""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," the BBC's head of entertainment, Kalpna Patel-Knight, said in a statement. Is that a glance at everybody outside of the U.K. who watched the series through TikTok clips?"
""The season finale's live broadcast averaged 11.1 million viewers, per the BBC. That's 16% of the entire country watching the show live, which is to say nothing of the week-after streaming numbers, which have yet to roll in. Part of the appeal of the U.K.'s Celebrity Traitors was that the series cast incredibly famous, high-culture Brits to play the game - rather than reality TV stars - and they all took the game seriously, showing new sides to themselves.""
""Sir Stephen Fry was a stoic figure, cast against the farting, BAFTA-winning actress Celia Imrie, who adored beloved chat show presenter (and Traitor) Jonathan Ross. Standout players included the surprise Sherlock, rugby player Joe Marler, and comedian Alan Carr, who sweat buckets from the very first moment he was made a Traitor. For U.S. viewers, this would be like watching Morgan Freeman, Meryl Streep, Ken Jennings, Rob Gronkowski, and Nikki Glaser play a reality show version of the party game Mafia.""
The BBC renewed Celebrity Traitors U.K. on November 10, four days after the November 6 finale, and confirmed Claudia Winkleman will return as host. The 2026 season will feature celebrity players competing to charm, scheme, and survive in a second series set in the castle. The U.K. season was the first non-Muggle celebrity edition in that market, while the U.S. version has cast celebrities throughout. The finale averaged 11.1 million live viewers, about 16% of the country, with week-after streaming numbers still pending. The season featured prominent high-culture British figures rather than reality stars.
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