The BBC has confirmed a second series of The Celebrity Traitors – after season one smashed audience records.
A new batch of celebrities will enter Ardross Castle, Scottish Highlands, in 2026 as they take part in the ultimate game of backstabbing, deceit and betrayal to win up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.
It comes as series one of the Studio Lambert-created game show – which 49-year-old comedian Alan Carr won – had the nation gripped and became the biggest unscripted title on Broadcaster VOD ever.
Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC, said: “Studio Lambert have done an outstanding job as The Celebrity Traitors has well and truly captivated the nation, becoming a bona fide highlight of the year, bringing record numbers of people together to enjoy every twist and turn.
“In 2026, the doors of the castle will be opened again to welcome celebrity players to the game to see who can charm, who can scheme and ultimately who can survive in series two, which promises to be just as unmissable as the first.”
Kalpna also confirmed that podcast Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked – in which 39-year-old comedian Ed Gamble speaks to each of the stars for their first interview since leaving the castle – is returning, airing on BBC Sounds, BBC Two and iPlayer.
Episode one of The Celebrity Traitors – which sees the Faithfuls identify and ‘banish’ the Traitors through voting, while the Traitors try to stay undetected and ‘murder’ the Faithfuls each night – is the biggest single episode on TV so far this year, raking in 14.8 million views (28 days).
The final broke records – averaging 11.1 million with a peak of 12 million – making it the biggest overnight audience across the market since the BBC’s own record-breaking Gavin and Stacey viewing on Christmas Day last year, and biggest overnight share (81 per cent) since the Euros last year.
It also had 1.9 million live requests on iPlayer, which makes this the highest live-viewing number for any Entertainment episode on iPlayer of all time.
And the ratings cemented The Celebrity Traitors – hosted by 53 year old Claudia Winkleman – as the biggest Unscripted title across the entire market in the UK since 2021.
The announcement of series two coincides with the publication of a new Economic Impact Report, which reveals that The Traitors franchise – including the UK, US, and Celebrity editions – has generated an estimated £21.8 million boost in Gross Value Added (GVA) to Scotland’s economy since filming began in 2022.
The report, which includes contributions from Visit Scotland and Screen Scotland, highlights the show’s role in promoting opportunities for the industry in Scotland and also highlights that for every £1 of GVA directly generated by the production, a total of £6.84 was added to the Scottish economy overall.
Hayley Valentine, Director BBC Scotland, said: “The Traitors is an immense TV success story, and it’s fantastic to have multiple versions of it filmed in Scotland. We welcome and celebrate it.
“This report highlights the many ways that Scotland is seeing a direct economic benefit from The Traitors filming here and, working together with our partners, we will use this success to promote sustainable growth within Scotland’s creative industry.”
Kalpna added: “Plus, with Uncloaked returning and today’s news of the positive contribution The Traitors brand has made to Scotland’s economy, there is plenty to celebrate.”
The Celebrity Traitors series one is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer.
The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked series one is available to stream now via BBC Sounds and iPlayer.
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