NBC Pushes The Traitors: New Blood for MLB Wild Card Game
NBC will skip a new episode of The Traitors: New Blood on October 1, 2026, airing an MLB Wild Card playoff game instead. The show returns October 8 at 8 p.m. ET.
Fans of The Traitors: New Blood will have to wait an extra week for a new episode. NBC will not air a fresh installment of the reality competition on October 1, 2026, the network confirmed. Instead, the night belongs to baseball: Game 3 of the MLB Wild Card series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.
The preemption is a one-week pause. Starting October 8, The Traitors: New Blood settles into a weekly Thursday slot at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, with one episode per week running through the finale on November 19. That closer will be a two-hour primetime event.
The scheduling shift follows an aggressive early rollout. The Traitors: New Blood premiered in NBC's fall 2026 TV schedule, and during the first two weeks of September the network aired two episodes each Thursday night. The October 1 playoff game interrupts that momentum before the show moves to its regular single-episode rhythm.
The franchise itself is no stranger to the Peacock ecosystem. The Traitors has aired four seasons on Peacock, with Alan Cumming as host. The Traitors: New Blood marks the brand's move to NBC's primetime lineup. Screen Rant reported the scheduling change.
Quick answers
Why is The Traitors: New Blood not on October 1, 2026?
NBC is airing Game 3 of the MLB Wild Card series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees instead.
When does The Traitors: New Blood return with new episodes?
New episodes resume October 8, airing Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
When is the finale of The Traitors: New Blood?
The finale airs November 19 as a two-hour primetime event.