The Traitors
Series 2
Promotional poster
Presented byClaudia Winkleman
Companion showThe Traitors: Uncloaked
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release3 January 2024 (2024-01-03)
Series chronology

The second series of The Traitors premiered on BBC One on 3 January 2024. Claudia Winkleman reprises her role as the show's presenter from the previous series.[1] The series is also accompanied by a spin-off show The Traitors: Uncloaked.

Production

In February 2023, it was announced that The Traitors had been renewed for a second series following the success of the first.[2][3] Claudia Winkleman was confirmed as the host.[4][5]

The series would also see the debut of a spin-off show The Traitors: Uncloaked, which will include interviews with banished and murdered contestants, as well as bonus unseen footage where the contestants learn the identity of the Traitors for the very first time.[6][7]

The first teaser trailer for the series aired in October 2023;[8] further trailers promoting the series were released by the BBC in the lead up to the series premiere.[9][10]

Ahead of the release of series 2, the BBC announced they'd given the green light for a third series.[11]

Contestants

The 22 contestants competing in the second series of The Traitors were revealed at midnight on 2 January 2024, the day before the show's premiere.[12] A pre-existing relationship was featured amongst the contestants in Diane and Ross Carson, who are mother and son.[13]

List of The Traitors contestants
Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Affiliation Finish[14]
Aubrey Emerson 67 Loughborough Retired shop owner Faithful Murdered
(Episode 2)
Sonja Clarke 66 Blackpool Volunteer business mentor Banished
(Episode 2)
Kyra Johnson 21 Kent Apprentice economist Murdered
(Episode 3)
Brian Davidson 33 Glasgow Photographer Banished
(Episode 4)
Ash Bibi 45 London Events coordinator Traitor Banished
(Episode 4)
Meg Corrick 22 Herefordshire Illustrator Faithful Murdered
(Episode 5)
Jonny Holloway 31 Bedfordshire Ex-military Banished
(Episode 5)
Tracey Griffin 58 Inverness Sonographer & clairvoyant Murdered
(Episode 6)
Anthony Mathurin 45 Birmingham Chess coach Banished
(Episode 6)
Andrew Jenkins 45 Talbot Green Insurance broker Faithful TBA
Charlie Bees 34 Bristol Mental health area manager Faithful
Charlotte Chilton 32 Warwickshire Recruitment manager Faithful
Diane Carson 63 Lancashire Retired teacher Faithful
Evie Morrison 29 Inverness Veterinary nurse Faithful
Harry Clark 22 Slough British army engineer Traitor
Jasmine Boatswain 26 London Sales executive Faithful
Jaz Singh 30 Manchester National account manager Faithful
Miles Asteri 36 Worcestershire Veterinary nurse Faithful
Traitor[lower-alpha 1]
Mollie Pearce 21 Bristol Disability model Faithful
Paul Gorton 36 Manchester Business manager Traitor
Ross Carson 28 Lancashire Video director Faithful
Zack Davies 27 London Parliamentary affairs advisor Faithful
  1. ↑ In Episode 1, the traitors were told they had to recruit another traitor. In Episode 2 this was revealed to be Miles.

Voting history

Episode 1 2 3/4[lower-alpha 1] 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Traitors'
Decision		 Miles Aubrey Kyra Ash,Andrew,
Meg,Paul		 Meg Tracey
Recruit[lower-alpha 2] Murder Condemn[lower-alpha 3] Murder
Shield Harry,
Jaz,
Kyra		 Andrew,
Anthony,
Paul		 Jasmine,
Zack		 Andrew Ross Jasmine
Banishment None Sonja Draw Brian Ash Jonny Anthony
Vote 15–2–2–1–1 4–4–4–3—1–1–1–1 7–6–3 14–1–1–1–1 12–2–1–1 7–3–2–1–1
Andrew No
vote		 Sonja Ash Ash Ash Jonny Zack
Charlie Sonja Diane Diane Ash Anthony Ross
Charlotte Sonja Brian Brian Ash Jonny Anthony
Diane Anthony Ash None[lower-alpha 4] Ash Jonny Andrew
Evie Sonja Ash Ash Ash Jonny Anthony
Harry Zack Zack Ash Ash Jonny Zack
Jasmine Sonja Brian Brian Ash Jonny Anthony
Jaz Sonja Brian Brian Paul Jonny Andrew
Miles Sonja Zack Brian Ash Zack Anthony
Mollie Sonja Anthony Brian Ash Jonny Anthony
Paul Sonja Jaz Ash Ash Jonny Jaz
Ross Sonja Meg Ash Ash Jonny Anthony
Zack Sonja Diane Diane Meg Anthony Anthony
Anthony Diane Zack Brian Ash Jonny Zack Banished
(Episode 6)
Tracey Anthony Ash Ash Ash Jonny Murdered
(Episode 6)
Jonny Sonja Brian Brian Ash Ross Banished
(Episode 5)
Meg Diane Diane Diane Jasmine Murdered
(Episode 5)
Ash Sonja Diane None[lower-alpha 4] Evie Banished
(Episode 4)
Brian Sonja Paul None[lower-alpha 4] Banished
(Episode 4)
Kyra Sonja Murdered
(Episode 3)
Sonja Ross Banished
(Episode 2)
Aubrey Murdered
(Episode 2)

