BBC schedule change as Celebrity Traitors is axed

The star-studded series has been airing on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week over the past month and is soon set to reach a dramatic climax.

09:36, 05 Nov 2025Updated 10:32, 05 Nov 2025

The Celebrity Traitors final was rescheduled for Thursday, November 6(Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC/Studio Lambert/Cody Burridge/Artwork – BBC Creative)

The final episode of Celebrity Traitors is nearly upon us, following a riveting series filled with drama, suspense and unforgettable moments. The star-studded series has been airing on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week over the past month and is soon set to reach a dramatic climax.

Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the celebrity edition of the much-loved TV programme has seen a host of famous faces enter the castle, testing whether they’re a Faithful or a Traitor. With just one more episode until the final, it’s anyone’s game.

Despite the series airing every Wednesday, there will be no episode this Wednesday, November 5. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter.

Instead, the grand finale of The Celebrity Traitors will be broadcast on Thursday, November 6, on BBC One from 9pm to 10:10pm.

BBC iPlayer made an announcement on Instagram, stating: “By order of #TheTraitors, do not miss #TheCelebrityTraitors Finale from 6th Nov at 9pm.

“#ClaudiaWinkleman #Traitor #FaithfulFamous… and faithful? An all-star cast are ready to play the ultimate game of deceit and betrayal. The fingerless gloves are ON – let the mind games begin!”.

The final episode was initially due to air on Halloween, Friday, October 31. But changes to the BBC’s programming schedule mean the series finale will now be shown on Thursday, November 6, instead.

The episode description reads: “As the ultimate game of deception and trust draws to a close, the stakes have never been higher as the celebrity players face their final, explosive mission.

“With the prize fund complete, will the pressure of winning cloud anyone’s vision? Will the famous faithful banish all the traitors to secure victory, or will the traitors manage to deceive until the bitter end?”.

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This season of the iconic game of deceit and treachery has featured an impressive line-up of celebrities including actor and broadcaster Sir Stephen Fry, Olympian Tom Daley, Welsh singer Charlotte Church and TV presenter Kate Garraway.

The series has also cast Alan Carr, Cat Burns and Jonathon Ross as the Traitors, with the latter being expelled in the episode which aired Wednesday, October 29.

The famous faces are competing for up to £100,000, with the final sum determined by how well they perform in the different tasks.

In a departure from the standard format, the celebrities won’t keep the cash – all proceeds will go to their selected charities instead.

Should the Faithful manage to remove every Traitor, they’ll share the prize fund between their chosen good causes. But if just one traitor survives until the conclusion, they’ll claim the full amount for their own charity.

You can watch the grand finale of The Celebrity Traitors on Thursday, November 6, on BBC One from 9pm to 10:10pm.