The Traitors (British TV series) series 2

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.

The Traitors
Series 2
Promotional poster
Presented by	Claudia Winkleman
No. of contestants	22
Location	Ardross, Highland
Companion show	The Traitors: Uncloaked
No. of episodes	12
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	3 January (2024-01-03) – 26 January 2024 (2024-01-26)
Series chronology

Production

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]

Contestants

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]

List of The Traitors contestants

Contestant	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 5)
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	Worcester, England	Veterinary nurse	Traitor[a]	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	Atherstone, England	Recruitment manager	Faithful	Banished (Episode 9)
Ross Carson	28	Lytham St Annes, England	Video director	Traitor[b]	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[c]	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)

Elimination history

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 round table.

Episode			1	2		3		4	5	6	7	8	9		10	11	12
Traitors' Decision			None	Miles	Aubrey	Kyra		Ash,Andrew, Meg,Paul	Meg	Tracey	Diane[d]	Andrew	Charlie	Ross	None	Zack	None
				Recruit	Murder			Condemn[e]	Murder			Seduce	Murder	Seduce		Murder
Immune			Harry, Jaz, Kyra	Andrew, Anthony, Paul		Jasmine, Zack		Andrew, Anthony, Charlie, Charlotte, Diane, Evie, Harry, Jasmine, Jaz, Jonny, Miles, Mollie, Ross, Tracey, Zack	Ross	Jasmine	None	Mollie	Harry		None	None	None
Banishment			None	Sonja		Tie	Brian	Ash	Jonny	Anthony	Miles	Paul	Charlotte		Ross	Jasmine	Evie
Vote				15–2–2– 1–1		4–4–4–3– 1–1–1–1	7–6–3 [f]	14–1–1– 1–1 [g]	12–2– 1–1	7–3–2– 1–1	9–2–1	7–4	6–2–1		6–1–1	4–1–1	4–1
		Harry	No vote	Zack		Zack	Ash	Ash	Jonny	Zack	Miles	Paul	Charlotte		Ross	Jasmine	Evie
		Mollie		Sonja		Anthony	Brian	Ash	Jonny	Anthony	Miles	Paul	Jaz		Ross	Andrew	Evie
		Jaz		Sonja		Brian	Brian	Paul	Jonny	Andrew	Andrew	Paul	Charlotte		Ross	Jasmine	Evie
		Andrew		Sonja		Ash	Ash	Ash	Jonny	Zack	Miles	Jaz	Charlotte		Ross	Jasmine	Evie
		Evie		Sonja		Ash	Ash	Ash	Jonny	Anthony	Paul	Paul	Charlotte		Ross	Jasmine	Andrew
		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[h]	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[h]	Evie	Banished (Episode 5)
		Brian		Sonja		Paul	None[h]	Banished (Episode 4)
		Kyra		Sonja		Murdered (Episode 3)
		Sonja		Ross		Banished (Episode 2)
		Aubrey		Murdered (Episode 2)

End game

Decision		Banish	Andrew	Banish	Jaz	Game over
Vote		4–0	3–1	1–2	2–1
	Harry	Banish	Andrew	End game	Jaz	Winner
	Mollie	Banish	Andrew	End game	Jaz	Runner-up
	Jaz	Banish	Andrew	Banish	Harry	Banished
	Andrew	Banish	Harry	Banished

Notes

1. Miles was recruited as a Traitor in Episode 2.
2. Ross was recruited as a Traitor in Episode 9.
3. Andrew was recruited as a Traitor in Episode 8.
4. After the Roundtable in Episode 6, the Traitors were tasked to murder someone in plain sight, by getting their victim to drink from ‘The Poisoned Chalice’. The Traitors gave the poison to Diane. However the poison did not work immediately so Diane was present at breakfast the next morning. The players were told that the victim would succumb to the poison at the end of the Funeral Procession Challenge.
5. Ash, Andrew, Meg & Paul were condemned to the dungeon by the Traitors – Andrew was saved during the mission by the winning team. With Ash and Paul being Traitors, Meg became the only player eligible for murder.
6. Brian's banishment was revealed in Episode 4 after the tied vote ended on a cliffhanger in Episode 3.
7. Ash's banishment and role were revealed in Episode 5 after a cliffhanger in Episode 4.
8. This contestant was excluded from the vote due to a draw.

Missions

Episode	Task description	Time limit	Money earned	Money available	Running total	Shield winner(s)
1	Rearrange floating puzzle pieces on water, then light them on fire when done.	30 minutes	£15,000	£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.	Timed rounds	£4,000	£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.	20 minutes	£8,000	£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.	15 minutes	£5,300	£10,000	£32,300 of £41,000	Andrew[a]
5	Find the pieces for and construct a catapult, then fire it at a target in the castle grounds.	90 minutes	£10,000	£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.	15 minutes	£7,250	£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	£7,000	£56,550 of £68,000	No Shield on offer
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	£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.	30 minutes	£5,000	£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	£10,000	£68,150 of £93,000	Shield not picked
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	£7,000	£75,150 of £100,000	No Shield on offer
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.	60 minutes	£20,000	£20,000	£95,150 of £120,000

Episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Title [16]	Original release date	UK viewers (millions) [17]
13	1	"Episode 1"	3 January 2024 (2024-01-03)	5.94
14	2	"Episode 2"	4 January 2024 (2024-01-04)[b]	5.78
15	3	"Episode 3"	5 January 2024 (2024-01-05)[b]	5.81
16	4	"Episode 4"	10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)	6.48
17	5	"Episode 5"	11 January 2024 (2024-01-11)	6.36
18	6	"Episode 6"	12 January 2024 (2024-01-12)	6.50
19	7	"Episode 7"	17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)	7.11
20	8	"Episode 8"	18 January 2024 (2024-01-18)	7.03
21	9	"Episode 9"	19 January 2024 (2024-01-19)	7.11
22	10	"Episode 10"	24 January 2024 (2024-01-24)	7.40
23	11	"Episode 11"	25 January 2024 (2024-01-25)	7.61
24	12	"Episode 12"	26 January 2024 (2024-01-26)	8.03

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.^[18]

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.^[19]

Episode	Date	Official rating (millions)	Weekly rank for BBC One	Weekly rank for all UK TV
Episode 1	3 January	5.94	3	9
Episode 2	4 January	5.78	5	12
Episode 3	5 January	5.81	4	11
Episode 4	10 January	6.48	4	5
Episode 5	11 January	6.36	5	6
Episode 6	12 January	6.50	3	4
Episode 7	17 January	7.11	1	1
Episode 8	18 January	7.03	3	3
Episode 9	19 January	7.11	2	2
Episode 10	24 January	7.40	3	3
Episode 11	25 January	7.61	2	2
Episode 12	26 January	8.03	1	1
Series average	2024	6.76	—	—

Notes

1. Ash, Andrew, Meg & Paul were condemned to the dungeon by the Traitors – Andrew was saved during the mission by the winning team. With Ash and Paul being Traitors, Meg became the only player eligible for murder.
2. This episode was released on BBC iPlayer on 3 January 2024 (2024-01-03).