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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ian Jones

Celebrity Traitors series 2 launch smashes 2026 TV records with 15 million viewers

The launch of this year's Celebrity Traitors has drawn the biggest television audience of 2026 so far, with more than 15 million people watching the first episode within seven days of transmission.

An average of 15.41 million UK viewers watched the opening episode in the week after it was broadcast, according to data published by the ratings organisation Barb.

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