The Traitorshas confirmed its status as one of British televisions hits of the year after Season 2s final episode drew record ratings.
TheClaudia Winkleman-frontedBBCreality series ended with an audience of 8M after seven days of streaming and catch-up viewing was accounted for, according to UK ratings body Barb.
This was a million more than itsovernight audience of 6.9Mand made it the most-watched show on British TV in the week to January 28.
‘The Traitors’ host Claudia WinklemanBBC/Studio Lambert
The Traitorshas not had a higher-rated episode over the course of its two seasons, with people flocking to the wink-murder-style game to watch Harry Clark be crowned winner.
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Produced by All3Media-backedStudio Lambert, the show steadily built its audience throughout its 12-part run (see below), with BBC1 broadcasting batches of three episodes on a Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday night during January.
OnlyMr Bates vs The Post Office, ITVs hit drama series, and BBC1s reboot of game showGladiatorshave performed better thanThe Traitorsin 2023.
Episode 1: 5.9MEpisode 2: 5.8MEpisode 3: 5.8MEpisode 4: 6.5MEpisode 5: 6.4MEpisode 6: 6.5MEpisode 7: 7.1MEpisode 8: 7MEpisode 9: 7.1MEpisode 10 7.4MEpisode 11: 7.6MEpisode 12: 8M
