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Celebrity Traitors debut draws nearly 9m viewers
Original: Celebrity Traitors debut draws almost 9m viewers and more than half of TV audience
The first celebrity edition of The Traitors launched to huge ratings in the UK, attracting almost 9 million viewers and capturing more than half of everyone watching television at the time, according to figures reported by The Guardian. The debut makes the BBC reality format one of the biggest programme launches of the year, confirming the show's transformation from a cult hit into a mainstream national fixture.
Why now: The exceptionally large audience for the celebrity version's premiere shows how big the format has become, prompting widespread reaction.
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