The BEST episodes of The Traitors (US)
Every episode of The Traitors (US) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Traitors (US)!
Contestants in the game move into a majestic castle and work as a team to complete a series of dramatic and challenging missions to earn money for the prize pot. Some contestants are loyal - but some are traitors.
#1 - Backstab and Betrayal
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/1/2024
A breakdown in trust between the traitors which leads to back-stabbing, vote-flipping, and the pressure to recruit one of the faithful over to the dark side.
#2 - I Will Bury You Under the Sand
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/16/2025
A dramatic murder casts suspicion on two Faithfuls; a Traitor must stay out of the spotlight.
#3 - A Dysfunctional Family
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/30/2025
With tensions in their tower at a breaking point, the Traitors must still work together; two dangerous Faithfuls start to hatch a plan, but it could backfire.
#4 - Leap of Faith
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/26/2026
In the final day in the game, the players must make a leap of faith; doubt and paranoia run through the castle as attempts are made to sway allegiances; Faithfuls and Traitors vie for the prize.
#5 - The Grand Finale
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/2023
On the final day, the players are steps away from the prize money; the ultimate mission and the final round table banishing occur; the surviving players gather at "The Fire of Truth," where either the Traitors or the Faithful will win the prize pot.
#6 - The Black Banquet
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/29/2026
A bloody banquet shakes the whole castle; Traitor trust teeters; the mission means a trek to the epic Fyrish Monument, where one player wins a great power; alliances are tested at the roundtable.
#7 - The Funeral
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/18/2024
Murder most foul continues, but this time the Traitors must kill in plain sight; a deadly mission sees a player take their last breath in the game; a dramatic round table leaves the next banishment hanging in the balance.
#8 - A Queen Never Comes Off Her Throne
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/5/2026
While the temperature rises between the Traitors, a strategic murder shakes the castle; alliances are tested and a heated conversation makes for a simmering roundtable; one player has an impossible decision to make.
#9 - Til Death Us Do Part
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/6/2025
The Faithful are circling as they try to catch their prey; at night, the Traitors must commit their murder face-to-face in the most dramatic send-off the castle has ever seen.
#10 - Cabins in the Woods
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/12/2023
One player has the ultimate decision to make; a tall tale brings suspicion on one Traitor; the players engage in a harrowing mission while on a trip full of creepy cabins; the most brutal round table so far.
#11 - A Killer Move
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/25/2024
Alan's castle in the Scottish Highlands welcomes a new arrival; the Faithful have a cunning plan to fight back; one of the Traitors is in the hot seat.
#12 - Planning a Coup
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/22/2026
The Faithful plan a coup and one Traitor is accused to their face; the roundtable brings difficult decisions; with the temperature in the turret at its boiling point, the Traitors must pull off the bloodiest murder the castle has ever seen.
#13 - Do You Know the Enemy?
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/19/2026
With a place in the final at stake, emotions run high as friendships are tested to their limits; new suspicions run through the castle; the mission gets the players' heads spinning and one Faithful goes down in flames.
#14 - Let Battle Commence
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2025
A new all-star cast arrives in Scotland; before the Traitors are chosen, a decision must be made.
#15 - Murder in Plain Sight
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/2024
The Traitors are given a daunting task for their next murder. A dark mission ensures the players keep working on the prize pot. The Faithful continue to attempt to banish one of the Traitors.
#16 - If You're Gonna Come for Me, I'll Finish You
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/15/2026
The day's mission offers the chance to stop a murder, but only if the Faithful stick together; after an explosive roundtable, one Traitor is under heat from an influential player.
#17 - All This Murderous Power
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/23/2025
With their trust shaken, the Traitors must decide how to move forward; a dangerous move threatens to backfire, and the coffin theory surfaces once more; at the round table, the limits of an alliance within the Faithful are tested.
#18 - Knives at Dawn
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/15/2024
As the Faithful's numbers continue to decrease, the Traitors find their backs against the wall; a special guest appears during a beastly mission that proves to be too much for some players; a Faithful is given an ultimatum that could be fatal.
#19 - The Death Conga
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2026
Secrets surround the castle; the first Faithful is murdered, the mission causes friction and some overwhelming evidence is brought to the round table; the pressure is on as the Traitors must commit their next murder right under the Faithful's noses.
#20 - Trust No One
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/12/2023
During the penultimate day in the castle, the players can add to the current prize pot of $168,800; with the end in sight, alliances are broken and trust between the Traitors is questioned.
#21 - Blood on Their Hands
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/8/2024
Death is still in the cards as The Traitors discover whether their attempt at seduction has been successful. The Faithful gun for another Traitor, but their plans may not pay off. Alan has a deadly surprise for all the players.
#22 - Suspicion and Sabotage
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/2023
The players are thrown a vital lifeline, but for three of them, being on trial puts them even closer to murder; Kate rallies against the others during a mission that pushes everyone to the limit; suspicions mount on one Traitor in particular.
#23 - The Day of Reckoning Is Upon Us
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/6/2025
With a big announcement and the final mission, either the Faithful or Traitors claim the prize pot.
#24 - The Mask Is Slipping
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/12/2023
A Traitor's mask is at risk of slipping, with suspicions flared at the round table; the mission sees the ghosts of former players return to the castle; the ultimate plot twist is revealed in the Traitors' turret.
#25 - Life or Death Situation
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/12/2023
Cracks start to show in the treacherous trio as the pressure of the game begins to weigh on one of them; home truths are told in the Carnival of Chaos; two more players are murdered and banished.