Celebrity Traitors Final Episode Mistakenly Uploaded A Full Day Early Beyond the UK
Important: This piece does not contain spoilers concerning the series conclusion
This concluding installment of the star-studded version of The Traitors was mistakenly made available by overseas broadcasters prior to its scheduled UK broadcast on Thursday, as confirmed a network statement.
Reports indicate that the final was viewed by a few hundred subscribers of the streaming service Crave in Canada; they were able to watch it for a couple of hours until it was taken down.
This episode being uploaded was not a error by the original broadcaster, and a representative for the company urged those who believe they know the outcome of the show to "refrain from posting any reveals".
"We urge those who believes they have uncovered the outcome of the celebrity edition to keep any information they have to themselves," the announcement read.
"Please avoid posting potential spoilers so that the vast audience who have been faithfully following every twist and turn of the show can enjoy the finale this night."
This celebrity version is currently the top-rated TV show of the year, with an mean of 12.6m people across the initial installments.
Fans of the show have been eagerly anticipating to see whether traitors the traitors will win the £100,000 prize for charity or whether faithfuls the faithful contestants will be victorious.
A past champion of the third season of The Traitors stated that "no one likes reveals", which are "the thief of joy".
The winner mentioned they will be settling in to view the finale this evening as it airs, with his entire family and "a bucket of popcorn".
Thursday's final episode is lengthened to 70 minutes on BBC One, with an longer version of The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked scheduled to broadcast on the secondary channel after the final.
Host Ed Gamble will be accompanied by the contestants and the co-host as they react to the show's outcome.
