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Updated · Vulture · Sep 16
Peacock Renews The Traitors for 3 More Seasons as Viewership Hits 8.1 Billion Minutes
Updated
Updated · Vulture · Sep 16

Peacock Renews The Traitors for 3 More Seasons as Viewership Hits 8.1 Billion Minutes

3 articles · Updated · Vulture · Sep 16

Summary

  • Peacock ordered three additional seasons of The Traitors, on top of the already confirmed Season 5, locking in four more seasons overall.
  • 8.1 billion minutes viewed since Season 4 premiered helped drive the renewal, making the show the No. 2 streaming original reality series of 2026 by minutes watched.
  • The pickup follows another strong Emmy showing for the Studio Lambert series, which won Outstanding Reality Competition Program and Outstanding Host for Alan Cumming.
  • The expansion does not cover NBC spinoff Traitors: New Blood, which premieres this week with an all-civilian cast instead of the franchise's usual reality-TV veterans.

Insights

With a massive three-season renewal, will "The Traitors" maintain its historic momentum, or is franchise fatigue inevitable before Season 8?
Peacock locked in "The Traitors" through Season 8, but what shocking twists are they hiding to keep the record-breaking viewership alive?