6m see Traitors twist

THE first episode of the new series of The Traitors was watched by an average of 6.4 million people, according to overnight figures from the BBC.

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The highly anticipated BBC reality game show of deception returned to screens on New Year's Day with its fourth series.

According to the broadcaster, it was the most watched debut episode for the show with a peak of 6.9 million viewers last night.

Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the programme follows a group of 22 contestants - the majority of whom are known as faithfuls - as they try to seek out the murderous traitors among them who kill off players in the middle of the night in an attempt to win a cash prize of up to £120,000.