Les Traîtres Saison 1 is the first season of Les Traîtres (Canada), airing every Monday on Noovo at 8:00pm, from April 8, 2024 onwards.
Background[]
The existence of two Canadian versions of The Traitors - a nationwide English version and a Quebec-only French version - was announced on June 6, 2023 by Bell Media. It was also revealed that Canadian actor Karine Vanasse would host both the English and French editions, making her the first person to host multiple versions of the franchise.[1] On the same day, Noovo also revealed that their edition of Les Traîtres would feature 18 civilians competing for C$100,000.[2] Bell Media's Content Development and Programming VP Justin Stockman further revealed that Vanasse's contract had been finalised less than a week ago, with both versions slated to film back-to-back in Quebec over the summer, before they debuted in September 2023.[3]
Filming for the series took place in August 2023 after The Traitors Canada/Season 1. On August 30, 2023, Noovo confirmed that its airing would be pushed back from the original tentative schedule of September 2023 to sometime in early 2024 instead.[4] The first teaser was revealed on February 12, 2024,[5] and a full teaser plus the official launch date confirmed as April 8, 2024 the following month.[6] Noovo confirmed a series renewal on June 6, 2024 with Vanasse returning as the host of Les Traîtres.[7]
Aftershows[]
Episode Titles[]
Unlike most international editions of the show, the Canadian edition gives each episode non-generic titles.
| Episode | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Traître ou fidèle? (English: Traitor or Faithful?) |
| 2 | Écran de fumée (English: Smoke screen) |
| 3 | Quitte ou double (English: Double or nothing) |
| 4 | Sortir de l'ombre (English: Come out of the shadows) |
| 5 | Trahison (English: Betrayal) |
| 6 | Les fantômes du manoir (English: The ghosts of the mansion) |
| 7 | Apprenti traître (English: Apprentice Traitor) |
| 8 | Le fond du baril (English: The bottom of the barrel) |
| 9 | Rendez-vous avec le destin (English: Meeting with destiny) |
| 10 | Les faits vs l'instinct (English: Facts vs. Instinct) |
Unique Characteristics & Twists[]
- Traitors' Ultimatum: At the end of Episode 8, there was only one Traitor left. They had the option of offering an Ultimatum to a Faithful of their choice, who would either be obliged to accept Recruitment or be Murdered otherwise.
- Banishment or Murder: At a dinner party in Episode 9, Karine announced to the remaining contestants that there would be either a Banishment or Murder that night (but not both). For a Banishment to take place, the group had to unanimously agree on it; additionally, the prize pot would either be increased by C$10,000 (if a Traitor was Banished that night), or decreased by C$10,000 (if a Faithful was Banished instead).
- Non reveal: The last contestant banished at the roundtable was not allowed to reveal their role.
Contestants[]
Cédric
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Chelsea
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Kim
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Étienne
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Ismaëlle
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Maxence
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Meriem
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Axel
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Marie-Josée
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Marc-André
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Laurie
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Michel
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Philippe
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Mathieu
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Christopher
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Giuliana
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Léna
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Vicky
