Celebrity Traitors Finale Accidentally Uploaded A Full Day Early Outside the UK
Important: This piece does not contain reveals related to the series conclusion
The final installment of the celebrity edition of the popular reality show was mistakenly made available by international broadcasters before its scheduled UK broadcast on Thursday, as confirmed official sources.
It is understood that the final was watched by a few hundred viewers of the online platform the streaming service in the North American country; they were able to view it for a couple of hours until it was taken down.
The episode being released was not considered a error by the original broadcaster, and a spokesperson for the company asked those who believe they know the result of the show to "refrain from posting any reveals".
"We urge anyone who thinks they know the outcome of the celebrity edition to hold any information they have to themselves," the statement read.
"Please avoid sharing potential spoilers so that the vast audience who have been closely watching every development of the series can enjoy the final this evening."
This celebrity version is presently the top-rated TV show of the current year, with an mean of 12.6m viewers across the first four episodes.
Viewers of the show have been eagerly anticipating to see whether deceivers Cat Burns and Alan Carr will win the £100,000 prize for a good cause or whether loyal contestants Joe Marler, Nick Mohammed and David Olosuga will be victorious.
A past champion of the third season of The Traitors stated that "everyone dislikes spoilers", which are "joy's enemy".
The winner said he will be settling in to view the final this evening live, with his entire family and "a bucket of popcorn".
Thursday night's final episode is lengthened to 70 minutes on BBC One, with an extended edition of the companion show scheduled to broadcast on the secondary channel following the final.
Host the host will be joined by the contestants and Claudia Winkleman as they react to the series conclusion.