The season was won by Survivor contestant Cirie Fields, as a traitor, with Quentin Jiles and Andie Vanacore, placing as runners-up, as faithfuls.

[2] The season won Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program at the 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

[3] The season is produced similar to its British counterpart, with the same production company, Studio Lambert, in the same location at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.

Notes The first season of the American edition of The Traitors received positive critical acclaim with many praising the show's cast, concept and setting.

The site's critical consensus reads: "Hosted by Alan Cumming with theatrical relish, The Traitors deploys a rogues' gallery of reality television stars to make for a compelling murder mystery party.

"[9] Alex Abad-Santos of Vox wrote that it "combines the acute pain of a corporate team-building exercise with some of the most emotionally fragile reality show celebrities that have ever been on television... and it's perfect.

"[11] Linda Holmes of Pop Culture Happy Hour summarised the season as "Goofy, hyperdramatic, suspenseful and pretty entertaining.