BBC announces new Celebrity Traitors spinoff and launch date

The Celebrity Traitors Returns

 Launch Date: Thursday, 1st October at 8pm (BBC One & BBC iPlayer).

 Broadcast Schedule: Thursday and Friday evenings at 8pm.

 Prize: Up to £100,000 for the winners’ chosen charities.

Host Claudia Winkleman returns to the Scottish Highlands alongside a stellar 21-player lineup:

 Amol Rajan

 Bella Ramsey

 James Acaster

 James Blunt

 Jerry Hall

 Joanne McNally

 Joe Lycett

 Julie Hesmondhalgh

 King Kenny

 Leigh-Anne Pinnock

 Maya Jama

 Michael Sheen

 Miranda Hart

 Myha’la

 Professor Hannah Fry

 Richard E. Grant

 Rob Beckett

 Romesh Ranganathan

 Ross Kemp

 Sebastian Croft

 Sharon Rooney

Spin-Off Shows & Exclusive Content

 The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked: Hosted by Ed Gamble, the official podcast and companion show airs on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, and BBC Sounds right after the main episode. Produced by Platform Media, it features unseen footage, exclusive interviews, and reactions as banished and murdered players discover the Traitors’ identities.

 BBC Sounds Exclusives: Immediate bonus audio episodes offer extended celebrity interviews and deeper gameplay breakdown.

 Traitor or Faithful? Claudia Decides: A special feature revealing how Claudia selects her Traitors, featuring one-on-one interrogations to test their willingness to turn to the dark side.

Record-Breaking Success

The hit franchise returns after a landmark 2025 debut series, which averaged 14.9 million viewers and peaked at 15.4 million for the finale—making it the highest-rated entertainment episode on UK television since 2016. Uncloaked mirrored that success, drawing over 13 million combined plays across BBC Sounds and iPlayer.