Celebrity Traitors Final Episode Mistakenly Uploaded A Full Day Prematurely Beyond the UK
Important: This piece does not contain reveals related to the final episode
The final episode of the celebrity edition of the popular reality show was uploaded in error by overseas distributors before its scheduled UK airing on Thursday, as confirmed official sources.
Reports indicate that the final was watched by a small number of subscribers of the streaming service Crave in Canada; they could view it for a couple of hours before it was taken down.
The installment being uploaded was not a mistake by the original broadcaster, and a spokesperson for the corporation urged those who believe they know the outcome of the show to "avoid sharing potential spoilers".
"We urge those who believes they have uncovered the ending of the celebrity edition to keep whatever they believe they know to themselves," the announcement read.
"Please avoid sharing any spoilers so that the millions of fans who have been closely watching every development of the show can experience the final this night."
The Celebrity Traitors is presently the top-rated TV program of the current year, with an average of 12.6 million people across the first four episodes.
Viewers of the show have been eagerly anticipating to see whether traitors Cat Burns and Alan Carr will secure the £100,000 for charity or whether faithfuls Joe Marler, Nick Mohammed and David Olosuga will be triumphant.
A former winner of the third season of The Traitors commented that "everyone dislikes spoilers", which are "the thief of joy".
The winner mentioned they will be settling in to watch the final tonight as it airs, with all of his family and "a bucket of popcorn".
Thursday's concluding installment is extended to 70 minutes on BBC One, with an longer version of The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked scheduled to broadcast on the secondary channel after the finale.
Presenter the host will be accompanied by the contestants and the co-host as they react to the show's outcome.
