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Important: This article does not contain reveals related to the series conclusion

The concluding episode of the celebrity edition of the popular reality show was mistakenly made available by overseas distributors prior to its scheduled UK broadcast on Thursday night, as confirmed a network statement.

Reports indicate that the finale was watched by a few hundred subscribers of the streaming service the streaming service in Canada; they were able to view it for a short period before it was removed.

This episode being uploaded was not a error by the original broadcaster, and a representative for the corporation urged those who believe they know the outcome of the series to "refrain from posting any reveals".

"We kindly ask anyone who thinks they know the outcome of the celebrity edition to keep any information they have to themselves," the statement said.

"We ask you to refrain from posting potential spoilers so that the millions of fans who have been closely watching every twist and turn of the series can enjoy the finale this evening."

The Celebrity Traitors is presently the most-watched TV program of the year, with an mean of 12.6m viewers across the initial installments.

Fans of the show have been waiting to see whether traitors Cat Burns and Alan Carr will secure the £100,000 for charity or whether loyal contestants the faithful contestants will be triumphant.

A past champion of the third series of The Traitors commented that "everyone dislikes reveals", which are "joy's enemy".

He said he will be sitting down to view the finale this evening as it airs, with his entire family and "a bucket of popcorn".

Thursday's concluding installment is lengthened to 70 minutes on BBC One, with an longer version of The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked scheduled to broadcast on the secondary channel after the final.

Host Ed Gamble will be joined by the contestants and Claudia Winkleman as they respond to the series conclusion.