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| Series Number: | 2 | ||||||||
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| Network: | BBC One | ||||||||
| Prev Season: | Series 1 |
The second series of The Traitors premiered on BBC One on 3 January 2024. Claudia Winkleman reprised her role as the show's presenter from the previous series.[1] The series was also accompanied by a spin-off show The Traitors: Uncloaked, presented by Ed Gamble.
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 also saw the debut of a spin-off show The Traitors: Uncloaked, which included interviews with banished and murdered contestants, as well as bonus unseen footage where the contestants learned 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 the show had been renewed for a third series.[11]
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] [13] Amongst the contestants was a secret mother and son pair, Diane Carson and Ross Carson.[14]
| Age | Hometown | Occupation | Affiliation | Finish[15] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrey Emerson | 67 | Loughborough, England | Retired shop owner | Faithful | Murdered (Episode 2) | |
| Sonja Clarke | 66 | Poulton-le-Fylde, England | Volunteer business mentor | Faithful | Banished (Episode 2) | |
| Kyra Johnson | 21 | Kent, England | Apprentice economist | Faithful | Murdered (Episode 3) | |
| Brian Davidson | 33 | Glasgow, Scotland | Photographer | Faithful | Banished (Episode 4) | |
| Ash Bibi | 45 | London, England | Events coordinator | Traitor | Banished (Episode 4) | |
| Meg Corrick | 22 | Hereford, England | Illustrator | Faithful | Murdered (Episode 5) | |
| Jonny Holloway | 31 | Luton, England | Ex-military | Faithful | Banished (Episode 5) | |
| Tracey Griffin | 58 | Inverness, Scotland | Sonographer & clairvoyant | Faithful | Murdered (Episode 6) | |
| Anthony Mathurin | 44 | Birmingham, England | Chess coach | Faithful | Banished (Episode 6) | |
| Diane Carson | 63 | Lytham St Annes, England | Retired teacher | Faithful | Murdered (Episode 7) | |
| Miles Asteri | 37 | Worcestershire, England | Veterinary nurse | Traitor | Banished (Episode 7) | |
| Paul Gorton | 36 | Manchester, England | Business manager | Traitor | Banished (Episode 8) | |
| Charlie Bees | 34 | Bristol, England | Mental health area manager | Faithful | Murdered (Episode 9) | |
| Charlotte Chilton | 32 | Warwickshire, England | Recruitment manager | Faithful | Banished (Episode 9) | |
| Ross Carson | 28 | Lytham St Annes, England | Video director | Traitor | Banished (Episode 10) | |
| Zack Davies | 27 | London, England | Parliamentary affairs advisor | Faithful | Murdered (Episode 11) | |
| Jasmine Boatswain | 26 | London, England | Sales executive | Faithful | Banished (Episode 11) | |
| Evie Morrison | 29 | Inverness, Scotland | Veterinary nurse | Faithful | Banished (Episode 12) | |
| Andrew Jenkins | 45 | Talbot Green, Wales | Insurance broker | Traitor | Banished (Episode 12) | |
| Jaz Singh | 30 | Manchester, England | National account manager | Faithful | Banished (Episode 12) | |
| Mollie Pearce | 21 | Bristol, England | Disability model | Faithful | Runner-Up (Episode 12) | |
| Harry Clark | 22 | Slough, England | British army engineer | Traitor | Winner (Episode 12) |
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traitors' Decision | None | Miles | Aubrey | Kyra | ,, , | Meg | Tracey | Diane | Andrew | Charlie | Ross | None | Zack | None | ||||||||
| Recruit | Murder | Condemn | Murder | Offer | Murder | Offer | Murder | |||||||||||||||
| Shield | Harry, Jaz, Kyra | Andrew, Anthony, Paul | Jasmine, Zack | Andrew | Ross | Jasmine | None | Mollie | Harry | None | ||||||||||||
| Banishment | None | Sonja | Tie | Brian | Ash | Jonny | Anthony | Miles | Paul | Charlotte | Ross | Jasmine | Evie | Banish | Andrew | Banish | Jaz | None | ||||
| Vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry | No vote | Zack | Zack | Ash | Ash | Jonny | Zack | Miles | Paul | Charlotte | Ross | Jasmine | Evie | Banish | Andrew | End game | Jaz | Winner | ||||
| Mollie | Sonja | Anthony | Brian | Ash | Jonny | Anthony | Miles | Paul | Jaz | Ross | Andrew | Evie | Banish | Andrew | End game | Jaz | (Episode 12) | |||||
| Jaz | Sonja | Brian | Brian | Paul | Jonny | Andrew | Andrew | Paul | Charlotte | Ross | Jasmine | Evie | Banish | Andrew | Banish | Harry | Banished (Episode 12) | |||||
| Andrew | Sonja | Ash | Ash | Ash | Jonny | Zack | Miles | Jaz | Charlotte | Ross | Jasmine | Evie | Banish | Harry | Banished (Episode 12) | |||||||
| Evie | Sonja | Ash | Ash | Ash | Jonny | Anthony | Paul | Paul | Charlotte | Ross | Jasmine | Andrew | Banished (Episode 12) | |||||||||
| Jasmine | Sonja | Brian | Brian | Ash | Jonny | Anthony | Miles | Paul | Charlotte | Zack | Evie | Banished (Episode 11) | ||||||||||
| Zack | Sonja | Diane | Diane | Meg | Anthony | Anthony | Miles | Paul | Jasmine | Ross | Murdered (Episode 11) | |||||||||||
| Ross | Sonja | Meg | Ash | Ash | Jonny | Anthony | Miles | Jaz | Charlotte | Andrew | Banished (Episode 10) | |||||||||||
| Charlotte | Sonja | Brian | Brian | Ash | Jonny | Anthony | Miles | Paul | Jasmine | Banished (Episode 9) | ||||||||||||
| Charlie | Sonja | Diane | Diane | Ash | Anthony | Ross | Miles | Jaz | Murdered (Episode 9) | |||||||||||||
| Paul | Sonja | Jaz | Ash | Ash | Jonny | Jaz | Miles | Jaz | Banished (Episode 8) | |||||||||||||
| Miles | Sonja | Zack | Brian | Ash | Zack | Anthony | Paul | Banished (Episode 7) | ||||||||||||||
| Diane | Anthony | Ash | None | Ash | Jonny | Andrew | Murdered (Episode 7) | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | Evie | Banished (Episode 5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian | Sonja | Paul | None | 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.
