Explaining confusing The Traitors 2025 episode schedule, and when season three ends

The Traitors is back for 2025, and with it comes another year of confusing episode schedule from the BBC that makes it hard to know when to watch. The show airs three days a week, but sometimes puts some on iPlayer for people to watch first – and nobody knows when is best to watch it. Do you binge two at once or wait to watch live on telly? The show switches it up year to year too, which some seasons dropping the episodes in batches of three and some just having the second episode available to binge after the premiere. The Traitors 2025 also ends sooner than you thin, so here’s when you’ll be watching this year and when it all comes to a close.

The Traitors 2025 started on New Year’s Day, with the first episode airing at 8pm and then the second being able to binge straight away on iPlayer for those who wanted to. That episode then aired last night – with some questioning if we’d be able to watch episode three on iPlayer after in the same way. Alas, this was not the case. So if you binged both on Wednesday – tough. Last night got dead boring for you.

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The rest of the schedule is as follows:

• Episode 1 – Wednesday 1 January, 8pm
• Episode 2 – Thursday 2 January, 9pm
• Episode 3 – Friday 3 January, 9pm
• Episode 4 – Wednesday 8 January, 9pm
• Episode 5 – Thursday 9 January, 9pm
• Episode 6 – Friday 10 January, 9pm
• Episode 7 – Wednesday 15 January, 9pm
• Episode 8 – Thursday 16 January, 9pm

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• Episode 9 – Friday 17 January, 9pm
• Episode 10 – Wednesday 22 January, 9pm
• Episode 11 – Thursday 23 January, 9pm
• Series 3 finale – Friday 24 January, 9pm

It’s a Wednesday – Thursday – Friday bonanza. The whole show just runs for January, which is why by the end of the year you’ll be in disbelief this show was still in 2025. The Traitors 2025 officially ends on Friday 24th January.

BBC wraps up The Traitors in January and then The Apprentice picks up right where it left off. It’s going to be a great year for reality TV!

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