overall
3
No. in
series
3
Title
"Episode 3"
Original release date
1 December 2022 (2022-12-01)
UK viewers
(millions)
<2
4
4
No.
overall
4
No. in
series
4
Title
"Episode 4"
Original release date
6 December 2022 (2022-12-06)
UK viewers
(millions)
3
5
5
No.
overall
5
No. in
series
5
Title
"Episode 5"
Original release date
7 December 2022 (2022-12-07)
UK viewers
(millions)
3
6
6
No.
overall
6
No. in
series
6
Title
"Episode 6"
Original release date
8 December 2022 (2022-12-08)
UK viewers
(millions)
3
7
7
No.
overall
7
No. in
series
7
Title
"Episode 7"
Original release date
13 December 2022 (2022-12-13)
UK viewers
(millions)
3
8
8
No.
overall
8
No. in
series
8
Title
"Episode 8"
Original release date
15 December 2022 (2022-12-15)
UK viewers
(millions)
3
9
9
No.
overall
9
No. in
series
9
Title
"Episode 9"
Original release date
16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)
UK viewers
(millions)
3
10
10
No.
overall
10
No. in
series
10
Title
"Episode 10"
Original release date
20 December 2022 (2022-12-20)
UK viewers
(millions)
4
11
11
No.
overall
11
No. in
series
11
Title
"Episode 11"
Original release date
21 December 2022 (2022-12-21)
UK viewers
(millions)
4
12
12
No.
overall
12
No. in
series
12
Title
"Episode 12"
Original release date
22 December 2022 (2022-12-22)
UK viewers
(millions)
4
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 29 November 2022 (2022-11-29) | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 30 November 2022 (2022-11-30) | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 1 December 2022 (2022-12-01) | <2 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 6 December 2022 (2022-12-06) | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 7 December 2022 (2022-12-07) | 3 |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 13 December 2022 (2022-12-13) | 3 |
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 15 December 2022 (2022-12-15) | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | 16 December 2022 (2022-12-16) | 3 |
| 10 | 10 | "Episode 10" | 20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) | 4 |
| 11 | 11 | "Episode 11" | 21 December 2022 (2022-12-21) | 4 |
| 12 | 12 | "Episode 12" | 22 December 2022 (2022-12-22) | 4 |
· Episodes › Series 2 (2024)
13
13
No.
overall
13
No. in
series
1
Title
"Episode 1"
Original release date
3 January 2024 (2024-01-03)
UK viewers
(millions)
6
14
14
No.
overall
14
No. in
series
2
Title
"Episode 2"
Original release date
4 January 2024 (2024-01-04)
UK viewers
(millions)
5
15
15
No.
overall
15
No. in
series
3
Title
"Episode 3"
Original release date
5 January 2024 (2024-01-05)
UK viewers
(millions)
5
16
16
No.
overall
16
No. in
series
4
Title
"Episode 4"
Original release date
10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)
UK viewers
(millions)
6
17
17
No.
overall
17
No. in
series
5
Title
"Episode 5"
Original release date
11 January 2024 (2024-01-11)
UK viewers
(millions)
6
18
18
No.
overall
18
No. in
series
6
Title
"Episode 6"
Original release date
12 January 2024 (2024-01-12)
UK viewers
(millions)
6
19
19
No.
overall
19
No. in
series
7
Title
"Episode 7"
Original release date
17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
UK viewers
(millions)
7
20
20
No.
overall
20
No. in
series
8
Title
"Episode 8"
Original release date
18 January 2024 (2024-01-18)
UK viewers
(millions)
7
21
21
No.
overall
21
No. in
series
9
Title
"Episode 9"
Original release date
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19)
UK viewers
(millions)
7
22
22
No.
overall
22
No. in
series
10
Title
"Episode 10"
Original release date
24 January 2024 (2024-01-24)
UK viewers
(millions)
7
23
23
No.
overall
23
No. in
series
11
Title
"Episode 11"
Original release date
25 January 2024 (2024-01-25)
UK viewers
(millions)
7
24
24
No.
overall
24
No. in
series
12
Title
"Episode 12"
Original release date
26 January 2024 (2024-01-26)
UK viewers
(millions)
8
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 13 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 3 January 2024 (2024-01-03) | 6 |
| 14 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 4 January 2024 (2024-01-04) | 5 |
| 15 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 5 January 2024 (2024-01-05) | 5 |
| 16 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 10 January 2024 (2024-01-10) | 6 |
| 17 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 11 January 2024 (2024-01-11) | 6 |
| 18 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 12 January 2024 (2024-01-12) | 6 |
| 19 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 17 January 2024 (2024-01-17) | 7 |
| 20 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) | 7 |
| 21 | 9 | "Episode 9" | 19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) | 7 |
| 22 | 10 | "Episode 10" | 24 January 2024 (2024-01-24) | 7 |
| 23 | 11 | "Episode 11" | 25 January 2024 (2024-01-25) | 7 |
| 24 | 12 | "Episode 12" | 26 January 2024 (2024-01-26) | 8 |
· Episodes › Series 3 (2025)
25
25
No.
