The Celebrity Traitors 2026: What time is the launch show on TV tonight?

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-01 · by Holly Bishop

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The Celebrity Traitors returns for its 2026 season with a lineup of well-known celebrities from various entertainment fields, including actors, comedians, musicians, and models. The series will debut tonight on BBC One at 8pm and continue every Thursday and Friday evening until the final episode airs two weeks later. Each episode features contestants divided into Traitors and Faithfuls, competing for a £100,000 prize to donate to charity. Additionally, there will be supplementary content such as reactions shows and bonus episodes on BBC Sounds offering behind-the-scenes insights and interviews.

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The Celebrity Traitors returns for its new season on BBC One, starting tonight at 8pm. The show features celebrities divided into teams of Traitors and Faithfuls, competing to outwit each other and win £100,000 for charity. This year’s series includes 10 episodes, up from last year's nine. It will air on Thursdays and Fridays, with additional content available on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer. Hosted by Ed Gamble, the show also features post-episode debriefs and reactions. Notable participants include journalist Amol Rajan. The exact line-up of contestants remains partially undisclosed but includes various actors, comedians, and musicians.

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It will once again be hosted by Ed Gamble, who will be joined by banished and murdered players and previous celebrity and non celebrity-players for a debrief and reactions.

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🔮 The celebrities, ranging from actors to comedians to musicians, will try to outwit one another for a chance to win £100,000 for a charity of their choice.

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The Celebrity Traitors 2026: What time is the launch show on TV tonight? · assertive framing

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Celebrity Traitors 2026: What time is the launch show tonight? · assertive framing

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The Celebrity Traitors is back for another star-studded season. asserted

Traitors → stud → season

The celebrity version of The Traitors follows the same format as the original series, with contestants secretly divided into Traitors and Faithfuls. asserted

contestants → follow → Traitors

The celebrities, ranging from actors to comedians to musicians, will try to outwit one another for a chance to win £100,000 for a charity of their choice. asserted

celebrities → range → choice

The series will air two nights a week on Thursday and Friday evenings at 8pm. asserted

series → air → pm

This year, the show will have 10 episodes, in comparison to the last series’ nine. asserted

show → have → nine

Its sister show Traitors: Uncloaked will follow the main series episodes on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds. asserted

show → follow → BBC

It will once again be hosted by Ed Gamble, who will be joined by banished and murdered players and previous celebrity and non celebrity-players for a debrief and reactions. asserted

who → host → debrief

There had previously been much speculation as to when the series would begin airing, with the BBC only revealing the date a fortnight ago. asserted

BBC → begin → date

Who are the celebrity contestants taking part? asserted

contestants → take → part

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