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‘The Traitors’ Became a Reality Sensation by Keeping Things Simple
Headed into the finale, Peacock competition 'The Traitors' used a simple setup and all-star cast to make a must-watch season of TV.
Finally, Peacock itself is just bigger than it was early last year, with hits like “Poker Face” and an exclusive NFL game expanding its subscriber base to the point where “The Traitors” could break onto the Nielsen streaming chart. Players broke into factions based on their shows of origin: the “Bravo girls,” a voting bloc who protected Parks until the penultimate episode; the “gamers,” alumni of “Survivor” and “Big Brother” who drew suspicion for strategic know-how; and the “Peter pals,” a ragtag crew, including a British politician and a “Bling Empire” himbo, who rallied behind Weber. Sometimes, this reputational baggage added to the gameplay, as when “Big Brother” alumna Janelle Pierzina correctly observed that Traitor Dan Gheesling was running back his old playbook of lying low to avoid suspicion.
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