“The Celebrity Traitors” has been renewed for a second season on BBC One and iPlayer.
The network confirmed Monday that the show, which aired the season 1 finale last week to 11 million viewers, would return with a new crop of stars next year. Companion show “The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked” will also return to BBC Sounds, BBC Two and iPlayer. “The Celebrity Traitors” is produced by Scottish studio Lambert and hosted by Claudia Winkleman.
“The Celebrity Traitors” became a phenomenon from the start, with its first episode becoming the biggest episode on television so far this year with 14.8 million views over 28 days. The show is also now the biggest unscripted title in the entire UK market since 2021.
The news comes amid a new economic impact report, revealing that ‘The Traitors’ franchise in the UK and US has generated a £21.8 million ($28.7 million) boost to the Scottish economy since 2022.
“Studio Lambert has done a remarkable job as ‘The Celebrity Traitors’ has well and truly captivated the nation, becoming a true highlight of the year bringing together record numbers of people to enjoy every twist and turn,” Kalpna Patel-Knight, head of entertainment at the BBC, said in a statement. “In 2026, the castle doors will open once again to welcome famous players into the game to see who can charm, who can plot and ultimately who can survive in the second series which promises to be just as unmissable as the first. Plus, with the return of ‘Uncloaked’ and today’s news about the positive contribution of ‘The Traitors’ brand to the Scottish economy, there is cause for celebration.
In VarietyIn his review of the first season of “Celebrity Traitors,” Scott Bryan called the show the best reality TV show of the year. “It is rare that the most popular show on television is one of the best. It is rarer that a television show becomes such a public spectacle that screenings of its finale fill bars and clubs across the country. And it is rarer still that the tensions at these screenings, which one could cut with a knife, are caused by comedian Alan Carr,” he wrote. “And yet that’s exactly what ‘The Celebrity Traitors UK’ did. The first season of the BBC’s celebrity version of the game – an elaborate and unpredictable thriller with an international franchise – didn’t just meet expectations. It exceeded them.”