Key

  The contestant was a Faithful.
  The contestant was a Traitor.
  The contestant was ineligible to vote.


Notes

  1. ↑ Anthony's vote during the tiebreak was not shown until Episode 4.
  2. ↑ There was no Murder. Instead, Ash, Harry, and Paul were able to recruit Miles as a fourth traitor.
  3. ↑ Ash, Andrew, Meg & Paul were condemned to the dungeon by the Traitors – Andrew was saved during the mission by the winning team, leaving Meg as the only player eligible for murder.
  4. 1 2 3 This contestant was excluded from the vote due to a draw.

Missions

Episode Task description Money earned Running total Shield winner(s)
1 Rearrange Floating Puzzle Pieces £15,000
of £15,000		 £15,000
of £15,000		 Kyra
Jaz
Harry
2 Guessing Correct Bird Call Replica £4,000
of £6,000		 £19,000
of £21,000		 Andrew
Anthony
Paul
3 Opinions on other players along the path £8,000
of £10,000		 £27,000
of £31,000		 Jasmine
Zack
4 Dig for Gold Nuggets £5,300
of £10,000		 £32,300
of £41,000		 Andrew[lower-alpha 1]
5 Construct a Catapult £10,000
of £10,000		 £42,300
of £51,000		 Ross
6 Dig for Money Bags £7,250
of £10,000		 £49,550
of £61,000		 Jasmine

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
series		Title [15]Original air dateBBC One broadcast [16]UK viewers
(millions) [17]
131"Episode 1"3 January 2024 (2024-01-03)3 January 20245.94
142"Episode 2"3 January 2024 (2024-01-03)4 January 20245.77
153"Episode 3"3 January 2024 (2024-01-03)5 January 20245.80
164"Episode 4"10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)10 January 2024TBD
175"Episode 5"11 January 2024 (2024-01-11)11 January 2024TBD
186"Episode 6"12 January 2024 (2024-01-12)12 January 2024TBD

Notes

  1. ↑ Ash, Andrew Meg & Paul were condemned to the dungeon by the Traitors – Andrew was saved during the mission by the winning team, leaving the other three as the only players eligible for murder.

References

  1. ↑ "The Traitors Series 2 - Claudia Winkleman teases "epic" challenges, tense round tables and "an awful lot of tweed"" (press release). BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "'The Traitors' Season 2 Greenlit By BBC". Deadline. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Traitors season 2 confirms release date with first-look photo". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "The BBC is 100% faithful to The Traitors as series two confirmed" (press release). BBC. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "The Traitors' Claudia Winkleman confirms big format twist for season 2". Radio Times. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "The Traitors: Spin-off to show 'murdered' players who traitors are". BBC News. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "BBC Reality TV Hit To Get Spin-Off Show, Unmasking The Murderers". Deadline. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Traitors season 2: Release date rumours and latest news". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Traitors Trailer (short)". BBC. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "The Traitors season 2 start date confirmed by BBC". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "The Traitors season 2 confirms release window". Digital Spy. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Meet The Traitors series 2 contestants". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "The Traitors reveals series 2 contestants". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  14. ↑ Roberts, Charlotte (4 January 2024). "The Traitors: Who was eliminated from the series and how did they leave?". Grazia Daily. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  15. ↑ "The Traitors – Series 1". BBC. Choose appropriate episode. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "The Traitors – Episode guide". BBC One. Choose appropriate episode. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Most Viewed Programmes (See relevant week(s))". BARB.
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