Celebrity Traitors returns Oct 29 for extended finale on Nov 6

After a dramatic week at Traitors Castle, BBC One’s Celebrity Traitors is on a brief hiatus and will return next Wednesday, October 29, at 9pm, the broadcaster confirmed. The celebrity spinoff, which airs two nights a week, will conclude with a extended finale on Thursday, November 6, at 9pm on BBC One and on iPlayer, completing a nine-episode inaugural season.

The show airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9pm and has a shorter run than the civilian version, which typically broadcasts three times weekly. The most recent episode, broadcast on October 23, ran slightly longer than usual at about 65 minutes. Producers have said the finale will be longer still, scheduled at 70 minutes, and will be followed by a special extended discussion episode that reunites the finalists, the all-star cast and presenter Claudia Winkleman.

Celebrity Traitors pits a group of well-known contestants against a handful of secretly assigned Traitors. Contestants build a communal cash pot through tasks while the Traitors attempt to deceive and eliminate the Faithful until the end of the game, with winnings to be donated to charity. The celebrity edition began with 19 participants, fewer than the 22 who...