The second series of Celebrity Traitors has begun with a record 9.4 million viewers, delivering the biggest launch in the franchise’s UK history
The episode averaged 8.9 million, surpassing both the previous celebrity edition and January’s civilian opener, with additional iPlayer figures still to be included
Claudia Winkleman appointed Maya Jama and Richard E
Grant as the first Traitors, then gave them control over a third recruit
James Acaster and Amol Rajan faced a tense coffin cliffhanger, with the decision due in Friday’s episode.