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Important: This piece does not contain spoilers concerning the final episode

The concluding installment of the celebrity edition of the popular reality show was uploaded in error by overseas broadcasters prior to its scheduled UK broadcast on Thursday night, as confirmed a network statement.

It is understood that the final was viewed by a small number of viewers of the streaming service Crave in the North American country; these individuals were able to watch it for a couple of hours until it was taken down.

This episode being released was not a error by the original broadcaster, and a spokesperson for the corporation asked those who think they have discovered the result of the series to "refrain from posting potential spoilers".

"We kindly ask those who thinks they know the ending of the celebrity edition to hold any information they have to themselves," the statement read.

"Please avoid sharing potential spoilers so that the vast audience who have been faithfully following every twist and turn of the series can enjoy the finale this evening."

This celebrity version is currently the top-rated TV program of the current year, with an average of 12.6m people across the initial installments.

Viewers of the show have been eagerly anticipating to see whether traitors Cat Burns and Alan Carr will secure the £100,000 for charity or whether faithfuls Joe Marler, Nick Mohammed and David Olosuga will be triumphant.

A past champion of the third series of The Traitors stated that "no one likes spoilers", which are "joy's enemy".

He said they will be settling in to view the finale this evening live, with his entire family and "a bucket of popcorn".

Thursday night's final episode is extended to 70 minutes on BBC One, with an extended edition of The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked scheduled to broadcast on the secondary channel following the final.

Presenter the host will be joined by the contestants and Claudia Winkleman as they respond to the series conclusion.