The contestant was murdered by the traitors.
The contestant was banished at the banishment ceremonyNotes
| Episode | Task description | Money earned | Running total | Shield winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rearrange floating puzzle pieces on water, then light them on fire when done. | £15,000 of £15,000 | £15,000 of £15,000 | Kyra |
| Jaz | ||||
| Harry | ||||
| 2 | Guessing correct bird call replicas. A group went to the Castle Grounds and found bird calls. They mimicked them to the castle group who had to find a statuette with a sound of that bird calling. If they got it right, they won £1,000 each time for the prize fund. | £4,000 of £6,000 | £19,000 of £21,000 | Andrew |
| Anthony | ||||
| Paul | ||||
| 3 | Opinions on other players along the path. They were divided into two groups of seven and one group of six. When the groups answered all the questions correctly, they entered a field of scarecrows. Some scarecrows had money, some scarecrows had shields and some scarecrows had nothing. | £8,000 of £10,000 | £27,000 of £31,000 | Jasmine |
| Zack | ||||
| 4 | Split into two groups, dig for gold nuggets, then head across rickety platforms over water. Additionally, the winning team had the opportunity to save a condemned player from murder that night. | £5,300 of £10,000 | £32,300 of £41,000 | Andrew |
| 5 | Find the pieces for and construct a catapult, then fire it at a target in the castle grounds. | £10,000 of £10,000 | £42,300 of £51,000 | Ross |
| 6 | Dig for money bags in a graveyard and bring them back to Claudia while avoiding spotlights. If they were caught, they were out and the money they were carrying would be discarded. Also, one grave had a shield that would apply to whoever brought it to Claudia. | £7,250 of £10,000 | £49,550 of £61,000 | Jasmine |
| 7 | In the previous episode, the Traitors were told that their next murder would be in plain sight. They found The Poisoned Chalice in the library, and Miles gave it to Diane. However, Diane did not immediately die and was present for breakfast the next morning. Claudia told the players that one of them had been poisoned and would soon die. In the mission, they figured out who had not been poisoned by the Traitors. The remaining three, Paul, Evie and Diane were told to lie in coffins. The safe players placed a rose in the coffin of the person they thought was poisoned. Diane had the most roses, which was correct. Claudia closed Diane's coffin, so the players won the full £7,000. | £7,000 of £7,000 | £56,550 of £68,000 | |
| 8 | Each player's name was on a pane of glass. The players had to attempt to shatter them by firing crossbow bolts, until one name remained and that person won a shield. The players started with £7,000 but lost £100 for each miss. | £3,600 of £7,000 | £60,150 of £75,000 | Mollie |
| 9 | Go to Claudia’s converted cabin in the woods and go find money in the sewage tunnels. The players split up into two groups, the ones in the cabin had to keep the lights in the sewer on while water and rotten fruit was poured on them. The sewer team had to rummage around for coins, eventually escaping through the well. The players gathered £6,000 but since Evie stayed inside to keep the lights on, this was reduced to £5,000 per the set rules. | £5,000 of £8,000 | £65,150 of £83,000 | Harry |
| 10 | Split into pairs and avoid traps while solving puzzles and questions. If they got it right, they could go to the next one. If not, the person who revealed the fate would be trapped. | £3,000 of £10,000 | £68,150 of £93,000 | No Shield won |
| 11 | Solve clues and puzzles in the Traitors monument. After the full £7,000 was gained, the monument opened up revealing a stone with numerous swords inside. Claudia told the players one of them was ‘The Sacred Sword’, giving the holder a choice. Harry withdrew the correct sword, and was offered the money won in the mission with no conditions. He declined, and the money went to the prize pot. | £7,000 of £7,000 | £75,150 of £100,000 | rowspan="2" |
| 12 | Follow the path to the boat and raise the flag for £10,000. The players could take diversions along the path to find more flags to take to the boat, with a possible extra £10,000. The players collected all of the flags, and received an extra £10,000. | £20,000 of £20,000 | £95,150 of £120,000 |
The first three episodes were released simultaneously on 3 January on BBC iPlayer.
The final on 26 January was also shown in a number of independent cinemas, including the Mockingbird Cinema, Birmingham, Catford Mews, Lewisham, the Ealing Project and Reading Biscuit Factory.[16]
Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.[17]
| Episode | Date | Official rating (millions) | Weekly rank for BBC One | Weekly rank for all UK TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 5.94 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Episode 2 | 5.78 | 5 | 12 | ||
| Episode 3 | 5.81 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Episode 4 | 6.48 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Episode 5 | 6.36 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Episode 6 | 6.50 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Episode 7 | 7.11 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Episode 8 | 7.03 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Episode 9 | 7.11 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Episode 10 | 7.40 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Episode 11 | 7.61 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Episode 12 | 8.03 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Series average | 2024 | 6.76 |