The Traitors (American TV series) season 4
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The fourth season of the American television series The Traitors was announced on August 14, 2024.[1] The season premiered on January 8, 2026.[2] The season concluded on February 26, 2026, where Rob Rausch won as a Traitor, while Maura Higgins placed as the runner-up, as a Faithful.
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| The Traitors | |
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| Season 4 | |
Promotional poster | |
| Presented by | Alan Cumming |
| No. of contestants | 23 |
| Winner | Rob Rausch |
| Runner-up | Maura Higgins |
| Location | Ardross Castle, Scottish Highlands |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Peacock |
| Original release | January 8 – February 26, 2026 |
| Season chronology | |
Production
Similar to the previous seasons, this season was primary filmed in Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.[3]
Contestants
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Top row (L-R): Ian Terry, Porsha Williams, Caroline Stanbury, Monét X Change, Michael Rapaport, Ron Funches, Lisa Rinna, Colton Underwood, and Candiace Dillard Bassett Bottom row (L-R): Dorinda Medley, Stephen Colletti, Kristen Kish, Mark Ballas, Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski, Eric Nam, Maura Higgins, and Rob Rausch
Similar to the second and third seasons, this season's cast was composed entirely of reality show participants and public figures. Peacock announced the 23 cast members via social media on June 13, 2025.[4]
In the first episode, Cumming revealed that one contestant would be selected as a "Secret Traitor", whose identity would be hidden from both the audience and the regular Traitors. Each night, they would provide the Traitors with a shortlist of Faithful to murder. Contestants were therefore only initially identified as Faithful by appearing on murder shortlists selected by the Secret Traitor, or after being banished.
- Notes
Future appearances
In 2026, Maura Higgins is set to compete on season 35 of Dancing with the Stars.[5]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | "Let the Cards Fall As They Will" | January 8, 2026 |
| 37 | 2 | "The Death Conga" | January 8, 2026 |
| 38 | 3 | "Show Me Your Faces" | January 8, 2026 |
| 39 | 4 | "Cut the Head off the Snake" | January 15, 2026 |
| 40 | 5 | "If You're Gonna Come for Me, I'll Finish You" | January 15, 2026 |
| 41 | 6 | "Planning a Coup" | January 22, 2026 |
| 42 | 7 | "The Black Banquet" | January 29, 2026 |
| 43 | 8 | "A Queen Never Comes Off Her Throne" | February 5, 2026 |
| 44 | 9 | "Think Outside the Box" | February 12, 2026 |
| 45 | 10 | "Do You Know the Enemy?" | February 19, 2026 |
| 46 | 11 | "Leap of Faith" | February 26, 2026 |
| 47 | 12 | "Reunion" | February 26, 2026 |
Voting history
- Key
- The contestant was a Faithful
- The contestant was a Traitor
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murder Shortlist | None |
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None |
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None | |||||||
| Traitors' Decision |
Ian | Rob C.[d] | Caroline | Monét | Lisa | Yam Yam[e] | Colton | Eric | Dorinda | Kristen | Mark | |||
| Murder | Amulet | Murder | Ultimatum[f] | Murder | ||||||||||
| Shield |
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None |
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All[g] | Kristen Natalie[h] |
None | Kristen | None | Eric | None | |||
| Banishment | None | Porsha | Donna | Tiffany | Michael | Ron | Lisa | Candiace | Stephen | Natalie | Johnny | |||
| Vote | 10–8–4 | 18–1–1 | 15–2–1 | 11–5 | 6–5–4 | 9–2–1–1 | 9–1–1 | 5–2–2 | 7–1 | 3–2 | ||||
| Rob R. | No Vote |
Porsha | Donna | Tiffany | Michael | Lisa | Lisa | Candiace | Stephen | Natalie[i] | Johnny | |||
| Maura | Porsha | Donna | Tiffany | Michael | Ron | Lisa | Candiace | Johnny | Natalie | Johnny | ||||
| Eric | Porsha | Donna | Tiffany | Michael | Lisa | Lisa | Candiace | Stephen | Natalie | Johnny | ||||
| Tara | Donna | Donna | Tiffany | Michael | Colton | Natalie | Candiace | Stephen | Natalie | Eric | ||||
| Johnny | Donna | Donna | Tiffany | Michael | Colton | Lisa | Candiace | Stephen | Natalie | Eric | ||||
| Mark | Porsha | Donna | Tiffany | Michael | Ron | Lisa | Candiace | Tara | Natalie | Murdered (Episode 11) | ||||
| Natalie | Donna | Donna | Tiffany | Michael | Lisa | Lisa | Tara | Stephen | Tara | Banished (Episode 10) | ||||
| Kristen | Donna | Donna | Tiffany | Michael | Colton | Lisa | Candiace | Tara | Murdered (Episode 10) | |||||
| Stephen | Porsha | Donna | Tiffany | Ron | Ron | Lisa | Candiace | Johnny | Banished (Episode 9) | |||||
| Dorinda | Donna | Donna | Tiffany | Ron | Ron | Maura | Candiace | Murdered (Episode 9) | ||||||
| Candiace | Donna | Donna | Ron | Ron | Ron | Rob R. | Rob R. | Banished (Episode 8) | ||||||
| Colton | Porsha | Donna | Tiffany | Michael | Lisa | Lisa | Murdered (Episode 8) | |||||||
| Lisa | Porsha | Donna | Tiffany | Ron | Colton | Natalie | Banished (Episode 7) | |||||||
| Yam Yam | Michael | Donna | Tiffany | Michael | Ron | Murdered (Episode 7) | ||||||||
| Ron | Porsha | Donna | Tiffany | Michael | Lisa | Banished (Episode 6) | ||||||||
| Michael | Porsha | Yam Yam | Ron | Ron | Banished (Episode 5) | |||||||||
| Monét | Michael | Donna | Tiffany | Murdered (Episode 5) | ||||||||||
| Tiffany | Michael | Donna | Yam Yam | Banished (Episode 4) | ||||||||||
| Caroline | Donna | Donna | Murdered (Episode 4) | |||||||||||
| Donna | Porsha | Michael | Banished (Episode 3) | |||||||||||
| Rob C. | Michael | Murdered (Episode 3) | ||||||||||||
| Porsha | Donna | Banished (Episode 2) | ||||||||||||
| Ian | Murdered (Episode 2) | |||||||||||||
End game
| Episode | 11 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision | Banish | Tara | Banish | Eric | Game Over Traitor Win | ||
| Vote | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||
| Rob R. | Banish | Tara | Banish | Eric | Winner | ||
| Maura | Banish | Tara | Banish | Eric | Runner-up | ||
| Eric | Banish | Tara | End Game | Rob R. | Banished | ||
| Tara | Banish | Eric | Banished | ||||
- Notes
- The Secret Traitor shortlisted these contestants for murder. The other Traitors could only choose a Faithful from this shortlist to be murdered that night.