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Isabelle
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Adains
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| Contestant | Age | Location | Occupation | Faction | Result | Exit Episode | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cédric Fofana |
20 | Montreal, Quebec | Olympic diver | Faithful | Winner | Episode 10 | 1st |
 Chelsea Jones |
30 | Montreal, Quebec | Federal civil servant | Faithful | Winner | Episode 10 | 1st |
 Kim Hardy |
42 | Ascot Corner, Quebec | Former military officer | Faithful | Winner | Episode 10 | 1st |
 Étienne Nadeau |
27 | Quebec City, Quebec | Real estate broker | Faithful | Banished | Episode 10 | 4th |
 Ismaëlle Michelot |
42 | Montreal, Quebec | Former customs officer | Traitor (from Episode 8) Faithful (Episodes 1-7) |
Banished | Episode 10 | 5th |
 Maxence Garneau |
27 | Montreal, Quebec | TV researcher | Traitor (from Episode 7) Faithful (Episodes 1-6) |
Banished | Episode 9 | 6th |
 Meriem Houla |
33 | Montreal, Quebec | Airplane pilot & judo champion | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 9 | 7th |
 Axel Royer-Gagné |
34 | Sherbrooke, Quebec | Airplane pilot | Traitor | Banished | Episode 8 | 8th |
 Marie-Josée Nuckle |
53 | Oka, Quebec | Hairdresser & entrepreneur | Traitor | Banished | Episode 7 | 9th |
 Marc-André Savard |
44 | Laval, Quebec | Casino operations supervisor | Faithful | Banished | Episode 6 | 10th |
 Laurie Bourgeois |
25 | Longueuil, Quebec | Public relations specialist | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 6 | 11th |
 Michel Juneau-Katsuya |
64 | Sainte-Julie, Quebec | Former spy | Traitor | Banished | Episode 5 | 12th |
 Philippe Paul |
59 | Laval, Quebec | Former organised crime investigator | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 5 | 13th |
 Mathieu Blanchet |
34 | Candiac, Quebec | Neuropsychologist | Faithful | Banished | Episode 4 | 14th |
 Christopher Steingue |
27 | Moncton, New Brunswick | Police investigator | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 4 | 15th |
 Giuliana Iuliani |
54 | Montreal, Quebec | Clairvoyant & medium | Faithful | Banished | Episode 3 | 16th |
 Léna Martel |
36 | Quebec City, Quebec | Psychoeducator | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 3 | 17th |
 Vicky Powell |
32 | Montreal, Quebec | Criminal lawyer | Faithful | Quit | Episode 3 | 18th |
 Isabelle Mercier |
48 | Montreal, Quebec | Poker champion | Faithful | Banished | Episode 2 | 19th |
 Adains Joseph |
29 | Montreal, Quebec | Firefighter | Faithful | Murdered | Episode 2 | 20th |
Voting History[]
| Episode | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8-9 | 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traitors' Decision |
Adains | Léna | Christopher | Philippe | Laurie | Maxence | Chelsea, Étienne & Meriem | Ismaëlle | Meriem | N.A. |
Finale | |||||||
| Banishment | Isabelle | Giuliana | Tie[v 1] | Mathieu | Michel | Marc-André | Marie-Josée | Axel | Banish[v 2] | Maxence | Ismaëlle | Banish Again | Étienne | End Game | ||||
| Finish | Vote | 10-4-2-1-1-1 | 13-3 | 4-4-1-1-1-1-1 | 6-5 | 11-1 | 6-2-2 | 7-1-1 | 6-2 | 6-0 | 3-2-1 | 3-1-1 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 | |||
| 1 | Cédric | Isabelle | Giuliana | Marie-Josée | Marie-Josée | Michel | Marc-André | Marie-Josée | Axel | Banish | Maxence | Ismaëlle | Banish Again | Étienne | End Game | Winner | ||
| Chelsea | Isabelle | Giuliana | Marie-Josée | Marie-Josée | Michel | Marc-André | Marie-Josée | Axel | Banish | Kim | Ismaëlle | Banish Again | Étienne | End Game | Winner | |||
| Kim | Isabelle | Giuliana | Ismaëlle | Mathieu | Michel | Marc-André | Marie-Josée | Axel | Banish | Maxence | Ismaëlle | Banish Again | Étienne | End Game | Winner | |||
| 4 | Étienne | Isabelle | Giuliana | Marie-Josée | Marie-Josée | Michel | Marie-Josée | Marie-Josée | Axel | Banish | Maxence | Cédric | End Game | Cédric | ||||
| 5 | Ismaëlle | Vicky | Giuliana | Mathieu | Mathieu | Michel | Marc-André | Marie-Josée | Étienne | Banish | Étienne | Étienne | ||||||
