Why is The Celebrity Traitors not on tonight? BBC schedule change explained as fans await highly-anticipated finale
Fans are eagerly awaiting the finale of The Celebrity Traitors but have been forced to wait a little longer than normal for the final episode.
The hit BBC spin-off series has attracted more than 14 million viewers since it began on October 8, with an incredible statistic showing that approximately one in four adults are watching the show.
As a result of this, excitement is high heading into the final episode of the series, where fans will find out whether remaining traitors Cat Burns and Alan Carr will success in their aim to deceive the faithful, or whether Joe Marler, Nick Mohammed and David Olusoga cn sniff our the traitors at the last gasp.
However, there is one disappointment for viewers in the finale week. Some eagled-eyes fans will have spotted that there is no episode on Wednesday, November 5, despite the series airing on Wednesday and Thursday night over the past five weeks.
Instead, viewers have been forced to wait an entire week for the finale episode of The Celebrity Traitors. The episode, which will be longer than normal, will air at 9pm on Thursday, November 6 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
With only one episode of the nine-episode series left, the BBC faced a big decision on when you show the final episode to viewers. As well as adding anticipation for fans, there may be one big reason that the BBC has decided to move The Celebrity Traitors away from the Wednesday slot.
Celebrity Race Across The World series three will be premiering this week and will be shown in the 8pm slot directly before The Celebrity Traitors final. BBC will be hoping to capitalise on the gigantic Traitors audience and give a boost to Celebrity Race Across The World by packaging them together.
Viewers will be able to tune into the new series starring notable faces such as Roman Kemp, Dylan Llewellyn, Anita Rani, Tyler West and Molly Rainford and their relatives. The celebrity pairs will be voyaging on a 5,900km race across Central America on a shoestring budget, in the same vein as the main show.