THIS year 22 new faces are battling through bluffs, betrayals and shady shenanigans, with a cash prize of £120,000 up for grabs.
Here is everything you need to know about the , including when this week’s episodes will air.
The Traitors is back on our screens to kick off the New YearCredit: BBC
Nine contestants had already left the show after the sixth episode
In the first episode of BBC One’s reality show on , the were revealed:
- Rachel, 42, of County Down, working as a head of communications
- Stephen, 32, from London, working as a cyber security consultant
- Hugo, 51, living in London (originally from Cardiff), working as a barrister
But soon after the at the castle, beloved host also announced there would be a .
Their identity remained unknown not only to their fellow Traitors, but also to viewers – at least until their .
After finding out about this game-changing twist, Rachel, Stephen and Hugo decided to hunt the down and get them banished as fast as possible.
Fiona was eventually after an explosive showdown with fellow Traitor Rachel.
She accused Rachel of “fibbing”, but the group ultimately turned on Fiona instead.
Fiona told The Sun: “It was incredibly tense. I was really the master of my own downfall.
“But I suspected that when there was the end game I would be thrown under the bus.
“Finding out I had the red cloak was something else. It was magical.
“It was like waking up on Christmas Day and everything you’ve written on your Christmas list is there.
“I can remember when I took the oath and I had this cloak, just wanting to put it on straight away and let the killing begin.”
In total nine players have been eliminated from the game so far:
- Netty, Faithful, murdered, episode 2
- Judy, Faithful, banished, episode 2
- Ben, Faithful, murdered, episode 3
- Hugo, Traitor, banished, episode 3
- Ross, Faithful, banished, episode 4
- Amanda, Faithful, banished, episode 5
- Maz, Faithful, murdered, episode 5
- Fiona, the Secret Traitor, episode 6
- Reece, Faithful, murdered, episode 6
I was really the master of my own downfall
Fiona, The Traitors, BBC
‘ fourth season marks a return to form for the show after the , which aired from October 8 to November 6, 2025.
stole the show with an amazing performance as a Traitor.
, host of podcast : “I think now, for the next game, comedians are in deep trouble because all of the talk this time was ‘Alan’s done amazingly because he’s being funny’.
“ was very funny, everything was batted away with a laugh. As soon as you’re laughing you’re forgetting that you’re accusing someone and all the suspicion goes away.
The first ever Secret Traitor has been exposedCredit: BBC
“I think regardless of whether they’re Faithfuls or Traitors, comedians are going early in the next game, and I think that is the Alan Carr legacy.”
Claudia, who is back hosting and choosing the Traitors this year, how this season will differ from the last celebrity edition: “It gets really, really brutal.
“The celebrity one, they were adorable, but they were at the round table like, ‘No, no, after you’. That’s not how this one goes. These players play it differently. It gets hardcore, it gets very heated.
“We get some very juicy round tables. Did they keep the bit in when I scream? I get ugly.
From the celebrity edition of The Traitors with Alan Carr, Tom Daley, Kate Garraway, Sir Stephen Fry, Ruth Codd, Jonathan RossCredit: PA
“At one point, all the hairs were standing on end because you think, ‘Yeah, I’ve seen this, it’s going to go down this route’.
“And all I can say is that it absolutely doesn’t.”
When is The Traitors on this week?
is back on our screens for series 4, which started on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
For the week commencing Monday, January 12, 2026, the cloak-and-dagger competition airs between 8pm and 9.05pm on Wednesday, and 8pm and 9pm on both Thursday and Friday.
The full schedule is as follows:
Claudia Winkleman returns as The Traitors hostCredit: PA
- Episode 1: Thursday, January 1, 8pm
- Episode 2: Friday, January 2, 8pm
- Episode 3: Saturday, January 3, 7:45pm
- Episode 4: Wednesday, January 7, 8pm
- Episode 5: Thursday, January 8, 8pm
- Episode 6: Friday, January 9, 8pm
- Episode 7: Wednesday, January 14, 8pm
- Episode 8: Thursday, January 15, 8pm
- Episode 9: Friday, January 16, 8pm
- Episode 10: Wednesday, January 21, 8pm
- Episode 11 – Thursday, January 22, 8pm
- Episode 12 – Friday, January 23, 8pm
How can I watch The Traitors?
airs on .
The first episode was broadcast on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
If you miss the episodes as they come out, they are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
When is The Traitors set to finish?
The last episode of The Traitors will be on Friday, January 23.
Viewers will be happy to hear that this series will have 12 episodes.
The celebrity edition only aired 9 episodes.
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