Celebrity Traitors Finale Mistakenly Uploaded A Full Day Early Outside the UK
Important: This article does not contain reveals related to the series conclusion
The final episode of the star-studded version of the popular reality show was mistakenly made available by overseas distributors before its scheduled UK airing on Thursday, as confirmed official sources.
Reports indicate that the final was viewed by a few hundred subscribers of the online platform Crave in Canada; they were able to view it for a couple of hours until it was taken down.
The installment being uploaded was not a mistake by the producing network, and a spokesperson for the corporation asked those who think they have discovered the result of the show to "refrain from posting any reveals".
"We kindly ask anyone who believes they have uncovered the outcome of the celebrity edition to keep any information they have to themselves," the announcement said.
"We ask you to refrain from sharing any spoilers so that the millions of fans who have been closely watching every development of the show can enjoy the final this night."
The Celebrity Traitors is currently the top-rated TV show of the year, with an average of 12.6m viewers across the first four episodes.
Fans of the series have been waiting to see whether traitors Cat Burns and Alan Carr will secure the £100,000 prize for a good cause or whether loyal contestants the faithful contestants will be victorious.
A former winner of the third series of The Traitors commented that "everyone dislikes spoilers", which are "joy's enemy".
The winner mentioned he will be settling in to view the final tonight live, with all of his family and "a bucket of popcorn".
Thursday night's concluding installment is lengthened to 70 minutes on the main channel, with an extended edition of the companion show set to air on the secondary channel following the final.
Presenter Ed Gamble will be accompanied by the cast and Claudia Winkleman as they react to the show's outcome.