- In the daily mission, the contestants paired up and had to choose one to be caged while the other attempted to free them. Any remaining caged contestant was shortlisted for murder. As Ron did not have a partner, he was shortlisted by default.
- In the daily mission, the Traitors were tasked to shortlist four players for possible murder. At night, the shortlisted players were summoned to the dungeon where each were given a jack-in-a-box. The player who had a Traitor inside meant they were murdered by the Traitors.
- The Traitors were tasked to murder one of the Secret Traitor's shortlist in plain sight, by burning one of the faithful's cards in the fireplace inside the breakfast room. If successful, they would be able to meet the Secret Traitor face-to-face the following night. Although the Traitors were successful in their mission, Donna was banished and revealed as the Secret Traitor before their appointed meeting.
- The Traitors were tasked to murder in plain sight, by selecting a Traitor to wear a cursed amulet. At the banquet, the first faithful to touch the amulet would be murdered. Yam Yam was the first faithful to touch the amulet and was cursed for death. The players were presented with two antidotes to save the cursed player. As Kristen and Natalie were chosen, they were unsuccessful and Yam Yam was still murdered.
- Following Candiace's banishment, Rob R. was offered the chance to meet a Faithful face-to-face and offer them an ultimatum: become a Traitor or be Murdered. He chose Eric, who accepted the offer.
- The players successfully completed the mission without obtaining a shield, preventing the Traitors from committing a murder. However, the Traitors still met to discuss who should wear a cursed amulet.
- Kristen and Natalie received antidotes during the Banquet.
- Rob R. won the Dagger in a daily challenge, making his vote count twice at one of the next four roundtables. He used it at the roundtable in Episode 10.
Missions
| Episode | Title | Money available |
Money earned |
Total pot |
Shield winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Let the Cards Fall As They Will" | $30,000 | $22,500 | $22,500 | Candiace |
| Caroline | |||||
| Colton | |||||
| Johnny | |||||
| Kristen | |||||
| Lisa | |||||
| Maura | |||||
| Monét | |||||
| Natalie | |||||
| Porsha | |||||
| Stephen | |||||
| Tara | |||||
| Tiffany | |||||
| Yam Yam | |||||
| 2 | "The Death Conga" | $24,000 | $22,500 | $45,000 | Caroline |
| Colton | |||||
| Yam Yam | |||||
| 3 | "Show Me Your Faces" | $45,000 | $25,000 | $70,000 | N/a |
| 4 | "Cut the Head off the Snake" | $20,000 | $20,000 | $90,000 | Candiace |
| Colton | |||||
| Dorinda | |||||
| Eric | |||||
| Kristen | |||||
| Mark | |||||
| Natalie | |||||
| Rob R | |||||
| 5 | "If You're Gonna Come for Me, I'll Finish You" | $16,000 | $16,000 | $106,000 | Candiace |
| Colton | |||||
| Dorinda | |||||
| Eric | |||||
| Johnny | |||||
| Kristen | |||||
| Lisa | |||||
| Mark | |||||
| Maura | |||||
| Natalie | |||||
| Rob R. | |||||
| Ron | |||||
| Stephen | |||||
| Tara | |||||
| Yam Yam | |||||
| 6 | "Planning a Coup" | $18,000 | $15,000 | $121,000 | N/a |
| 7 | "The Black Banquet" | $25,000 | $17,800 | $138,800 | N/a |
| 8 | "A Queen Never Comes Off Her Throne" | $18,000 | $12,000 | $150,800 | Kristen |
| 9 | "Think Outside the Box" | $18,000 | $5,500 | $156,300 | N/a |
| 10 | "Do You Know the Enemy?" | $30,000 | $24,500 | $180,800 | Eric |
| 11 | "Leap of Faith" | $40,000 | $40,000 | $220,800 | N/a |