Celebrity Traitors finale attracts record average audience

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-31 · by Carla Feric

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The finale of "Celebrity Traitors" drew a record-breaking average audience of 11.2 million viewers on Friday, surpassing last year’s peak of 11.1 million. Comedian Romesh Ranganathan and actor Sebastian Croft won by identifying traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny as the final pair of betrayers. This season, which began in October with an average audience of 8.9 million for its debut episode, has solidified "Celebrity Traitors" as a ratings success story.

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The penultimate episode of The Celebrity Traitors saw actress Sharon Rooney being murdered and comedian Joanne McNally being banished. The final episode aired on October 29, where comedian Romesh Ranganathan and actor Sebastian Croft emerged victorious as faithfuls after successfully eliminating traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny. The finale attracted a record-breaking average audience of 11.2 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode in the show's history. Both winners expressed relief at finally revealing their secret roles, with Croft admitting he initially wanted to be a traitor but strategically voted out Kenny to secure victory.

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BBC Britain Choose Love The Times the Refugee Council

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BBC ORG · 1× Britain GPE · 1× Choose Love ORG · 1× Croft PERSON · 1× King Kenny PERSON · 1× Maya Jama PERSON · 1× Ranganathan PERSON · 1× Romesh Ranganathan PERSON · 1× Sebastian Croft PERSON · 1× the Refugee Council ORG · 1×

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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.

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2026-10-31 · Evening Standard

Celebrity Traitors finale attracts record average audience · assertive framing

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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

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. asserted

which → launch → January

Its finale became the most-watched in the history of that version, with a peak audience of 9.6 million. “He would be great, and he loves Britain. asserted

he → become → Britain

We’re right up there in terms of our aspirations for the kind of person that might do the show,” he told The Times. uncertain

he → ’re → Times

A working member of the royal family,” he added. asserted

he → work → family

Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the show sees 21 celebrity contestants try to seek out the traitors among them who “kill off” players in the middle of the night. asserted

who → host → night

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