overall
25
No. in
series
1
Title
"Episode 1"
Original release date
1 January 2025 (2025-01-01)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
26
26
No.
overall
26
No. in
series
2
Title
"Episode 2"
Original release date
2 January 2025 (2025-01-02)
UK viewers
(millions)
8
27
27
No.
overall
27
No. in
series
3
Title
"Episode 3"
Original release date
3 January 2025 (2025-01-03)
UK viewers
(millions)
8
28
28
No.
overall
28
No. in
series
4
Title
"Episode 4"
Original release date
8 January 2025 (2025-01-08)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
29
29
No.
overall
29
No. in
series
5
Title
"Episode 5"
Original release date
9 January 2025 (2025-01-09)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
30
30
No.
overall
30
No. in
series
6
Title
"Episode 6"
Original release date
10 January 2025 (2025-01-10)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
31
31
No.
overall
31
No. in
series
7
Title
"Episode 7"
Original release date
15 January 2025 (2025-01-15)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
32
32
No.
overall
32
No. in
series
8
Title
"Episode 8"
Original release date
16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
33
33
No.
overall
33
No. in
series
9
Title
"Episode 9"
Original release date
17 January 2025 (2025-01-17)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
34
34
No.
overall
34
No. in
series
10
Title
"Episode 10"
Original release date
22 January 2025 (2025-01-22)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
35
35
No.
overall
35
No. in
series
11
Title
"Episode 11"
Original release date
23 January 2025 (2025-01-23)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
36
36
No.
overall
36
No. in
series
12
Title
"The Final"
Original release date
24 January 2025 (2025-01-24)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 25 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) | 9 |
| 26 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 2 January 2025 (2025-01-02) | 8 |
| 27 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 3 January 2025 (2025-01-03) | 8 |
| 28 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 8 January 2025 (2025-01-08) | 9 |
| 29 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 9 January 2025 (2025-01-09) | 9 |
| 30 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) | 9 |
| 31 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 15 January 2025 (2025-01-15) | 9 |
| 32 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 16 January 2025 (2025-01-16) | 9 |
| 33 | 9 | "Episode 9" | 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) | 9 |
| 34 | 10 | "Episode 10" | 22 January 2025 (2025-01-22) | 9 |
| 35 | 11 | "Episode 11" | 23 January 2025 (2025-01-23) | 9 |
| 36 | 12 | "The Final" | 24 January 2025 (2025-01-24) | 9 |
· Episodes › Series 4 (2026)
37
37
No.
overall
37
No. in
series
1
Title
"Episode 1"
Original release date
1 January 2026 (2026-01-01)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
38
38
No.
overall
38
No. in
series
2
Title
"Episode 2"
Original release date
2 January 2026 (2026-01-02)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
39
39
No.
overall
39
No. in
series
3
Title
"Episode 3"
Original release date
3 January 2026 (2026-01-03)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
40
40
No.
overall
40
No. in
series
4
Title
"Episode 4"
Original release date
7 January 2026 (2026-01-07)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
41
41
No.
overall
41
No. in
series
5
Title
"Episode 5"
Original release date
8 January 2026 (2026-01-08)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
42
42
No.
overall
42
No. in
series
6
Title
"Episode 6"
Original release date
9 January 2026 (2026-01-09)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
43
43
No.
overall
43
No. in
series
7
Title
"Episode 7"
Original release date
14 January 2026 (2026-01-14)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
44
44
No.
overall
44
No. in
series
8
Title
"Episode 8"
Original release date
15 January 2026 (2026-01-15)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
45
45
No.
overall
45
No. in
series
9
Title
"Episode 9"
Original release date
16 January 2026 (2026-01-16)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
46
46
No.
overall
46
No. in
series
10
Title
"Episode 10"
Original release date
21 January 2026 (2026-01-21)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
47
47
No.
overall
47
No. in
series
11
Title
"Episode 11"
Original release date
22 January 2026 (2026-01-22)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
48
48
No.
overall
48
No. in
series
12
Title
"The Final"
Original release date
23 January 2026 (2026-01-23)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 37 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 1 January 2026 (2026-01-01) | 11 |
| 38 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 2 January 2026 (2026-01-02) | 11 |
| 39 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 3 January 2026 (2026-01-03) | 11 |
| 40 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 7 January 2026 (2026-01-07) | 11 |
| 41 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 8 January 2026 (2026-01-08) | 11 |
| 42 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 9 January 2026 (2026-01-09) | 11 |
| 43 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 14 January 2026 (2026-01-14) | 11 |
| 44 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 15 January 2026 (2026-01-15) | 11 |
| 45 | 9 | "Episode 9" | 16 January 2026 (2026-01-16) | 11 |
| 46 | 10 | "Episode 10" | 21 January 2026 (2026-01-21) | 11 |
| 47 | 11 | "Episode 11" | 22 January 2026 (2026-01-22) | 11 |
| 48 | 12 | "The Final" | 23 January 2026 (2026-01-23) | 11 |