It depends on the child. Common Sense Media recommends The Traitors for ages 13+ and lists it as TV-14. The show’s social deception, tense reactions, some strong language and visible alcohol are more relevant for many families than graphic violence, which its review says is not a prominent feature.
What age is The Traitors appropriate for?
Common Sense Media’s guide recommends the U.S. series for ages 13 and up. That is a practical starting point, not a universal developmental threshold: a younger teen who enjoys tense competition may respond differently from one who finds mistrust or conflict upsetting. The guide also lists the series as TV-14. Common Sense Media’s parent guide describes the content behind its recommendation.
What might concern parents?
Deception and conflict
Lying and sneaking are central to the game. Contestants who lose can appear hurt or angry, so the atmosphere includes sustained suspicion and social tension.
Language and rude gestures
Common Sense Media reports some strong language, including an audible insult and a stronger curse that is mouthed or bleeped, along with occasional rude gestures.
#1 Best Overall
- INSPIRED BY THE SMASH-HIT TV SERIES: A world filled with secret agendas and cunning strategy is brought to life in this thrilling board game adaptation
- A HIDDEN TRAITOR LIES AMONG YOU: One player is secretly working against the group, sabotaging missions, and plotting to claim the prize for themselves
- DISCOVER SHIELDS AND REWARDS IN THE ARMORY: Use these powerful tools to protect yourself and tip the scales in your favor
- CONFRONTATION AT THE ROUND TABLE: Accuse, argue, and of course, vote! Will you banish the Traitor or unknowingly turn on an innocent Faithful?
- OUTSMART EVERYONE AND SURVIVE THE NIGHT: Only the most cunning will survive. Recommended for 4-6 players, ages 12 and up.
Alcohol
Wine, liquor and champagne are visible in the series.
Violence and suspense
Eliminations are framed with murder language, but Common Sense Media says the show is not especially violent. Some challenges involve fire; its review reports that no one is hurt.
Rank #2
- EXPLORE THE ISLAND OF CATAN: Settle the uninhabited island of Catan by gathering resources, building infrastructure, and nurturing trade relationships.
- STRATEGY AND COMPETITION: Compete with 2-3 opponents to expand your settlements and cities while managing resources and avoiding the robber.
- TRADE, BUILD, AND SETTLE: Use brick, wood, wheat, ore, and sheep to construct roads, settlements, and cities in your race to 10 victory points.
- REPLAYABLE AND ENGAGING: With a modular hexagonal board, no two games are the same, offering endless strategic opportunities and replayability.
- FOR FAMILIES AND STRATEGY ENTHUSIASTS: Designed for 3-4 players, ages 10 and up, CATAN 6th Edition is perfect for family game nights and friendly competition. Add the CATAN 5-6 Player Extension (sold separately) to expand your game to 5-6 players.
Why can the rating differ by version?
Check the label on the exact season or episode you plan to watch rather than assuming one rating applies to every title or listing. Peacock’s page for The Traitors: New Blood displays TV-PG, while its general U.S. The Traitors listing has surfaced as TV-14 and includes some individual episodes labeled TV-MA. These are listing-specific ratings, not interchangeable labels for every version. Peacock’s listing is the place to check its current display.
Ratings are guides, not guarantees that every viewer will find a program suitable. The BBFC explains that age ratings are accompanied by content advice, while the U.S. TV Parental Guidelines use descriptors that can identify violence, sex, adult language or suggestive dialogue. BBFC’s parent guide and the TV Parental Guidelines explanation provide context for how ratings and content descriptors work.
Quick Recap
Rank #4
- Interactive Murder Mystery Game: This party game is driven by an electronic phone that makes calls, remembers your answers & dispatches the killer’s demands for a unique experience with every play
- Social Deduction Game: Players secretly receive their role through the phone; play as a loyal friend trying to save the victim or hidden traitor working with the killer to sabotage the group's efforts
- Work Together, Trust No One: In this cooperative game, players must search rooms of a cabin to find keys & save their friend, but accomplices & bad actors among you will lie & waste precious time
- Interactive Phone: With a retro landline phone that calls the shots, this is an engaging strategy game for 4-10 players, ages 13 and up, who are ready for an intense game night of mystery & betrayal
- Party Games For Adult Games Night: Throw the best party ever with more party games for adults & families: Decodables, Tell Me Without Telling Me, Would You Rather?, Dumb Ways to Die & more
Rank #3
- Wise Guys is a quick to learn, cut throat, area control boardgame where you play as one of four rival gangs seeking to strike it rich as “Rum Runners” on the rough streets of Chicago at the height of the roaring 20’s.
- Wheel, deal, and fight to control locations. Buy/sell alcohol, get politicians elected and get help in return or double-cross rival gangs. Negotiate, threaten and ally with them, but beware the inevitable knife in the back…
- Players roll to choose their gang, then set themselves up with a respectable front of neighbourhood business men and their associates, whilst keeping their resources, money, guns & booze hidden from their rivals.
- Taking control of real-life gangsters, such as Al ‘Scarface’ Capone, Dean O’Banion, ‘Polack Joe’ Saltis & Ralph Sheldon, players issue orders for their Made Men & Associates exploiting profitable opportunities as they arise.
- Everything you need to turn Chicago upside down is included in the box. Experience the glitz and glamour of the roaring 20’s as a gang boss in Prohibition-era Chicago!
How to decide whether your child is ready
- Consider whether sustained lying, mistrust and tense reactions are likely to be entertaining or upsetting for your child.
- Check the rating shown for the particular season or episode on the service you use.
- If comparing releases, look at the displayed rating and consider language, visible alcohol, conflict and any edits in that version.
- For a younger or particularly sensitive viewer, preview an episode or watch together so you can discuss the game’s deception and reactions.
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