The third episode of The Celebrity Traitors drew a peak audience of 10.3 million people as Richard E Grant was banished from the castle.
According to the BBC, the episode was the most-watched of the series so far, with an average of 10 million viewers and a 60.4% audience share.
Series viewing figures compared
The first episode of the series peaked at 9.1 million people, with an average of 8.9 million viewers, while the second peaked at 8.6 million and averaged 8.5 million.
Grant was banished from the game in Thursday's episode after he slipped up and said he was a traitor moments after being chosen.
Grant's banishment and confession
The actor received the majority of votes from the other contestants, including from both of his fellow traitors, Maya Jama and James Acaster.
As Grant stood in front of the players to reveal his identity, he said: “I am… an unfaithful traitor.”
Speaking to the camera, he said: “I have been annihilated. I have managed to checkmate myself, which, as far as I’m aware, has never been done.”
New traitor and further banishment
Rather than murder, Jama and Acaster chose to seduce mathematician Hannah Fry and make her the third traitor. The professor accepted their offer to join following the roundtable.
Later in the episode, actress Myha’la received the majority of votes from her fellow celebrities and was banished from the castle.
In her speech, she said: “I have loved getting to know you all, thank you for loving me.
“I will say to the faithfuls, I don’t think the traitors are as dumb or silly or confused as you might think they are.
“I think they are a lot smarter.”
The show ended on a cliffhanger as Fry, Acaster and Jama shortlisted Bella Ramsey, James Blunt and Sebastian Croft for murder.
The Celebrity Traitors airs on Friday at 8pm on BBC One.
