Season 6

2005 · 30 episodes · 22h 30m in all

In this season's twist, every houseguest enters the house with a secret partner - believing they were the only pair. If both can reach the end, the winner would receive a grand prize of $1,000,000 and the runner-up, $250,000.

1. Season Premiere
7 Jul 2005 · 45 min
It's the "Summer of the Secrets" for the new houseguests of the sixth season of Big Brother.
2. Veto Competition 1
12 Jul 2005 · 45 min
Rachel discovers a secret bedroom in the house, and when she tells the other competitiors, they get upset.
3. Live Eviction 1
14 Jul 2005 · 45 min
Amid a barrage of rumors and discussions about the imminent eviction, Julie Chen reveals the seven secret pairs to the audience.
4. 2nd Nominations
16 Jul 2005 · 45 min
Eric, the new Head of Household, appears to be growing thin on many of the houseguests.
5. Veto Competition 2
19 Jul 2005 · 45 min
Hours before the Power of Veto contest, two fights break out beween Ivette & Kaysar and Eric & Michael, forcing the Big Brother producers to break up the fight.
6. Live Eviction 2
21 Jul 2005 · 45 min
As their time in the house together winds down, Michael and Janelle's flirtation evolves into a deep attraction, involving lots of displays of affection.
7. 3rd Nominations
23 Jul 2005 · 45 min
The new Head of Household takes the matters of the house into his own hands.
8. Veto Competition 3
26 Jul 2005 · 45 min
Kaysar puts his plan into motion, and approaches certain people to join an alliance with him.
9. Live Eviction 3
28 Jul 2005 · 45 min
Things begin to cool down in the house when the houseguests gather around in the living room and spill most - if not all - of their secrets.
10. 4th Nominations
30 Jul 2005 · 45 min
Maggie attempts to wreak havoc on the house after Eric's eviction by trying to take out a power player in the house with her nominations.
11. Veto Competition 4
2 Aug 2005 · 45 min
12. Live Eviction 4
4 Aug 2005 · 45 min
In the fourth live show of the season, host Julie Chen reveals some surprising news: one evicted houseguest will be brought back into the game.
13. 5th Nominations
6 Aug 2005 · 45 min
Instead of going along with their alliance, Head of Household Howie and his partner, Rachel, work together with "The Friendship" to try to get double-crosser James out of the house.
14. Veto Competition 5
9 Aug 2005 · 45 min
James and Sarah, shocked and betrayed at Howie's nominations, vow to win the veto in order to keep James alive.
15. Live Eviction 5
11 Aug 2005 · 45 min
Julie Chen announces the news that everyone has been waiting for: which evicted houseguest will be reentering the game, which she ultimately reveals is a fan favorite.
16. 6th Nominations
13 Aug 2005 · 45 min
Kaysar reenters the game and competes in the grueling "Pressure Cooker" HOH.
17. Veto Competition 6
16 Aug 2005 · 45 min
The members of the Soverign Five fight as hard as they can to persuade Jen not to waver from their initial agreement to rid the house of a certain roommate.
18. Live Eviction 6 & 7th Nominations
18 Aug 2005 · 45 min
With Jennifer's choice of nominating house favorite Kaysar for eviction, the entire house clashes against each other, and Jen isn't the only victim.
19. Veto Competition & Eviction 7
20 Aug 2005 · 45 min
Janelle and Howie are still fuming over Kaysar's eviction, and now that they have the power, they rub it in the faces of "The Friendship."
20. 8th Nominations & Veto Competition
23 Aug 2005 · 45 min
James struggles to continue to play both sides and, doing what he feels will be best for him.
21. Live Eviction 8
25 Aug 2005 · 45 min
As James continues to play both sides, the other players are slowly beginning to realize that they will need each other in order to win.
22. 9th Nominations & Veto Competition
30 Aug 2005 · 45 min
Janelle and Howie look to the future and scramble to find a way to survive in the Big Brother 6 house when an unexpected opportunity falls in their lap.
23. Eviction 9 & 10th Nominations
1 Sept 2005 · 45 min
James has been successfully "backdoored" by the rest of the house, giving him no chance of saving himself. Still, he doesn't give up without a fight.
24. Veto Competition & Eviction 10
3 Sept 2005 · 45 min
In the action-packed double eviction week episode, Howie and Janelle follow through with their plans to split up the last "secret" pair in the house.
25. 11th Nominations & Veto Competition
6 Sept 2005 · 45 min
Janelle and Howie, who expect to be nominated, think out a potential plan for both of them to stay in the game.
26. Live Eviction 10
8 Sept 2005 · 45 min
Janelle's plan to keep Howie in the house falls through when Ivette singlehandedly sends Howie into the sequester house.
27. 11th Nominations
10 Sept 2005 · 45 min
Janelle wins a trip outside the Big Brother house and is chauffeured to the set of TV sitcom "Two and a Half Men", where she meets the cast and attends a live taping.
28. Veto Competition & Live Eviction 11
13 Sept 2005 · 45 min
The Friendship Alliance appears to crack when Ivette wins the Golden Power of Veto.
29. Live Eviction 12
16 Sept 2005 · 45 min
After a grueling three-part competition, the winner makes a decision that may change the jury's opinion of them.
30. Finale
18 Sept 2005 · 45 min
A vote is held to determine the winner of the game, concluding one of the most surprising and personal seasons of the show ever.