Celebrity Traitors schedule revealed – and fans won’t have to wait long after the launch for new episode

FANS of The Celebrity Traitors will get a double helping of the much anticipated show each week when it returns next month. The BBC has revealed the star-studded series will air twice a week, every Thursday and Friday at 8pm. This year’s famous faces will compete for up to £100,000 for charity Credit: BBC Maya Jama is among the stars entering the castle Credit: BBC It means viewers will have to wait just 24 hours for the second episode following its launch on Thursday, October 1. The opening instalment will also be extra-long, running from 8pm until 9.15pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! However, the pre-watershed start time has left some fans fearing the famously foul-mouthed celebrity line-up could have their swearing censored. One viewer joked on X: “This 8pm WOKE nonsense. I want SWEARING.” Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock will compete to win £100,000 for charity Credit: BBC Claudia Winkleman returns to oversee the treacherous game Credit: BBC The new trailer shows the celebrities meeting for the first time before taking part in an explosive opening mission. It also introduces the ominous new tagline “Fame Won’t Save Them” as Claudia Winkleman prepares to unleash her chosen Traitors. The 21-strong cast includes Maya Jama, Michael Sheen, Miranda Hart, Ross Kemp, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, James Blunt, Joe Lycett, Romesh Ranganathan and Richard E Grant. They will battle it out in the Scottish Highlands in the hope of winning up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice. Most read in TV Ed Gamble’s spin-off The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked will return after the main show, featuring reactions from the latest banished and murdered stars. While a bonus show, Traitor or Faithful? Claudia Decides, will also reveal how the host selected her murderous players and will be available on BBC iPlayer. The Celebrity Traitors returns on Thursday, October 1 at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Comment now