The Celebrity Traitors episode three attracts peak audience of 10.3 million

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-09 · by Sean O'Grady

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Episode three of "The Celebrity Traitors" peaked with 10.3 million viewers, marking the highest audience for any episode in this series to date, with an average of 10 million viewers and a 60.4% audience share. During the episode, Grant was expelled after admitting he was a traitor shortly after being chosen as a faithful player, while Hannah Fry joined the traitors following seduction by Jama and Acaster. Actress Myha’la was later voted out for her alleged betrayal.
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The third episode of BBC One's "The Celebrity Traitors" attracted a peak audience of 10.3 million viewers, marking it as the most-watched installment so far in the series. The episode averaged an impressive 10 million viewers and had a 60.4% audience share according to the network. In this episode, actor Grant was banished after inadvertently revealing his identity as a traitor, while mathematician Hannah Fry accepted invitations from Jama and Acaster to join their ranks. Actress Myha’la also faced elimination following a majority vote by her fellow contestants. The series continues to grow in popularity, with the first two episodes peaking at 9.1 million and 8.6 million viewers respectively.

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Who wrote this

Sean O'Grady
63 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 “I will say to the faithfuls, I don’t think the traitors are as dumb or silly or confused as you might think they are.
2026-10-09 · assertive framing · The Celebrity Traitors episode three attracts peak audience of 10.3 million
🔮 I am a traitor’, to try and make light of it, but that may have dug my grave even deeper. “
2026-10-09 · assertive framing · Richard E Grant: Players would not look me in the eye before Traitors vote
🔮 His fellow traitor Maya Jama said after his banishment: “Richard, you messed it up, but you didn’t take me with you.
2026-10-08 · assertive framing · Richard E Grant’s fate finally revealed on The Celebrity Traitors
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🔮 After playing a challenge where most of the stars won a “shield”, giving them immunity from murder, it will be either Fry or former model Jerry Hall who will become the traitors’ next victim.
2026-10-08 · assertive framing · Richard E Grant will learn his fate as The Celebrity Traitors returns
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Grant PERSON · 2× Acaster PERSON · 1× BBC ORG · 1× BBC One ORG · 1× Hannah Fry PERSON · 1× Jama PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The first episode of the series peaked with 9.1 million people and an average of 8.9 million viewers, while the second peaked with 8.6 million and averaged 8.5 million.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09
🔮 “I will say to the faithfuls, I don’t think the traitors are as dumb or silly or confused as you might think they are.
2026-10-09 · Evening Standard
The Celebrity Traitors episode three attracts peak audience of 10.3 million · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 2 hedged)

The Celebrity Traitors episode three attracts peak audience of 10.3 million The episode was the most watched of this series so far, with an average of 10 million viewers and a 60.4% audience share, according to the BBC. uncertain
episode → attract → BBC
The first episode of the series peaked with 9.1 million people and an average of 8.9 million viewers, while the second peaked with 8.6 million and averaged 8.5 million. asserted
second → peak → million
Grant was banished from the game in Thursday’s episode after he slipped up and said he was a traitor mere moments after being chosen. asserted
he → banish → episode
As Grant stood in front of the players to reveal his identity, he said: “I am… an unfaithful traitor.” asserted
I → stand → identity
Speaking to the camera, he said: “I have been annihilated. asserted
I → speak → camera
I have managed to checkmate myself, which, as far as I’m aware, has never been done.” asserted
, → manage → myself
Rather than murder, Jama and Acaster chose to seduce mathematician Hannah Fry and make her the third traitor. asserted
her → choose → Fry
The professor accepted their offer to join following the roundtable. asserted
professor → accept → roundtable
Later in the episode, actress Myha’la received the majority of votes from her fellow celebrities and was banished from the castle. asserted
Myha’la → receive → castle
In her speech, she said: “I have loved getting to know you all, thank you for loving me. asserted
I → say → me
“I will say to the faithfuls, I don’t think the traitors are as dumb or silly or confused as you might think they are. uncertain
they → say → faithfuls
“I think they are a lot smarter.” The Celebrity Traitors airs on Friday at 8pm on BBC One. asserted
Traitors → think → BBC
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