The Traitors (American TV series) season 1

The first season of the American television series The Traitors premiered on Peacock on January 12, 2023, with all episodes being released. The season concluded on February 28, 2023 with Cirie Fields winning as a Traitor, while Quentin Jiles and Andie Vanacore placed as runners-up, as Faithfuls. The season won Primetime [Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program|Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program] at the 75th Primetime [Creative Arts Emmy Awards].

Production

The season is produced similar to its British counterpart, with the same production company, Studio Lambert, in the same location at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.
The first season of The Traitors featured ten former reality television participants and ten members of the general public. One player, Kevin Greene, was removed during the first day of the competition due to a positive COVID-19 test and the game was restarted with an alternate player, Geraldine Moreno, replacing him.

Format

The first season of the show retained the same format and challenges as the first season of The Traitors UK. The arrived contestants at the castle are referred to as the "Faithful," and among them are the "Traitors," a group of contestants secretly selected by the host, Alan Cumming. Each night, the Traitors would decide who to "murder," and that same contestant would leave the game. After the end of each day, where the contestants participated in various challenges to add money to the prize fund, they would participate in the Round Table, where they must decide who to banish from the game, trying to identify the Traitor.
If all the remaining players are Faithful, then the prize money is divided evenly among them. However, if any Traitors remain, they win the entire pot.

Contestants

The cast was a mix of notable reality television personalities and non-celebrity people.

Contestant	Age	From	Occupation/Original series	Affiliation	Finish
	48	Los Angeles, California	Shahs of Sunset	Faithful	Murdered
	29	North Hollywood, California	Actress	Faithful	Banished
	33	Rye, New York	Tech sales executive	Faithful	Murdered
	49	Beverly Hills, California	The [Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 3\|The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills]	Faithful	Banished
	35	Los Angeles, California	Yoga instructor	Faithful	Murdered
	35	Oneida, Kentucky	DMV office manager	Faithful	Banished
	37	Gainesville, Florida	Olympic swimming champion	Faithful	Murdered
	39	New York City, New York	Summer House	Faithful	Banished
	30	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Emergency room nurse	Faithful	Walked
	32	New York City, New York	Big Brother 16	Traitor	Banished
	28	Staten Island, New York	Hair stylist	Faithful	Murdered
	31	Beaumont, Texas	Public affairs manager	Faithful	Banished
	37	Birmingham, Alabama	Big Brother 12	Faithful	Banished
	42	Dunedin, Florida	Survivor: Palau	Faithful	Murdered
	28	Los Angeles, California	Veteran	Traitor	Banished
	39	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Below Deck 2	Faithful	Banished
	40	Scottsdale, Arizona	The Bachelorette 8	Traitor	Walked
	32	Houston, Texas	Political analyst	Faithful	Runner-up
	30	Reno, Nevada	Music services director	Faithful	Runner-up
	51	Jersey City, New Jersey	Survivor: Panama	Traitor	Winner

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Future appearances

In 2023, Cirie Fields competed on season 25 of Big Brother.
In 2024, Kate Chastain returned to compete on the second season.
In 2025, Rachel Reilly competed on season 27 of Big Brother. Later that year, Fields competed on the world tribe of Survivor: Australia V The World.
In 2026, Fields and Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick competed on Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans.

Episodes

Elimination history

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End game

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Missions

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Reception

The first season of the American edition of The Traitors received positive critical acclaim with many praising the show's cast, concept and setting. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 95% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 7.50/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Hosted by Alan Cumming with theatrical relish, The Traitors deploys a rogues' gallery of reality television stars to make for a compelling murder mystery party." Alex Abad-Santos of Vox wrote that it "combines the acute pain of a corporate team-building exercise with some of the most emotionally fragile reality show celebrities that have ever been on television... and it's perfect." Alim Kheraj of The Guardian rated the show 4 out of 5 stars writing that "by the time you reach episode eight, the tension is so unbearable that you will be glad the last two episodes are there for binging." Linda Holmes of Pop Culture Happy Hour summarised the season as "Goofy, hyperdramatic, suspenseful and pretty entertaining." Dustin Rowles of Pajiba described the season as "A slickly produced version of Mafia set in a Scottish castle that features a number of contestants familiar to reality-show audiences and a number of newbies to make the whole enterprise more unpredictable." adding that "It’s really fun." Andy Dehnart of Reality Blurred wrote that "The Traitors had me a few seconds into its first episode, and only tightened its grip from there. This is outstanding competition reality TV, with all of the elements sliding confidently into place."