Az Árulók/Season 1

***Az Árulók 1. évad*** is the first season of *Az Árulók*. It was broadcast six days a week over two weeks, starting from November 20, 2023, on weekdays at 7:45pm and on Saturdays at 9:15pm.

## Background

On April 17, 2023, it was announced that a local version of *The Traitors* would be broadcasted in Hungary on RTL. It was subsequently confirmed on April 25, 2023 by Péter Kolosi, RTL's Deputy CEO and Director of Programming, that the program would appear on RTL's autumn broadcast schedule.

The next big update for the show came on an update for RTL's 2023 autumn programming on August 30, 2023, when Attila Árpa was announced as the show's host.
 On October 31, 2023, the official title and further details for the show were revealed, including the official launch date of November 20, 2023; a first teaser trailer; the first 12 of 22 celebrity contestants; the filming location; and the grand prize of up to 20,000,000 Ft.

## Unique Characteristics & Twists

* **Fake Starting Elimination:** At the start of the game, the contestants were each asked to select a sign that they felt represented their beliefs about the game. One contestant who chose the sign stated that they thought they would be the first to leave the game and therefore had 'eliminated' right off the bat. This contestant later returned to the game when they reappeared during a Mission.
* **Traitors' Ultimatum:** At the end of Episode 4, 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. This was then repeated in Episodes 5 and 9.
* **Murder in Plain Sight:** At the end of Episode 8, there was no Traitors' Conclave. Instead, the Traitors had to select someone to Murder at a Half Moon party, by giving them a 'deadly' hug.
* **Banishment or Murder:** At a dinner party in Episode 10, Attila 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 be increased by 3,000,000 Ft (if a Traitor was Banished that night). However, if any contestant decided to choose Murder, there would be no Roundtable, and the Traitors would go to the Conclave and commit a Murder afterwards.

## Contestants

 **Winner: Faithful**

 **Winner: Faithful**

 **Winner: Faithful**

 **Banished: Traitor**

 **Banished: Traitor**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

 **Banished: Traitor**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

 **Quit: Faithful**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

 **Banished: Faithful**

 **Banished: Faithful**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

 **Banished: Traitor**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

 **Quit: Traitor**

 **Banished: Faithful**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

 **Banished: Traitor**

 **Murdered: Faithful**

## Voting History

1. ↑ Evelin rejected Zsolt's ultimatum to join him and was immediately Murdered.
2. ↑ There was no Traitors' Conclave in the previous episode. Instead, Attila threw the remaining contestants a Half Moon party, while instructing the Traitors to give a Faithful a Hug of Death.
3. ↑ The 22 contestants were each asked to select a sign that they felt represented their beliefs about the game. The sign Luca N chose was that she thought she would be the first to leave the game. This in turn meant that she was temporarily 'eliminated' right off the bat.
4. ↑ There was no Banishment this episode.
5. ↑ At the Dinner party, Attila asked the guests to choose between Murder or Banish. If any of them choose Murder, there will be no Banishment and the Traitors will Murder one of the Faithfuls. And if all of them choose Banish, they will proceeded to the Roundtable and Banish one of them. If they manage to Banish a Traitor, the group will earn 3,000,000 Ft into their prize pot.
6. ↑ Luca N returned to the game after the Touchy Subjects Mission in Episode 3, which she took part in disguised as an executioner. At the subsequent Banishment, she could not be voted for.
7. ↑ Ádám decided to Quit after the Half Moon party for health reasons.
8. ↑ At the Traitors' Conclave, Zita decided to Quit for the pressure of being a Traitor and the breakdown at the last Roundtable.

## Viewership

The show was considered a success for its broadcast channel RTL, clearly outperforming its primary competition *Farm VIP* in the key 18-49 audience demographic even as total viewership numbers were lower.

* The most watched episode on week 1 was Episode 1, with 554,482 viewers aged 4+ tuning in on average (8th), and 231,868 viewers aged 18-49 (2nd).
* The most watched episode on week 2 was Episode 11, with 583,291 viewers aged 4+ tuning in on average (8th), and 274,305 viewers aged 18-49 (3nd).

Additionally, *Az Árulók* episodes occupied more than half of the weekly Top 10 streamed episodes on RTL+ during its two broadcast weeks.

## Trivia

This season has:

* The first Faithful to ever turn down a Traitors' Ultimatum and be Murdered as a result.
* The highest number of Murders committed - nine, including a Rejected Ultimatum.
* The most number of contestants leaving the game in a single episode - four total in Episode 4.
* The most number of Traitors' Ultimatums in a single season - three total.

## References

1. ↑ ‘The Traitors’: Canada’s Crave Buys U.S., UK & Australian Versions In Rare Finished Tape Deal | Deadline — April 17, 2023
2. ↑ (HU) Világhírű sikerprodukciók érkeznek az RTL-re | RTL — April 25, 2023
3. ↑ (HU) Árpa Attila műsorvezetőként tér vissza az RTL-re | SorozatWiki — August 30, 2023
4. ↑ (HU) Mindenki gyanús lehet az RTL új krimi-realityjében! | RTL — October 31, 2023
5. ↑ (HU) TELEVÍZIÓS NÉZETTSÉG 2023.47.HÉT | onBRANDS — November 27, 2023
6. ↑ (HU) TELEVÍZIÓS NÉZETTSÉG 2023.48.HÉT | onBRANDS — December 4, 2023