Michael and Colton Face Off! Who Went Home in 'The Traitors' Season 4 Tonight?
- - Michael and Colton Face Off! Who Went Home in 'The Traitors' Season 4 Tonight?
Mike BloomJanuary 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Last week's three-episode Traitors premiere proved that the titular occupants of this season's turret are not messing around! Season 4 hit the ground with gamer blood in its mouth, with two of its most renowned strategists getting murdered. And the gamers continued to take the heat during this week's Round Table, as Colton Underwood tried to round up the troops once more. But doing so earned the attention of Michael Rapaport, who went all in on the former Bachelor in one of the most contentious Round Tables we've seen to date.Here's our full spoiler-filled recap of The Traitors Season 4 premiere, including who went home and who won Shields.
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Who went home on The Traitors Season 4 tonight?Caroline Stanbury (Faithful)
Caroline Stanbury on 'The Traitors'Euan Cherry/PEACOCK
On paper, Caroline thought she was set to make a deep run in the game. Not only was she a vocal Faithful at the Round Table, but she had the protection of the group of Housewives that walked into the castle. She never could have known that she would become the victim of Bravo-on-Bravo violence. Murdered for being too talkative, as well as to throw the Faithful off the Housewives sent, the Traitors said "Du-bye-bye" to Caroline with a merciless killing in the woods. Caroline was left shocked, betrayed, and without a BravoCon companion.
Tiffany Mitchell (Faithful)
Tiffany Mitchell on 'The Traitors'Euan Cherry/PEACOCK
It wasn't long before Tiffany turned the Traitors castle into another version of the Big Brother house. The mastermind picked up from where she left off, trying to work out a pecking order out of her Traitor shortlist of Michael, Ron Funches and Yam Yam Arocho. But Colton was taken aback with how calculating she was in her gameplay, believing it to be a quality of the best Traitor. The nail in her coffin, though, was Eric Nam's incorrect assessment that he had heard Tiffany laughing when he was left in the woods. And so the second Round Table met a similar fate to the first. Evidence was presented last-minute, nearly everyone jumped on the vote, only for the target to be a Faithful, the target of a misguided witch hunt.
Related: ‘The Traitors’ Season 4 Cast: Where You Know Them From
Monét X Change (Faithful)
Monét X Change on 'The Traitors'Euan Cherry/PEACOCK
While chiefly known for her success on RuPaul's Drag Race, Monét has an adoration for social strategy competitions. So when she got to chance to play in one, she was ready to slay — quite literally. Even though she was a Faithful, she was still gaming hard, most prominently when she began to get a vibe that Lisa Rinna may be a Traitor. Unfortunately, she told the exact wrong person in Candiace Dillard Bassett. Once the suspicion was communicated in the turret, it was an easy decision. To get people off of their trail, Monét had to sashay out of Scotland.
Michael Rapaport (Faithful)
Michael Rapaport on 'The Traitors'Euan Cherry/PEACOCK
Michael admitted he came out of the womb with a disruptive and troublemaking personality. And that's how he began his infancy on The Traitors as well. From the jump, Michael's loud, brash approach to the game rubbed players the wrong way, as he would proceed to hijack Round Tables to air out personal grievances. When Colton led the charge to banish Tiffany, that was the last straw. The two men pumped their chest at one another, accusing one another of being Traitors. But the controversial Michael truly put his foot in his mouth when he implied (rather accidentally or on purpose) that Colton would be good at hiding a secret, as he had been in the closet for a number of years. That wound up being the tipping point for too many people. Whether Michael was a Faithful or a Traitor didn't matter; he was impeding their progress and had to go. And so nearly everyone came together to get rid of the self-proclaimed "best-looking, smartest, and dopest Faithful."
Related: ‘The Traitors’ Porsha Williams Reveals She Knew Candiace Dillard Bassett Was a Traitor (Exclusive)
Who won Shields on The Traitors Season 4 tonight?Episode 4
In the Episode 4 Mission, anyone who did not get a Shield burned with the effigies earned safety from murder. They were:
Candiace Dillard Bassett
Colton Underwood
Dorinda Medley
Eric Nam
Kristen Kish
Mark Ballas
Natalie Anderson
Rob Rausch
Episode 5
Episode 5 presented a devious twist during its Mission. Throughout the challenge, the players were presented with opportunities for Shield tokens. If nobody grabbed one, then nobody would be murdered that night. But if even just one person chose to protect themselves, then the Traitors would get their opportunity to murder. Just like the Traitors and the Faithful, we won't be able to know whether or not a kill went through until next week's episode!
Who's left on The Traitors Season 4?
With eight players eliminated, there remain 15 contestants in the hunt for the $250,000, with three as Traitors and 12 as Faithfuls. The remaining players are:
Candiace Dillard Bassett (Traitor)Colton Underwood (Faithful)Dorinda Medley (Faithful)Eric Nam (Faithful)Johnny Weir (Faithful)Kristen Kish (Faithful)Lisa Rinna (Traitor)Mark Ballas (Faithful)Maura Higgins (Faithful)Natalie Anderson (Faithful)Rob Rausch (Traitor)Ron Funches (Faithful)Stephen Colletti (Faithful)Tara Lipinski (Faithful)Yam Yam Arocho (Faithful)
Related: Rob Cesternino Reveals the ‘Traitors’ Player Who Gave Him His 'Mastermind' Reputation (Exclusive)
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