Celebrity Traitors Season Two: Show renewed for second season as BBC reveals huge impact on Scotland's economy

The Celebrity Traitors will return for a second series in 2026, the BBC has announced.

Made by Studio Lambert Scotland and with Claudia Winkleman once again at the helm, the spin-off show will return for a second series on BBC One and iPlayer following a debut that broke audience records.

The debut episode of The Celebrity Traitors is now the biggest unscripted title on Broadcaster VOD ever.

Episode one is the biggest single episode on TV so far this year with 14.8 million views (28 days) and The Celebrity Traitors has now become the biggest Unscripted title across the entire market in the UK since 2021.

The finale broke records, (averaging 11.1 million with a peak of 12 million), making it the biggest overnight audience across the market since the Gavin and Stacey viewing on Christmas Day last year, and biggest overnight share since the Euros last year.

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On BBC iPlayer, the final episode had 1.9 million live requests which made it the highest live-viewing number for any Entertainment episode on iPlayer of all time.

The Celebrity Traitors is drawing to an end with tonight's finale but fans won't have to wait long for the next fix of Traitors fun. | BBC/Studio Lambert/Cody Burridge

The announcement of season 2 coincides with the publication of a new Economic Impact Report, which reveals The Traitors franchise – including the UK, US, and Celebrity editions – has generated an estimated £21.8 million boost in Gross Value Added (GVA) to Scotland’s economy since filming began in 2022.

Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC, said: “Studio Lambert have done an outstanding job as The Celebrity Traitors has well and truly captivated the nation, becoming a bona fide highlight of the year bringing record numbers of people together to enjoy every twist and turn.

“In 2026 the doors of the castle will be opened again to welcome celebrity players to the game to see who can charm, who can scheme and ultimately who can survive in series two which promises to be just as unmissable as the first.

“Plus with Uncloaked returning and today’s news of the positive contribution The Traitors brand has made to Scotland’s economy, there is plenty to celebrate.”

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Hayley Valentine, BBC Scotland director, said: “The Traitors is an immense TV success story and it’s fantastic to have multiple versions of it filmed in Scotland.

“We welcome and celebrate it.

“This report highlights the many ways that Scotland is seeing a direct economic benefit from The Traitors filming here and, working together with our partners, we will use this success to promote sustainable growth within Scotland’s creative industry.”