Celebrity Traitors Finale Mistakenly Made Available 24 Hours Early Beyond the UK
Note: This piece avoids reveals related to the series conclusion
This concluding installment of the celebrity version of The Traitors was mistakenly made available by overseas distributors before its scheduled UK airing on Thursday, as confirmed a network statement.
Reports indicate that the finale was viewed by a small number of subscribers of the online platform Crave in Canada; they could view it for a couple of hours until it was taken down.
This episode being uploaded was not considered a mistake by the producing network, and a spokesperson for the corporation asked those who believe they know the outcome of the show to "avoid sharing any reveals".
"We kindly ask anyone who believes they have uncovered the ending of the celebrity edition to keep whatever they believe they know to themselves," the statement said.
"We ask you to refrain from posting potential spoilers so that the vast audience who have been faithfully following every development of the series can enjoy the finale this evening."
This celebrity version is currently the top-rated TV show of the current year, with an mean of 12.6m people across the first four episodes.
Viewers of the series have been waiting to see whether traitors the traitors will win the £100,000 for a good cause or whether faithfuls the faithful contestants will be victorious.
A former winner of the third series of The Traitors commented that "no one likes reveals", which are "joy's enemy".
The winner said they will be sitting down to view the final this evening live, with his entire family and "some snacks".
Thursday's concluding installment is extended to 70 minutes on BBC One, with an longer version of The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked scheduled to broadcast on BBC Two after the finale.
Host the host will be joined by the contestants and the co-host as they react to the series conclusion.