| 6 | Maxence | Giuliana | Giuliana | Mathieu | Mathieu | Michel | Marc-André | Marie-Josée | Axel | Banish | Étienne | |||||||
| 7 | Meriem | Christopher | Laurie | Marie-Josée | Marie-Josée | Michel | Marc-André | Marie-Josée | Axel | Murdered | ||||||||
| 8 | Axel | Isabelle | Giuliana | No Vote [v 3] |
Michel | Étienne | Étienne | Étienne | ||||||||||
| 9 | Marie-Josée | Meriem | Giuliana | Philippe | No Vote |
Michel | Étienne | Meriem | ||||||||||
| 10 | Marc-André | Giuliana | Giuliana | Étienne | Marie-Josée | Michel | Marie-Josée | |||||||||||
| 11 | Laurie | Isabelle | Giuliana | Mathieu | Mathieu | Michel | Murdered | |||||||||||
| 12 | Michel | Isabelle | Giuliana | Mathieu | Mathieu | Meriem | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Philippe | Isabelle | Laurie | Meriem | Mathieu | Murdered | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Mathieu | Giuliana | Giuliana | Cédric | No Vote |
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| 15 | Christopher | Isabelle | Giuliana | Murdered | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Giuliana | Étienne | Laurie | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | Léna | Giuliana | Murdered | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | Vicky | Isabelle | Quit[v 4] | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Isabelle | Vicky | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Adains | Murdered | ||||||||||||||||
| Key: | Winner | Finalist | Banished Traitor | Banished Faithful | Murdered | Quit | Deathrow | Shielded | Recruited | Traitor | Faithful |
- ↑ Marie-Josée and Mathieu were tied for the most plurality of votes. They were ineligible to vote again in the tiebreaker, while the other contestants voted to Banish one of them.
- ↑ At the dinner party, Karine asked the group to choose between Murder or Banish. If anyone chose Murder, there would be no Banishment, and the Traitors would Murder one of the Faithfuls. If the group chose Banishment unanimously, they would proceed to the Roundtable for a vote. If the group managed to Banish a Traitor, they would earn C$10,000, but if they Banished a Faithful instead, C$10,000 would be lost from the prize pot.
- ↑ Axel was not at the Roundtable due to a medical emergency. He was thus unable to vote, but was still eligible for Banishment.
- ↑ Vicky left the show for mental health reasons.
Season Overview[]
Episode 1[]
Season Summary[]
Viewership[]
| Episode | Airdate | Viewership (Live+VOSDAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 8, 2024 | 438,000 |
| 2 | April 15, 2024 | 344,000 |
| 3 | April 22, 2024 | 392,000 |
| 4 | April 29, 2024 | 456,000 |
| 5 | May 6, 2024 | 422,000 |
| 6 | May 13, 2024 | 545,000 |
| 7 | May 20, 2024 | 447,000 |
| 8 | May 27, 2024 | 584,000 |
| 9 | June 3, 2024 | 458,000 |
| 10 | June 10, 2024 | 494,000 |
Trivia[]
- This is the first season in the international franchise:
- to reuse a host from another franchise (albeit in this case, from the same country).
- where a contestant was allowed to skip attending a Banishment (although they could still be voted for).
- where a Traitor who was still in the game missed out on a conclave.
References[]
- ↑ Bell Media sneaks Traitors into Canada with local versions in English, French | C21 Media — June 6, 2023
- ↑ (FR) Elle tiendra aussi la barre de l’adaptation pour le Canada anglais THE TRAITORS : CANADA qui sera diffusée à CTV | Bell Media — June 6, 2023
- ↑ Bell Media touts 'strike-proof' TV slates as Hollywood labour disputes heat up | CTV News — June 9, 2023
- ↑ (FR) Voici la programmation de Noovo à l'automne 2023 | Noovo — August 30, 2023
- ↑ (FR) Post by Noovo | Twitter — February 12, 2024
- ↑ (FR) Post by Noovo | Twitter — March 4, 2024
- ↑ (FR) Magnifique nouvelle pour les fans des Traîtres | Noovo — June 6, 2024
| Les Traîtres (Canada) | |
|---|---|
| Seasons | Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 |
| Hosts | Karine Vanasse |
| Filming locations | Manoir Rouville Campbell |