The BBC has acquired the rights to the US version of The Traitors, and has just dropped the entire series on iPlayer.
Following on from what has been the absolute smash-hit success of reality show The Traitors over the past couple of weeks, having already been streamed over 28 million times on BBC iPlayer to date, and continuing to grow day-by-day, the BBC has confirmed that it has now acquired the rights to air the US version of the show over here.
All episodes will be shown on both BBC Three and BBC One across the next three weeks.
But for those looking for something to binge-watch this weekend, the broadcaster has decided to drop the entire US series as a boxset on BBC iPlayer today (13 January) – which means you can catch all the episodes early before they air on live TV.
🚨 O come all ye Faithfuls… this is NOT a drill 🚨
The Traitors US is coming to @BBCiPlayer – tomorrow, Friday 13 January!
And you'll be able to watch on @bbcthree and @BBCOne very soon too…
For fans who found themselves gripped by the UK version, not only is this a brand-new series to get stuck into, but the BBC’s acquisition of the US series means viewers will get the chance to watch the show here within hours of its release over in America.
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Unfamiliar with what The Traitors actually is? Heard the named of the show being banded around, but haven’t had the chance to watch it just yet?
The Traitors US sees 20 of America’s “most cunning contestants” play the ultimate murder mystery game of deception and suspicion.
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The BBC has acquired the US version of smash-hit reality show The Traitors / Credit: BBC
Hosted by award-winning actor Alan Cumming at an ancient castle in Scotland – the same place as the UK version – contestants will work together on exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000, but hidden amongst the ‘Faithful’ contestants are the ‘Traitors’, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves, all the while remaining undetected.
Under the cover of darkness, the Traitors will murder the Faithful one by one.
Alongside this “treacherous spree”, as the BBC calls it, the players must then try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game.
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If the Faithful contestants manage to banish all the Traitors, they will get to share the prize fund among themselves, but if a Traitor makes it to the end, then they will steal all the money.
All episodes of the US version are now available to watch as a boxset on BBC iPlayer / Credit: BBC
The Traitors US is now available to watch as a boxset on BBC iPlayer from today.
It will then be shown on BBC One as double-bills on Wednesday nights at 10:40pm for five weeks starting from the 25 January.
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Mancs wanted to take part in a new series of the ‘hardest quiz show on TV’
Emily Sergeant
Call yourself a clever clogs? The BBC is currently looking for contestants to take part in what is widely considered the hardest quiz show on TV.
That’s right – Only Connect is back for another series on BBC Two.
Presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell and first broadcast all the way back in 2008, Only Connect takes TV quizzing to the next level, as it sees two teams compete against each other by finding connections between seemingly unrelated clues.
In this quiz show – which viewers have dubbed one of the most challenging there is – knowledge only takes you so far, as the ability to think laterally is also deemed ‘vitally important’.
A casting call for the upcoming 2027 series has been shared on the BBC website, with people from Greater Manchester encouraged to apply.
Mancs wanted to take part in a new series of the ‘hardest quiz show on TV’ / Credit: BBC
The casting call reads: “The popular BBC Two quiz show presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell returns for a new series in 2027.
“Only Connect is seeking teams of three players OR single applicants or teams of two looking for like-minded teammates to pool their combined wits to solve fiendish conundrums and vexing puzzles.
“This is the quiz series where, as in life itself, knowledge will only take you so far: patience and lateral thinking are also vital. It’s all about making connections between things which may appear, at first glance, not to be connected at all.”
Reckon you’ve got what it takes then? Applications are now open, and all applicants must be aged 18 or over and a resident in the UK or Channel Islands.
Channel 4 is looking for Mancs who think they can survive the apocalypse for a new TV series
Lydia Mastrolonardo
Have you always wanted to see how long you’d last in an apocalypse?
Well now’s your chance, as Apocalypse is potentially coming back to Channel 4 for a second series, with producers having put out a nationwide casting call for contestants willing to take part.
The casting call simply reads: “Do you think you have what it takes to survive the end of the world?”
Described as a dystopian series designed to test the creativity, resourcefulness, and resilience of our nation, Apocalypse sees players are pushed out of their comfort zones and put to the ultimate test.
In the series, ordinary people are tasked with surviving for 28 days in an abandoned city – used previously only for the military to practice urban warfare – with no food, running water, electricity or heat.
Produced by The Garden – which is part of ITV Studios – for Channel 4, the show’s creators are now calling on Mancs and people up and down the country with the ‘courage and ingenuity’ to compete, to get in touch and apply for the potential second series.
Does your mate always bang on after watching a post-apocalyptic film that they would’ve done things differently? Or is the news at the moment freaking you out and you want to give the end of the world a bit of a practice run? Either way, sign up, test that plan you’ve built in your head, and see if you’ve really got what it takes.
Applications are now open, and all you need to do is fill in a short application form and one of the production team will get back to you if they would like to proceed. Come on, let’s prove what Mancs are made of.
Emily Sergeant -
13th January 2023 
