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Celebrity Traitors finale attracts record average audience

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Feric, C. (2026, October 31). Celebrity Traitors finale attracts record average audience. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/romesh-ranganathan-bbc-one-maya-jama-choose-love-claudia-winkleman-b1303054.html

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The Celebrity Traitors finale drew a record-breaking average of 11.2 million viewers on Friday night, surpassing last year’s finale which had attracted 11.1 million viewers overnight. The episode concluded with comedian Romesh Ranganathan and actor Sebastian Croft as the victors, each donating their £41,500 prize to charity. This success follows a trend of high ratings for both celebrity and civilian editions of the show, with the latter's most recent finale peaking at 9.6 million viewers.

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Carla Feric

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🔮 “I couldn’t believe that we’d got there.

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The Celebrity Traitors finale attracted its highest average overnight audience yet, with 11.2 million viewers tuning in for Friday’s dramatic conclusion. asserted

viewers → attract → conclusion

It became the most-watched episode of the celebrity spin-off to date, drawing a higher average audience than last year’s finale – which attracted 11.1 million viewers overnight. asserted

which → become → viewers

The dramatic conclusion of the hit reality gameshow saw comedian Romesh Ranganathan and actor Sebastian Croft emerge victorious as faithfuls after the players successfully banished traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny. asserted

players → see → Jama

The pair will split the £83,000 prize pot, with Heartstopper actor Croft donating his £41,500 share to the charity Choose Love, while Ranganathan said he would be giving his winnings to the Refugee Council. asserted

he → split → Council

The second series premiered at the start of October and recorded the most-watched debut episode of any series of the programme in the UK, with an average of 8.9 million viewers and a peak of 9.1 million. asserted

series → premier → million

It followed on from the success of the first series of the celebrity spin-off, which debuted last autumn with an overnight audience of 6.1 million, according to the BBC. uncertain

which → follow → BBC

Its nail-biting finale hit a peak of 15.4 million viewers – the biggest TV audience of 2025. asserted

finale → bite → 2025

The civilian edition of The Traitors, which launched in 2022, is also highly successful and brought in an overnight audience of 6.4 million for its recent series premiere in January. Its finale became the most-watched in the history of that version, with a peak audience of 9.6 million. asserted

finale → launch → million

Celebrity Traitors finale attracts record average audience

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