{"id":388517,"date":"2026-01-24T19:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T19:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/388517\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T19:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T19:47:12","slug":"the-traitors-season-4-finale-viewing-figures-bbc-scores-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/388517\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Traitors’ Season 4 Finale Viewing Figures: BBC Scores Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSPOILER ALERT: Read no further if you have not watched the Season 4 finale of The Traitors<\/a> on the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Traitors has cemented its status as the biggest draw on British television, bowing out with a record audience for a non-celebrity version of the BBC show.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a dramatic Season 4 finale, Stephen and Rachel became the first traitors to remain faithful to one another until the bitter end. Their loyalty helped them triumph, splitting a cash prize of \u00a395,750 ($130,000).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe reality TV drama was watched by a live audience of 9.4M, peaking with 9.6M, according to official UK viewing figures supplied by overnights.tv. It was two million viewers ahead of last year\u2019s finale<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 9.4M rating was the biggest audience yet for the civilian edition, but it did not have enough to conquer The Celebrity Traitors<\/a> final late last year, which bowed out with 11M viewers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Traitors did what all popular shows do, steadily growing its audience as it steamed towards its denouement (see below for full list of Season 4 ratings) \u2014 helped along by some savvy three-nights-a-week scheduling from the BBC.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Traitors is a timely reminder of the potency of event television when there is so much handwringing about the medium being in terminal decline.<\/p>\n

\n\tLive viewing is undeniably drifting downwards, but when there is a series people want to watch, they will gather on the sofa and turn on the television alongside the rest of the nation.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe other reliable thing about Studio Lambert<\/a>-produced The Traitors is that it piles on viewers when catch-up and streaming figures are factored in.<\/p>\n

\n\tSeason 4\u2019s first episode jumped from 6.39M viewers overnight to 11.8M after seven days. The Celebrity Traitors was attracting audiences of up to 15.4M viewers over 28 days.<\/p>\n

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