BBC bosses confirm when The Traitors series three will end - and fans can expect a major change!

The BBC has confirmed when the new series of The Traitors will end with its final, which will be an extended episode. 

The show returned for its third series earlier this month and it has introduced viewers to new contestants. The group were then split into Traitors and Faithfuls at Ardross Castle in Scotland by host Claudia Winkleman, 52. 

So far, three episodes have aired and there's already been some twists for those competing, including one just minutes into the launch. 

But the finale's air date has now been confirmed by the BBC, with it scheduled to be broadcast on January 24. 

The episode will run for 70 minutes, which is typically longer than weekly episodes of the show. 

The latest final will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8:30pm to 9:40pm. 

It was announced earlier in the new series that the upcoming final will be different than in previous years. 

Claudia revealed during the launch that any players who are banished in the last episode will no longer reveal whether they are a Traitor or a Faithful. 

Throughout the series, the Faithfuls who aren't aware of their rival's identities, attempt to find the Traitors as they need to remove them all from the game in order to win the prize fund. 

However, if there are any Traitors still left in the game at the very end they will take home the prize fund. 

Previously, players banished during the final immediately confirmed whether they were a Traitor or a Faithful, providing a potential clue to the remaining contestants as to how many of each group could still be left in the game. 

However, this won't be the case for the latest contestants due to the format change. 

Claudia announced the news to the players during their first roundtable, she told them: 'Winning the money is gonna require even more smarts than ever this year. Listen carefully.' 

She went on to share: 'Those who make it to the final will no longer reveal their true identities as they leave, instead, you will need to rely solely on your instincts as to whether any Traitors are left in the game.' 

Last week viewers witnessed the banishment of Traitor Arman, who entered the castle alongside her younger sister Maia. She was the first Traitor to be toppled after the Faithfuls ousted four of their own. 

While exiting the show, the 27-year-old financial investigator from London admitted she brought her own downfall by simply being too loud.

She confessed: 'I had a strategy, but it went completely out the window within the first couple of seconds.'

'My original strategy was that I was not going to be too loud, have a few conversations with different people and not make my opinions too known. My nature just got the better of me and I ended up yapping away to everybody.' 

She added: 'I think I was so excited just to be there, my mouth wouldn’t stop running, which was probably my biggest downfall.' 

Despite feeling that she could have played things differently, Armani said she enjoyed the whole experience. 

She said: 'The number one standout was that I was there with my sister! Also "the witch hunt" - as I call it - the Round Table that got me out, was incredible.' 

Showing good humour about her short stint on the series, the failed Traitor added: 'That was a super move by everybody because they came out of nowhere.'

'My little sister didn’t even back me up! I can’t complain, I would have done the exact same thing.'

The Traitors airs at 9pm every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday on BBC One and is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.