NBC announces civilian 'Traitors' fall premiere date

June 18 (UPI) -- NBC announced the premiere date for The Traitors: New Blood on Thursday. The season will premiere Sept.17 at 8 p.m. EDT with a two-hour episode.

Subsequent episodes air Thursdays at 8 p.m. on NBC. New episodes stream Fridays on Peacock.

New Blood will feature civilian participants. The show is casting 22 Americans from a search of 60,000.

Previous seasons featured reality stars competing in challenges in a Scottish castle. The first four seasons streamed on Peacock.

Alan Cumming returns as host. Season 3 won five Primetime Emmys, including one for Cumming as host, Outstanding Reality Competition, and Outstanding Directing, Cinematography and Editing for a Reality Competition.

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This story was originally published June 18, 2026 at 2:52 PM.