Viewers call out Fortune Hotel for being a ‘cheap knock off’ of The Traitors

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Viewers have criticised new reality show The Fortune Hotel for being a “rip off” of popular BBC programme The Traitors after viewers appeared to find too many comparisons between the two. “Even the slowed down music being an absolute carbon copy of The Traitors,” said one person as another compared Stephen Mangan’s presenting style to Winkleman saying “He even teased the daily challenge in the exact same way.” One person speculated that the programme “has nicked the vocalist from The Traitors” as they compared sound production between the shows. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free “The Fortune Hotel is not the Traitors… its carrot in the box,” said one person referring to the popular 8 Out of 10 Cats segment in which comedians attempt to deceive each other to exchange an empty box for one with a prized carrot within it. What a load of rubbish!” “Twitter would get a lot more enjoyment out of 20 minutes of tv if they didn’t immediately compare every standalone strategic reality show to The Traitors,” reasoned another.