When is The Traitors final? Episode schedule confirmed by BBC - and warning to fans as finale episode to air at different time

The Traitors has made a barnstorming return to screens with its fourth installment of the civilian series. It comes after immense success for the BBC as millions of homes across the country tuned into both the main series and the spin-off series The Celebrity Traitors.

*Warning - major spoilers for The Traitors series four ahead!*

This year, the game was turned on its head, as a ‘Secret Traitor’ was introduced, giving viewers at home the chance to play along and guess which contestant was working from the shadows.

It was eventually revealed that 62-year-old local government officer Fiona was the Secret Traitor. She went on to cause chaos in the game after directly accusing fellow traitor Rachel in front of the faithfuls, sparking a massive feud with her co-conspirator.

Following Fiona’s banishment, viewers were left on tenterhooks after Matthew made an astonishing proposal to remaining traitors Rachel and Stephen. After being given the power to speak to them directly, Matthew asked them to kill faithful Jessie and recruit him to be part of the team. But what will be their answer? And with Harriet still to ask her questions, viewers are waiting with baited breath for the answers to the shocking cliffhanger looming over fans for almost a week.

Understandably, excitement is high among fans with this series going from strength to strength. But there’s not long to go until the long-awaited finale.

When is the final of The Traitors?

The final of series four of The Traitors will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 8.30pm on Friday, January 23.

Fans are being warned to note the slightly later-then-usual air time. Episodes have been hitting screens at 8pm this series, but the finale will be broadcast half-an-hour later at 8.30pm.

However, the slight later air time doesn’t mean that there is a shortage of drama - the finale will be a bumper 75-minuted extended episode as the winner (or winners) of this year’s series is revealed. It will be followed by The Traitors: Uncloaked at 9.45pm where the series four cast will reunite after the dramatic end.

With the show now in its penultimate week on our screens, you can take a look below at the episode schedule for all remaining episodes:

• Wednesday, January 14 - 8pm
• Thursday, January 15 - 8pm
• Friday, January 16 - 8pm
• Wednesday, January 21 - 8pm
• Thursday, January 22 - 8pm
• Friday, January 23 - 8.30pm

You can catch up on all the drama from The Traitors series four so far on BBC iPlayer.