Overview
- Season 4 premiered Jan. 8 on Peacock with 23 contestants competing for a prize fund of up to $250,000, with three episodes dropping at launch before shifting to weekly installments.
- A new Secret Traitor is selected in plain sight and kept hidden from everyone, directing murders by issuing nightly shortlists that constrain who can be targeted.
- Three more Traitors were tapped at the first round table under the traditional rules, with the lineup leaning toward celebrity reality stars rather than hardcore strategy gamers.
- The opening batch features swift exits, including a high-profile in-plain-sight murder and an early round-table banishment that missed the mark.
- By episode 3, the concealed role was uncovered through a vote, prompting viewer criticism over whether the twist—and who held it—delivered sufficient payoff.