The Traitors new episodes: what time they drop, and how to avoid spoiler traps

If you’re trying to catch The Traitors the moment it lands—without getting spoiled by rumor posts—the key is knowing the official drop time for your region and using a couple of simple browsing habits before you open social feeds.

What time do new episodes come out in the U.S.

For the current U.S. season, new episodes release Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. ET. That timing is consistent week to week, including tonight’s episode window and the final stretch run through late February.

U.S. release schedule through the finale

Here’s the remaining U.S. drop calendar in Eastern Time:

If you’re outside the U.S., the show’s release pattern can differ by country (and sometimes by whether it’s being treated as an “episode drop” or a “broadcast then catch-up” model). The quickest way to confirm your local timing is to check the show page inside the service you use and look for the next episode tile with a scheduled timestamp.

Where “verified hints” actually come from

There are two kinds of “help” floating around each week:

Verified-style hints: These are the ones that avoid dumping names or vote outcomes. They tend to appear inside the official viewing experience itself—episode descriptions, recaps, and any in-app teasers that are written to build tension without revealing results.

Rumor answers: These are usually full spoilers dressed up as “hints,” often posted minutes after release. They’ll name who gets murdered, who gets banished, and sometimes even who wins—often mixed with wrong details that spread because they’re dramatic.

A good reality-check: if a post gives you a list of names with certainty, it’s not a hint. It’s a spoiler (or a guess pretending to be a spoiler).

How to keep spoilers under control

Spoiler-proofing is mostly about what you do in the 10 minutes before and after release time.

One approach that consistently works:

• Start the episode first, then check anything else later.

• Avoid comment sections until you’ve finished—spoilers spread fastest there.

• Mute or hide trending topics tied to the show on your social apps on Thursdays.

• Turn off push alerts from entertainment and reality-TV accounts for the evening.

• If you need a nudge, look for broad, non-specific prompts (like “watch the roundtable body language”) rather than posts claiming “confirmed” outcomes.

If you missed the drop, how to watch safely later

If you’re watching hours (or days) after release, the riskiest place is your own feed—because algorithms surface what you “usually like,” and The Traitors clips are designed to go viral.

Two small habits help a lot:

• Search for the show directly inside your viewing app instead of tapping social clips.

• If you need discussion, look for spoiler-tagged threads and only open ones labeled for the specific episode you’ve already watched.

Quick reminder for the UK edition

If you’re looking for the UK season that began on New Year’s Day 2026, that run has already concluded in January. That matters because a lot of “new episode” chatter is actually mixing the U.S. season currently airing with UK posts that are weeks old—an easy way to get spoiled accidentally.

Sources consulted: Newsweek, Forbes, Radio Times, Cosmopolitan